(April 27, 2023) Commerce, Texas - After a successful spring for the Bucks, their season came down to one last run this evening at the East Texas Quad on the campus of Texas A&M Commerce at Memorial Stadium. The Bucks are graduating three sophomores: Pablo Hernandez (Springdale, AR), Tyreek Gilkey (Fort Smith, AR), and Trysten Richey (Mena, AR). Hernandez will be attending the University of Arkansas to attend school, while Gilkey and Richey are going to run at the next level at UA Fort Smith and Southern Arkansas University, respectively. All three were honored last night at the signing ceremony. 

Luis Morales (Glenwood, AR) set personal records on the day in the 1500 meter run and 400 meter dash to round out his season. 

3000 Steeplechase

3rd - Pablo Hernandez - 13:00.36

1500 meter run

14th - Luis Morales - 4:28.88

17th - Emmanuel Cartagena (Sherman, TX) - 4:39.29

19th - Tyreek Gilkey - 4:48.56

21st - Pablo Hernandez - 5:27.84

400 meter dash

13th - Juan Balderas (De Queen, AR) - 53.22

100 meter dash

20th - Trysten Richey - 11.35

800 meter run

11th - Emmanuel Cartagena - 2:05.92

Congratulations to our three sophomores who will graduate on May 5th from UA Rich Mountain and move on to their next step in their educational careers. Coach Shores will now turn her attention to recruiting to finish up her Fall 2023 rosters for Cross Country. 

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