COLLEGE STATION – Senior Ty Anderson and freshman Andre Douglas won the high jump and triple jump, respectively, to lead a total of 32 top-10 event finishes at the Texas A&M-hosted Charlie Thomas Invitational.
Anderson's season-best high jump clearance of 2.07m (6' 9.5") on his third leap of the day ranks third on the C-USA performance list. Douglas' personal-best triple jump of 15.18m (49" 9.75") on his second attempt of the afternoon is not only the best by a Roadrunner this season, but also third-best in the conference.
The 60m hurdles saw Victoria Rausch advance from the prelims with an 8.67 before placing seventh in final with an 8.66. Patrick Prince won his 60m hurdles prelim heat with a season-best-tying 7.97 to earn the top seed in the finals. Prince then posted an 8.09 in the finals to place sixth, crossing the line just in front of teammate Justin Gerbrecht in seventh with an 8.18.
In the women's 400-meter Jennifer Arinze placed fourth with a 56.39 and Darionne Gibson eighth in a personal-best setting 57.04. The 200-meter men's race had Desmond Jefferson place fourth with a PR of 21.50 and Byron Taylor ninth with a 21.68 PR. Luca Chatham continued his excellent junior campaign with a second-place finish in the 800m, stooping the clock in 1:50.72 for a personal-best.
In addition to Anderson and Douglas in the high and triple jumps, Dameon Creary, Jahkwan Blackley and Douglas notched top-10 efforts in the long jump. Creary placed fourth with a leap of 7.27m (23' 10.25"), Blackley eighth with a 7.06m (23' 2.0") and Douglas 10th with a 6.61m (21' 8.25"). Both Blackley's and Douglas' leaps were career-bests.
Nine of UTSA's top-10 event showings came in the throws. Maia Campbell placed fifth in the weight throw with a hurl of 15.86m (52' 0.25"), Faith Olszak seventh with a distance of 15.02m (49' 3.25') and N'Dia Warren-Jacques in eighth with a 14.92m (48' 11.25"). Warren-Jacques (14.36m) also placed fifth in the shot put, followed by Campbell (13.80m) in eighth and Lacee Barnes (13.67m) in ninth.
Derek Fenton was the Roadrunners' top finisher in the shot put, tossing the implement a season-best 15.86m (52' 0.25), while Mike Zuniga (15.26m) was ninth. Vincent Perez came home seventh in the weight throw with a hurl of 17.37m (57' 0.0").
Jake McDaniel and Adrian Riley concluded the heptathlon on Saturday in eighth and ninth place, respectively. McDaniel totaled 4,489 total points and Riley 4,400. The point totals rank fifth and sixth-best in Conference USA.
UTSA's men placed sixth on the 10-team leaderboard with 63.33 total points, while the Roadrunner women totaled 34 points to place seventh in the nine-team field.
Up next
UTSA next travels to Houston to compete in the Howie Ryan Invitational on Friday, Feb. 9.
UTSA Results
Track Events
5,000m (W)
14. Olivia Flores – 18:53.13
15. Gabby Gonzales – 18:55.64
5,000m (M)
13. John von Dohlen – 15:19.42
17. Hunter Hawkins – 15:39.04
18. Martin Luevano – 15:58.33
60m prelim (W)
13. Olivia Esemena – 7.80
60m prelim (M)
12. Brett Winnegan – 6.99
14. Kaleb Campbell – 7.01
15. Jahkwan Blackley – 7.03
17. Jaren Colbert – 7.04
22. Jayden Bunting – 7.21
60m hurdles prelim (W)
6. Victoria Rausch – 8.67
15. Jamiah Jackson – 8.99
18. Tameyah Carroll – 9.38
60m hurdles finals (W)
7. Victoria Rausch – 8.66
60m hurdles prelim (M)
1. Patrick Prince – 7.97
6. Justin Gerbrecht – 8.24
12. Devall Harris – 8.65
13. Ricardo Ramos – 8.70
15. Jonathan Boozer – 8.97
60m hurdles finals (M)
6. Patrick Prince – 8.09
7. Justin Gerbrecht – 8.18
200m (W)
18. De'Stini Henderson – 25:08
24. Olivia Esemena – 25.37
200m (M)
4. Desmond Jefferson – 21.50
9. Byron Taylor – 21.68
17. Jayden Bunting – 22.28
19. Kaleb Campbell – 22.35
20. Jaren Colbert – 22.35
26. Jared Taylor – 23.26
400m (W)
4. Jennifer Arinze – 56.39
8. Darionne Gibson – 57.04
19. Christy Gilbert – 58.41
20. Rachael Grossman – 59.83
400m (M)
22. Andrew Pirog – 49.27
32. Chris Rosales – 50.49
33. Jonathan Boozer – 51.57
34. Ricardo Ramos – 51.67
800m (W)
12. Lynette Amaram – 2:19.26
13. Colleen Gilbert – 2:19.76
15. Stephanie Sauceda – 20:20.69
19. Jayela Slack – 2:24.01
20. Rian Rodriguez – 2:29.00
800m (M)
2. Luca Chatham – 1:50.72
17. Caleb Devereaux – 1:56.87
19. Zack Kovar – 1:57.68
Mile (W)
18. Charlette Janicek – 5:13.76
27. Sarah Estrada – 5:33.19
Mile (M)
18. John von Dohlen – 4:26.35
22. Mason Riley – 4:37.52
24. Skye Knight – 4:40.14
3,000m (W)
15. Yulisa Abundis – 10:28.29
Field Events
Long jump (W)
15. Briana Washington – 5.32m
17. Ariel Watson – 5.32m
21. Danielle Spence – 4.96m
22. Tameyah Carroll – 4.90m
Long jump (M)
4. Dameon Creary – 7.27m
8. Jahkwan Blackley – 7.06m
10. Andre Douglas – 6.61m
High Jump (M)
1. Ty Anderson – 2.07m
6. Davante Edwards – 1.94m
6. Quillan Haughton – 1.94m
10. Chandler Iturraga – 1.89m
Triple jump (M)
1. Andre Douglas – 15.18m
7. Greg Chikaeze – 13.84m
Pole vault (M)
8. Kyle Real – 4.37m
14. Karney Linch – 4.17m
Weight throw (W)
5. Maia Campbell – 15.86m
7. Faith Olszak – 15.02m
8. N'Dia Warren-Jacques – 14.92m
11. Dallas O'Connell – 12.93m
12. Cynthia Gonzales – 12.64m
13. Brenttany Birdow – 12.21m
Weight throw (M)
7. Vincent Perez – 17.37m
11. Steven Thomas – 16.20m
14. Derek Fenton – 16.03m
18. Corey Jennings – 14.31m
Shot put (W)
5. N'Dia Warren-Jacques – 14.36m
8. Maia Campbell – 13.80m
9. Lacee Barnes – 13.67m
13. Cynthia Gonzales – 11.45m
Shot put (M)
5. Derek Fenton – 15.86m
9. Mike Zuniga – 15.26m
12. Steven Thomas – 14.42m
Multis
Pentathlon
3. Gabriyella Torres – 3,692 pts
60m hurdles – 9.03 – 904 pts
High jump – 1.71m – 867 pts
Shot put – 10.11m – 537 pts
Long jump – 5.47m – 691 pts
800m – 2:29.96 – 693 pts
7. Chase Whiting – 3,132 pts
60m hurdles – 9.16 – 877 pts
High jump – 1.50m – 621 pts
Shot put – 8.81m – 452 pts
Long jump – 5.15m – 601 pts
800m – 2:39.26 – 581 pts
Heptathlon
8. Jake McDaniel – 4,489 pts
60m – 7.45 – 729 pts
Long jump – 6.50m – 697 pts
Shot put – 11.73m – 590 pts
High jump – 1.94m – 749 pts
60m hurdles – 8.92 – 764 pts
Pole vault – 3.15m – 393 pts
1,000m – 3:10.28 – 567 pts
9. Adrian Riley – 4,400
60m – 7.15 – 830 pts
Long jump – 7.44m – 920 pts
Shot put – 12.29m – 624 pts
High jump – 1.88m – 696 pts
60m hurdles – 8.89 – 770 pts
Pole vault – no height – 0 pts
1,000m – 3:11.00 – 560 pts
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