NORMAN, OKLAHOMA – The University of the Incarnate Word track and field teams had a success open to the indoor season at the J.D. Martin Invitational hosted by the University of Oklahoma at Mosier Track. (Results)

The Cardinals set a total of nine school records in the meet with five going to the women and four to the men.  Junior Myah Antwi (Huntsville/Huntsville HS) got things started in the weight throw with a toss of 55-0.75, breaking her own school mark by nearly four feet.  Later, she would break the school record in the shot put with a throw of 44-9.75.

In the women's jumping events, Sarea Alexander (San Antonio/MacArthur HS) led the Cardinals with a third place finish in the long jump going 18-7.25 and a victory in the triple jump with a school record jump of 39-3.25.  Freshman Mahogani Frazier (Cibolo/Steele HS) was the runner-up in the triple jump with a mark of 38-2.75.  Jasmine Waring (San Antonio/Randolph HS) added a third place finish in the high jump with a clearance of 5-4.25.

The running events began with the mile where Keila Rodriguez (Brownsville/Rivera HS) won her heat in a time of 5:24.67.  The Cardinals had three runners qualify for the finals of the 60-meter hurdles while Jerica Love (San Antonio/Warren HS) broke the school record with a time of 9.12 en route to a fifth place finish.

The women finished strong.  In the 800 meters Dominique Allen (Converse/Judson HS) took second in a time of 2:21.45, losing by .02 seconds and Rodriguez was third in 2:24.61.  LaShawnda Simmons (Pflugerville/Pflugerville HS) set a personal best in the 200 meters with a time of 25.55 to take third place.  Senior Rainy Castaneda (Laredo/United South HS) followed with a win in the 3,000 meters covering the race in 10:03.03 to break her own school mark.

The meet started well for the men with Deion Hardy (Temple/Temple HS) winning the mile in 4:22.46, the second fastest time in school history.  He would add a win in the 800 meters later in the meet crossing the tape in 1:57.15.

Jamarkese Williams (Temple/Temple HS) set the first school record for the Cardinals.  He took second in the long jump with a leap of 23-3.5.  Right after that, Douglas Bradshaw (San Antonio/Antonian HS) and William Young III (San Antonio/Clark HS) each broke the school record in the 60-meter hurdles.  Bradshaw would finish sixth in a time of 8.54 while Young was eighth in 8.58.

Austin Sandoval (Crane/Crane HS) opened his sophomore season with a win in the 400 meters circling the track twice in 51.80.   Freshman Tristan Zaragoza (San Antonio/Highlands HS) shattered the school mark in the shot put with a toss of 49-2.25 and fellow freshman Robert Allen (San Antonio/Brackenridge HS) set the school mark in the triple jump with a mark of 47-3.5 to finish in second place.  Teammates Kelechi Emeodi (Austin/McNeil HS) and Luke Argo (Lampasas/Lampasas HS) also broke the previous school record in the triple jump.

The UIW men finished the meet by sweeping the 3,000 meters.  Freshman Garett Cortez (Schertz/Steele HS) won with a time of 8:53.31 while Cesar Moreno (Del Rio/Del Rio HS) and Adam Herrera (Edinburg/Vela HS) took second and third while each broke nine minutes.

The Cardinals will be back in action next Friday and Saturday at the Lobo Collegiate Invitational hosted by the University of New Mexico.
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