Freshmen Katie Bragg (left) and Brooke Townzen both set school records on Saturday.
HOUSTON —
Freshmen Katie Bragg and Brooke Townzen set schools records to highlight action for the UTSA women’s track & field team at the Victor Lopez Invitational held Friday-Saturday at Rice Track Stadium.
Bragg shattered the school record in the hammer throw, measuring 49.80 meters (163-5) to better her own record of 48.75m set three weeks ago at the Trinity Open. Bragg, who also set the indoor weight throw mark, finished fourth in the 19-person field.
Townzen skied over 3.50 meters (11-5 ¾) to finish sixth and better the previous school standard of 3.40m set by Lindsey Nguyen last season. The performance gives the Burleson native ownership of both the indoor and outdoor vault record. Townzen also placed fourth in the javelin with a 110-1 measure.
It was a strong day for the throwers overall, as junior Taelor Wilson jumped into the No. 3 position on UTSA’s all-time performers list with a 44.53m (146-1) effort to place sixth.
In the shot put, freshman Zaquita McClanahan moved into the No. 2 spot on UTSA’s all-time performers list with a seventh-place, 45-1 measure. Fellow fish Stacia Newton finished eighth with a 44-0 ¾ mark. Freshman Jaimee Bennett finished fourth in the discus with a 140-5 toss, making her the No. 4 all-time performer, while Newton was seventh with a 138-6 throw.
Dana Mecke opened her junior outdoor campaign by winning the metric mile in 4:32.36. Senior Pernilla Savestrand clocked a 4:36.94 for fourth.
It was a solid showing for the distance crew, as sophomore Kayla Pratt cross second among collegiate competitors (third overall) in the 10,000m with a 37:12.16 clocking, while freshman Lauren Losoya was third among collegians in 41:01.45.
Senior Jessica Jones cruised to second among collegians in the 100m hurdles with a 14.24 effort, while freshman Amanda McGill was fourth in 14.51. McGill also placed sixth in the 400m hurdles in 1:04.23.
The Roadrunners return to action this Wednesday-Saturday when they travel to Austin to compete in the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays.