JONESBORO, Ark. (4/1/26) – Arkansas State track and field will compete in a trio of meets in Texas and California on April 2-4 as the program enters the third week of outdoor competition.
 
A majority of the team will compete at the Bobcat Invitational in San Marcos, Texas, and the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays in Austin. A-State begins competition at Texas State on Thursday, April 2, at 12:30 p.m. with the women's 100-meter hurdles featuring Kenzie Pruett and Kiara Strayhorn.
 
Action at Texas also begins on April 2, starting with the women's 800 meters featuring Mia Conroy at 6:30 p.m. and the men's 800 meters including Brandon Williams and Kamil Przybyla nine minutes later.
 
The Red Wolves open action at the Triton Invitational in La Jolla, California, on April 3. Annika Wilbanks will compete in the women's hammer throw at 11:00 a.m. (CT).
 
DIVISION I TEAMS COMPETING - BOBCAT INVITATIONAL
Arkansas State, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Austin Peay, Belmont, BYU, Cal State Fullerton, Central Arkansas, Clemson, East Texas A&M, Georgia State, Harvard, Incarnate Word, Iowa, Iowa State, Louisville, New Mexico State, New Orleans, North Dakota State, Northern Illinois, Ohio State, Oral Roberts, Sam Houston, SMU, Southern, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Texas Southern, Texas State, Texas Tech, ULM, UTEP, UTSA, Virginia Tech, Western Michigan
 
DIVISION I TEAMS COMPETING - CLYDE LITTLEFIELD TEXAS RELAYS
Abilene Christian, Arkansas State, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Austin Peay, Baylor, Belmont, Binghamton, Cal State Fullerton, Central Arkansas, Cincinnati, Clemson, CSUN, Dayton, East Texas A&M, Harvard, Houston, Houston Christian, Incarnate Word, Iowa, Kentucky, Lafayette, Lamar, Louisville, Missouri, New Orleans, Nicholls, North Texas, Northeastern, Northern Illinois, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Oral Roberts, Prairie View A&M, Princeton, Providence, Rice, SMU, TCU, Temple, Texas, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Texas Southern, Texas State, Texas Tech, UC Davis, ULM, UT Arlington, UTEP, UTSA, Virginia Tech, Washington, Western Michigan
 
DIVISION I TEAMS COMPETING - TRITON INVITATIONAL
Arkansas State, CSU Bakersfield, CSUN, Iowa State, North Dakota, Northern Arizona, Oregon, San Diego State, UC Irvine, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara, USC, Vermont, Weber State, Wisconsin
 
THREE THINGS TO NOTE:
SQUAD RANKINGS UPDATE: A-State track and field holds two top-five national standings in the USTFCCCA #EventSquad rankings as of April 1. The men's discus throw squad of Menachem Chen, Chris Boyd, Jared Moore and Omar Hussein rank third nationally with a total distance of 208.35m. The men's pole vault team consisting of John Carswell, Gavin Schaer, Jacob Dorrell and Ben Carlile holds fifth place with a total height of 20.00m. The #EventSquad rankings evaluate team depth by combining performances of a team's top athletes in individual events.
 
MAINTAINING MOMENTUM: A-State track and field carried momentum from the LSU Opener into the Alumni Bulldog Relays and WashU Distance Carnival on March 26-28. The Red Wolves won four events at the Alumni Bulldog Relays, the most in a single weekend during the 2026 indoor and outdoor season. Selase Sampram recorded her second first-place finish of the season with a 50.16m (164-7.00) discus throw. The Sun Belt women's shot put leader now holds the third-best distance in the event. Brandon Williams, Craig Becker, Joe Edwards and Aviel Gasko ended the second day of action with a time of 7:39.85 to win the men's 4x800 relay. On the final day of competition, Colby Eddowes won his third event of the indoor and outdoor season by posting a time of 13.95 in the men's 110-meter hurdles. He ties with Menachem Chen for the most event titles by a Red Wolf in 2026.
 
ON A ROLL: Senior pole vaulter Carly Pujol won her second pole vault event in as many weeks on March 27, posting a height of 4.16m (13-7.75). She holds the highest mark in the Sun Belt and the third-highest in the South Central Region. Nationally, she ties for 13th alongside Cal Poly's Astrid Teran. On March 21 at the LSU Opener, Pujol made her 2026 debut and posted a 4.00m (13-1.50) mark to claim first place. She joins Menachem Chen as the only Red Wolves to win the same event in consecutive meets during the 2026 indoor and outdoor campaign.
 
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