Tuesday, February 20
Albuquerque, NM
Stephen F. Austin
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Western Athletic Conference
SFA Track and Field Wraps up WAC Indoor Championships
2/22/2024 7:54:00 PM | Track & Field
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico- Stephen F. Austin wrapped up their WAC Championships this week. SFA's men finished fourth with 83 points and the women finished tied for seventh with 45 points.
"We came home with some really strong wins and All-WAC performances. I am proud of the effort of most of our athletes this weekend, Head Coach Robert Hansen said, "We're starting to get some things figured out, and I trust our men's team going forward. We are very young on the men's side, with a ton of freshmen and sophomore's scoring the bulk of our points."
Nathan Kapel finished second overall in the men's mile. He also grabbed a first-place finish in the 800m. His time of 3:59.76 in the 800m once again broke his own school record. The men's DMR, which consisted of Wyatt Hoover, Malcolm Washington, Blake Hyatt, and Nathan Kapel finished third with a time of 10:06.46. Gideon Mengich finished third in the 5000m with a time of 14:44.40. Francisco Marques also notched a top three victory with his second-place finish in the 60m hudles.
The men's field events were headlined by Hunter Muphy's first place finish in the high jump. Murphy finished first place with a high jump of 2.11m. Sultan Bakare had a strong finish in the shot put as he placed second with a throw of 17.06m.
"Our women definitely have some things to figure out so that we can be more competitive in the team comp, Head Coach Hansen said, "We have some solid pieces and I see the young ones really buying in, so it'll be our job as a staff to continue to build on the successes we did experience!"
Cyan Green posted a second place finish in the shot put with her distance of 47'8". She also had a first-place finish in the weight throw with a throw of 14.53m. Christina Mudd posted an impressive second-place performance in the women' pentathlon. She finished with 3734 points. Kira Van Den Ham was the only other Ladyjack to place in the top three. Her pole vault of 3.78m placed her third.
This was SFA's last chance to compete before the NCAA Championships in Boston, Massachusetts. The NCAA Indoor Championships will begin on March 7th and will wrap up on March 9th.
"We came home with some really strong wins and All-WAC performances. I am proud of the effort of most of our athletes this weekend, Head Coach Robert Hansen said, "We're starting to get some things figured out, and I trust our men's team going forward. We are very young on the men's side, with a ton of freshmen and sophomore's scoring the bulk of our points."
Nathan Kapel finished second overall in the men's mile. He also grabbed a first-place finish in the 800m. His time of 3:59.76 in the 800m once again broke his own school record. The men's DMR, which consisted of Wyatt Hoover, Malcolm Washington, Blake Hyatt, and Nathan Kapel finished third with a time of 10:06.46. Gideon Mengich finished third in the 5000m with a time of 14:44.40. Francisco Marques also notched a top three victory with his second-place finish in the 60m hudles.
The men's field events were headlined by Hunter Muphy's first place finish in the high jump. Murphy finished first place with a high jump of 2.11m. Sultan Bakare had a strong finish in the shot put as he placed second with a throw of 17.06m.
"Our women definitely have some things to figure out so that we can be more competitive in the team comp, Head Coach Hansen said, "We have some solid pieces and I see the young ones really buying in, so it'll be our job as a staff to continue to build on the successes we did experience!"
Cyan Green posted a second place finish in the shot put with her distance of 47'8". She also had a first-place finish in the weight throw with a throw of 14.53m. Christina Mudd posted an impressive second-place performance in the women' pentathlon. She finished with 3734 points. Kira Van Den Ham was the only other Ladyjack to place in the top three. Her pole vault of 3.78m placed her third.
This was SFA's last chance to compete before the NCAA Championships in Boston, Massachusetts. The NCAA Indoor Championships will begin on March 7th and will wrap up on March 9th.
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