Sam Houston Bearkats track and field

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UniversitySam Houston State University
Head coachDavid Self
ConferenceC-USA
LocationHuntsville, Texas
Sam Houston Bearkats track and field
UniversitySam Houston State University
Head coachDavid Self
ConferenceC-USA
LocationHuntsville, Texas
Outdoor trackMeredith & Miriam York Track & Field Complex
NicknameBearkats
ColorsOrange and white[1]
   

The Sam Houston Bearkats track and field team is the track and field program that represents Sam Houston State University. The Bearkats compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the Conference USA. The team is based in Huntsville, Texas, at the Meredith & Miriam York Track & Field Complex.[2]

The program is coached by David Self.[3] The track and field program officially encompasses four teams because the NCAA considers men's and women's indoor track and field and outdoor track and field as separate sports.[4]

Pole vaulter Clayton Fritsch became the program's most successful athlete at the NCAA level, finishing runner-up at the 2022 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[5]

As of August 2025, a total of 4 men and 6 women have achieved individual first-team All-American status for the team at the Division I men's outdoor, women's outdoor, men's indoor, or women's indoor national championships (using the modern criteria of top-8 placing regardless of athlete nationality).[6][7]

First team NCAA All-Americans
Team Championships Name Event Place Ref.
Women's2001 OutdoorPrecious MadisonLong jump8th[8]
Women's2006 OutdoorRoshunda BettsJavelin throw5th[9]
Women's2007 OutdoorJennie SewellPole vault5th[10]
Men's2010 IndoorMichael Courtney400 meters4th[11]
Men's2011 OutdoorChris CralleHammer throw7th[12]
Women's2016 IndoorAshley JenkinsWeight throw4th[13]
Women's2016 OutdoorDanielle Demas100 meters hurdles7th[14]
Men's2018 IndoorTyler AdamsHeptathlon3rd[15]
Men's2019 IndoorClayton FritschPole vault7th[16]
Men's2019 OutdoorClayton FritschPole vault3rd[17]
Men's2021 IndoorClayton FritschPole vault7th[16]
Men's2021 OutdoorClayton FritschPole vault4th[17]
Men's2022 IndoorClayton FritschPole vault3rd[16]
Women's2022 IndoorKeAyla DoveShot put5th[18]
Men's2022 OutdoorClayton FritschPole vault2nd[17]

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