Lone Star Conference Indoor Track and Field Weekly Release (02/14/18)

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LONE STAR CONFERENCE INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD WEEKLY RELEASE
February 14, 2018
LSC INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
Lone Star Conference Indoor Track and Field athletes have recorded 12 NCAA Division II Automatic qualifying marks
(seven men, five women) and 80 provisional efforts (49 men, 31 women). See the LSC performance list here:
https://www.tfrrs.org/lists/2083.html.
The 2018 LSC Indoor Track and Field Championships will be held at the Texas Tech Sports Performance Center in
Lubbock, Texas on February 24-25. Click here for more information:
http://www.lonestarconference.org/tournaments/2018_lsc_indoor_track_field_championships
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
MEN’S TRACK
Rashard Clark, Texas A&M University-Commerce, JR, Los Angeles, Calif., Dorsey HS
Clark re-set his LSC record in the 400 meters and set a new school record in the 200 meters at the 3rd Annual Indoor
Gorilla Classic. In the 400 meters, he ran the nation's second-fastest time with a 46.94 - an LSC record for the second
straight week. He is the only man in LSC history to break 47 seconds in the indoor 400 meters. This is an automatic
qualifying mark. He established the school 200 meters record with a provisional qualifying time of 21.49 seconds. This is
the second-fastest in the LSC and eighth-fastest in the nation this season. Clark has set four A&M-Commerce records
this season in the 200 meters, 300 yards, 400 meters, and 4x400 meters relay.
MEN’S FIELD
Abraham Seaneke, West Texas A&M University, JR, Kokrobite, Ghana, Ebenezer Senior
Seaneke, the reigning LSC Field Athlete of the Week, had another impressive showing at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational
in Albuquerque on Saturday as the junior claimed the triple jump title with a mark of 51-1.5 (15.58m). The performance
is an automatic qualifying mark and the second best mark in the nation.
WOMEN’S TRACK
Valda Kabia, West Texas A&M University, JR, Richmond, British Columbia, Regent Christian Academy
Kabia set a new school record in the women's 200m Dash at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational on Friday afternoon as the
Richmond, British Columbia native ran a 24.55 to tie the 11th fastest time in DII so far this season. She was also a part of
the women's 4x400m Relay team with Arlene Crossan, Madison Thetford and Nele Heinrich that set a new school record
on Saturday in Albuquerque with a time of 3:44.02 for the third best time in the country.

2. WOMEN’S FIELD
Fatim Affessi, West Texas A&M University, SO, Geneva, Switzerland, University of Geneva
Affessi continued to impress for the No. 2 Lady Buffs this past weekend as the Geneva, Switzerland native hit an auto-
qualifying mark for the NCAA DII Indoor National Championships in the triple jump with a mark of 41-11.50 (12.79m)
which is second best jump in Division II this season.
WEEKLY AWARDS
Men’s Track
J-30 Marcus Parker, Eastern New Mexico
F-7 Daniel Gyasi, West Texas A&M
F-14 Rashard Clark, Texas A&M-Commerce
Men’s Field
J-30 Charles Greaves, Texas A&M-Kingsville
F-7 Abraham Seaneke, West Texas A&M
F-14 Abraham Seaneke, West Texas A&M (2)
Women’s Track
J-30 Laura Alicke, Texas A&M-Commerce
F-7 Nele Heinrich, West Texas A&M
F-14 Valda Kabia, West Texas A&M
Women’s Field
J-30 Hailey Wanoreck, Texas A&M-Commerce
F-7 Rellie Kaputin, West Texas A&M
F-14 Fatim Affessi, West Texas A&M
OTHER TOP PERFORMERS
Ivar Moinat, Eastern New Mexico University, won the 600m dash at University of New Mexico's Don Kirby
Invitational with a Greyhound record time of 1:20.81. He finished .13 ahead of UC-Riverside's Ethan Van Setten. One day
later, he placed ninth in the 800m with a time of 1:55.28.
Jaylen Tryon, Lubbock Christian University, traveled along with the Lubbock Christian University men's track team to
compete at the GVSU Big Meet in Allendale, Michigan over the weekend. Tyron, a sophomore, recorded a career-best
1:52.27 in the 800-meter run marking the 25th fastest time NCAA Division II in the event. His performance grabbed him
eighth place overall honors in the race.
DeVontae Steele, Texas A&M University-Commerce, the five-time triple jump All-American, jumped 50-3.5 (15.33m)
for his second-best mark of the season, which is also the sixth-best in the nation. Steele holds the nation's best mark of
the season at 51-3 (15.62m).
Tyler Russell, Angelo State University, recorded the fifth best high jump in NCAA Division II this season and the top
mark by a freshman this season. He cleared a NCAA Division II provisional qualifying mark of 6'-11.50" (2.12-meters) to
place second at the Don Kirby Elite. It is a personal best for the freshman and currently the top mark in the LSC.
Julia Seigerroth, Texas A&M University-Commerce, tied the A&M-Commerce school record and set a provisional
qualifying mark in the 60 meter hurdles at 8.69 seconds. This is the second-best time in the LSC and a top 20 time
nationally.

3. Amira Cunningham, Lubbock Christian University, tabbed an impressive performance in the 5,000-meter event for
the Lubbock Christian University women as they traveled to Allendale, Mich. for the GVSU Big Meet. Cunningham
shattered Lubbock Christian's previous record in the race (19:24.08) with an astounding 17:34.72 finish of her own. The
sophomore finished up leading all LCU runners and placing 32nd overall in a field of 123 runners.
Adilene Adame, Eastern New Mexico University, placed 22nd in the weight throw at the Don Kirby Invitational. Her
toss of 16.06m broke her own school record.
LSC NOTES (Submitted by LSC SID’s)
Angelo State
Eastern New Mexico
The Eastern New Mexico track and field teams performed well at New Mexico's Don Kirby Invitational as the indoor
season winds down. Next up for the Greyhounds is the Lone Star Conference Championships in Lubbock. The event is
scheduled for February 24-25.
Lubbock Christian
Midwestern State
Tarleton State
Texas A&M-Commerce
In addition to Jude Christine claiming the French Indoor National Junior Championship in the 400 meters, the Lions had
yet another solid weekend of performances at the Third Annual Indoor Gorilla Open, with nine qualifying marks, an LSC
record, and five school records falling. Rashard Clark stole the show for the Lions again, besting his LSC record time in
the 400 meters, while also notching a school record in the 200 meters. His 46.94 seconds in the 400 is the second-fastest
time in the nation this season, while his time in the 200 is the eighth-best in the nation this season. The 60 meter hurdle
school records fell on both the women's and men's side, as Julia Seigerroth crossed the line in 8.69 seconds and Dorian
Andrews crossed the line in 8.05 seconds. Both of those are the second-best time in the LSC this season. Andrews broke
the school record in each of the three phases (preliminaries, qualifying, and finals) in his first three collegiate hurdle
races. Kamryn McKee earned a provisional qualifying mark in the women's 400 meters with a time of 56.60 seconds,
which is the second-best in the LSC this season. Commerce native D'lance Sharp also earned a provisional qualifying
mark in the men's 200 meters with a time of 21.72 seconds. Laura Alicke set the school record in the women's 3,000
meters with a time of 10:28.18. Three others - Hailey Wanoreck in the women's weight throw, Hudson Hall in the men's
pole vault, and DeVontae Steele in the men's triple jump - met the provisional qualifying standard in their event, though
they had better marks earlier in the season. The Lions have one more regular season event, traveling to Lubbock for the
Texas Tech Matador Qualifier on Friday, February 16.
Texas A&M-Kingsville
West Texas A&M
The No. 16 Buffs and No. 2 Lady Buffs continued to roll this past weekend as they competed at the Adams State
Invitational, the Don Kirby Elite Invitational and the Third Annual Gorilla Classic. WT will send a handful of student-
athletes to the Texas Tech Matador Qualifier on Friday at the Sports Performance Center as most rest up for the LSC
Indoor Championships on Feb. 24-25 in Lubbock.

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