MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Texas State men's and women's track and field both finished runner-up at the 2023 Sun Belt Outdoor Championships while the Bobcats claimed seven individual titles on the meet's final day on Saturday at the Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium.
 
The second-place finishes for the Texas State men and women were their best place in the Sun Belt outdoor championships since 2019.
 
"The Bobcats are coming together as a team with many great individual performances," said Texas State Director of Track and Field/Cross Country John Frazier. "Our veterans did a great job with their contributions, and five of our freshmen were on the podium with two championships."

A weekend that included nine individual championships and 24 podium finishes, the Bobcats saved their biggest day for last as they combined for seven individual titles on Saturday. The women's 4x100 relay broke a school record – a mark set earlier this season – to win the conference championship while two other relay teams in the men's 4x100 and 4x400 also claimed titles. The men's 4x400 championship marked the third year in a row that the Bobcats won that event.
 
High-point scorers Dominick Yancy and Taahir Kelly – who both scored 23 points in the meet to share the top scorer crown for the men's side – finished 1-2 in the men's 200 and 400s, with Kelly winning the 200 and Yancy claiming the 400. The 200-meter title for Kelly was his first individual championship in his Texas State career. For Yancy, it was his second straight outdoor 400 conference championship.
 
Both Yancy and Kelly ran on the title-winning 4x1 and 4x4 relays as well. The two now each have nine total Sun Belt gold medals in indoor and outdoor in their individual and relay careers.
 
Yancy and Kelly also became the first Bobcat men to win the high-point scorer award at the conference outdoor meet since 2013.
 
Sedrickia Wynn added to her conference gold medal count as well – which now stands at five in her career – as she won the women's 100 and 200. She ran 11.28 in the 100 finals to set a facility record and register the second-fastest time ever by a Bobcat in the event. It was the fastest 100 time in 21 years for Texas State. Wynn also ran a wind-aided 23.06 (+3.2) in the 200 to win the event.
 
Wynn, who ran on the women's 4x1, also finished third in the women's 100 hurdles (13.33w, +3.4) as she scored 28.5 points for the Bobcats.
 
Texas State had five runner-up finishes, including Kelly in the 400 and Yancy in the 200, on Saturday. Freshman Chris Preddie placed second in the men's triple jump with a personal-best 15.31 meters/50-2.75 while Katherine Stuckly ended her final career conference meet with a second-place finish in the women's high jump with a height of 1.76 meters/5-9.25. Freshman Utitofon Sam finished second in the women's discus with a personal-best throw of 52.44 meters/172-0.
 
Ashton Callahan reached the podium in the men's 100 meter dash as he ran a wind-aided 10.26 (+2.5) to place third. The time tied the second-fastest time in school history.
 
Freshman Aiden Hayes placed third in the men's high jump with a clearance of 2.08 meters/6-9.75. It was his second-best high jump of the season.
 
The Bobcats will continue their season with the NCAA West Prelims in Sacramento, Calif. from May 24-27. More than 20 Bobcats are currently in the qualifying standard in their respective events, but the official participants are scheduled to be announced on May 18.
 
2023 Sun Belt Outdoor Champions – Texas State (9)

• Women's 4x100 – Anayah Washington, Sadi Giles, Cara Johnson, Sedrickia Wynn
• Men's 4x100 – Taahir Kelly, Ashton Callahan, Daniel Harrold, Dominick Yancy
• Men's 4x400 – Taahir Kelly, Brian West, Ashton Callahan, Dominick Yancy
• Sedrickia Wynn – Women's 100 and Women's 200
• Dominick Yancy – Men's 400
• Taahir Kelly – Men's 200
• Chris Preddie – Men's Long Jump
• Elisabet Runarsdottir – Women's Hammer Throw

 
Sun Belt Outdoor Podium finishes (24)
1. Women's 4x100
1. Men's 4x100
1. Sedrickia Wynn – 100 Meters
1. Sedrickia Wynn – 200 Meters
1. Dominick Yancy – 400 Meters
1. Taahir Kelly – 200 Meters
1. Men's 4x400
1. Chris Preddie – Long Jump
1. Elisabet Runarsdottir – Hammer Throw
2. Chris Preddie – Triple Jump
2. Katherine Stuckly – High Jump
2. Utitofon Sam – Discus
2. Taahir Kelly – 400 Meters
2. Dominick Yancy – 200 Meters
2. Grady Leonard – Hammer Throw
2. Grady Leonard – Shot Put
3. Aiden Hayes – High Jump
3. Sedrickia Wynn – 100 Meter Hurdles
3. Daniel Harrold – 110 Meter Hurdles
3. Ashton Callahan – 100 Meters
3. Ashton Callahan – 200 Meters
3. Deborah Bulai – Hammer Throw
3. Simon Thor – Javelin
3. Melanie Duron – Shot Put
 
 
2023 Sun Belt Outdoor Championships
Final Day – May 13, 2023
 
Final Team Scores
Women's
1. Arkansas State – 144
2. Texas State – 107
3. South Alabama – 97
4. Southern Miss – 80.5
5. Coastal Carolina – 77
6. Marshall – 69.5
7. Louisiana – 67.5
8. ULM – 54.5
9. JMU – 39
10. App State – 28
11. Georgia Southern – 27
12. Troy – 15
13. Georgia State – 13
 
Men's
1. Arkansas State – 168.5
2. Texas State – 144
3. Louisiana – 134
4. South Alabama – 110.5
5. App State – 75
6. Troy – 48
7. Southern Miss – 46
8. ULM – 41
9. Coastal Carolina – 36
10. Marshall - 16
 
Individuals
Men's Triple Jump
2. Chris Preddie – 15.31m/50-2.75; PR
8. Drue Jackson – 14.24m/46-8.75
 
Women's Triple Jump
23. Luize Opola – 11.29m/37-0.5
28. Amaya Brown – 10.84m/35-6.75
 
Women's High Jump
2. Katherine Stuckly – 1.76m/5-9.25
 
Men's High Jump
3. Aiden Hayes – 2.08m/6-9.75
9. Simon Thor – 1.95m/6-4.75
 
Women's Discus
2. Utitofon Sam – 52.44m/172-0; PR
5. Carly Watts – 50.16m/164-7; PR
8. Lauryn Small – 49.96m/154-1
11. Deborah Bulai – 41.48m/136-1
 
Men's Discus
6. Grady Leonard – 49.31m/161-9; PR
12. Tyler Noles – 46.44m/152-4
 
Women's 4x100 Relay
1. Anayah Washington, Sadi Giles, Cara Johnson, Sedrickia Wynn – 44.46; facility record and school record
 
Men's 4x100 Relay
1. Taahir Kelly, Ashton Callahan, Daniel Harrold, Dominick Yancy – 39.74; facility record and T-5th fastest in school history
 
Men's 1500 Meters
11. Franco Melhado – 4:03.31
 
Women's 100 Meter Hurdles
3. Sedrickia Wynn – 13.33w (+3.4); 8th-fastest in school history
 
Men's 110 Meter Hurdles
3. Daniel Harrold – 13.85; T-9th fastest in school history
 
Men's 400 Meters
1. Dominick Yancy – 45.79; facility record and T-6th fastest in school history
2. Taahir Kelly – 45.84; T-7th fastest in school history
4. Brian West – 47.10
 
Women's 100 Meters
1. Sedrickia Wynn – 11.28; facility record and 2nd-fastest in school history and PR
6. Sadi Giles – 11.59; PR
 
Men's 100 Meters
3. Ashton Callahan – 10.26w (+2.5); season-best and fastest wind-legal time in school history
 
Men's 400 Meter Hurdles
6. Cedric Williams – 53.63
8. Daniel Harrold – 58.95
 
Women's 200 Meters
1. Sedrickia Wynn – 23.06w (+3.2); T-7th fastest time in school history
 
Men's 200 Meters
1. Taahir Kelly – 20.735; T-10th fastest in school history
2. Dominick Yancy – 20.738; T-10th fastest in school history
3. Ashton Callahan – 20.82
 
Men's 5000 Meters
19. Koket Jimata – 15:33.37
 
Men's 4x400 Relay
1. Brian West, Dominick Yancy, Ashton Callahan, Taahir Kelly – 3:07.08; facility record and 8th-fastest in school history