Monday, February 21
Birmingham, AL
University of Texas Arlington
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Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships
Track & Field Set to Compete at Sun Belt Indoor Championships
2/20/2022 8:07:00 PM | Track & Field
ARLINGTON – The UT Arlington track and field teams return to action beginning on Monday afternoon as they compete in the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships at the Birmingham Crossplex.
"We are ready and excited to perform," said 33-time Conference Coach of the Year John Sauerhage. "This group is ready to leave it out at the crossplex in the next two days. We are expecting outstanding results from both teams."
The men look to capture their fourth indoor title in the SBC and their first since 2019, while the women look to capture their first indoor title in the SBC and their first one since winning the Southland Championship in 2001. The men's and women's programs have combined to with 18 indoor titles.
The Mavericks will look for plenty of big time performances throughout the two-day event as many athletes are scattered across the SBC Performance List.
Bryson DeBerry, Joel Bengtsson, Jade Bontke, and Simona Cabella come into their events as the top in the conference.
All-American DeBerry will look to three-peat as high jump champion as he comes in with a mark of 2.20. He is both the SBC and the school record holder and has put together an excellent indoor season that has him at ninth in the country.
Bengtsson has broken the school record in the 60 meter hurdles three times this season and comes in as the top runner in the event at 7.80. It is good for 23rd in the country.
Bontke is the leader in two events as she is the favorite in the Pentathlon at 4,096 as well as the high jump at 1.79. Her penthathlon result is a school record and is good for 13th in the nation, while her high jump mark is 32nd in the country.
Cabella has the top mark in the pole vault as a freshman at 3.82m.
Lucas Van Klaveren comes in at second in the conference and 30th in the nation in the Heptathlon at 5,443.
Iyana Gray looks to continue her outstanding freshman season as she checks in at third in both the the 60 meter and the 200 meter. Her 60 meter time is a Top 100 time nationally at 7.43, while her 200 time clocks in at 24.08.
Marquentin Barnes comes in with a Top 3 time in the mile as he checks in with a PR 4:09.29.
The action gets rolling at 9 AM on Monday with the start of the heptathlon and a full days worth of events, including many prelins. It will go into Tuesday at 9 AM with finals on tap for the entire day, crowning a team champion in the process.
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"We are ready and excited to perform," said 33-time Conference Coach of the Year John Sauerhage. "This group is ready to leave it out at the crossplex in the next two days. We are expecting outstanding results from both teams."
The men look to capture their fourth indoor title in the SBC and their first since 2019, while the women look to capture their first indoor title in the SBC and their first one since winning the Southland Championship in 2001. The men's and women's programs have combined to with 18 indoor titles.
The Mavericks will look for plenty of big time performances throughout the two-day event as many athletes are scattered across the SBC Performance List.
Bryson DeBerry, Joel Bengtsson, Jade Bontke, and Simona Cabella come into their events as the top in the conference.
All-American DeBerry will look to three-peat as high jump champion as he comes in with a mark of 2.20. He is both the SBC and the school record holder and has put together an excellent indoor season that has him at ninth in the country.
Bengtsson has broken the school record in the 60 meter hurdles three times this season and comes in as the top runner in the event at 7.80. It is good for 23rd in the country.
Bontke is the leader in two events as she is the favorite in the Pentathlon at 4,096 as well as the high jump at 1.79. Her penthathlon result is a school record and is good for 13th in the nation, while her high jump mark is 32nd in the country.
Cabella has the top mark in the pole vault as a freshman at 3.82m.
Lucas Van Klaveren comes in at second in the conference and 30th in the nation in the Heptathlon at 5,443.
Iyana Gray looks to continue her outstanding freshman season as she checks in at third in both the the 60 meter and the 200 meter. Her 60 meter time is a Top 100 time nationally at 7.43, while her 200 time clocks in at 24.08.
Marquentin Barnes comes in with a Top 3 time in the mile as he checks in with a PR 4:09.29.
The action gets rolling at 9 AM on Monday with the start of the heptathlon and a full days worth of events, including many prelins. It will go into Tuesday at 9 AM with finals on tap for the entire day, crowning a team champion in the process.
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— UTA Track&Field/XC (@UTAMavsTFXC) February 21, 2022
We begin our quest for a 🏆#MavUp pic.twitter.com/Rk3kfosE68
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— UTA Track&Field/XC (@UTAMavsTFXC) February 16, 2022
Take a look at all the Mavs across the Sun Belt Performance List ahead of the indoor conference championships.
Things get rolling on Monday, Feb. 21.#MavUp pic.twitter.com/iMxcnIObE8
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