Men's Track & Field | 3/22/2025 10:09:00 PM
Canyon, Texas – The Oklahoma Panhandle State University (OPSU) Aggies track and field team launched their outdoor season with a strong showing at the West Texas Relays, hosted by West Texas A&M University on March 21-22. Several athletes set personal records (PRs) and season records (SRs) while earning top-10 finishes against a highly competitive field.
Men's Highlights:
- Kamron Neal dominated the 200-meter dash, winning the event with a blazing 20.27a (3.1) PR. He also placed 8th in the 400 meters with a 50.11a.
- Austin White finished 12th in the 100 meters with a 10.80a (0.9) PR and helped the 4x100 relay team(Bruington, Granillo, Neal, White) finish 4th with a time of 41.40a.
- Dillon Bruington placed 5th in the high jump (1.75m PR) and took 9th in the 400m hurdles (1:00.22 PR).
- Ayden Hendershot impressed in field events, finishing 3rd in javelin (38.64m PR) and 9th in discus (39.36m PR).
Women's Highlights:
- Jamiah Clay took 6th in the 400 meters with a 57.81a PR and 13th in the 200 meters (25.20a PR).
- Paizlie Reyna-Mata and Ashlynn Perez ran PRs in the 100m and 200m, showing strong early-season form.
- The women's 4x100 relay team (Reyna-Mata, Clay, Bowens, Perez) placed 2nd with a time of 49.06a.
- Savannah Coblentz excelled in throws, taking 8th in hammer (42.44m PR) and 6th in javelin (18.91m PR).
- Carolina Valenzuela placed 9th in the 1500 meters with a 5:02.36 PR.
Head Coach Cyrus Hall stated, "We had an awesome day today! Most of our kids have been waiting five weeks to compete since our last indoor meet, so they were excited to get after it.
I thought our women were outstanding—it's the best they've looked all year! I've been waiting for them to break through, and today they did just that, setting school records in the 200m, 400m, 4x100m, 5000m, shot put, discus, and hammer throw. Every girl we ran in the 100m and 200m hit a lifetime best. Jamiah Clay had a terrific day, breaking three school records (4x100m, 200m, and 400m), and she might have a shot at qualifying for Nationals in the 400m. Our female throwers also proved they could be a strength for us come conference, with Avery breaking the school record in discus and Savannah throwing a huge personal best and school record in the hammer throw.
The men were just as impressive. I'm pretty sure Kamron Neal broke the NAIA record in the 200m with a 20.27—I'll have to check with USTFCCCA on Monday. He slowed down well before the line and wasn't really challenged, so I wouldn'tbe surprised to see him run sub-20.00 this year, which is world-class. He also qualified for Nationals in that event. Our 200m guys went off today, with nearly all of them running personal bests or coming close.
Our men's throwers had a strong opener as well, with Ayden Hendershot breaking the school record in discus.We're back in action next week at Eastern New Mexico, and we're hoping to build off today's success!"
Up Next:
The Aggies will travel to Portales, NM, on March 29 to compete at the ENMU Greyhound Invitational.
