LUBBOCK, Texas – The University of the Incarnate Word men's and women's track and field teams had another successful day, with multiple Cardinals setting new personal records at the Sports Performance Center in the Texas Tech Shootout.
 
"We had a solid day two," head coach Derek Riedel said. "Richard kept his hot streak going with a new school record in the 400. He's really starting to roll. Afiah had another really good day with a PR in the 60-meter hurdles and Keira had a good day in triple jump. Alia had a huge 15 second PR in the 3k."
 
"Overall, it was a great weekend of performances for the Cardinals. We're right where we want to be two weeks prior to conference. I'm proud of the group effort and the determination they continue to show."
 
Click HERE to see how the Cardinals did on day one of the meet.
 
THE WOMEN'S TEAM
Ivette Alcantar-Herrera finished fourth in her heat and tenth overall in the women's 800-meter race. She started the race at the front of the pack, but as she reached the midway point, two others in her heat passed her. With a final push in the last lap, she crossed the finish line with a time of 5:19.06.
 
Sophomore Alia Henderson ran the 3,000-meter event in 10:25.85 for a fourth-place finish in a tough battle running up against three runners from Colorado School of Mines that finished in the top three slots. The sophomore was able to snag the top-5 finish as she pushed in the final 200-meters running it in a time split of 38.88 seconds.
 
In the triple jump, Keira Taylor-Mathis recorded a 12.12m jump, for an overall 12th place finish.
 
Taylor-Mathis had a strong showing in the 60-meter hurdles finishing 15th overall with a career-best finish of 9.10 seconds, with Afiah Brathwaite finishing shortly after at 9.14 seconds to take first place in her heat.
 
THE MEN'S TEAM
Freshman Richard Kuykendoll finished 13th overall in the 400-meter dash for his best performance yet. The sprinter broke his own record set last time out at the SPC with a time of 47.26, setting once again a program record in the event.
 
Senior Jordan Cherin had another career-best performance at the meet, this time in the 400-meter dash. His time of 49.25 is a personal best that puts him among the top-10 in program history.
 
In the mile event, Matthew Hernandez placed seventh overall with a time of 4:29.67. He finished first in his heat, but not without some effort as he and Jon Fuentes teetered back and forth until the home stretch.
 
Freshman Parker Barrett recorded another career high at the meet, this time in the shot put, recording a 13.14m distance.
 
UP NEXT
UIW competes in the final indoor meet of the season next Saturday Feb. 22 in College Station, Texas, at the Texas A&M Invite before heading to Birmingham, Alabama for the Southland Conference Championships starting March 1.
 
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