Men's Results |
Women's Results
Norman, Okla. – Sophomores
Clinton Cole and
Deion Hardy paved the way for UIW men's track and field as they earned a runner-up finish at the Oklahoma University J.D. Martin Invitational.
Dominique Allen set a new school record in the 600m as the women finished fourth overall on Saturday.
LEADERS
Cole tied the 60m school record – set by Tommy Brown at OU in 2013 – in the preliminaries, then wrote his name in the record books as he won the finals with a time of 6.79. He was not done as he won the long jump with a leap of 7.22m/23-8.25.
Hardy won his third race in as many attempts as he crossed the finish line first in the 600m with a time of 1:13.13. He also finished first overall in the Mile with a 4:13.26 showing, while
Garett Cortez finished fourth with a 4:19.28 clocking.
Jorge Quintero also earned a first-place finish, as his time 8:43.64 in the 3000m was four seconds faster than OU's Zach Gentry.
In the 200m dash, Uchenna Njaji finished fourth overall with a time of 22.43, while
Collin Sepulveda placed fifth in the 400m with a 51.29 clocking.
In the men's pole vault,
Jacob Ulbricht finished T-2nd with a 4.75m/15-7.0 showing. Jeffrey Seward was T-4th with a mark of 4.60m/15-1.0.
Robert Allen earned a runner-up placing in the triple jump with a leap of 14.60m/47-11.0.
In the men's heptathlon,
Rodney Littlejohn finished fourth overall with 4,674 points, the second-most points in school history.
On the women's side, Allen finished second overall and set a new school record in the 600m with a time of 1:25.33, coming two seconds shy of Oklahoma's Payton Baker.
The women's 4x440 relay – consisting of
Tiffani Mays,
Victoria Jackson,
LaShawnda Simmons, and
Ashley Joyner – earned a bronze medal finish with a time of 3:56.24. Joyner placed third overall in the women's high jump with a leap of 1.65m/5-5.0.
Madison Miles earned a runner-up finish in the women's long jump, with a 5.45m/17-10.75 leap.
McKenna Moses finished her first pentathlon in seventh place with 2,683 points.
QUOTES
Head Coach Derek Riedel on the men's performance
"I'm pleased with the improvement the men showed today. We took some positive steps forward as we continue to fine-tune for conference.
Deion Hardy and
Clinton Cole continue to show their tenacity and determination. Deion is now 3-0 this season in three different events and Clint broke the 60 school record and that was one of our best on the books. I'm excited that the men's 4x4 made such a big improvement. They went after it and ran with guts."
Riedel on the women's performance
"The women did some nice things today. Dominique had another fantastic day with a 20+ second improvement in the mile and a victory and school record in the 600. The women's 4x4 ran strong and showed good improvement. The ladies know what they need to improve over the next two weeks for us to be ready to rock at conference and I'm confident they will show marked improvement at Frisco."
UP NEXT
UIW takes two weeks off before competing in the Cowboy Classic in Frisco, Texas, on Feb. 9-10 on the Dallas Cowboys' practice facility.
STAY TUNED
The Cardinals look for a Southland Conference championship at the Indoor Championships Feb. 22-23 in Birmingham, Ala.
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