COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The University of the Incarnate Word's track and field team traveled to College Station, Texas, to compete in the Ted Nelson Invitational to open the 2022 season. The Cardinals placed first in various events throughout the two-day meet.
 
"When I compare this season opener to others in the past, I'm very pleased with how everyone kept a level head throughout the competition and competed hard," said head coach Derek Riedel. "We talked about focusing on the controllables such as attitude, effort, behavior and actions and I challenged everyone to work hard to focus only on what they could control and come out with a strong effort to open the season. They did just that and I think the solid results we had were a direct result of each athlete being excited to open the season and kick off 2022 in the most successful fashion possible. I'm excited to see how we continue to develop and move forward toward our goals!"
 
Matheo Bernat

• Second place in the men's 60-meter hurdles preliminary round with a final time of 8.03
• Personal and UIW program record
• Sixth place in the men's 60-meter hurdles with a final time of 8.11

 
Matthew Hernandez

• First place in the men's 800-meter race with a final time of 1:52.85
• First place in the men's one-mile race with a final time of 4:16.73

 
Christopher Daniels

• Fourth place in the men's 800-meter race with a final time of 1:59.11
• Third place in the men's one mile with a final time of 4:17.95
• Personal record

 
Ja'Lin King

• First place in the women's high jump event with a final jump of 1.63m 5-4 ¼

 
Sullivan Wilke

• Tied for second place in the women's high jump event with a final jump of 1.63m 5-4 ¼

 
Madison Alegria

• Tied for second place in the women's high jump event with a final jump of 1.63m 5-4 ¼

 
Alisa Novosad

• Second place in the women's pole vault event with a final score of 3.72m 12-2 ½

 
Isaiah Hudgens

• Second place in the men's pole vault event with a final score of 4.67m 15-3 ¾

 
Griffin Neal

• Third place in the men's 5,000-meter race with a final time of 14:59.00
• Personal record

 
Jordan Chopane

• Third place in the men's 200-meter race with a final time of 21.77

 
UP NEXT
The Cardinals travel to Lubbock, Texas, to compete in the Texas Tech University Open & Multi's Invitational on Jan. 28-29. Live stats and updates can be found on the UIW website and the UIW track and field Twitter account.  
 
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