ABILENE, Texas – McMurry University Track & Field added two more American Southwest Conference championships to its historic legacy Saturday, winning the men's and women's titles on its own turf – Wilford Moore Stadium in Abilene, Texas.
 
Since 1999, McMurry has won 32 ASC championships following Saturday's hoists. The men won their 18th title on Saturday, while the women claimed their 14th. Both programs have won four of the last five championships – three in a row for the men and two straight for the women.
 
Senior Kelby Tidwell was the meet's High Point Athlete for a second straight season, scoring 43.5 points over eight events. She was also named the ASC Most Outstanding Field Athlete after winning championships in the heptathlon, pole vault and 4x100 relay. She set a new meet record in the heptathlon with 4067 points and remains nationally ranked.
 
McMurry also had 28 all-conference selections and won eight events. Tidwell was the team's only three-time all-conference selection.
 
Furthermore, the team had 107 scoring performances across the board.
 
McMurry's head coach Cody Knight and assistants Rexi Parcells, Cody Brotherton, Corey Koch and Wayne Northover were named the ASC Coaching Staff of the Year. Knight and his staff are three-time winners.
 
In the men's standings, McMurry finished first with 250 points, followed by crosstown rival Hardin-Simmons with 203 points. UT Dallas won the battle for third with 103 points, followed by East Texas Baptist (90), LeTourneau (78), Concordia Texas (44), Belhaven (43) and Ozarks (5).
 
On the women's side, McMurry edged out Hardin-Simmons for the title with 282.5 points. HSU ended with 256.5 points. CTX and LETU tied for third at 75 points, followed by ETBU (56), Belhaven (38) and UT Dallas (8).
 
Individual Champions:

• Jaalah Puryear – Women's Hammer – 49.58m – First Individual Championship
• Reagan Owen – Men's Hammer – 52.16m – First Individual Championship
• Janeth Chacon – Women's 10K – 43:20.56 – Third Individual Championship
• Kelby Tidwell – Heptathlon – 4,067 points – Second Individual Championship (ASC Meet Record)
• Kelby Tidwell – Women's Pole Vault – 3.43m – Third Individual Championship
• Ellie Ryan – Women's Discus – 37.68m – Second Individual Championship
• Breauna Conner, Kelby Tidwell, Hannah Moss, Jada Morris – Women's 4x100 – 48.42
  • Tidwell's fourth career championship
• Dazhaun Walton – Men's 200 – 21.09 – Fourth Individual Championship

Podium Finishes:

• Ellie Ryan – Women's Hammer – Second Place – 45.58m
• Sutton Welch – Men's Hammer – Second Place – 49.01m (McM Podium Sweep)
• Jarrett Hart – Men's Hammer – Third Place – 46.73m (McM Podium Sweep)
• Ellie Ryan – Women's Javelin – Second Place – 36.85m
• Allissa Rodriguez – Women's Javelin – Third Place – 36.22m
• Christian Morales – Men's Javelin – Second Place – 52.81m
• Patrick Esparza – Men's 3000m Steeplechase – Second Place – 10:18.95
• Jazmin Chacon – Women's 10K – Second Place – 43:20.05
• Shepherd Miller – Men's Decathlon – Second Place – 5731 points
• Rylan Rogers – Men's Decathlon – Third Place – 5469 points
• Najwa Campbell – Women's Heptathlon – Third Place – 3184 points
• Kelby Tidwell – Women's Long Jump – Third Place – 5.28m
• Jayden Gonzales – Men's Pole Vault – Second Place – 4.55m
• Shepherd Miller – Men's Pole Vault – Third Place – 4.35m * (Scored 6 points)
• Rylan Rogers – Men's Pole Vault – Fourth Place – 4.35m * (Scored 5 points)
• Vern Angton III – Men's Discus – Second Place – 42.81m
• DonTre Sinegal – Men's Triple Jump – Second Place – 14.20m
• Vern Angton III – Men's Shot Put – Second Place – 14.14m
• Jessy Villagomez – Men's Shot Put – Third Place – 13.86m
• Jacee Dinkins – Women's Pole Vault – Second Place – 3.03m
• Margo Mendoza – Women's Discus – Third Place – 35.80m
• Jayden Sloan, Jacorian Colbert, Jamari Williams, Dazhaun Walton – Men's 4x100 – Second Place – 40.52
• Gabriel Sanchez – Men's 1500 – Third Place – 4:11.69
• Jazmin Chacon – Women's 1500 – Second Place – 5:13.22
• DonTre Sinegal – Men's 110m Hurdles – Second Place – 14.79
• Najwa Campbell – Women's 100m Hurdles – Second Place – 15.47
• Jayden Sloan – Men's 400 – Second Place – 47.27
• Breauna Conner – Women's 400 – Third Place – 1:01.00
• Abram Maldonado – Men's 800 – Second Place – 1:56.07
• Jazmin Chacon – Women's 800 – Second Place – 2:31.25
• Justin DeLeon – Men's 400m hurdles – Second Place – 55.34
• Jayden Sloan – Men's 400m hurdles – Third Place – 55.76
• Kelby Tidwell – Women's 400m hurdles – Second Place – 1:10.04
• Jazmin Chacon – Women's 5K – Third Place – 20:32.06
• Dazhaun Walton, Jaheim Billison, Griffin Gayler, Jayden Sloan – Men's 4x400 – Second Place – 3:17.19
• Bethany Guzman, Breauna Conner, Isabella Sanchez, Kelby Tidwell – Women's 4x400 – Second Place – 4:08.89

Other Scoring Performances:

• Elizabeth Cunningham – Women's Hammer – Fourth Place – 40.50m
• Corbin Stulir – Women's Hammer – Seventh Place – 36.74m
• Seth Setovich – Men's Hammer – Seventh Place – 38.15m
• Jayden Gonzales – Men's Javelin – Fifth Place – 46.32m
• Zachary Wood – Men's Javelin – Sixth Place – 46.31m
• Hannah Moss – Women's Javelin – Sixth Place – 34.85m
• Justin Bozell – Men's 3K Steeplechase – Fifth Place – 10:54.72
• Jaxon Batten – Men's 3K Steeplechase – Eighth Place – 11:20.81
• Jaycee Brannon – Women's 3K Steeplechase – Fourth Place – 13:45.90
• Caitlin Crow – Women's 3K Steeplechase – Fifth Place – 14:16.33
• Aubrey Batten – Women's 3K Steeplechase – Sixth Place – 14:50.07
• Andres Martinez – Men's 10K – Sixth Place – 35:04.94
• Tripp Collins – Men's 10K – Eighth Place – 36:59.14
• Aubrie Brannon – Women's 10K – Fourth Place – 44:35.61
• Trinity Martinez – Women's 10K – Sixth Place – 45:06.35
• Ashley Shea – Women's 10K – Eighth Place – 49:51.67
• Losuria Webb-Barber – Women's Heptathlon – Fourth Place – 3,025 points
• Bethany Wood – Women's Heptathlon – Fifth Place – 2,808 points
• Kade Kimmel – Men's Decathlon – Fifth Place – 4,568 points
• Cahlyl Rossin – Men's Decathlon – Sixth Place – 4,312 points
• Cody McWilliams – Men's Decathlon – Seventh Place – 4,226 points
• Taya Bridges – Women's Long Jump – Eighth Place – 4.95m
• Elizabeth Jordan – Women's Shot Put – Fifth Place – 11.38m
• Elizabeth Cunningham – Women's Shot Put – Sixth Place – 10.98m
• Corbin Stulir – Women's Shot Put – Eighth Place – 10.86m
• Jermond Lovely – Men's Long Jump – Seventh Place – 6.97m
• Luis Holguin – Men's Pole Vault – Eighth Place – 3.90m
• Jayden Sloan – Men's Triple Jump – Fourth Place – 13.88m
• Bethany Wood – Women's High Jump – Fifth Place – 1.46m
• Sutton Welch – Men's Shot Put – Fifth Place – 13.50m
• Daniel Zarzoza III – Men's Shot Put – Eighth Place – 12.04m
• Kelby Tidwell – Women's Triple Jump – Eighth Place – 10.28m
• Glenda Parra – Women's Discus – Fifth Place – 34.98m
• Elizabeth Jordan – Women's Discus – Eighth Place – 33.96m
• John Zuniga Jr. – Men's 1500 – Fourth Place – 4:12.74
• Abram Maldonado – Men's 1500 – Sixth Place – 4:13.31
• Janeth Chacon – Women's 1500 – Fourth Place – 5:27.26
• Aubrie Brannon – Women's 1500 – Seventh Place – 5:32.83
• Justin DeLeon – Men's 110m Hurdles – Seventh Place – 15.86
• Nandhi Brown – Women's 100m Hurdles – Fourth Place – 16.58
• Kelby Tidwell – Women's 100m Hurdles – Fifth Place – 16.59
• Griffin Gayler – Men's 400 – Fourth Place – 48.97
• Jaheim Billison – Men's 400 – Sixth Place – 49.62
• Isabella Sanchez – Women's 400 – Seventh Place – 1:04.91
• Bethany Guzman – Women's 400 – Eighth Place – 1:04.97
• Dazhaun Walton – Men's 100 – Sixth Place – 10.77
• Jacorian Colbert – Men's 100 – Seventh Place – 10.89
• Jada Morris – Women's 100 – Fourth Place – 12.55
• Hannah Moss – Women's 100 – Sixth Place – 12.86
• Gabriel Sanchez – Men's 800 – Sixth Place – 2:00.47
• Bethany Guzman – Women's 800 – Fourth Place – 2:32.85
• Katelyn Hernandez – Women's 800 – Sixth Place – 2:40.34
• Kade Kimmel – Men's 400m Hurdles – Sixth Place – 59.24
• Isabella Sanchez – Women's 400m Hurdles – Fourth Place – 1:18.03
• Caitlin Crow – Women's 400m Hurdles – Seventh Place – 1:27.70
• Aubrey Batten – Women's 400m Hurdles – Eighth Place – 1:31.35
• Jamari Williams – Men's 200 – Sixth Place – 22.01
• Breauna Conner – Women's 200 – Fifth Place – 25.79
• Andres Martinez – Men's 5K – Fifth Place – 17:00.20
• Gabriel Sanchez – Men's 5K – Eighth Place – 17:15.06
• Aubrie Brannon – Women's 5K – Fourth Place – 21:30.16
• Janeth Chacon – Women's 5K – Sixth Place – 22:01.73
• Trinity Martinez – Women's 5K – Eighth Place – 22:19.76

 
 
2022 ASC Track & Field Championship Standings

Women	Points	Men	Points
1. McMurry	282.5	1. McMurry	250
2. Hardin-Simmons	256.5	2. Hardin-Simmons	203
t3. Concordia Texas	75	3. UT Dallas	103
t3. LeTourneau	75	4. East Texas Baptist	90
5. East Texas Baptist	56	5. LeTourneau	78
6. Belhaven	38	6. Concordia Texas	44
7. UT Dallas	8	7. Belhaven	43
8. Ozarks	0	8. Ozarks	5

2022 ASC Track & Field Individual Award Winners
Women's
Co-Sportsmanship Athletes of the Year: Logan Haller, Hardin-Simmons & Bayli Luke, Concordia Texas
Outstanding Freshman Athlete: Ellie Marsh, LeTourneau
High Point Athlete: Kelby Tidwell, McMurry ²
Outstanding Field Athlete: Kelby Tidwell, McMurry
Outstanding Track Athlete: Kylah Holland, Hardin-Simmons
Coaching Staff of the Year: McMurry (Cody Knight - Head Coach, Rexi Parcells, Cody Brotherton, Corey Koch, Wayne Northover) ^{2
2-Two-time winner}

Men's
Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year: Kelton Kemp, Belhaven
Outstanding Freshman Athlete: Aidan Matthews, Hardin-Simmons
High Point Athlete: Trent Sakakini, UT Dallas
Co-Outstanding Field Athletes: Erik Moore, LeTourneau & Ben Adams, Belhaven
Outstanding Track Athlete: Trent Sakakini, UT Dallas
Coaching Staff of the Year: McMurry (Cody Knight - Head Coach, Rexi Parcells, Cody Brotherton, Corey Koch, Wayne Northover) ^{3
3-Three-time winner}

2022 ASC Track & Field All-Conference Teams (First Place Finishers - First Team, Second Place Finishers - Second Team)
Women's
First Team
Abby Bramlett, Hardin-Simmons ²
Chisom Bright-Osigwe, East Texas Baptist ²
Kynnedi Brown, Hardin-Simmons ²
Kaitlyn Callaway, Hardin-Simmons ²
Janeth Chacon, McMurry ²
Breauna Conner, McMurry
Hallie Edmondson, Hardin-Simmons
Lynda Farmer, Hardin-Simmons ²
Keni Fisher, Hardin-Simmons ²
Kiki Gonzales, Hardin-Simmons
Logan Haller, Hardin-Simmons ²
Kylah Holland, Hardin-Simmons
Bayli Luke, Concordia Texas ³
Jada Morris, McMurry
Hannah Moss, McMurry
Jaalah Puryear, McMurry
Ellie Ryan, McMurry ²
Kelby Tidwell, McMurry ³
She'Ray Wilson, Hardin-Simmons

Second Team
Brittany Acosta, Hardin-Simmons ²
Ashaunti Barnes, Belhaven ²
Laura Bennett, Hardin-Simmons
Najwa Campbell, McMurry ²
Jazmin Chacon, McMurry ²
Jacee Dinkins, McMurry
Kadi Downs, Hardin-Simmons
Tashianna Gray, LeTourneau
Bethany Guzman, McMurry
Kaitlin Hall, LeTourneau
Kaitlyn Reed, LeTourneau
Isabella Sanchez, McMurry
Jada Slaine, Hardin-Simmons

3 - Three-time All-Conference
2 - Two-time All-Conference

Men's
First Team
Ben Adams, Belhaven ³
Devan Bailey, UT Dallas
Caster Brandon, East Texas Baptist
Malik Cooper, East Texas Baptist
Tra'Mikal Davis, East Texas Baptist
Nathaniel Finch, Hardin-Simmons
Jordan Flores, Hardin-Simmons ²
Kelton Kemp, Belhaven ²
Detaveon Lewis, East Texas Baptist ⁴
Jack Miller, LeTourneau
Rangel Miller, East Texas Baptist ²
Erik Moore, LeTourneau ²
Landon Norsworthy, Concordia Texas
Reagan Owen, McMurry
Brandon Powell, East Texas Baptist ²
Ethan Ramirez, Hardin-Simmons
Trent Sakakini, UT Dallas
Parnelle Shands, Hardin-Simmons ²
Dazhaun Walton, McMurry ²
 
Second Team
Vern Angton III, McMurry
Jaheim Billison, McMurry
Jacorian Colbert, McMurry
Griffin Davis, UT Dallas ²
Justin DeLeon, McMurry
Patrick Esparza, McMurry
Griffin Gayler, McMurry
Jayden Gonzales, McMurry ²
Abram Maldonado, McMurry
Aidan Matthews, Hardin-Simmons
Sheperd Miller, McMurry
Zach Mitchell, Hardin-Simmons
Christian Morales, McMurry
Sunny Ozoh, Concordia Texas
Isaiah Poston, Hardin-Simmons
Layton Ranson, Hardin-Simmons ²
DonTre Sinegal, McMurry
Jayden Sloan, McMurry ²
Andres Uriegas, UT Dallas
Sutton Welch, McMurry ²
Jamari Williams, McMurry ²

4 - Four-time All-Conference
3 - Three-time All-Conference
2 - Two-time All-Conference


2022 ASC Track & Field Championship Event Winners

Event	Women's Winner	School	Mark *-ASC Champ Rec.	Men's Winner	School	Mark *-ASC Champ Rec.
100 Meters	Chisom Bright-Osigwe	East Texas Baptist	11.91	Parnelle Shands	Hardin-Simmons	10.37
200 Meters	Chisom Bright-Osigwe	East Texas Baptist	24.54	Dazhaun Walton	McMurry	21.09
400 Meters	Bayli Luke	Concordia Texas	57.57	Rangel Miller	East Texas Baptist	47.24
800 Meters	Bayli Luke	Concordia Texas	2:30.10	Trent Sakakini	UT Dallas	1:55.25
1,500 Meters	Kylah Holland	Hardin-Simmons	5:06.73	Trent Sakakini	UT Dallas	4:04.62
5,000 Meters	Kylah Holland	Hardin-Simmons	20:12.61	Devan Bailey	UT Dallas	16:09.23
10,000 Meters	Janeth Chacon	McMurry	43:20.56	Devan Bailey	UT Dallas	33:27.38
100/110 Meter Hurdles	Kynnedi Brown	Hardin-Simmons	14.65	Kelton Kemp	Belhaven	14.74
400 Meter Hurdles	Kynnedi Brown	Hardin-Simmons	1:05.50	Ethan Ramirez	Hardin-Simmons	53.93
3,000 Meter Steeplechase	Kylah Holland	Hardin-Simmons	11:38.97 *	Trent Sakakini	UT Dallas	9:42.26
4x100 Meter Relay	Breauna Conner Kelby Tidwell Hannah Moss Jada Morris	McMurry	48.42	Malik Cooper Brandon Powell Caster Brandon Detaveon Lewis	East Texas Baptist	40.29 *
4x400 meter Relay	Kynnedi Brown Hallie Edmondson Lynda Farmer Abby Bramlett	Hardin-Simmons	4:06.69	TraMikal Davis Brandon Powell Detaveon Lewis Rangel Miller	East Texas Baptist	3:15.80 *
High Jump	Logan Haller	Hardin-Simmons	1.61 m (5-3.25)	Bradon Powell	East Texas Baptist	2.01 m (6-7)
Pole Vault	Kelby Tidwell	McMurry	3.43 m (11-3)	Jack Miller	LeTourneau	4.85 m (15-11)
Long Jump	Keni Fisher	Hardin-Simmons	5.65 m (18-6.5)	Landon Norsworthy	Concordia Texas	7.15 m (23-5.5)
Triple Jump	She'Ray Wilson	Hardin-Simmons	11.80 m (38-8.75)	Jordan Flores	Hardin-Simmons	14.38 m (47-2.25)
Shot Put	Kiki Gonzales	Hardin-Simmons	12.12 m (39-5.25)	Nathaniel Finch	Hardin-Simmons	14.55 m (47-9)
Discus	Ellie Ryan	McMurry	37.68 m (123-7)	Nathaniel Finch	Hardin-Simmons	43.36 m (142-3)
Hammer Throw	Jaala Puryear	McMurry	49.58 m (162-8)	Reagan Owen	McMurry	52.16 m (171-1)
Javelin	Kaitlyn Callaway	Hardin-Simmons	39.29 m (128-11)	Ben Adams	Belhaven	58.10 m (190-7)
Heptathlon/Decathlon	Kelby Tidwell	McMurry	4,067 *	Erik Moore	LeTourneau	6,177 *

 
Past ASC Track & Field Team Champions

Year	Men's Champion	Women's Champion
1997	Howard Payne	Austin
1998	Howard Payne	Austin
1999	McMurry	McMurry
2000	McMurry	McMurry
2001	McMurry	McMurry
2002	McMurry	McMurry
2003	McMurry	McMurry
2004	McMurry	McMurry
2005	McMurry	Texas Lutheran
2006	McMurry	McMurry
2007	McMurry	McMurry
2008	McMurry	McMurry
2009	McMurry	McMurry
2010	McMurry	Texas Lutheran
2011	McMurry	Texas Lutheran
2012	McMurry	Texas Lutheran
2013	UT Tyler	Texas Lutheran
2014	UT Tyler	UT Tyler
2015	UT Tyler	UT Tyler
2016	UT Tyler	Hardin-Simmons
2017	McMurry	McMurry
2018	UT Tyler	McMurry
2019	McMurry	Hardin-Simmons
2021	McMurry	McMurry
2022	McMurry	McMurry