SAN ANTONIO — Heading into the beginning of postseason competition next weekend, UTSA men's track & field team continues to see three of its athletes currently rank among the top 25 nationally in their respective events.
Leading the way is the 400-meter hurdles duo of Jurmarcus Shelvin and Randy Bermea.
Shelvin stands in sixth place with his personal-best time of 50.21 he registered at the Ricardo Romo Invitational back on March 26, while Bermea is 10th with his career-best clocking of 50.56, which came the following weekend at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays. The pair owns the top two times in Conference USA this spring.
Meanwhile, Adrian Riley is in 21st place in the decathlon standings. The sophomore from Kingston, Jamaica, set a personal record with his 7,190 points at the Ricardo Romo Invitational, a performance that stands fifth on the Roadrunners' all-time chart. Riley currently ranks second in the league in his specialty event in addition to being fourth in the long jump (23-11/7.29m).
UTSA athletes also can be found all over the C-USA standings. In addition to leading three events, Roadrunners also reside in second place in four disciplines and third in another four events.
Dusan Makevic sits atop the 3,000m steeplechase rankings with his career-best time of 8:52.86 and UTSA's other leader is Levi Jordan, who paces three Roadrunners that are among the top five in the discus with his career-best measurement of 172-0 (52.43m). Victor Perez (PR 170-9/52.04m) and Kelsey Benoit (PR 166-0/50.59m) rank second and fourth, respectively.
In the shot put, Benoit (PR 58-1 ¼/17.71m) and Tyler Finke (55-5/16.89m) are second and third, respectively.
Other Roadrunners in the top three include Perez in the hammer (3rd/192-5/58.64m), Patrick Prince in the 110m hurdles (3rd/PR 14.03) and Jerrod Young in the pole vault (PR 15-5/4.70m).
Next weekend's conference meet is scheduled to be contested from May 12-15 in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
