Stephen F. Austin State University announced on Apr. 1 that it will host the Carl Kight Invitational, a two-day outdoor track and field event at Homer Bryce Stadium in Nacogdoches, Texas. The competition will feature student-athletes from 25 teams, with events scheduled for Thursday and Friday.
The invitational begins Thursday morning with the Heptathlon at 9:15 a.m., followed by the Decathlon at 10 a.m. Field events start at 1 p.m., and the distance carnival is set for a 6 p.m. start. On Friday, multis resume with the Decathlon at 8:30 a.m., Heptathlon an hour later, remaining field events at 11:30 a.m., and running events starting at noon.
A highlight of Friday’s schedule is the recognition of 20 senior student-athletes from both men’s and women’s teams during a ceremony planned for 4 p.m. Honorees include Semion Brodski, Ayden Colbert, Kevin Curry, Riley Elliott, Robert Fuelle, Blake Hyatt, Zach McPhee, Bennett Meyer-Wills, Samuel Pavan, Victor Ramos, Nicolaus Ray and Bryson Williams among men; Timiejha Furlow, Jada Gibson, Reis Johnson, Faith Nze, Corlasia Scott, Kennedy Swann, Amirah Wooden and Garance Dubray among women.
Recent performances by SFA athletes include Basia Mitchell’s sixth-place long jump finish of 5.98 meters—one of the top marks in program history—and multiple point-scoring finishes by both men’s and women’s teams at previous meets such as the Clyde Hart Classic. Notable results include Paul Kiprotich winning the men’s 1500m event; Hunter Murphy taking first place in high jump with a mark of 2.13 meters; Victor Ramos achieving one of SFA’s best-ever hammer throws; Kason Reed recording another top result in hammer throw; and Bryson Williams winning triple jump with his mark ranked second-longest in South Central Region.
The meet welcomes competitors from several Southland Conference schools as well as other universities across Texas and neighboring states.
Fans can follow meet results and updates on SFAjacks.com or through social media channels including X (formerly Twitter), Instagram and Facebook.
