The Bobcats took home eight individual gold medals and 21 all-conference selections at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championships in Jonesboro, Arkansas over the weekend, where the men’s team earned the league title with 122.5 points and the women’s team finished second with 128.
Juniors Jaylon Jorge and Leslie Romero each picked up victories on Friday, the first day of the meet. Jorge tossed for a personal-best 57.15 meters (187-06) in the men’s hammer throw. Romero ran for the No. 2 time in program history in the 10,000 meters at 36:11.53 and also broke her own school record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, placing fifth at 10:39.89.
Naomi Ferdinand began the next day with another win for Texas State. The junior leapt for 6.11 meters (20-0.50) in the women’s long jump. Fellow junior Ben Collerton retained his championship in the men’s decathlon with 7,180 points. Senior thrower T’Mond Johnson took his third-straight title in the men’s shot put, launching for 19.70 meters.
