ARLINGTON – Tarleton State Track and Field crowned a pair of WAC Champions and set four school records on the final day of the 2025 WAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Maverick Stadium.
Across the three days, 19 different Texans claimed at least one medal. The group boasted four individual gold medals and a relay gold medal. At the Championships, the Texans in total posted 29 new all-time event performance bests and set seven new school records. The squad also set three new WAC Championships meet records and a pair of new all-time WAC records.
Both the men’s and women’s teams posted program-best team finishes. The women finished third overall, their highest finish at the WAC Championships in program history. The Texan women scored a new program record 136 total points across the three days. On the men’s side, their fourth-place performance also sets a new program record. The men scored a new program-best 126 points. Utah Valley took home the team titles on both the men’s and women’s sides. Their men scored 221.5 points and the women scored 158.
“This team fought very hard all the way to the finish,” said head coach Bobby Carter after the meet. “They gave it everything they had. The one phrase that comes to mind after this weekend is “History made”. I’ve been saying it all year, that greater is coming. Well, the Texans are here, and I truly believe the world now knows who Tarleton State is! “
Victoria Cameron stole the show on the final day with three WAC titles. She earned her first at the beginning of the day as a member of the 4×1 relay squad. The quartet ran away from the field clocking in at 43.92 seconds nearly two seconds in front of the field. Next, Cameron claimed the 100-meter crown in a blazing 11.05 seconds. The freshman’s performance set a new all-time WAC record and new WAC Championships record in the meet as well. Cameron boasts the fastest wind-legal (2.0 m/s or less) time in the NCAA this season. But she was not done yet. Shortly after the conclusion of the 100, the Stephenville native burst out in the 200 meters. She ran away from the field that included three additional Texans to once again set a new all-time WAC and WAC Championships record. Cameron only need 22.51 seconds to finish the race and now ranks fifth in the NCAA in that event. To cap off the night, the sophomore was named the Female Track Performer of the Meet as she contributed 22.5 points to her squad’s total.
Tarleton State posted a 1-2-3 sweep in the men’s triple jump. Sir Jonathan Sims earned his first outdoor championship title jumping 15.54 meters. The junior snapped senior Gabriele Tosti’s streak of three consecutive triple jump titles dating back to the 2024 indoor championships. Tosti’s best leap of 15.37 meters notched himself a runner-up finish in the event. Sophomore Davi Torres earned bronze with a final jump of 14.42 meters to push himself up a spot on the podium.
The Women’s 4×100 relay earned the crown crossing in 43.93. The quartet of Hanna Dudley, Lauren Roy, Amandine Estival and Cameron broke the school and program and meet record which all holds at 43.70 seconds.
Angel Gomez’s final race of his career was another dramatic ending. After entering the final lap in a group of four to fight for second place. Gomez closed out the competition in his final 100 meters to claim his second silver of the meet. He clocked in at 14:45.63.
Three Texans joined Cameron in the 200 final. Roy earned silver, clocking in at 23.22 seconds. She improved her second best time in school history by 0.05 seconds. Estival narrowly missed the top three, finishing in 23.67 seconds. Dudley raced to a 24.25 second-performance to place seventh.
Along with Cameron in the 100, three additional Texans posted a top eight finish. Roy claimed third in 11.43 seconds. Estival followed closely behind in 11.61 seconds to place in sixth. Prestina Ochonogor gave the team two additional points posting a new personal best in 11.62 seconds to finish seventh. She now ranks sixth in program history while only running three collegiate 100 meter sprints.
A pair of Texans placed in the top six in the men’s high jump. Torres’ final clearance of 2.08 meters pushed him into second place. He earned the bronze in the event a year ago. Joren McKeever finished in sixth place at 2.05 meters to beat his personal best by a centimeter. He is now tied for ninth in school history.
Sofia DeGroot notched third in women’s triple jump to claim her second All-WAC honor is as many days. Her best leap of 12.54 meters gave her a bronze medal to add to her Second Team All-WAC performance in the long jump on Friday. Amelie Monzie posted a 11.78-meter leap to earn Second Team All-WAC and place seventh in the event. Her new personal best ranks seventh in program history.
Ca’terrrin Cox tied the school record in the 110 hurdles by set a new personal best by a almost a tenth of a second. Cox crossed in 13.77 seconds to claimed the bronze medal and tie Shauntae Lovings for the school record. Lovings posted his mark in 2006. Omar Mahmoud clocked in at 13.90 seconds to earn fifth. His new personal best ranks third in program history. Nathan Franco was the third Texan to cross in the finals. The senior posted a 14.33 second-performance to finish in eighth.
A pair of Texans placed in the top five in the 400 meters. Dudley earned a bronze medal crossing in 54.43 seconds. Junior Taylor McFarland followed closely behind in 54.73 seconds. The duo entered with the top two times after the preliminaries. Less than an hour after the 400, McFarland raced in the 400-meter hurdles. She entered with the top time in the preliminaries but placed eighth in 1:06.37.
David Mvundura notched a pair of bronze medals in his final conference championship meet of his collegiate career. In the 100, the senior crossed in 10.28 seconds to set a new personal best. He now ranks fourth in school history in the event. In the 200, he also earned a bronze medal while setting a new personal best. He crossed in 20.69 seconds to also rank fourth in program history.
Three Texans earned three Second Team All-WAC honors in the women’s high jump. Jourdaine Cerenil tied for fourth with her last clearance at 1.66 meters. Jordan Rae finished in seventh and Kassidy Kirkpatrick was awarded eighth each with a best height of 1.61 meters.
In the men’s pole vault, Aston Kollatschny notched his first all-conference performance. Kollatschny cleared a pair of bars with his final clearance at 4.54 meters. He earned Second Team All-WAC finishing in seventh place.
The Men’s 4×100 relay claimed third place in a very tight finish. The Texans dropped to third by a hundredth of a second. The Purple and White crossed in 40.03 seconds to post the second-best time in program history.
Sage Lancaster ended her Texan career with her final All-WAC performance. She placed eighth in 1500 in 4:35.44 to set a new personal best. She improved her already second-best time in school history by 0.08 seconds. The senior entered the competition with the 10th-best time and earned a top eight spot to score points for the Texans.
Malak Rashwan a day after finishing fifth in the pentathlon, placed seventh in the 100 hurdles. The freshman from Egypt clocked in at 14.22 seconds to earn her second All-WAC Second team honor of the weekend.
Reid Vincent notched a sixth-place finish in the 100 meters. He set a new personal best and now ranks sixth in program history in 10.40 seconds.
A trio of Purple and White filled the podium in the men’s 400 hurdles. Omar Mahmoud posted another personal best to claim fourth in 52.75. With his new best mark, he currently ranks seventh in school history. Noah Newman claimed fifth clocking in at 54.39 seconds. Braylon Hoffman crossed in seventh place in 54.56 seconds.
Tarleton State’s postseason run is not over just yet. For the first time in program history, in their first year of eligibility, the Texans will be headed to the NCAA West Region First Rounds hosted by Texas A&M. The four-day event will be on May 28 and conclude on the 31st at E.B. Cushing Stadium. The list of athletes that earn a berth to regionals will be released by the NCAA later this week. Those selected will need to post a top 12 finish at that meet to earn a spot at the NCAA National Championships in Eugene, Oregon from June 11-14.
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