FRISCO – Two East Texas A&M University track and field student-athletes received recognition from the Southland Conference on Friday as well as 10 individuals and one relay team were named to all-Southland Conference teams.
 
Blessing Samuel (Ghana) was named the conference's Co-Women's Newcomer of the Year and Ibrahim Fuseini (Accra, Ghana) was named the Men's Outstanding Running Athlete of the Year.
 
Fuseini reached the podium in all three races he competed in last week at the 2025 SLC Indoor Championships, including winning the conference championship in both the 60 meter dash and the 200 meter dash, while finishing as the runner up in the 4x400 meter relay.
 
Samuel finished in the top four in both events she competed in at the 2025 SLC Indoor Championships, winning a silver medal in the long jump and placing fourth in the triple jump.
 
Fuseini is the first Lion to earn the Outstanding Running Athlete of the Year award during the indoor season as is Samuel, who is the first SLC Newcomer of the Year for the Lions.
 
Additionally for East Texas A&M, 10 individuals and one relay team also were named to all-Southland Conference teams based on their performances at the indoor championships.
 
Southland Conference Indoor Track & Field superlative awards are nominated and voted upon by the league's head coaches. Voting for oneself or one's own athletes is not permitted. All-conference distinction is given to the first-, second- and third-place finishers in each championship event final.
 
On the men's side, Fuseini in the 60 meter dash and 200 meter dash as well as Ushan Perera (Mahabage, Sri Lanka), who won the high jump conference championship, were named to first team all-SLC, while Enoch Fosuhene (Accra, Ghana) was named to second team all-conference in the 200 meter dash as was the 4x400 meter relay team of Fuseini, Fosuhene, Myles Redding (Waco – University), and Philip Krenek (Prague, Czech Republic).
 
For the Lion women, Leah Pettis (McKinney North) and Magdaline Campo (Montpellier, France), the conference champions in the 200 meter dash and high jump, respectively, were named to first team all-SLC, while Pettis was named to second team all-SLC in the 60 meter dash as were Amaka Ezukanma (Fort Worth – Timber Creek) in the triple jump, Samuel in the long jump, and Veronika Kramarenko (Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine) in the high jump.
 
The Lion men finished third at the indoor championships and the women placed fifth. Both teams begin the outdoor season next week.
 
SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE MEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD SUPERLATIVES
Men's Athlete of the Year - Kyle Sieracki, UIW
Men's Coach of the Year - Robert Hansen, SFA
Men's Outstanding Field Athlete of the Year - Kyle Sieracki, UIW
Men's Outstanding Running Athlete of the Year - Ibrahim Fuseini, East Texas A&M
Men's Freshman of the Year - Elkana Kipruto, SFA
Men's Newcomer of the Year - Edouard Lecrivain, HCU
Men's Most Outstanding Performer of the Meet - Kyle Sieracki, UIW
 
SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD SUPERLATIVES
Women's Athlete of the Year - Kayli Johnson, Lamar
Women's Coach of the Year - Mike Heimerman, Northwestern State
Women's Outstanding Field Athlete of the Year - Kayli Johnson, Lamar
Women's Outstanding Running Athlete of the Year - Maygan Shaw, Northwestern State
Women's Freshman of the Year - Phylis Kibet, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Women's Co-Newcomers of the Year - Blessing Samuel, East Texas A&M & Dyna Lewis, Northwestern State
Women's Most Outstanding Performer of the Meet - Kayli Johnson, Lamar
 
2025 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE MEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS 

Event	First	Second	Third
60m	Ibrahim Fuseini, East Texas A&M	Amari Godette, MCN	Koen Beavers, MCN
60m Hurdles	Kyle Sieracki, UIW	Olufolabo Ogunyemi, SLU	Jaylen Critton, UTRGV
200m	Ibrahim Fuseini, East Texas A&M	Enoch Fosuhene, East Texas A&M	Kalen Beavers, MCN
400m	Jamari Harts, UTRGV	William Achee, NSU	Javon-Taye Williams, SLU
800m	Edouard Lecrivain, HCU	Jackson Parrish, SFA	Alex Martin, MCN
Mile	Edouard Lecrivain, HCU	Freddy Richardson, Lamar	Riley Elliott, SFA
3,000m	Freddy Richardson, Lamar	Elkana Kipruto, SFA	Evan Pardo, UNO
5,000m	Elkana Kipruto, SFA	Griffin Neal, UIW	Dominic Kiptum, TAMUCC
4x400m	K. Jones, V. Graini, W. Achee., G. Loyd - NSU	M. Redding, I. Fuseini, P Krenek, E. Fosuhene – East Texas A&M	D. Hnery, A. Arellano, J. Harts, S. Johnson II - UTRGV
DMR	F. Richardson, E. Ellis, L. Parker, L. Sheppard-Brown - Lamar	P. Lesarri, J. Banks III, K. Curry IV, R. Elliott – SFA	A. Zapata, T. Jackson, J. Laverty, G. Neal - UIW
High Jump	Ushan Perera, East Texas A&M	Hunter Murphy, SFA	Elijah Jackson, Lamar
Pole Vault	Kyle Sieracki, UIW	Jonah Ulbricht, UIW	Austin Davisson, UIW
Long Jump	Kenson Tate, Lamar	Elijah Rowe, NSU	Roy Morris, NSU
Triple Jump	Bryson Williams, SFA	Jarvis Anderson, SFA	Dadrian Calhoun, HCU
Shot Put	Marcus Webb, MCN	Emmanuel Ekuma, TAMUCC	Donroy Brown, SLU
Weight Throw	Terrell Webb, SLU	Tyler Challis, MCN	Marcus Francis, MCN
Heptathlon	Kyle Sieracki, UIW	Tim Pelkmans, NSU	Isaiah Hudgens, UIW

 
2025 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS

Event	First	Second	Third
60m	Nayla Harris, UTRGV	Leah Pettis, East Texas A&M	Sileena Farrell, NSU
60m Hurdles	Kayli Johnson, Lamar	Dynia Lewis, NSU	Krystan Bright, UTRGV
200m	Leah Pettis, East Texas A&M	Maygan Shaw, NSU	Jizzale Davis, UTRGV
400m	Maygan Shaw, NSU	Margaret Conteh, NSU	Onya Onyinye Favour, SLU
800m	Kailey Salazar, UTRGV	Eline Mast, HCU	Lilliana Guerrero, UTRGV
Mile	Eline Mast, HCU	Phylis Kibet, TAMUCC	Annabel Hobday, Lamar
3,000m	Ashton Rainey, Lamar	Phylis Kibeet, TAMUCC	Arlette Concepcion, HCU
5,000m	Alicia Finnis, TAMUCC	Arlette Concepcion, HCU	Mercy Kipchumba, SFA
4x400m	M. Shaw, K. Anderson, T. Jones, M. Conteh, NSU	O. Favour, M. Kauer, E. Nwanze, N. Sorapuru, SLU	A. Castillo, Z. Adams, T. Kirk, J. Davis, UTRGV
DMR	A. Hobday, K. Smith, E. Powell, C. Inch – Lamar	A. Finnis, C. Garcia Grafing, E. Hreimsdottir, P. Kibet - TAMUCC	K. Rogers, R. Russell, N. Huijser, D. Quintanilla - HCU
High Jump	Magdaline Campo, East Texas A&M	Veronika Kramarenko, East Texas A&M	Jai'Lin King, UIIW
Pole Vault	Madison Brown, NSU	Peyten Ware, NSU	Iliana Singh, UIW
Long Jump	Kayli Johnson, Lamar	Blessing Samuel, East Texas A&M	Jai'Lin King, UIW
Triple Jump	Kayli Johnson, Lamar	Amaka Ezukanma, East Texas A&M	Nyadhol Thichiot, TAMUCC
Shot Put	Emily Malouf, TAMUCC	Ryah Dates, NSU	Shakera Williams, NSU
Weight Throw	Cyan Green, TAMUCC	Breyunna Dowell, TAMUCC	Hannah Hilding, UTRGV
Pentathlon	Mariam Buenanueva-Salame, Lamar	Isabella Gonzalez-Velasquez, UIW	Clemence Varin, Lamar