Results
AUSTIN, Texas – The men's relay teams had two Top-5 finishes and a plethora of Cardinals set new personal and season bests on the final day of the Texas Invitational on Saturday.
LEADERS
Keila Rodriguez earned two points by racing to eighth place in the women's 1500m with a new PR time of 4:34.70.
Vivian Diaz fared well on the track as well, as she finished 19th overall with a 4:58.63 clocking.
Deion Hardy earned a Top-5 finish and four points in the men's 1500, with a new PR of 3:51.19.
Garett Cortez also set a new PR as he finished in 17th place with a time of 3:55.99.
The men's 4x100 relay team of
Andrew Leuthner,
Clinton Cole,
Kentonie Thomas, and
Uchenna Nnaji, finished fourth overall and took home five points with a 40.75 clocking. Three of the four continued with a great 4x400 relay, as Cole, Thomas, and Nnaji teamed up with
Jamari Gilbert to finish fourth with a time of 3:11.97.
Gilbert led the 400m sprinters to a 48.79 clocking, good for 15th place, coming just .21 from matching his PR.
In the women's 800,
Dominique Allen continued her strong season with a third-place finish with a time of 2:10.42, coming just .10 from matching her PR.
In the women's 100m hurdles,
Jerica Love placed ninth overall, eighth among collegians, with a 13.60 clocking, .40 more than her previous best.
LaShawnda Simmons took home a Top-20 finish in the 100m dash, finishing with an 11.91 clocking, a new PR for the junior. She later placed 21st in the 200 with a time of 24.71, her best time in three years.
Tiffani Mays set a new PR with a 24.88 clocking to finish 24th.
In the men's pole vault, senior
Jacob Ulbricht set a new season best with a height of 5.06m, finishing in a tie for sixth.
Katelyn Mead had her best 3000m in three years as she ran a 10:53.55 to earn a fifth-place finish and four points. On the flip side,
Sam Farrell set an outdoor best with a time of 8:51.47 to finish 10th.
The Cardinals fared well against stiff competition. The women finished seventh overall with 35 points, while the men were 12th with 21.5. Both teams led all Southland Conference schools.
QUOTES
Head Coach Derek Riedel:
"As we get closer to the conference championships, we are seeing week by week that the team is starting to peak and put themselves in a good position for conference. We've had some bad luck with minor injuries that have held people out a meet here and there, but we've been conservative and now that everyone is rounding back into shape we're looking forward to some strong performances at Rice and Texas State the next two weeks! I'm really proud of the team's effort and focus at UT. They were determined to take advantage of the weather, fast track and competition.
UP NEXT
The Cardinals head to Houston to compete in the Rice Fred Duckett Twilight on Saturday, April 22.
STAY TUNED
UIW competes at the Texas State Bobcat Classic on April 28-29.
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