HOUSTON — Whitney Flannel and Stephanie Wangui each posted runner-up finishes to lead the UTSA women's track & field team at Friday's season-opening Houston Opener.
Flannel cleared 5-7 ¾ (1.72m) and she finished tied with Sam Houston State's Paula Smith for the top mark in the field of 20, but the senior from West Columbia earned the silver medal due to one more miss than Smith.
Meanwhile, Wangui finished as the top collegian in the 800 meters after crossing the tape in 2:18.47. API Athletics' Regina George won the event in a meet-record time of 2:08.45. Earlier in the day, the junior from Leander placed fifth in the mile in 5:20.26.
Other top performances for the Roadrunners included Jennifer Arinze's victory in the B section of the 200m dash (26.14) and a third-place performance by the 1,600m relay quartet of Paige Patterson, Shantel Swift, Arinze and Evelyn Clark (3:55.25).
UTSA will return to action next Saturday, Jan. 17, at the Texas A&M Team Invitational.