Davis, Tatum, Women’s DMR break school records to lead Sun Devils at first Big 12 Indoor Championships

Lubbock, Texas – Two Sun Devil sprinters and one relay cemented themselves as program legends in the team's first trip to the Big 12 Indoor Championships, as Jayden Davis set a new Men's 400m best, Adriana Tatum toppled the program's long-standing Women's 200m record and the Women's distance medley relay charted a new team-high across two days at the Sports Performance Center.

On Day 2 at the Texas Tech Indoor facility, Davis took second in 45.06@, now the fastest time in Sun Devil Men's Indoor team history. Davis narrowly lost to Baylor's Nathaniel Ezekiel, who won in 44.85@. Not only a team record and big personal best, Davis' time is also the second-best in the country and the third-fastest time in the world this year. It unseated Justin Robinson's record of 45.30 set a season ago.

The night before, Adriana Tatum became the Sun Devils' all-time leading 200m sprinter at 22.76@, the second-best time posted in the preliminary round. It broke Charonda Williams' 2009 record of 22.89.

In the final races of day one, the Sun Devils' Women's 4x1400m distance medley relay of Evaline Chepkoech-Taylor Brown-Mia Chavez-Judy Chepkoech broke a nine-year school record (11:18.40), finishing at 11:08.04@ to place second overall. It gave the Sun Devils eight team points, tied for most put up by an event group alongside the Women's 600y.

Davis' effort in the 400m final on Saturday was the best individual showing by a Sun Devil, as 43 saw action across two days of competition in Lubbock. Along with a pair of relays that placed runner-up, the Sun Devils received big performances from Taiwo Kudoro in the Women's 600y final and Dayton Carlson in the Men's 800m final.

The Sun Devil Men closed the meet by clocking a 3:05.58@, second only behind Baylor. Davis led off the Sun Devils' 4x4 after breaking the 400m record hours earlier. The day prior, his 45.42@ in the 400m prelims was the second-fastest time in team history and the third-best in the country this season.

Final results /// Sun Devil Men on TFRRS /// Sun Devil Women on TFRRS /// Top Indoor Qualifying Times in the NCAA

Team scores
Men
1) Texas Tech, 124
2) Oklahoma State, 87
3) BYU, 84
4) Iowa State, 82
5) Houston, 71
6) Arizona, 51.5
7) Kansas, 51
8) TCU, 43
9) Baylor, 32
10) Cincinnati, 27
11) Arizona State, 18
12) Colorado, 16
13) Kansas State, 14.5

Women
1) Texas Tech, 113.5
2) BYU, 72
3) Baylor, 64
4) West Virginia, 56
t-5) Iowa State, 55
t-5) TCU, 55
7) Arizona, 52
8) Kansas State, 43.5
t-9) Cincinnati, 40
t-9) Oklahoma State, 40
t-11) Kansas, 38
t-11) UCF, 38
13) Arizona State, 31
14) Houston, 20
15) Utah, 13
16) Colorado, 10

Sun Devil scorers in Lubbock (place/event/mark)
2) E. Chepkoech-T. Brown-Chavez-J. Chepkoech, Women's DMR (11:08.04@)
2) Jayden Davis, 400m (45.06@)
2) Davis-Medina-Franklin-Carlson, Men's 4x400 (3:05.58@)
3) Taiwo Kudoro, Women's 600y
3) Dayton Carlson, Men's 800m (1:47.76@)
4) Adriana Tatum, Women's 200m (4th/22.96@)
5) Evaline Chepkoech, Women's 800m (2:05.46@)
6) Brandon Lloyd, Men's shot put (6th/18.86m 61-10 ½)
6) Ines Lopez, Women's shot put (15.70m 51 6-¼)
7) Taylor Brown, Women's 600y (1:21.21)
7) Kudoro-Bollers-Morgan-T. Brown, Women's 4x400 (7th/3:37.34@)
8) Lemerian Lemashon, Men's 1000m (2:29.27@)
8) Josie Coffey, Women's high jump (1.77m 5-9 ¾)

Individual results from Lubbock
Men's (21)
Josiah Anderson – 600y prelims (15th/1:09.70)
James Bauman – 60m prelims (22nd/6.95@), 200m prelims (27th/22.29@)
Hayden Bills – shot put (14th/17.29m 56 8-¾)
Sam Cappos – weight throw (19th/16.58m 54-4 ¾), shot put (18th/16.74m 54-11 ¼)
Dayton Carlson – 800m prelims (5th/1:47.74@), 800m final (3rd/1:47.76@), 4x400 (2nd/3:05.58@)
Marlon Colbert – 60m prelims (21st/6.89@)
Jayden Davis – 400m prelims (2nd/45.42@), 400m final (2nd/45.06@), 4x400 (2nd/3:05.58@)
Ari Dubin – long jump (14th/7.07m 23-2 ½)
Johnathan Estrada – 5000m (DNF), 3000m (30th/8:29.17)
Malik Franklin – 400m prelims (12th/46.58@), 4x400 (2nd/3:05.58@)
Carson Key – triple jump (9th/14.45m 47-5)
Lemerian Lemashon — 1000m prelims (5th/2:23.99@), DMR (12th/10:01.91@), 1000m final (8th/2:29.27@)
Asher Leslie – 1000m prelims (16th/2:31.81@)
Brandon Lloyd – shot put (6th/18.86m 61-10 ½)
Mateo Medina – 200m prelims (16th/21.37@), 4x400 (2nd/3:05.58@)
Charlie Merritt – weight throw (18th/17.22m 56-6)
Trevin Moyer – 200m prelims (14th/21.30@), DMR (12th/10:01.91@)
Dennis Rono – DMR (12th/10:01.91@), 3000m (28th/8:22.09@)
Keene Sample — 1000m prelims (15th/2:29.35@)
Tyler Schierenberg – 800m prelims (13th/1:52.69@), DMR (12th/10:01.91@)
Zach Weaver – 800m prelims (15th/1:55.36@)

Women's (22)
Ashantai Bollers – 60m prelims (18th/7.44@), 200m prelims (14th/23.68@), 4x400 (7th/3:37.34@)
Lauren Brown – 60m prelims (32nd/7.66), 200m prelims (38th/25.08@)
Taylor Brown – 600y prelims (8th/1:20.54), DMR (2nd/11:08.04@), 600y final (7th/1:21.21), 4x400 (7th/3:37.34@)
Mia Chavez – 1000m prelims (11th/2:51.32@), DMR (2nd/11:08.04@)
Evaline Chepkoech — 800m prelims (8th/2:06.18@), DMR (2nd/11:08.04@), 800m final (5th/2:05.46@)
Judy Chepkoech – DMR (2nd/11:08.04@), 3000m (15th/9:33.72@)
Josie Coffey – high jump (8th/1.77m 5-9 ¾)
M'Tima Hamilton – triple jump (20th/11.80m 38-8 ¾)
Taiwo Kudoro – 600y prelims (5th/1:20.30), 600y final (3rd/1:19.55), 4x400 (7th/3:37.34@)
Ines Lopez – weight throw (13th/17.38m 57-0 ¼), shot put (6th/15.70m 51 6-¼)
Ava McCumber Gandara – 400m prelims (55.19@), 200m prelims (36th/24.99@)
Alex Johnson – long jump (13th/5.74m 18-10), triple jump (14th/12.31m 40-4 ¾)
Harlie Medrano – shot put (23rd/13.26m 43-6) 
Galadriel Mellion – weight throw (20th/15.01m 49-3), shot put (21st/13.63m 44-8 ¾)
Kate Miller – mile prelims (16th/5:32.91@)
Kylie Miller – 1000m prelims (18th/2:57.99@)
Naiya Morgan – 200m prelims (15th/23.70@), 4x400 (7th/3:37.34@)
Danielle Sloley – shot put (9th/15.14m 49 8-¼)
Myla Tate – triple jump (18th/12.15m 39-10 ½)
Adriana Tatum – 60m prelims (14th/7.40@), 200m prelims (2nd/22.76@), 200m final (4th/22.96@)
Marin Valentine – 600y prelims (15th/1:22.45)
Aline Yuille – 600y prelims (14th/1:22.19)

Times are adjusted (@) in Lubbock due to altitude conversion.

Top-10 Indoor team records posted in Lubbock
Men's
1) Jayden Davis, 400m (45.06@)

Women's
1) Adriana Tatum, 200m (22.76@)
1) E. Chepkoech-T. Brown-Chavez-J. Chepkoech, DMR (11:08.04@)
3) Evaline Chepkoech, 800m (2:05.46@)
9) Naiya Morgan, 200m (23.70@)

Remaining 2025 Schedule
Indoor
NCAA Indoor Championships – March 14-15 (Virginia Beach, VA.)

Outdoor
Willie Williams Invite – March 21-22 (Tucson, AZ.)
Battle of the Bayou – March 28-29 (Baton Rouge, LA.)
Bryan Clay Invite – April 16-18 (Azusa, CA.)
Mt. Sac Relays – April 17-19 (Walnut, CA.)
Texas Invite – April 25-26 (Austin, TX.)
Desert Heat – May 3 (Tucson, AZ.)
Big 12 Outdoor Championships – May 15-17 (Lawrence, KS.)
NCAA West Regionals – May 28-31 (College Station, TX.)
NCAA Outdoor Championships – June 11-14 (Eugene, OR.)
USATF Championships – July 31-Aug. 3 (Eugene, OR.)

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