Sam Houston Bearkats track and field

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Sam Houston Bearkats track and field
UniversitySam Houston State University
Head coachDavid Self
ConferenceC-USA
LocationHuntsville, Texas
Outdoor trackMeredith & Miriam York Track & Field Complex
NicknameBearkats
ColorsOrange and white[1]
   

The Sam Houston Bearkats track and field team is the track and field program that represents Sam Houston State University. The Bearkats compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the Conference USA. The team is based in Huntsville, Texas, at the Meredith & Miriam York Track & Field Complex.[2]

The program is coached by David Self.[3] The track and field program officially encompasses four teams because the NCAA considers men's and women's indoor track and field and outdoor track and field as separate sports.[4]

Pole vaulter Clayton Fritsch became the program's most successful athlete at the NCAA level, finishing runner-up at the 2022 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[5]

Postseason

As of August 2025, a total of 4 men and 6 women have achieved individual first-team All-American status for the team at the Division I men's outdoor, women's outdoor, men's indoor, or women's indoor national championships (using the modern criteria of top-8 placing regardless of athlete nationality).[6][7]

First team NCAA All-Americans
Team Championships Name Event Place Ref.
Women's 2001 Outdoor Precious Madison Long jump 8th [8]
Women's 2006 Outdoor Roshunda Betts Javelin throw 5th [9]
Women's 2007 Outdoor Jennie Sewell Pole vault 5th [10]
Men's 2010 Indoor Michael Courtney 400 meters 4th [11]
Men's 2011 Outdoor Chris Cralle Hammer throw 7th [12]
Women's 2016 Indoor Ashley Jenkins Weight throw 4th [13]
Women's 2016 Outdoor Danielle Demas 100 meters hurdles 7th [14]
Men's 2018 Indoor Tyler Adams Heptathlon 3rd [15]
Men's 2019 Indoor Clayton Fritsch Pole vault 7th [16]
Men's 2019 Outdoor Clayton Fritsch Pole vault 3rd [17]
Men's 2021 Indoor Clayton Fritsch Pole vault 7th [16]
Men's 2021 Outdoor Clayton Fritsch Pole vault 4th [17]
Men's 2022 Indoor Clayton Fritsch Pole vault 3rd [16]
Women's 2022 Indoor KeAyla Dove Shot put 5th [18]
Men's 2022 Outdoor Clayton Fritsch Pole vault 2nd [17]

See also

  • Category:Sam Houston Bearkats men's track and field athletes (4)

References

  1. ^ "Athletic Branding". Sam Houston State University Department of Marketing and Communications. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Sam Houston Bearkats Outdoor Media Guide" (PDF). Sam Houston State University Athletics. Retrieved 27 December 2024. "Sam Houston Bearkats Indoor Media Guide" (PDF). Sam Houston State University Athletics. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Sam Houston Bearkats Track and Field Coach". Sam Houston State University Athletics. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Here are the differences between the indoor and outdoor track seasons". ncaa.com. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  5. ^ "The bar has been raised". katytimes.com.
  6. ^ "USTFCCCA InfoZone: Meet History by Event: NCAA Division I Indoor Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  7. ^ "USTFCCCA InfoZone: Meet History by Event: NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Long jump at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Javelin throw at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  10. ^ "Pole vault at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  11. ^ "400 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  12. ^ "Hammer throw at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  13. ^ "Weight throw at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  14. ^ "100 meters hurdles at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  15. ^ "Heptathlon at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  16. ^ a b c "Pole vault at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  17. ^ a b c "Pole vault at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  18. ^ "Shot put at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
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