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CANYON, Texas – West Texas A&M Track & Field sends 21 student-athletes to Virginia Beach, Virginia this weekend for the 2026 NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships being held at the Virginia Beach Sports Complex.
 
Matt Stewart is in his ninth season leading the storied West Texas A&M Track & Field program, winning the Lone Star Conference Indoor Coach of the Year honors on both the men’s and women’s side. Stewart and the Lady Buffs won the Indoor Track & Field National Championship in 2018.
 
Action begins on Friday morning as Nikolas Kosmopoulos and Fran Bonifacic compete in the heptathlon beginning at 9:00 a.m. CT. The Lady Buffs begin their weekend with the women’s long jump at 1:05 p.m. CT as Esther Conde-Turpin starts the first of her three events as she will also compete in the 60m hurdles and the pentathlon.
 
The No. 2 Lady Buffs send 13 student-athletes to Virginia Beach while the No. 7 Buffs qualified eight for the NCAA Championships. 
 
Fans can follow the action via live results as well as a web stream courtesy of the NCAA. Live updates throughout the weekend will also be available on the West Texas A&M Track & Field social media accounts on X and Instagram.
 
Women’s Entries
Event  –  Name  –  Time/Mark
60m Hurdles – Esther Conde-Turpin – 8.30
200m – Deborah Acheampong – 24.02
400m – Blessing Akintoye – 52.39
400m – Emiliia Tangara – 53.59
400m – Asana Hamidu – 54.14
400m – Sandra Appiah – 54.16
800m – Abigail Abugire – 2:05.92
800m – Sierra Cornell – 2:07.86
3,000m – Sarah Koomson – 9:25.14
3,000m – Kalkidan Vincendeau – 9:23.54
DMR – Sarah Koomson, Helena Klutsey-Carboo, Abigail Abugire, Kalkidan Vincendeau – 11:22.19
4x400m Relay – Sandra Appiah, Emiliia Tangara, Asana Hamidu, Blessing Akintoye – 3:37.78
Triple Jump – Leidy Cuesta – 12.40m
Long Jump – Esther Conde-Turpin – 6.01m
Pentathlon – Esther Conde-Turpin – 4,341
 
Men’s Entries
Event  –  Name  –  Time/Mark
60m – James Dadzie – 6.64
60m – Isaac Botsio – 6.65
200m – Jerry Jakpa – 21.00
800m – Emil Meggle – 1:49.09
5,000m – Adrian Legarreta – 13:50.29
Triple Jump  –  Oyeyoni Oyewale-Johnson – 15.31m
Heptathlon  –  Fran Bonifacic – 5,402
Heptathlon – Nikolas Kosmopoulos – 5,198