Seven Arkansas State track and field athletes captured event titles on Saturday, capping off a stellar Red Wolves Open at the A-State Track and Field Complex.
Two facility records came down on Friday afternoon to highlight a strong first day for the Arkansas State track and field teams at the Red Wolves Open.
Amanda Fassold, who competed at NCAA Division II Azusa (Calif) Pacific, is showing she's ready for Division I competition at the University of Arkansas.
Harris & Pascoe take gold Friday for Arkansas State in SBC Outdoors By Caleb Garner - Arkansas State Athletics | May 15, 2021 at 12:07 AM CDT - Updated May 15 at 12:07 AM Evangelynn Harris and Bennett Pascoe once again stepped atop the podium Friday at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championships, putting the Arkansas State track and field teams in striking position entering the final day at Jaguar Track.
Harris took gold in the womenâs shot put, uncorking a career-best throw of 15.92m (52-2.75) to win, giving her a sweep of the conference shot put titles after winning the indoor crown in February.
To conclude the day, Pascoe displayed why he is one of the top steeplechasers in the nation Friday night, running a Sun Belt meet-record 8:53.25 to win. He will look to continue his incredible season Saturday, running in the 1500m and 5000m finals.