BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The UTSA men's indoor track and field team claimed a runner-up finish and the women took sixth at the 2018 Conference USA Indoor Track & Field Championships on Sunday at the CrossPlex in Birmingham, Ala.
After all the sprints, jumps and throws ... the UTSA men claim ?? at the Conference USA Indoor Track & Field Championships. #ComeRunWithUs pic.twitter.com/2cLNzZbJcq
— UTSA Track & XC (@UTSATrackXC) February 18, 2018
The Roadrunners men surged from fifth to second and the women from 11th to sixth in the second and final day of the championships. The men of UTSA totaled eight all-conference performances and a school-record on the day and the women four podium finishes.
Men's Final Team Standings
- Charlotte – 127.50
- UTSA – 108
- Middle Tennessee – 83
- Southern Miss – 80
- Rice – 64.50
- UTEP – 58
- LA Tech – 55
- Western Kentucky – 44
- North Texas – 28
- FIU - 14
Women's Final Team Standings
- Middle Tennessee – 127
- Southern Miss – 93.50
- Charlotte – 90
- UTEp – 73
- Rice – 63.50
- UTSA – 41
- FIU – 40
- Marshall – 35
- North Texas – 31.50
- LA Tech – 25
- Western Kentucky – 19.50
- UAb – 13
- Florida Atlantic – 9
??ALERT. Desmond Jefferson owns ?? in the 400m with a time of 47.35. #ComeRunWithUs pic.twitter.com/uzF7B6Hjog
— UTSA Track & XC (@UTSATrackXC) February 18, 2018
??ALERT. Patrick Prince claims ?? in the 60m hurdles with a time of 7.91. #ComeRunWithUs pic.twitter.com/273M01f2qc
— UTSA Track & XC (@UTSATrackXC) February 18, 2018
?? ALERT. Adrain Riley and Kelsey Benoit make the medal stand in the heptathlon and shot put. Roadrunner men are in second through eight events. #ComeRunWithUs
— UTSA Track & XC (@UTSATrackXC) February 18, 2018
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??ALERT. Andre Douglas and Vasha Sheriff capture ?? in the triple jump and 400m. Victoria Rausch (60m hurdles) and Luca Chatham (800m) come home with the ??. #ComeRunWithUs pic.twitter.com/1VajW9gZbp
— UTSA Track & XC (@UTSATrackXC) February 18, 2018
??ALERT. Freshmen Danielle Spence claims ?? and Ariel Watson ?? in the triple jump. #ComeRunWithUs pic.twitter.com/xbT2xh4hQs
— UTSA Track & XC (@UTSATrackXC) February 18, 2018
??ALERT. 4x400m relay team of Darionne Gibson, Jennifer Arinze, Sierra Andres & Jamiah Jackson come home with the ??. #ComeRunWithUs pic.twitter.com/LHgLedNLgF
— UTSA Track & XC (@UTSATrackXC) February 18, 2018
??ALERT. 4x400m relay team of Andrew Pirog, Vasha Sheriff, Byron Taylor & Desmond Jefferson win the ??. #ComeRunWithUs pic.twitter.com/iskzsyfw6F
— UTSA Track & XC (@UTSATrackXC) February 18, 2018
The Roadrunner men netted a pair of gold medals via Patrick Prince and Desmond Jefferson. Prince won the 60m hurdles with a season-best time of 7.91. Jefferson took the took the 400m title after stopping the clock in personal-best 47.35, which ranks fourth on the UTSA all-time list.
The men also totaled five second-place finishes. Andre Douglas and Vasha Sheriff came home with silvers in the triple jump and 400m, respectively, while Adrian Riley took second in the heptathlon and Kelsey Benoit second in the shot put. Douglas, a freshman, earned his first all-conference honor with a leap of 15.49m. Sheriff clocked a 47.52 to make it a one-two UTSA finish in the 400m. Riley totaled a career-best 5,332 points, which included a PR of 8.77 in the 60m hurdles. Benoit earned his silver medal with a shot of 16.84m. UTSA's fifth runner-up finish came in the men's 4x400m relay. The quartet of Andrew Pirog, Sheriff, Byron Taylor and Jefferson clocked a school-record 3:11.22.
Luca Chatham earned a bronze medal in the 800m to round out the UTSA men to step on the podium. The junior form Dallas ran a 1:52.82.
Freshman Danielle Spence proved to be the top UTSA woman finisher with her second-place triple jump of 12.45m. The distance is a personal-best and ranks fifth in the UTSA annuals.
Ariel Watson, also a frosh, placed third in the triple jump, leaping a collegiate-best 12.38m. Victoria Rausch took home the bronze in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.60. The 4x400m relay team of Darionne Gibson, Jennifer Arinze, Sierra Andres and Jamiah Jackson took the Roadrunners' final podium spot, clocking a 3:43.52, which ranks third in program history.
UTSA Women's Results
60m (prelim)
12. De'Stini Henderson – 7.62
15. Olivia Esemena – 7.71
200m (prelim)
9. De'Stini Henderson – 24.67
26. Olivia Esemena – 25.76
400m (prelim)
10. Jennifer Arinze – 56.73
21. Darionne Gibson – 57.64
29. Sierra Andres – 58.86
800m (prelim)
13. Lynette Amaram -2:17.27
20. Stephanie Sauceda – 2:20.84
22. Jayela Slack – 2:21.55
23. Colleen Gilbert – 2:21.55
Mile (prelim)
11. Amber Boyd – 5:04.40
16. Charlette Janicek – 5:12.94
3,000m
21. Yulisa Abundis – 10:15.15
5,000m
12. Yulisa Abundis – 18:03.78
60m hurdles (prelim)
5. Victoria Rausch – 8.67
11. Tameyah Carroll – 9.03
16. Jamiah Jackson – 18.24
60m hurdles (final)
3. Victoria Rausch – 8.60
4x400m Relay
3. Gibson, Arinze, Andres, Jackson – 3:43.52
Distance Medley Relay
9. Boyd, Ch. Gilbert, Amaram, Janicek – 12:16.86
High Jump
7. Gabriyella Torres – 1.68m
Long Jump
16. Tameyah Carroll – 5.37m
19. Ariel Watson – 5.36m
22. Briana Washington – 5.32m
24. Danielle Spence – 5.17m
Triple Jump
2. Danielle Spence – 12.45m
3. Ariel Watson – 12.38m
Pole Vault
5. Caroline Bellows – 3.60m
13. Britton Chapman – 3.45m
Weight throw
11. Maia Campbell – 15.61m
13. N'Dia Warren-Jacques – 14.71m
15. Faith Olszak – 14.34m
17. Mia Hicks – 13.62m
Shot Put
5. N'Dia Warren-Jacques – 14.85m
7. Maia Campbell – 14.06m
9. Lacee Barnes – 13.76m
Pentathlon
5. Gabriyella Torres – 3,645 points
60m hurdles – 9.04 – 902 pts
High jump – 1.65m – 795 pts
Shot put – 10.33m – 551 pts
Long jump – 5.44m – 683 pts
800m – 2:28.29 – 714
15. Chase Whiting – 2,986 points
60m hurdles – 9.37 – 834pts
High jump – 1.41m – 523 pts
Shot put – 8.98m – 463 pts
Long jump – 4.86m – 522 pts
800m – 2:33.93 – 644 pts
UTSA Men's Results
60m (prelim)
7. Brett Winnegan – 6.81
15. Jahkwan Blackley – 6.92
16. Patrick Prince – 6.92
17. Kaleb Campbell – 6.94
20. Byron Taylor – 7.02
60m (final)
8. Brett Winnegan – 6.90
200m (prelim)
3. Desmond Jefferson – 21.32
15 Vasha Sheriff – 21.82
17. Byron Taylor p 22.03
20. Kaleb Campbell – 22.24
200m (final)
8. Desmond Jefferson – 21.91
400m (prelim)
1. Desmond Jefferson – 47.81
3. Vasha Sheriff – 48.00
12. Andrew Pirog – 48.9
400m (final)
1. Desmond Jefferson – 47.35
2. Vasha Sheriff – 47.52
800m (prelim)
1. Luca Chatham – 1:53.60
8. Zack Kovar – 1:55.64
9. Caleb Devereaux – 1:56.27
800m (final)
3. Luca Chatham – 1:52.82
6. Zack Kovar – 1:55.52
60m hurdles (prelim)
1. Patrick Prince – 7.94
8. Justin Gerbrecht – 8.18
60m hurdles (final)
1. Patrick Prince – 7.91
7. Justin Gerbrecht – 8.27
4x400m Relay
2. Pirog, Sheriff, Taylor, Jefferson – 3:11.22
Distance Medley Relay
7. Kovar, Pirog, Devereaux, Chatham – 10:42.42
High Jump
4. Davante Edwards – 2.06m
5. Jake McDaniel – 2.01m
8. Quillan Haughton – 2.01m
10. Ty Anderson – 1.96m
11. Chandler Iturraga – 1.96m
Pole Vault
6. Kyle Real – 4.74m
13. Alex Tyra – 4.29m
Long Jump
4. Adrian Riley – 7.25m
6. Brett Winnegan – 7.19m
14. Dameon Creary – 6.83m
18. Andre Douglas – 6.66m
21. Jahkwan Blackley – 6.56m
Triple Jump
2. Andre Douglas – 15.49m
10. Dameon Creary – 14.42m
14. Jahkwan Blackley – 14.15m
Weight throw
6. Steven Thomas – 18.02m
9. Vincent Perez – 17.36m
12. Derek Fenton – 16.32m
Shot put
2. Kelsey Benoit – 16.84m
5. Derek Fenton – 16.27m
8. Steven Thomas – 15.33m
12. Mike Zuniga – 14.07m
Heptathlon (through four events)
2. Adrian Riley – 5,332 points
60m – 7.09 – 851 pts
Long jump – 7.33m – 893 pts
Shot put – 12.92m – 662 pts
High jump – 2.00m – 803 pts
60m hurdles – 8.77 – 797 pts
Pole vault – 4.30m – 702 pts
1,000m – 3:04.16 – 624 pts
5. Jake McDaniel – 4,674 points
60m – 7.48 – 719 pts
Long jump – 6.32m – 657 pts
Shot put – 11.36m – 568 pts
High jump – 2.03m – 831 pts
60m hurdles – 9.11 – 722 pts
Pole vault – 3.10m – 381 pts
1,000m – 2:47.15 - 796