Sooner Athletic Conference Field Athlete of the Week
Lions Racers
- The Lions were led by the team of Nicholas Henderson, Dylan Alford, Charles Pulliam III, and Josh Allen who finished 1 st in the 4×100 with the time of 42.40
- Joshua Allen finished 7 th in the 100-meter with a time of 10.99s
- In the 200-meter, Nicholas Henderson finished 8 th (22.49s) and Charles Pulliam finished 9 th 22.73
- Samuel Molina had a top 5 finish in the 400-meters with a time of 50.69s (5 th place)
- In the 800-meter, Arturo Valdez finished 9 th with a time of 2:05.35s
- Charles Pulliam (4 th ) and Colton Thurman (5 th ) both finished top 5 in the 110-meter hurdles
- Tyvon Gates broke his own Long Jump school record with a jump of 6.36m to go along with a 6 th place finish
- In his debut, Shawntay Owens finished 4 th and broke the school record in Shot Put with the throw of 13.31m
Women’s action
- Mahogani Collins finished 10 th in the 200-meter with a time of 28.56s and 7 th in the 400-meter with a time of 1:05.98s (personal best)
- Gabriella Anato placed 3 rd in the Hammer Throw (33.36m) and Discuss (34.07m), while finishing 4th in the Javelin Throw (24.35m)
Results
Covarrubias Corner
- “One of the hardest things to combat in this sport is the weather and we faced some rare elements for this time of the year. In Abilene, it never got above 60 degrees and in Kingsville, Winston faced severe storms that prolonged the decathlon. However, even with the uncontrollable changes, we controlled our effort! I am extremely proud of Winston for surpassing the national mark by nearly 400 points and positioning himself firmly in the decathlon rankings. Shawntay had an impressive debut and has so much more that we are just beginning to tap into! Gabby, Alyssa and Moe did excellent, as they always do! I can go on and on about this team, but one thing that I firmly believe is that when we can finally get a warm meet to compete at, the lid is about to be blown off. We are on the verge of qualifying for nationals in so many events, and all we need to do is continue to put forth max effort, and everything will work itself out. This is just the tip of the iceberg for these young men and women!”
The Next Step
- The Lions will compete in Abilene, TX at Abilene Christian University on Wednesday, April 21 st
