LUBBOCK, Texas – Arizona Track & Field completed their first ever Big 12 Indoor Championships on Saturday.
 
The day was highlighted by conference titles for two seniors: Zach Landa and Trayvion White-Austin. Landa won the men's shot put and White-Austin won the men's 200m with a school record time. Landa was named the 2025 Big 12 Indoor Track & Field Championship Men's High Point Performer, as he also finished runner-up in the men's weight throw on Friday and scored a total of 18 points.
 
It was an impressive competition for the Wildcats with the team having two conference champions, 22 point scorers, five school records, and numerous personal bests across the two days of competition, hosted by Texas Tech. Overall, both the men's and women's teams placed seventh.
 
"It was the very first Big 12 Championships ever for us and the energy level that we had as a team and as a conference was really special," said the Director of Track & Field/Cross Country Fred Harvey. "It allowed our athletes to compete at the highest level. We were seventh overall in what I consider to be the best indoor conference championship in the country and the times and performances prove that."
 
BIG 12 SCORERS
MEN
Zach Landa – First, Shot Put, 10 Points | Second, Weight Throw, 8 Points
Trayvion White-Austin – First, 200m, 10 Points | Sixth, 60m, 3 Points
Reinaldo Rodrigues – Second, Long Jump, 8 Points
Zach Extine – Fourth, 60m Hurdles, 5 Points
Michael Ogbeiwi – Sixth, Weight Throw, 3 Points
Tyler Michelini – Seventh, Shot Put, 2 Points
Sylvan Osman – t-Seventh, Pole Vault, 1.5 Points
Christian Simmons – Eighth, 800m, 1 Point
 
WOMEN
Emma Gates – Second, High Jump, 8 Points
Hollan Powers – Second, Pentathlon, 8 Points
Tapenisa Havea – Third, Shot Put, 6 Points | Eighth, Weight Throw, 1 Point
Paris Mikinski – Third, High Jump, 6 Points
Ava Simms, Keilee Hall, Camila Aguilar-Perez, Antonia Sanchez Nunez – Third, 4x400m, 6 Points
Jenica Bosko – Fourth, Long Jump, 5 Points
Mackenna Orie – Fourth, Shot Put, 5 Points
Taylen Wise – Sixth, 60m Hurdles, 3 Points
Lauryn Love – Seventh, Shot Put, 2 Points
Keilee Hall – Eighth, 600y, 1 Point
Antonia Sanchez Nunez – Eighth, 400m, 1 Point
 
SCHOOL RECORD PERFORMANCES
Isaac Davis – Men's 600y
Zach Extine – Men's 60m Hurdles
McKenna Watson – Women's 200m
Trayvion White-Austin – Men's 60m | Men's 200m
 
FIELD HIGHLIGHTS
Zach Landa won the men's shot put, fighting back from an earlier deficit to win the gold medal in the competition with a throw of 63-11.5 (19.49m). His near-personal best mark earned the team 10 points and Landa his first career conference championship win. His best throw of the day came on his fifth attempt. Paired with his runner-up finish in the weight throw on Friday, Landa totaled 18 points in the competition for the Wildcats and was named the 2025 Big 12 Indoor Track & Field Championship Men's High Point Performer. Additionally, Tyler Michelini scored in the shot put as well, placing seventh overall with a throw of 61-0.25 (18.60m). Youssef Koudssi also finished 10th with a throw of 60-5.75 (18.43m). Michael Ogbeiwi, Sam Hala'ufia, and Richard Legarra all competed in the event as well.
 
The Wildcats finished second and third overall in the women's high jump, with Emma Gates clearing a personal best height of 6-2.75 (1.90m) and Paris Mikinski matching her personal best of 6-1.5 (1.87m). The pair, who have dominated the high jump all season, earned 14 points for the team. Gates cleared her PB on her second attempt and Mikinski cleared at 1.87m on her first attempt.
 
The Wildcats had three scorers in the women's shot put: Tapenisa Havea, Mackenna Orie, and Lauryn Love. Havea led the way for the Wildcats, placing third overall with a throw of 53-3.5 (16.24m) to score points in her second event of the competition. Orie finished fourth overall with an indoor personal best throw of 52-7.5 (16.04m) and Lauryn Love placed seventh with an all-time personal best toss of 51-1.75 (15.59m). Altogether, the three earned 13 points for the team.
 
TRACK HIGHLIGHTS
Trayvion White-Austin won the final of the men's 200m in impressive fashion, clocking a personal best and school record time of 20.50. He earned 10 points for the team, a gold medal, and his first career conference championship victory. After breaking the program record on Friday with a time of 20.57, White-Austin lowered the record to 20.50 after dominating his heat. He also broke his own school record in the 60m on Friday and owns school records in the outdoor 100m and outdoor 4x100m. White-Austin also competed in the final of the men's 60m, where he placed sixth with a time of 6.69 to score three points in the event and 13 overall for the team.
 
Zach Extine matched his personal best and school record time of 7.62 in the final of the men's 60m hurdles, placing fourth overall. Extine scored five points in a competitive race that featured a meet record. He has broken the school record in the event three times this season.
 
In the final of the women's 60m hurdles, Taylen Wise clocked a time of 8.23 to finish sixth overall and score three points for the team. Her time was right around the personal best she ran on Friday in the event of 8.21.
 
Keilee Hall finished eighth overall in the final of women's 600y. Hall ran a time of 1:21.63 to score points for the Wildcats.
 
In the final of the women's 400m, Antonia Sanchez Nunez posted a time of 54.09 to place eighth overall and score points.
 
Christian Simmons clocked a time of 1:51.93 in the final of the men's 800m, placing eighth overall and scoring points for the team.
 
The Wildcats ended the competition on the track with the 4x400m relays. The women's team posted a podium finish, placing third overall with a season best time of 3:34.85. The team was comprised of Ava Simms, Keilee Hall, Camila Aguilar-Perez, and Antonia Sanchez Nunez. The men's team also ran a season best time in the event of 3:08.87. The team of Isaac Davis, Christian Simmons, Yan Vazquez, and Trayvion White-Austin finished ninth overall.
 
TEAM SCORES
MEN
1. Texas Tech – 130
2. Oklahoma State – 90
3. BYU – 89
4. Iowa State – 82
5. Houston – 72
6. Kansas – 55
7. Arizona – 51.5
8. TCU – 45
9. Baylor – 42
10. Cincinnati – 27
11. Arizona State – 26
12. Colorado – 16
13. Kansas State – 14.5
 
WOMEN
1. Texas Tech – 113.5
2. BYU – 72
3. Baylor – 64
4. West Virginia – 56
5. Iowa State – 55
5. TCU – 55
7. Arizona – 52
8. Kansas State – 43.5
9. Cincinnati – 40
9. Oklahoma State – 40
11. Kansas – 38
11. UCF – 38
13. Arizona State – 31
14. Houston – 20
15. Utah – 13
16. Colorado - 10
 
UP NEXT
Individual Wildcats ranked in the top 16 nationally will compete at the NCAA Indoor Championships in Virginia Beach, Va., on March 14-15. Before then though, the team begins their outdoor season at Drachman Stadium for the Arizona Spring Break Fiesta on March 8. Tickets can be purchased here.
 
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