KINGSVILLE, Texas- The Texas A&M-Kingsville track and field wrapped up the 2022 Lone Star Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday, with redshirt senior D.J. Delancy (Bethel Town, Jamacia) finishing atop the leaderboard in the shot put. 
 
On his fourth attempt, Delancy reached 17.76m (58-3.25) for a new personal best while climbing into 13th nationally. Additionally, the female shot-putters performed well, with sophomore Katryna Hernandez (Skidmore, Texas), classmate Mackenzie Contreras (Edcouch, Texas), and freshman Devon Williams (Gonzales, Texas) finishing third, fourth and fifth, 
 
Hernandez reached the podium after tossing the implement 14.14m (46-4.75) on her third attempt claiming bronze. Contreras meanwhile measured at 13.74m (45-1), while Williams rounded out the points scorers at 13.40m (43-11.75).
 
Senior Kimberly Ortolon (Edna, Texas) once again snapped the school record in the pole vault, clearing 3.96m (12-11.75) on her second attempt at the height. She was joined by sophomore Bianca Cardenas (Elsa, Texas) in the event, who logged a fifth-place finish at 3.56m (11-8). 
 
Also collecting silver, junior Jordan Wilson (Blytheville, Arkansas) leaped to 7.43m (24-4.25) on his fifth attempt, while freshman Nana Amo-Mensah (Corpus Christi, Texas) claimed bronze at 7.39m (24-3). R senior Shammawi Wellington (Portmore, Jamacia) picked up points in the event as well, finishing sixth with a distance of 7.30m (23-11.50). 
 
Snagging a bronze, freshman Blake Gordon (Yokum, Texas) logged a personal record in the men's pole vault, thanks to a 4.76m (15-7.50) clearance. 
 
On the track, the men's 4x100m relay team started the day with a third-place finish as Wellington was joined by junior Shaun Gill (Belize City, Belize), sophomore Bryson Dyer (New Braunfels, Texas), and sophomore Johnathan Macareno (Kingsville, Texas), with the squad crossing the finish line in 41.83.
 
Also coming in third, newcomer Kennedi Silmon (Corpus Christi, Texas) clocked in at 14.11, to reach the podium in her first collegiate conference meet. 
 
Later on, the men's 4x400m relay team comprised of Dyer sophomore Gabriel Field (China Spring, Texas), classmate Sterling Riles (Houston, Texas), , and sophomore Michael Samihamba (Dallas, Texas) placed fourth with a season-best time fo 3:17.46.
 
Earlier in the day, Riles and Dyer placed back-to-back in the 400m, with Riles in sixth at 49.53, while Dyer took seventh in 50.31. Additionally, Field was the seventh-place finisher in the 110m hurdles after clocking in at 14.93.
 
Meanwhile, in the women's iteration of the 4x400m relay, freshman Cynai Christopher (Missouri City, Texas), sophomore Sophia Ramirez (Edinburg, Texas), newcomer Lori Martinez (Edinburg, Texas), and freshman Vitiana Robert (Tarbes, France) also placed fourth, clocking in at 3:53.11.
 
Christopher also competed individually in the open quarter-mile, taking sixth in 58.11. She also took on the long jump, where the Missouri City native leaped to 5.68m (18-8). 
 
Snagging a point in the 800m, freshman Cody Fountain (Portland, Texas) placed eighth with a time of 1:57.66. Also scoring on the day, redshirt senior Dean Wallace (Geronimo, Texas) placed eighth in the javelin after a 48.84m (160-3). 
 
On the team leaderboard, the Javelina men took fifth, managing 88 points, while the women managed fifth after scoring 67.
 
West Texas A&M were crowned Lone Star Conference Champions in both divisions as their men's team scored 214 and their women 230.
  
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