AUSTIN — Bashiru Abdullahi won the Invitational section of the men's 110-meter hurdles and Faith Roberson broke the school record in the women's 400m hurdles to headline Saturday action for the UTSA track & field teams at the 93rd Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays at Mike A. Myers Stadium.
Competing in his first outdoor race as a Roadrunner, Abdullahi peeled off a wind-aided time of 13.84 seconds to beat Houston's Dayo Akindele (13.93) to the finish line by .09 seconds. The two-time Conference USA medalist in the 60m hurdles moved into a tie for the No. 4 spot on UTSA's all-time performers list with today's performance. An honorable mention All-American and 2019 Big West Conference champion in 2019 at Cal State Northridge, he is now knotted with Carl Johnson for fourth on the program's list led by Keyunta Hayes' school-record time of 13.67 set in 2012.
Roberson raced to the fastest time ever recorded by a Roadrunner in the 400m hurdles to log a third-place finish. The Wall, Texas, native clocked a 57.54 while running in lane eight to eclipse the record set by Alanah Yukich just one week ago at the UTSA Invitational. Roberson finished behind a pair of LSU runners in the final, which came two days after she posted a 59.03 in the first round.
Meanwhile, Yukich continued her early outdoor-season success by posting a third-place finish in the Invitational section of the women's 400m hurdles. The Perth, Australia, native clocked a 58.78 to finish as the top collegian behind Sparkle McKnight of Trinidad & Tobago (57.27) and Melissa Gonzalez of Colombia (58.69).
Andrew Pirog, the reigning C-USA Male Track Athlete of the Week, earned a spot in the men's 400m hurdles Invitational section and matched his two teammates with a third-place performance of his own. The senior from San Antonio Reagan High School circled in 53.13 to place behind Amere Lattin of ADIDAS (49.99) and Quivell Jordan of Houston (50.50).
In the field, Maia Campbell nearly took down the school record in the women's shot put with a personal-best measurement of 15.37m (50-5.25). Her 10th-place mark was only two centimeters short of Zaquita McClanahan's school record of 15.39m set in 2013.
Grant Szalek skipped to a mark of 15.01 meters (49-3) in the 'B' section of the men's triple jump to place fifth.
The Roadrunners will return to action on April 9-10 when they travel to College Station for the Texas A&M Team Invitational.
UTSA Results
Men
110-Meter Hurdles Invitational
1. Bashiru Abdullahi 13.84w
110-Meter Hurdles (1st Round)
48. Devall Harris 15.28
400-Meter Hurdles Invitational
3. Andrew Pirog 53.13
4x400-Meter Relay (1st Round)
14. Logan Masters, Noah Rhodes, Dylan Heritage, Andrew Pirog 3:17.70
High Jump 'B'
6. Grant Szalek 2.07m (6-9.5)
Long Jump 'B'
3. Christie Le Roux 7.42m (24-4.25)
Triple Jump 'B'
5. Grant Szalek 15.01m (49-3)
Shot Put 'B'
10. Jorge Ayala 15.37m (50-5.25)
Women
100 Meters (1st Round)
29. Vera Chinedu 11.88
200 Meters (1st Round)
50. Taylor Armstrong 25.06
100-Meter Hurdles (1st Round)
39. Faith Roberson 14.33w
400-Meter Hurdles Invitational
3. Alanah Yukich 58.78
400-Meter Hurdles (1st Round)
6. Faith Roberson 59.03q
41. Mackenzie Grimes 1:04.85
400-Meter Hurdles (Final)
3. Faith Roberson 57.54
4x400-Meter Relay (1st Round)
16. Faith Roberson, Taylor Armstrong, Creshaun Cresser, Alanah Yukich 3:52.98
Long Jump 'B'
2. Ingeborg Gruenwald 6.19mw (20-3.75)
Shot Put 'A'
10. Maia Campbell 15.37m (50-5.25)
Shot Put 'B'
12. Lacee Barnes 45.20m (148-3)
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