FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Several personal-best marks were achieved by the Texas A&M University-Commerce track and field teams at the Arkansas Qualifier on Friday at the Tyson Indoor Track Center, the Lions' final indoor meet before the conference championships.
Full results of the meet can be found
HERE. A&M-Commerce now looks ahead to competing in the Southland Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships for the first time on February 26-27 in Birmingham, Alabama.
MEN
Dorian Andrews (Dallas – Skyline) timed 8.25 seconds in the 60 meter hurdles. His time is now ninth in the Southland this season.
Emmanuel Agenor (Spanishtown, Jamaica) placed 10
th in the 60 meter dash with a time of 6.90 seconds.
In the 800 meter run,
Josh Schutter (Garland – Sachse) raced a time of 1:55.42,
Jan Lenfert (Buckenhof, Germany) timed 1:55.88, and
Chris Flores (Rocksprings) clocked in at 1:56.49. All three times are personal best times for the student-athletes and move all three in the top 20 in the Southland.
Eddie Barrientes (Chisholm Trail),
Philip Krenek (Kostelní Strimelice, Czech Republic), and
Adrian Taylor (Cape Town, South Africa) went 11-12-13 in the 200 meter dash with times of 21.951, 21.958, and 22.08, respectively. All three are also personal-best times and top 25 in the SLC.
In field events,
Chandler King (Hughes Springs) moved to fifth in the conference with a personal-best mark of 23 feet 7.5 inches (7.20m) in the long jump. He placed sixth at the meet.
Aiden Pelphrey (Princeton) cleared 6 feet 2.75 inches (1.90m) for eighth place in the high jump.
Trayveon Franklin (Montgomery) took third in the triple jump with a mark of 50 feet 1.25 inches (15.27m).
WOMEN
Sofia Khenfar (Lyon, France) clocked in at 24.48 seconds in the 200 meter dash for seventh place at the meet and it also moves her to sixth in the Southland.
Naomi Ndukwe (Perserville, France) jumps to 18
th in the conference with a time of 25.38 seconds.
Jenneil Jacobie (Piat Gros Islet, Saint Lucia) and
Maia Maury (Noisy-Le-Grand, France) matched their season-best marks in the high jump to finish fifth and ninth, respectively. Jacobie cleared 5 feet 7 inches (1.70m) and Maury cleared 5 feet 5 inches (1.65m).
Amaka Ezukanma (Fort Worth – Timber Creek) jumped 38 feet 9 inches (11.81m) for fourth place in the triple jump.
Audrey Uzoukwu (North Garland) recorded a personal-best mark of 36 feet 10.5 inches (11.24m).
Tamara Susa (Novi Sad, Serbia) placed sixth in the women's shot put with a personal-best mark of 39 feet 2.25 inches (11.94m).
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