{"id":257290,"date":"2026-04-19T22:16:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T22:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/257290\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T22:16:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T22:16:08","slug":"three-school-records-fall-for-west-texas-am-in-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/257290\/","title":{"rendered":"Three School Records Fall for West Texas A&#038;M in California"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        Story Links&#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                     CANYON, Texas \u2013\u00a0West Texas A&amp;M Track &amp; Field set three new school records this past weekend as the distance crew competed at the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, California.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nThursday saw a pair of Lady Buffs meet provisional marks in the 10K as <a href=\"https:\/\/gobuffsgo.com\/sports\/womens-track-and-field\/roster\/naomi-addo\/14294\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14294\" target=\"_blank\">Naomi Addo<\/a> ran a 34:19.16 to finish 14th\u00a0overall followed by <a href=\"https:\/\/gobuffsgo.com\/sports\/womens-track-and-field\/roster\/kalkidan-vincendeau\/14315\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14315\" target=\"_blank\">Kalkidan Vincendeau<\/a> in 22nd\u00a0(34:39.55). Vincendeau would also finish 61st\u00a0in the 1,500m with a time of 4:29.75.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gobuffsgo.com\/sports\/mens-track-and-field\/roster\/tobias-ritter\/14375\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14375\" target=\"_blank\">Tobias Ritter<\/a> would close out Thursday evening with a 10th\u00a0place finish in his heat of the men&#8217;s 10K with a time of 29:27.56 to hit an NCAA provisional. <a href=\"https:\/\/gobuffsgo.com\/sports\/mens-track-and-field\/roster\/fintan-kavanagh\/14345\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14345\" target=\"_blank\">Fintan Kavanagh<\/a> ran a time of 14:32.51 on Friday morning during the men&#8217;s 5,000m while <a href=\"https:\/\/gobuffsgo.com\/sports\/mens-track-and-field\/roster\/tommaso-toppi\/14340\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14340\" target=\"_blank\">Tommaso Toppi<\/a> finished 14th\u00a0in his 5K race with a mark of 14:26.38.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gobuffsgo.com\/sports\/womens-track-and-field\/roster\/abigail-abugire\/14292\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14292\" target=\"_blank\">Abigail Abugire<\/a> impressed the Track &amp; Field world on Friday evening, running the second fastest time in NCAA Division II women&#8217;s outdoor history in the 800m with a mark of 2:01.79 to win the women&#8217;s invite division of the race that featured 134 runners. <a href=\"https:\/\/gobuffsgo.com\/sports\/womens-track-and-field\/roster\/sierra-cornell\/14319\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14319\" target=\"_blank\">Sierra Cornell<\/a> would finish 100th\u00a0in the race with a provisional mark of 2:09.37.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gobuffsgo.com\/sports\/mens-track-and-field\/roster\/emil-meggle\/14343\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14343\" target=\"_blank\">Emil Meggle<\/a> would break the second school record of the day in the invite division of the men&#8217;s 800m with a time of 1:47.72 to finish eighth overall. <a href=\"https:\/\/gobuffsgo.com\/sports\/mens-track-and-field\/roster\/adrian-solis\/14338\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14338\" target=\"_blank\">Adrian Solis<\/a> claimed a 60th\u00a0place finish in the open division of the 800m with a time of 1:51.94. Solis would also finish 37th\u00a0in the 1,500m open with a mark of 3:56.00.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nAbugire closed out the weekend with her second school record of the meet, running a 4:13.03 to top the previous WT record by over 11 seconds to finish fourth in the invite division of the 1,500m. <a href=\"https:\/\/gobuffsgo.com\/sports\/womens-track-and-field\/roster\/sarah-koomson\/14307\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14307\" target=\"_blank\">Sarah Koomson<\/a> also tallied a provisional mark of 4:23.78 in the 1,500m and a 16:28.33 in the 5K.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/gobuffsgo.com\/sports\/womens-track-and-field\/roster\/emiliia-tangara\/14399\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14399\" target=\"_blank\">Emiliia Tangara&#8217;s<\/a> selection to the Mt. 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