BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — At its first Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championship meet under first-year director of track and field John Frazier, the Texas State track and field program came away with a pair of second-place finishes as Arkansas State claimed both the men's and women's conference indoor championships. 

The Bobcats did, however, earn 18 podium finishes throughout the two-day meet. 

Dominick Yancy was the top male student-athlete performance during the meet as the junior sprinter set new conference indoor championship marks in the Men's 400m (46.89) and was part of the Bobcats' 4x400 relay team — along with Donald Rolle, Taahir Kelly, and Brian West — that ran a meet-best 3:11.29.

Alyssa Wilson, competing in her first Sun Belt Indoor Championship meet, set conference marks in the Women's Shot Put (16.15m) and Women's Weight Throw (21.65m). The UCLA transfer finished tied with Coastal Carolina's Melissa Jefferson for the third-most points by a female student-athlete. Wilson's 20-point total, though, was the most by any female field student-athlete. 

As part of the seven-event Men's Heptathlon, Simon Thor etched his name into the conference record books as his 5.07m Men's Heptathlon Pole Vault jump broke the previous Sun Belt Indoor Championship meet record by 0.02m. 

FROM DIRECTOR OF TRACK AND FIELD JOHN FRAZIER

"The driving force behind our success this weekend was a simple formula of hard work and dedication. Our staff and student-athletes have worked extremely hard this season and as a team we have shown our dedication and commitment to being the best. Our goals are always to win but this was a great start on that pathway.

"Dominick (Yancy) is an amazing talent. Both he and Coach (Trent) Edgerton are shining examples of what hard work, dedication and competitive spirt looks like. Coach Edgerton recognized Dominick's talent early on and together they worked on a plan, which lead to his record-breaking performances." 

PODIUM FINISHES

• Women's Long Jump: Anayah Washington, 6.21m, 1^st
• Women's Weight Throw: Alyssa Wilson, 21.65m, 1^st
• Women's High Jump: Katherine Stuckly, 1.78m, 2^nd
• Men's 5000m: Kwanele Mthembu, 14:23.20, 2^nd
• Men's Shot Put: Will Blaser, 17.02m, 1^st
• Women's Shot Put, Alyssa Wilson, 16.15m, 1^st
• Women's 1 Mile: Lee-Anne Blake, 4:49.02, 1^st
• Men's 1 Mile: Pedro Osorio Lopez, 4:10.28, 3^rd
• Women's 60m: Sadi Giles, 7.42, 3^rd
• Men's 60m Hurdles: Daniel Harrold, 7.95, 3^rd
• Men's 400m: Dominick Yancy, 46.89, 1^st
• Men's 400m: Brian West, 47.78, 2^nd
• Women's 800m: Lee-Anne Blake, 2:10.63, 3^rd
• Men's 800m: Pedro Osorio Lopez, 1:51.01, 1^st
• Women's 200m: Sadi Giles, 23.84, 3^rd
• Men's 200m: Dominick Yancy, 21.34, 2^nd
• Men's 4x400: 3:11.29, 1^st
• Men's Heptathlon: Ben Collerton, 5,731, 2^nd

TOP TEN FINISHES

• Women's Long Jump: Mathilde Canet, 5.94m, 6^th
• Women's Weight Throw: Lauryn Small, 16.63m, 10^th
• Women's High Jump: Tina Douglas, 1.69m, 8^th
• Men's Long Jump: Ronnie Briscoe, Jr., 7.41m, 4^th
• Men's Long Jump: Drue Jackson, 6.90m, 9^th
• Men's Long Jump: Noah Herring, 6.71m, 10^th
• Men's Pole Vault: Simon Thor, 5.02m, 5^th
• Men's Distance Medley: 10:15.00, 6^th
• Men's Triple Jump: Noah Herring, 15.03m, 4^th
• Men's Triple Jump: Ronnie Briscoe, Jr., 14.54m, 9^th
• Men's Shot Put: Dias Redmond II, 16.23m, 4^th
• Men's Shot Put: Tyler Noles, 15.08m, 8^th
• Women's Triple Jump: Luize Opola, 12.12m, 8^th
• Women's Shot Put: Ebony Wolridge, 14.84m, 4^th
• Women's Shot Put: Lauryn Small, 13.76m, 8^th
• Women's 1 Mile: Daniela Wisniewski, 5:27.61, 10^th
• Women's 400m: Jada Fleming, 56.95, 6^th
• Women's 400m: Chermariea Hardy, 57.38, 7^th
• Men's 400m: Taahir Kelly, 48.18, 5^th
• Women's 800m: Breanna Clark, 2:21.44, 7^th
• Men's 200m: Ashton Callahan, 21.54, 5^th
• Men's 200m: Bervensky Pierre, 21.63, 7^th
• Men's 3000m: Kwanele Mthembu, 8:28.02, 6^th
• Men's 3000m: Justin Botello, 8:36.44, 9^th
• Women's 4x400: 3:45.85, 5^th
• Women's Pentathlon: Luize Opola, 3,515, 4^th

UP NEXT

Texas State will return to the practice sessions in preparation for the NCAA Indoor Championships on Thursday, March 10 through Saturday, March 12 in Birmingham, Ala. The following week, the Bobcats will begin the outdoor season in San Antonio at the Roadrunner Invitational. 

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