ABILENE, Texas – It was a special weekend in Abilene for the American Southwest Conference Men's Track & Field Championship Meet as East Texas Baptist University finished in second place with a program best 164 points. It is the highest finish in program history as they recorded seven individual ASC Championships.
Brandon Powell won three individual ASC Championships, was a member of both ASC relay championship teams, and finished with five first place finishes to be named the ASC Most Outstanding Track Athlete.
"We entered this season knowing what we were capable of. It takes an entire team to contribute at the conference meet and our men and women's program showed up and showed out," said head coach Zach Richardson. "We had multiple athletes scoring and walked away with 10 event wins between the two teams. This led our men placing second which was their highest placing and points total ever and our women's team to come tied for third Overall I couldn't be proudeer of my team and the athletes who gave it their all this weekend."
Powell becomes the second ETBU student-athlete to win the ASC's Most Outstanding Track Athlete as
Mack Broussard gained the first in 2019. Powell helped ETBU to four first place finishes in the track area in the 100-meter dash (10.40), 200-meter dash (21.02), 4x100 meter relay, and 4x400 meter relay. He also won the high jump (6'6.75") helping with 50 points.
Landry Pedroza,
Rangel Miller, and
Brandon Powell all won individual championships while the 4x100 meter and 4x400 meter relay repeated as champions. Pedroza won the javelin thrown with a 191'6" thrown out of 20 participants setting a new ETBU record. Miller repeated as the 400-meter dash champion with a time of 48.29.
The 4x100 meter relay team, made up of Gilbert Dominguez, Powell,
Caster Brandon, and
Detaveon Lewis, came away with a 41.03 to win their second straight ASC Championship. ETBU has now won three out of the last four 4x100 meter relay championships also winning in 2019 (no 2020 meet), 2022, and 2023. The 4x400 meter relay team ran a 3:17.28 for a repeat championship as
Carlos Torres-Izquierdo, Powell, Lewis, and Miller all won again.
Along with the championships, there were 11 top five finishes at the championships.
Christian Booker set a new ETBU record in the discus at 151'10" for second place. Lewis finished second in the 100-meter dash (10.47) and was third in the 200-meter hurdles (53.27).
Jordyn Williams was then second in the 400-meter hurdles for a new ETBU record of 53.27. He also finished fourth in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.99 for another program record.
Ty Sebek threw 46'6.5" in the shot put for third place.
Donyvan Givens was then third in the triple jump at 13.52 meters and fifth in the high jump at 6'0".
Trenton Milner competed in the decathlon for a fourth-place finish and a program best 5,082 points. After his championship in the 400-meter dash, Miller was fourth in the 200-meter dash at 21.77.
Francis Michael came in fifth in the triple jump at 12.64 meters.
Below is a list of all the ASC Championships, top five finishes, and results of all the student-athletes.
ASC Champions
Landry Pedroza – Javelin (191'6" – 1
st of 20)
Brandon Powell – High Jump (6'6.75" – 1
st of 9)
Brandon Powell – 100 Meter Dash (10.40 – 1
st of 8)
Brandon Powell – 200 Meter Dash (21.02 – 1
st of 8)
Rangel Miller – 400 Meter Dash (48.29 – 1
st of 8)
4x100 Meter Relay – 41.03 (1
st of 6)
4x400 Meter Relay – 3:17.28 (1
st of 6)
Top 5 Finish
Elijah Baker - 800 Meter Dash (2:00.43 4
th)
Christian Booker – Discus (151'10" – 2
nd)
Detaveon Lewis – 100 Meter Dash Finals (10.47 – 2
nd)
Jordyn Williams – 400 Meter Dash Hurdles (53.27 – 2
nd)
Dateveon Lewis – 200 Meter Hurdles (53.27 – 3
rd)
Ty Sebek – Shot Put (45'6.5" – 3
rd)
Donyvan Givens – Triple Jumps (13.52 meters – 3
rd)
Rangel Miller - 200 Meter Dash (21.77 - 4
th)
Jordyn Williams – 110 Meter Hurdles Finals (14.99 – 4
th)
Trenton Milner – Decathlon (5,082 points - 4
th)
Francis Michael – Triple Jump (12.64 meters – 5
th)
Donyvan Givens – High Jump (6'0" – 5
th)
4x100 Meter Relay (Gilbert Dominguez,
Brandon Powell,
Caster Brandon,
Detaveon Lewis)
41.03 – 1
st
4x400 Meter Relay (
Carlos Torres-Izquierdo,
Brandon Powell, Dataveon Lewis,
Rangel Miller)
3:17.28 – 1
st
Individual Results
Elijah Baker
3000 Meter Steeple Chase (11:29.98 – 11
th)
800 Meter Dash Prelims (2:00.63 – 6
th heat)
Aiden Berwise
400 Meter Dash Prelims (52.93 – 18
th)
400 Meter Hurdles Prelims (1:05.38 – 11
th heat)
Christian Booker
Hammer Throw (106'6" – 11
th)
Shot Put (43'10" – 6
th)
Discus (151'10" – 2
nd)
Caster Brandon
100 Meter Dash Prelims (10.91 – 12
th Heat)
Malik Cooper
Long Jump (6.00 Meters – 15
th)
100 Meter Dash Prelims (10.89 – 9
th heat)
Cameron Crenshaw
800 Meter Dash Prelims (2:11.00 – 20
th heat)
Karson Doherty
Long Jump (6.33 meters – 10
th)
400 Meter Hurdles Prelims (1L04.52 – 9
th heat)
Gilbert Dominguez
100 Meter Dash Prelims (10.91 – 11
th heat)
200 Meter Dash Prelims (22.69 – 16
th heat)
Quinton Ford
3000 Meter Steeple Chase (11:58.30 – 14
th)
Carlos Garibay
Javelin (147'2" – 11
th)
Xavier Garza
1500 Meter Runs (4:36.99 – 19
th)
Keithon Glenn
800 Meter Dash Prelims (2:20.90 – 23
rd heat)
1500 Meter Runs (5:00.89 – 23
rd)
5000 Meter Run (20:41.01 – 25
th)
Donyvan Givens
Long Jump (6.64 meters – 6th)
Triple Jump (13.53 meters - 3
rd)
High Jump (6'0" – 5
th)
Beau Hill
Hammer Throw (112'10" – 10
th)
Shot Put (6'"0 – 5
th)
De'Leon Jones
110 Meter Hurdles (16.14 – 9
th)
100 Meter Fash Prelims (10.99 – 15
th heat)
Torrance Lattimore
110 Meter Hurdles Prelims (18.42 – 10
th)
400 Meter Hurdles Finals (1:01.30 – 7
th)
400 Meter Hurdles Prelims (59.73 – 7
th heat)
Dataveon Lewis
100 Meter Dash Finals (10.47 – 2
nd)
100 Meter Dash Prelims (10.53 – 2
nd heat)
100 Meter Dash Finals (21.57 – 3
rd)
200 Meter Dash Prelims (21.76 – 4
th)
Francis Michael
Long Jump (6.18 meters – 12
th)
Triple Jump (12.64 meters – 5
th)
Rangel Miller
400 Meter Dash Finals (48.29 – 1
st of 8)
400 Meter Dash Prelims (48.74 – 2
nd heat)
200 Meter Dash Finals (21.57 – 3
rd)
200 Meter Dash Prelims (21.73 – 3
rd heat)
Trenton Milner
Javelin (164'3" – 3
rd)
Pole Vault (13'1.5" – 6
th)
Decathlon (5,082 points – 4
th)
Noah Mink
3000 Meter Steeple Chase (10:40.81 – 7
th)
5000 Meter Run (18:03.84 – 16
th)
Landry Pedroza
Javelin (191'6" – 1
st of 20)
Brandon Powell
100 Meter Dash Finals (10.40 – 1
st of 8)
100 Meter Dash Prelims (10.46 – 1
st heat)
200 Meter Dash Prelims (21.26 – 1
st heat)
High Jump (6'6.75" – 1
st of 9)
Johnny Perez
Shot Put (30'0.75 – 14
th)
Discus (87'10" – 13
th)
Ernest Reyna
Javelin (109'7" – 18
th)
Discus (89'1" – 4
th)
Ty Sebek
Hammer Throw (122'3" – 9
th)
Shot Put (45'6.5" – 3
rd)
Discus (144'7" – 4
th)
Carlos Torres-Izgierdo
400 Meter Dash Prelims (50.19 – 9
th heat)
200 Meter Dash Prelims (22.55 – 14
th heat)
Jordyn Williams
110 Meter Hurdles Finals (14.99 – 4
th)
110 Meter Hurdles Prelims (15.08 – 4
th heat)
400 Meter Hurdles Finals (53.27 – 2
nd)
400 Meter Hurdles Prelims (55.68 – 1
st heat)
Daniel Zepeda
800 Meter Dash Prelims (2:08.10 – 17
th heat)
1500 Meter Run (4:26.93 – 15
th)
5000 Meter Run (18:46.24 – 19
th)
