BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Texas Southern University men's track & field team dominated the 2024 indoor championship from start to finish en route to claiming its 11th SWAC indoor title in school history.
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The Tigers set the tone on day one as they dominated the field events.
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Tyree Newman claimed a pair of titles in the heptathlon as he set personal bests while winning the long jump (21-11.75) and pole vault (14-1.25). Newman finished fourth overall with 4,675 points followed by Donovan Brooks' fifth-place finish of 4,361 points. Donyae Castaneda placed fourth in the long jump (23-6.75) followed by a clean sweep in the pole vault as Adam Hines (13-3.5), Ian Charles (12-11.5) and Newman (12-11.5) finished 1-2 as Charles and Newman finished tied for second. Donovan Brooks also earned a top-10 finish as he jumped 10-11.75 to place ninth.
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Blaine Nunn (48-8) and Jalen Walker (47-9) finished 1-2 in the shot put as both set personal bests. Kellen Garion also picked up points with an eighth-place throw of 44-8.25 feet. Turey Stoudmire finished third in the high jump with a height of 6-9
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Jose Gonzalez began to cement his legacy in the SWAC on Saturday with a first-place finish in the 3,000 (8:26.38) and helped the distance medley team of David Livingston, Michael Strange, Jr. and Brandon Washington win first place in a time of 10:27.87.
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On Sunday, Walker finished second in the weight throw with a personal best mark of 57-2 while Nunn placed eighth after a personal best throw of 46-9. Chadrick Williams finished second after a tight event in the triple jump as he jumped an indoor-best 50-4.5 followed by a 9-10 finish from Elijah Jordan (47-6.5) and Ahmad Muhammad (47-0.25).
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Chaunkiveon Lewis ran a personal-best 8.32 to place fourth in the 60-meter hurdles followed by Donyea Jarmon's (8.55) sixth-place run. Chaunzavia Lewis ran a season-best 6.87 to place fifth in the 60-meter dash finals while Gonzalez won the mile run in a time of 4:18.06. Brandon Washington placed third in the 400 after a run of 1:54.43.
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Gonzalez capped off his Sunday with his fourth gold medal as he won the 5,000 in a time of 15:09.29 while Livingston placed eighth (15:55.75).
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Gonzalez was named the SWAC's Most Outstanding Track Performer while head coach Clyde Duncan was named Men's Coach of the Year.