· Final results
ATHENS, Ga. – Sophomore Ashley Jackson finished second in the 200 meters and anchored the 4x100m relay to a runner-up showing to highlight a strong effort by the UTSA women’s track & field team on Saturday at the Spec Towns Invitational.
Jackson raced to a 24.25 clocking for runner-up honors in the deuce behind Shalonda Solomon (23.09) of perennial track powerhouse South Carolina. The Corpus Christi King High product also brought home the 4x100m relay team of sophomore Shanelle Slaughter, junior Brittany Epps and senior Ryanne Dupree in 46.40, just behind South Carolina’s 46.36.
Dupree, a three-time All-American in the heptathlon, posted her sixth NCAA regional qualifier of the season in the 100m hurdles, finishing third in 13.81 behind a pair of South Carolina runners. She already owns a conference-leading 13.40 from the Texas Relays last week. Senior Lyndsey Sidney and freshman Jessica Jones placed fifth (14.66) and sixth (14.77), respectively.
The 4x400m relay team of senior Diane Smith, Jackson, Dupree and Epps took third with a 3:44.37 clocking behind South Carolina (3:40.66) and Minnesota (3:42.04).
In other action, Slaughter finished fourth in the 100m in 12.34 and Sidney clocked a 1:03.51 for seventh in the 400m hurdles.
The Roadrunners return to action next Thursday-Saturday, April 19-21, at the Kansas Relays.
