November 21, 2024

Azamati Named LSC Indoor Track Athlete Of The Year

West Texas A&M’s Benjamin Azamati was named the Lone Star Conference Male Track Athlete of the Year for the second consecutive season following his performance at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships. 

Azamati becomes the first student-athlete since 2017 to earn the award in consecutive seasons. The sophomore from Akim Oda, Ghana, tallied 18 points at the 2022 NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships, winning the 60m (6.63) for the second time while finishing runner-up in the 200 (21.32).

He matched the all-time DII 60m record (6.54) and ran the second-best DII time in the 200m (20.57) during the season. Azamati was also named the 2022 USTFCCCA South Central Region Men’s Track Athlete of the Year for the second straight year.

Azamati and WT will return to action tomorrow as they head to Austin for the 94th Annual Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays starting tomorrow, March 23.  The heptathlon will kickoff the four-day meet starting at 10:00 a.m. at the Mike A. Myers Stadium.

Source – gobuffsgo.com