More Program Records Fall at Tyson, 14 Top 10 Efforts in Houston

Friday, February 13

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Stephen F. Austin

Howie Ryan Invitational

More Program Records Fall at Tyson, 14 Top 10 Efforts in Houston

2/13/2026 10:39:00 PM | Track & Field

Tyson Invitational Results Howie Ryan Invitational

New program standards set in both 3000m events, women’s 800m

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – This time of year, it is best to approach the Stephen F. Austin indoor track & field record book with a pencil because week in and week out, what's considered the program's best all-time efforts are simply being topped with new standards set weekly. That was the case on Friday in Northwest Arkansas as both program 3000m marks and the women's 800m result were reset. Additionally, the Jacks produced a collective 14 top 10 finishes in Houston.

In Fayetteville, Ryan Binskin (4^th) and Devon Judelson (8^th) logged top ten showings in the men's 3000m final. On the women's side, Valentine Jemutai (4^th) and Mercy Kipchumba (5^th) finished inside the top five. Within those results are the fastest times ever ran by a Lumberjack male and female in the indoor event. Binskin's 8:07.77 and Jemutai's 9:31.59 are now new program standards. Kipchumba's time is just :00.24 back of the record. Pablo Lessari bettered his personal best effort in the 3000m with the program's tenth-best time of 8:21.39.

Evaline Chepkoech, in her first season at SFA, earned a fifth-place result in the women's 800m with a time of 2:07.9 which stands as the fastest time ever ran by an SFA female in the event.

On the men's side, Keyshawn Garcia finished inside the top 10 of the men's 800m with a time of 1:49.73. Less than two seconds back of Garcia was Robert Fulle who finished in 1:51.15; the fifth fastest in program history.

In Houston, Kaycei Salazar paced three other SFA females in the 800m with a top 10 time of 2:19.90. Three 1-mile competitors, Trude Lamb, Sharon Boyani Omwoyo and Garance Dubray, all registered top 10 efforts. Aubrey Griffin's 3.70m (12-1.5) mark in the women's pole vault was the fifth-best effort on Friday. Kiyah Rawls placed ninth with a 15.20m (49-10.5) result in the women's weight throw.

Bennett Meyer-Wills put together a top seven 800m time in Houston with a result of 1:53.35. Victor Ramos placed seventh in the weight throw (17.30m; 56-9.25) with Jackson Grantham (15.62m; 51-3.0) and James Williams (15.59m (51-1.75) ranked eighth and ninth, respectively in the shot put. Brayden Hill recorded a third place showing in the pole vault at 5.05m (16-6.75). Hunter Murphy and Rance Berney each cleared 6-4 on the high jump. Murphy went 6-6.75 to finish fourth with Berney placed fifth .05m back of Murphy.

D'mitri Patton produced a long jump effort of 6.96m (22-10) to claim a top five long jump result.

UP NEXT
A handful of Jacks are in action on Saturday in Fayetteville. Live coverage links will be made available at www.SFAjacks.com.

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