Segovia grabs silver medal, Crosby takes bronze as Texans in prime contention heading into Championship Saturday in Monroe

Segovia grabs silver medal, Crosby takes bronze as Texans in prime contention heading into Championship Saturday in Monroe
Posted: May 18, 2024

MONROE, LA — Day two of the NJCAA Outdoor National Championships saw the South Plains College men's and women's track and field teams combine to win two more medals heading into Championship Saturday at Malone Stadium on the campus of the University of Louisiana Monroe. 

Freshman Shamar Reid placed fourth in the men's shot put, totaling five points for the Texans with a mark of 56' 9.50". Sophomore Django Segovia won a silver medal with a mark of 15' 11.75" in the men's pole vault, posting eight points for South Plains. In the men's discus, Reid placed fourth nationally with a mark of 184' 11", adding an additional five points.

In the women's heptathlon, Abril Okon earned a fifth-place national finish, totaling 4395 points. Amber Simpson placed seventh in the multis for the Lady Texans, totaling 3972 points. Harry Crosby grabbed the bronze medal in the men's decathlon, racking up 6758 points over the two day stretch.

On the track, the Texans qualified for the men's 4x100 final after a sixth-place finish in prelims in 40.05. Divan Du Plooy and Damdani Benahmed qualified for the 1500-meter finals after placing first and second in prelims, respectively. Mouatez Sikiou and Gregory Prince placed sixth and seventh in the men's 400-meter prelims to qualify for Saturday's finals, while Dishaun Lamb and Isaiah Patrick qualified for the men's 110-meter hurdle finals.

Ruth Agadama placed fourth in the women's 100-meter prelims to advance to the finals, while Denzel Simusialela qualified for the men's 100-meter finals. Sophomore Lilliana Guerrero posted a 2:12.88 to advance to the women's 800-meter finals, while Benahmed advanced to the men's 800-meter finals with a time of 1:51.39 in prelims.

Safhia Hinds put down a 1:00.19 in prelims to move on to the women's 400-meter hurdle finals, and the Lady Texans 4x400 relay team will run in Saturday's finals after running a 3:43.39 on Friday.

Action will continue on Saturday with the men's javelin at 10 a.m., and the live results can be found here: https://results.adkinstrak.com/meets/35474/events/relay/246620

 

Men's team standings: 

  1. Iowa Western CC: 52 points
  2. Barton County CC: 51 points
  3. New Mexico JC: 36 points
  4. South Plains: 29 points
  5. Indian Hills CC: 22.5 points
  6. Cloud County CC: 21 points
  7. Coffeyville CC: 20 points
  8. Colby CC: 18 points
  9. Pima CC: 15.5 points
  10. Hutchinson CC: 14 points
  11. Meridian CC: 10 points
  12. Salt Lake: 8 points
  13. Hinds CC: 7 points
  14. Lansing CC: 7 points
  15. Mesa CC: 7 points
  16. Cowley College: 6.5 points
  17. North Iowa Area CC: 6 points
  18. Glendale CC: 5 points
  19. Iowa Central CC: 4 points
  20. Dodge City CC: 3.5 points
  21. Hagerstown CC: 3 points
  22. Trinidad State: 3 points
  23. Garden City CC: 1 point
  24. Crowder: 1 point
 Women's team standings: 
  1. Barton County CC: 61 points
  2. Cloud County CC: 45 points
  3. New Mexico JC: 43 points
  4. Iowa Western CC: 28 points
  5. Salt Lake: 20 points
  6. Central Arizona: 19 points
  7. Mesa CC: 18.5 points
  8. Trinidad State: 18 points
  9. South Plains: 16.83 points
  10. Hagerstown CC: 15 points
  11. Vincennes: 13 points
  12. Butler CC: 12 points
  13. Garden City CC: 9 points
  14. Paradise Valley: 9 points
  15. Pima CC: 8.33 points
  16. Iowa Central CC: 8 points
  17. Richard Bland: 8 points
  18. Cowley College: 7 points
  19. Southern Idaho: 7 points
  20. Neosho County CC: 5 points
  21. Monroe College (NR): 5 points
  22. Hutchinson CC: 4.33 points
  23. Cuyahoga CC: 4 points
  24. North Central Texas College: 4 points
  25. Crowder: 2 points