Lion Women’s Golf remains in the top four at NCAA West Regionals.

STOCKTON, Calif. – The Texas A&M University-Commerce women’s golf remains in the top four in the NCAA West Regional Championships after Tuesday’s round at the Brookside Country Club. 

The Lions started the day in second place and were in the lead for a period during the day. However, they end the day in fourth place with a team score of 590 (293-297), two strokes ahead of West Texas A&M in fifth place. Next week, the top five teams after Wednesday’s round advance to the NCAA National Championships in Gainesville, Georgia. 

“We started the day off strong and then just lost some shots in the middle of the day,” said coach Lise Malherbe. “We ended on a good note as a team, though, to take some momentum into tomorrow. We’re looking for some more birdies to drop tomorrow and make a run at it!”

Inma Ortiz Prieto (Huelva, Spain) is tied for seventh place with a score of 144 (72-72), along with Sophie-Charlott Hempel (Pirmasens, Germany), who shot a 71 on Tuesday and 73 on Monday. 

Sarah Wongsinth (Udon Thani, Thailand) tied for 25th place with a score of 150 (73-77), Michelle Becker (San Antonio – Reagan) posted a score of 152 (75-77) to tie for 32nd place, and Karlee Nichols (San Antonio – Smithson Valley) tied for 39th place with a score of 154 (76-78). 

Texas A&M International has a two-stroke lead over DBU for first place, while TAMIU’s Sahara Washington and Colorado Christian’s Faith Kilgore are in the lead with a combined score of 137. 

On Wednesday, the Lions pair up with West Texas A&M and Cal State East Bay in the final round. Nichols tees off in the first group at 8:00 am pacific time, and Hempel is in the last Lion group at 8:44 am pacific time.

Pos	Team	Round 1	Round 2	Total
1	Texas A&M International	289	291	580
2	DBU	294	288	582
3	Colorado Christian	296	288	584
4	A&M–COMMERCE	293	297	590
5	West Texas A&M	295	297	592
6	Cal State East Bay	300	298	598
7	Arkansas-Fort Smith	304	296	600
8	Cal State San Marcos	300	305	605
9	Cal State Monterey Bay	305	302	607
10	Biola	303	312	615
11	Western Washington	304	312	616
12	St. Mary’s	317	306	623

 

4	A&M-COMMERCE	293	297	590
T7	Sophie-Charlott Hempel	73	71	144
T7	Inma Ortiz Prieto	72	72	144
T25	Sarah Wongsinth	73	77	150
T32	Michelle Becker	75	77	152
T39	Karlee Nichols	76	78	154

Lion women climb a spot; Lion men remain steady in USTFCCCA Ratings Index.

NEW ORLEANS – The Texas A&M University-Commerce women’s track & field team rose in the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Ratings Index to be rated No. 7. In contrast, the men’s team holds steady at No. 3 in Division II. 

The Lions competed in the East Texas Quad last week and had four top 10 marks in the country last week. Overall, the men’s team has ten individuals and three relay teams with season-best marks in the top 10 in the country, while the women have four individuals and three relay teams that are top 10.

A&M-Commerce competes at the Lone Star Conference Championships in Kingsville from Thursday through Saturday.

2022 USTFCCCA National Track & Field Rating Index – Men – 5/3/22

Rank	Team	Points	Change
1	Azusa Pacific	264.21	(LW: 3)
2	West Texas A&M	227.17	(LW: 1)
3	Grand Valley State	227.16	(LW: 2)
4	Fresno Pacific	175.30	(LW: 5)
5	Minnesota State	174.70	(LW: 4)
6	Adams State	152.48	(LW: 6)
7	A&M-Commerce	118.86	(LW: 8)
8	Academy Of Art	105.13	(LW: 10)
9	Pittsburg State	99.46	(LW: 7)
10	UC-Colorado Springs	90.81	(LW: 17)
11	Queens (N.C.)	90.75	(LW: 13)
12	Angelo State	81.50	(LW: 11)
13	Lincoln (Mo.)	77.08	(LW: 9)
14	Simon Fraser	71.04	(LW: 12)
15	CSU Pueblo	69.36	(LW: 14)
16	Winona State	65.43	(LW: 24)
17	Fort Hays State	61.50	(LW: 15)
18	Central Missouri	60.56	(LW: 16)
19	Findlay	59.00	(LW: 19)
20	Missouri Southern	58.24	(LW: 18)
21	Colorado Mesa	58.19	(LW: 35)
22	Lee (Tenn.)	56.04	(LW: 20)
23	Saginaw Valley State	54.37	(LW: 21)
24	Cal Poly Pomona	51.02	(LW: 23)
25	Colo. School of Mines	49.99	(LW: 22)

2022 USTFCCCA National Track & Field Rating Index – Women – 5/3/22

Rank	Team	Points	Change
1	West Texas A&M	278.28	(LW: 1)
2	Grand Valley State	248.94	(LW: 2)
3	A&M-Commerce	202.53	(LW: 3)
4	Adams State	172.20	(LW: 5)
5	Pittsburg State	171.41	(LW: 4)
6	Central Missouri	135.26	(LW: 6)
7	Colo. School of Mines	110.73	(LW: 7)
8	UC-Colorado Springs	108.48	(LW: 9)
9	CSU Pueblo	104.58	(LW: 8)
10	Ashland	100.53	(LW: 12)
11	Angelo State	99.94	(LW: 10)
12	Queens	88.39	(LW: 15)
13	Azusa Pacific	86.26	(LW: 23)
14	Missouri Southern	81.62	(LW: 11)
15	Lee	80.45	(LW: 13)
16	Academy of Art	69.93	(LW: 25)
17	Southern Connecticut	64.27	(LW: 16)
18	Carson-Newman	63.83	(LW: 27)
19	Washburn	63.22	(LW: 17)
20	Lincoln (Mo.)	62.85	(LW: 14)
21	Neb.-Kearney	56.36	(LW: 19)
22	Fort Hays State	56.29	(LW: 18)
23	Lindenwood	53.16	(LW: 24)
24	Alabama-Huntsville	52.81	(LW: 21)
25	Augustana	50.49	(LW: 26)

LSC Athletes of the Week are Edwin, Perera, and Scott.

RICHARDSON – Three Texas A&M University-Commerce track & field team members are named Lone Star Conference Athletes of the Week on Wednesday afternoon. 

Delan Edwin (Castries, Saint Lucia) is named the men’s track athlete of the week, Ushan Perera (Mahabage, Sri Lanka) is named the men’s field athlete of the week, and Candesha Scott (St. David, Grenada) is named the women’s field athlete of the week. 

Edwin broke a facility and school record while recording two top 10 times in the country this past week at the East Texas Quad. He set the school and facility record with a time of 20.70 in the 200-meter dash, which is third in the country. In addition, he timed 10.28 seconds in the 100-meter dash, which is seventh in the country. 

Perera cleared 7 feet 2.5 inches (2.20m) in the high jump to set the new facility record at the East Texas Quad. The only other athlete in Division II to clear 2.20m was Perera earlier this season. 

Scott threw 162 feet 7 inches (49.55m) in the javelin to set the new school and facility record at the East Texas Quad this past week. That mark is also second in the country. 

The Lions’ total of student-athletes of the week has increased to 18 this season. Twelve of the weekly honorees have been during the outdoor season, and this is the second straight that the Lions have had three of the four weekly honors. In addition, Edwin, Perera, and Scott have received weekly honors at least once this season before this week.

A&M-Commerce and the rest of the Lone Star Conference are en route to Kingsville for the LSC Championships, which begin on Thursday and run through Saturday.

WEEKLY AWARDS
Men’s Track
M-23     Bassem Hemeida, West Texas A&M
M-30     Benjamin Azamati, West Texas A&M
A-6         J.T. Smith, A&M-Commerce
A-13       Benjamin Azamati, West Texas A&M (2)
A-21       Dylan Burrows, Oklahoma Christian
A-27       Cameron Macon, A&M-Commerce
M-3        Delan Edwin, A&M-Commerce

Men’s Field
M-23     D.J. Delancy, Texas A&M-Kingsville
M-30     Elmar Schutte, A&M-Commerce
Johnathon Harper, Texas A&M-Kingsville
A-6         Elvis Kryukov, Angelo State
Moaz Ibrahim, A&M-Commerce
A-13       Dodley Thermitus, A&M-Commerce
A-21       D.J. Delancy, Texas A&M-Kingsville (2)
A-27       Justin Lewis, A&M-Commerce
M-3        Ushan Perera, A&M-Commerce

Women’s Track
M-23     Mijah Collier, UT Tyler
M-30     Eleonora Curtabbi, West Texas A&M
A-6         Minna Svaerd, A&M-Commerce
A-13       Leah Belfield, West Texas A&M
A-21       Eleonora Curtabbi, West Texas A&M (2)
A-27       Mariana Shostak, A&M-Commerce
M-3        4×400-meter relay (Shiean Walters, Zykia McDaniel, Genevie Rivera, and Maricia Spence), Angelo State

Women’s Field
M-23     Katryna Hernandez, Texas A&M-Kingsville
M-30     Gertrudis Balli, Texas A&M-Kingsville
A-6         Maricia Spence, Angelo State
A-13       Candesha Scott, A&M-Commerce
A-21       Gertrudis Balli, Texas A&M-Kingsville (2)
A-27       Kimberly Ortolon, Texas A&M-Kingsville
M-3        Candesha Scott, A&M-Commerce (2)

 

Lions head into the postseason, being ranked No. 18 in NFCA rankings.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Texas A&M University-Commerce softball team entered the postseason ranked No. 18 in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) poll, climbing two spots in the top 25 rankings this week. 

The Lions ended the regular season with a 39-13, collecting two wins over No. 15 Oklahoma Christian last week and fell twice to No. 1 UT-Tyler. The Lions have six wins over currently ranked teams and nine wins over teams that were ranked when the Lions played them. 

A&M-Commerce earned the No. 4 seed in the Lone Star Conference Tournament and matches with the No. 5 seed Angelo State, ranked No. 7 nationally, on Friday at 1:30 pm in the first round.

2022 NFCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll – 5/3/22

Rank	School	Points	Record	Prev. Ranking
1	UT Tyler (16)	400	40-4	1
2	Texas A&M-Kingsville	377	43-8	3
3	Indianapolis	364	45-7	2
4	Auburn Montgomery	352	38-8	5
5	Central Oklahoma	343	44-8	4
6	Rogers State	309	43-9	6
7	Angelo State	302	38-9	7
8	Tampa	282	33-10	9
9	Cal State San Marcos	271	39-9	8
10	Valdosta State	260	33-9	10
11	Augustana	238	42-7	12
12	Concordia Irvine	229	43-8	11
13	Lubbock Christian	214	37-9	13
14	Minnesota State	189	42-10	16
15	Southern Indiana	170	40-10	17
16	Anderson	152	38-8	14
17	North Georgia	125	40-15	19
18	A&M-Commerce	120	39-13	20
19	Oklahoma Christian	103	38-12	15
20	West Florida	100	30-13	18
21	Grand Valley State	91	38-5	21
22	Adelphi	66	39-11	25
23	Washburn	42	42-11	RV
24	Kutztown	35	33-13	22
25	Lenoir-Rhyne	28	37-14	23

New to Poll: No. 23 Washburn
Dropped Out: No. 24 Chico State
Receiving Votes:  Chico State (15), Embry-Riddle (7), St. Mary’s (8), Colorado Mesa (4), Rollins (3), Nova Southeastern (2), Lincoln Memorial (1)