| March 17, 2006
Contact: Kyle Stephens (210) 458-4907 Roadrunners win six events on day one of UTSA Relays Day 1 Results | Day 1 Agate | Day 1 Heptathlon Photo Gallery
SAN ANTONIO – The UTSA track and field teams captured six individual and relay titles during day one of the UTSA Relays held Friday at Blossom Athletic Center.
Seniors Justin Pitchford and T.R. Sissel (right) and juniors Morgan Moszee and Diane Smith grabbed gold and both 4x200-meter relay teams cruised to victories in a solid showing by the Roadrunners.
Sissel used a strong kick down the final straightaway to overtake Andrew Carruthers and win the 400m hurdles in 51.91. That time qualifies Sissel for the NCAA Midwest Regional in Austin in May, his fourth straight regional appearance.
Moszee leaped to a 19-6 measure to win her second straight UTSA Relays crown in the women’s long jump. Moszee, the conference indoor champion in February who already is qualified for the regional meet, set the meet record last year with a 20-2 Ľ effort.
Smith passed two runners over the final 100 meters to take top honors in the women’s 800m, posting a 2:15.07, while Pitchford led four Roadrunners in the top five with a 1:54.22 clocking in the men’s 800m. Sophomore Eric Miller finished third in 1:55.71, followed by senior Chris Layman in fourth (1:56.15) and junior Adrian Vargas in fifth (1:57.42). Junior Hope Jimenez finished fourth in the women’s 800m in 2:19.00.
Freshman Ashley Jackson used a strong surge to nip Texas State at the line in the 4x200m relay, anchoring freshman Shanelle Slaughter, sophomore Brittany Epps and Moszee home in 1:38.57.
The men’s 4x200m was impressive, coasting to a 1:24.69 for top honors. Junior Scott Briscoe, freshman Gaston Griffin and sophomores Steven Brown and Cedric Harris nearly matched UTSA’s meet record of 1:24.40 set last year.
Sophomore Ashley Allen (left) scored 3,003 points in the first four events of the heptathlon to take the overall lead after day one. After opening with a 14.76 in the 100m hurdles, the defending champion and meet record-holder (4,696) moved into first with a 5-4 Ľ clearance in the high jump. She held on to the top spot with a 33-5 measure in the shot put and closed out day one with a 26.07 clocking in the 200m. Allen stayed busy with a fourth-place clearance of 5-0 ˝ in the high jump later in the day.
Traywick is close behind in second with 2,922 points. Tiara Young of Sam Houston State is in third with 2,915, while sophomore Kari Michalik is in seventh with 2,344 with three events to go on Saturday.
In other finals action, sophomore transfer Mthobisi Baloyi circled in 8:42.69 to finish second in the men’s 3,000m. Junior Natasha Ramos placed third in the women’s shot put with a 42-9 effort, while sophomore Luke Johnson took fourth in the men’s shot with a 51-9 mark. Freshmen Carvey Evans and Jake Story finished fourth and fifth, respectively, in the men’s high jump by clearing 6-1 ľ.
UTSA was strong in the hurdles as seniors Marques Mitchell (14.52) and Bryan Wolfe (14.87) and sophomore William Vese (15.06) each won their heat of the 110m hurdles to advance to Saturday’s final.
Senior All-American Ryanne Dupree, competing unattached, cruised to the fastest qualifier in the women’s 100m hurdles, clocking a 13.77. Dupree also cleared 5-5 ˝ to finish second in the high jump.
Junior Lyndsey Sidney (14.31) and senior Demetria Holmes (14.65) also advanced in the 100m hurdles. Holmes also posted a fourth-place finish in the 400m hurdles in 1:05.05.
In the 100m, Slaughter (12.08), Moszee (12.03) and Epps (12.30) moved through on the women’s side. Slaughter also posted a fourth-place finish in the long jump with an 18-1 mark.
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