AUBURN, Ala. (4/23/16) – Two school records were broken this weekend as Arkansas State track and field pushes toward the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championships.

Most of the Red Wolves competed at the War Eagle Invitational in Auburn, Ala., while several throwers traveled to San Diego, Calif., for the UC San Diego Triton Invite.

“All in all, I'm pleased with the performances we had this weekend,” said head coach Jim Patchell . “I'm proud of the women's 4x1 and the big improvement there as well as the big throw by Itamar in San Diego. We are moving in the right direction and I expect these type of improvements to continue through the end of the season.”

Itamar Levi broke the 25-year record in the discus throw held by David Rodely (57.25m/187-10) with a mark of 57.28m (187-11). Levi also competed in the shot put, finishing tied for first with a mark of 18.20m (59-08.50) to tie his personal-best throw. Cristian Ravar-Ladislau placed fifth in the hammer throw with a toss of 61.50m (201-09), the fourth-best mark in program history. Also in San Diego, Erin Farmer finished seventh in the shot put invite (16.66m/54-08.00) while Calea Carr was sixth in the shot put open (14.59m/47-10.50).

The women's 4x100-meter relay opened the day for A-State on the track and posted a school-record in the process. De'Airis Weakley , Kristina Knott , Kristiana Watson and Shemiah Brooks set the school-record with a time of 45.53 seconds and finished fourth in the event.

Roelf Pienaar claimed the top finish in the long jump in his second competition of the outdoor season. Pienaar leaped to a mark of 7.79m (25-06.75) to win the event, his second win in as many tries. Jonah Wiley also finished in the top five, placing fifth with a leap of 7.30m (23-11.50).

Knott finished seventh in the women's long jump leaping 5.96m (19-06.75), a mark that ranks tied for the seventh-best in program history. She also ran in the 100-meter dash, qualifying for the final with a time of 11.54 seconds and crossed the line third with a time of 11.49 seconds in the final.

Samone Thompson earned a pair of top-10 marks, finishing sixth in the 400-meter hurdles and 10th in the 100-meter hurdles. She posted a time of 1:01.23 in the 400-meter hurdles while clocking a time of 13.84 in the 100-meter hurdles. Gracee Damron joined Thompson in the top-10 of the 400-meter hurdles, finishing eighth with a time of 1:03.23.

The Red Wolves garnered two top-10 finishes in the women's pole vault with Alexandra Pevtsova finishing fourth and Megan Wright 10th. Pevtsova cleared 3.70m (12-01.50) to claim fourth place while Wright vaulted 3.55m (11-07.75) to finish 10th.

Tiaan Steenkamp cleared an outdoor season-best 2.12m (6-11.50) to claim fourth place in the men's high jump. In the women's high jump, Ivery Guyton was the top finisher for the Red Wolves, clearing 1.70m (5-7.00) to place sixth.

On the track, A-State saw great performances from the women's 400-meter dash. Keturah Smith finished second with a time of 54.48 while Erika Christian was fifth in 55.06 seconds. The time by Christian ranks as the seventh-fastest in program history. Travius Chambers was the top finisher in the men's 400-meter dash for A-State, posting a time of 48.46 seconds for sixth place.

Brooks also competed in the triple jump, placing fourth with a mark of 12.28m (40-03.50), the eighth-best triple jump in program history. Emederlyn Iwuji finished ninth with a mark of 11.70m (38-04.75). Clint Ligon earned eighth place in the javelin throw with a mark of 54.34m (178-03), the eighth best throw in program history, while David Phillips was 10th with a throw of 51.76m (169-10).

The distance group compiled five top-10 finishes on the weekend. Zach Rail (10:00.41) and Jesse Duvall (10:18.14) finished eighth and ninth, respectively, in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. Rebecca Eldien logged a 10th place time of 12:56.08 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase while Andrea Perez was 10th in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:15.56. Zach VanGundy finished ninth in the 800-meter run, finishing in 1:54.38.

The Red Wolves final scheduled meet before the Sun Belt Conference Championships (May 13-15) is Saturday, April 30 at the Memphis Invitational.