SAN ANGELO – The Angelo State track and field teams gear up for their final meet of the season, the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships, which is slated to take place this Thursday through Saturday in Emporia, Kansas.
 
NCAA Division II Outdoor National Championships – Hosted by Emporia State
Emporia, Kansas | May 21-23 | Francis G. Welch Stadium
Live Scoring | Live Video – Day One | Live Video – Day Two | Live Video – Day Three
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Rams and Rambelles last competed two weeks ago at the LSC Championships, where the Rambelles claimed third place, while the Rams pushed defending LSC champions West Texas A&M to the brink, but ultimately, it was WT who claimed the title by a lone point over the Rams.

The Rams claimed eight individual championships, while Marie Schuler walked away with the lone women's individual championship, winning the hammer throw.
 
QUICK NOTES

• At the indoor championships back in March, the Rams finished fourth, their best finish in indoor track in program history.
• At indoors, William Opare claimed the top honors in the 400 meters while finishing as the runner-up in the 200 meters; he anchored the Rams' 4x400m relay national championship team, also being joined by Taylor Briggs, Rami Balti, and Bautista Diamante.
• The Rambelles won the team national championship back in 2010, besting second-place Lincoln (Mo.) by 14 points; the Rambelles' lone runner-up finish came the year before to Lincoln (Mo.), who won the '09 title by three points.
• The Rams have finished as the national runners-up on six different occasions (1983, 1984, 1989, 1991, 1997, and 2019); in 2019, Ashland edged the Rams by a lone point to claim the national title.

Schedule
Thursday

Event	Time	Student-Athlete	National Ranking	Season-Best Mark
Heptathlon – Day 1	11 a.m.	Abril Okon	16th	5,038 points
Hammer (Flight 1)	3:30 p.m.	Esma Pajt	20th	55.67m
Hammer (Flight 1)	3:30 p.m.	Kamryn Williams	21st	55.62m
Hammer (Flight 2)	3:30 p.m.	Marie Schuler	5th	61.44m
4x100m relay (Heat 2) - prelims	4:50 p.m.	Bautista Diamante, Taylor Briggs, Francis Patanpatan, William Opare	6th	39.75m
400 meters (Heat 1) - prelims	5:40 p.m.	Jahleel Armstrong	14th	46.46s
400 meters (Heat 1) - prelims	5:40 p.m.	Rami Balti	5th	45.94s
400 meters (Heat 1) - prelims	5:40 p.m.	William Opare	4th	45.93s
400m hurdles (Heat 2) - prelims	7:55 p.m.	Kaylee Price	22nd	59.58s

 
Friday

Event	Time	Student-Athlete	National Ranking	Season-Best Mark
Heptathlon – Day 2	10:30 a.m.	Abril Okon	16th	5,038 points
Discus (Flight 1)	1:30 p.m.	Vanam Sharma	20th	53.60m
High Jump	3:30 p.m.	Dayvon Williams	14th	2.10m
200 meters (Heat 2) - prelims	5:30 p.m.	William Opare	3rd	20.48m
4x400m relay (Heat 1) - prelims	7:50 p.m.	Jahleel Armstrong, Rami Balti, Francis Patanpatan, William Opare	3rd	3:06.24

 
Saturday

Event	Time	Student-Athlete	National Ranking	Season-Best Mark
Javelin (Flight 2)	12 p.m.	Jaime Moreno	9th	69.62m
Pole Vault	2 p.m.	Jonathan Wright	16th	5.18m
Javelin (Flight 2)	3 p.m.	Ekaterina Fedotova	6th	50.39m
High Jump	3:15 p.m.	Abril Okon	20th	1.71m

 
Saturday Running Finals

Event	Time
4x100m relay	4 p.m.
400 meters	4:35 p.m.
400m hurdles	5:50 p.m.
200 meters	6:10 p.m.
4x400m relay	7:20 p.m.