ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Sun Devil Track and Field competed in New Mexico’s Don Kirby Elite Invitational from Feb.13-14 at the Albuquerque Convention Center with some hardware returning to Tempe.
Redshirt senior distance runner Dayton Carlson led the way for Arizona State with a triumphant win in the Men’s 800m run, clocking in at 1:48.66 to secure gold. Right behind him were fellow Sun Devil distance runners - senior Tyler Schierenberg and sophomore Lemerian Lemashon - who took third and fourth place respectively in the event.
In the field events for the ASU men, graduate thrower Brandon Lloyd claimed first after posting a 18.78m / 61’ 7 ½ score in the men’s shot put. Sophomore thrower Preston Beery turned in a fourth-place finish with a score of 17.45m / 57' 3" as sophomore Owen Lee rounded out a top-10 trio of Sun Devils with a 16.07m / 52' 8¾" for himself.
The women’s field squad was once again headlined by graduate thrower Ines Lopez. Lopez claimed her third runner-up finish of the season, placing second with a distance of 15.54m / 51' 0" in the women’s shot put.
Senior distance runner Mia Chavez earned a fourth in the women’s 600m run, posting 1:32.36, while sophomore distance runner Taylor Brown earned sixth in the women’s 800m run with a time of 2:11.87
The Sun Devils will now set their sights on the Big 12 Indoor Championships, taking place from Feb. 27-28 at the Texas Tech Sports Performance Center in Lubbock to begin a series of indoor postseason events.
Top-five Sun Devil finishers
1: Dayton Carlson, Men’s 800m (1:48.66)
1: Brandon Lloyd, Men’s shot put (18.78m / 61’ 7 ½ )
2: Ines Lopez, Women’s shot put (15.54m / 51' 0")
3: Men’s 4x400m relay (Carlson, Davis, Coleman, Medina - 3:06.81)
3: Tyler Schierenberg, Men’s 800m (1:49.75)
3: Tyler Schierenberg, Men’s 600m, (1:18.95)
4: Jayden Davis, Men’s 400m (45.88)
4: Lemerian Lemashon, Men’s 800m (1:49.97)
4: Nasir Tucker, Men’s long jump, (7.56m)
4: Preston Beery, Men’s shot put, (17.45m / 57' 3" )
4: Marlon Colbert, Men’s 60m, (6.82)
4: Mia Chavez, Women’s 600m, (1:32.36)
2026 schedule
Indoor
NAU Axe 'Em Open – Jan. 9 (Flagstaff, AZ.)
Corky Classic – Jan. 16-17 (Lubbock, TX.)
Charlie Thomas – Feb. 6-7 (College Station, TX.)
Don Kirby – Feb. 13-14 (Albuquerque, NM.)
Big 12 Indoor Championships – Feb. 27-28 (Lubbock, TX.)
NCAA Indoor Championships – March 13-14 (Fayetteville, AR.)
Outdoor
Willie Williams Invite – March 27-28 (Tucson, AZ.)
Jim Click Shootout – April 3-4 (Tucson, AZ)
Mt. Sac Relays – April 17-18 (Walnut, CA.)
Penn Relays – April 23-25 (Philadelphia, PA.)
Desert Heat – May 2 (Tucson, AZ.)
Big 12 Outdoor Championships – May 14-16 (Tucson, AZ.)
NCAA West Regionals – May 27-30 (Fayetteville, AR.)
NCAA Outdoor Championships – June 10-12 (Eugene, OR.)
USATF Championships – TBD (Eugene, OR.)
Follow along
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