SAN ANTONIO – Adrian Riley won the decathlon with an NCAA-leading 7,437 points to pace UTSA at the second day of the Roadrunner Invitational, contested at the Roadrunners' Park West Athletics Complex on Friday.
Adrian Riley captured UTSA's first event title of the 2018 Roadrunner Invitational with a career-best 7,437-point total in the decathlon. The senior won nine of the 10 events overall en route to the second-highest point total in UTSA history. Riley added to his 4,085-point first day total with 770 in the 110m hurdles (15.67), 729 in the discus (43.18m), 659 in the pole vault (4.15m), 676 in the javelin (55.85m) and 518 in the 1,500m (5:07.35). The Jamaican's point total currently ranks first in both Conference USA and the NCAA.
Jake McDaniel placed second in the decathlon with 6,385 total points. The sophomore counted 2,847 points on Friday, including a high of 715 after clocking a 16.16 in the 110m hurdles, to add to his 3,538 tallies on Thursday.
Gabriyella Torres took silver in the heptathlon with 4,954 points. On Friday the junior scored 738 points in the long jump (5.63m), 545 in the javelin (3.58m) and 643 in the 880m (2:34.09) to go along with her 3,028 points from day one. Chase Whiting, a sophomore from Fredericksburg, placed third in the event, counting 4,235 points. Whiting scored 1,556 points on the day with a high of 609 in the long jump with a leap of 5.18m.
In the men's shot put Kelsey Benoit took a team-best sixth with a heave of 17.04m. Derek Fenton placed eight with a best distance of 16.15m, while Mike Zuniga came home 14th after he put the shot 14.48m.
UTSA's women's shot put efforts was led by N'Dia Warren-Jacques in sixth with a best distance of 14.94m on her opening attempt. Maia Campbell was close behind in seventh with a 14.36m. Cynthia Gonzales placed 12th after a 12.55m effort and Brenttany Birdow 16th with a 11.84m measurement.
Mia Hicks finished fourth in the women's hammer throw with a personal-best hurl of 52.68m. Faith Olszak was the second Roadrunner finisher in the event with a throw of 46.52m to place 12th overall, followed by Warren-Jacques (13th / 45.05m), Dallas O'Connell (16th / 43.96m), Lacee Barnes (20th / 38.67m) and Birdow (21st / 38.16m).
Sophomore Steven Thomas was UTSA's top men's finisher in the hammer throw with a PR of 53.39m to place seventh. Vincent Perez, a junior, was eighth in the event with a chuck of 51.86m on his third attempt of the afternoon.
The Roadrunner Invitational continues Saturday with the remaining field events beginning at 11 a.m. and the running disciplines starting at 2 p.m. with a rolling schedule (click HERE for a complete meet schedule).
Admission to all three days of the meet is FREE.
Results
Live results can be found HERE and final results will be available on goUTSA.com following the event.
UTSA RESULTS
FIELD EVENTS
Shot put (men)
6. Kelsey Benoit – 17.04m
8. Derek Fenton – 15.15m
14. Mike Zuniga – 14.48m
Shot put (women)
6. N'Dia Warren-Jacques – 14.94m
7. Maia Campbell – 14.36m
12. Cynthia Gonzales – 12.55m
16. Brenttany Birdow – 11.84m
Hammer (women)
4. Mia Hicks – 52.68m
12. Faith Olszak – 46.52m
13. N'Dia Warren-Jacques – 45.05m
16. Dallas O'Connell – 43.96m
20. Lacee Barnes – 38.67m
21. Brenttany Birdow – 38.16m
Hammer (men)
7. Steven Thomas – 53.93m
8. Vincent Perez – 51.86m
MULTIS
Heptathlon
2. Gabriyella Torres – 4,954 pts
100m hurdles – 14.56 – 901 pts
High jump – 1.64m – 783 pts
Shot put – 10.40 m – 556 pts
200m – 26.11 – 788 pts
Long jump – 5.63m – 738 pts
Javelin – 33.58m – 545 pts
800m – 2:34.09 - 643
3. Chase Whiting – 4,235 pts
100m hurdles – 15.46 – 782 pts
High jump – 1.49m – 610 pts
Shot put – 9.49m – 496 pts
200m – 26.07 – 791 pts
Long jump – 5.18m – 609 pts
Javelin – 31.95m – 514 pts
800m – 2:53.03 - 433
Decathlon
1. Adrian Riley – 7,437 pts
100m – 10.72 – 924 pts
Long jump – 7.80m – 1010 pts
Shot put – 12.12m – 614 pts
High jump – 2.03m – 831 pts
400m – 52.44 – 706 pts
110m hurdles – 15.67 – 770 pts
Discus – 43.18m – 729 pts
Pole vault – 4.15m – 659 pts
Javelin – 55.85m – 676 pts
1500m – 5:07.35 – 518 pts
2. Jake McDaniel – 6,385 pts
100m – 11.65 – 721 pts
Long jump – 6.93m – 797 pts
Shot put – 11.61m – 583 pts
High jump – 2.00m – 803 pts
400m – 54.14 – 634 pts
110m hurdles – 16.16 – 715 pts
Discus – 27.86m – 423 pts
Pole vault – 3.55m – 496pts
Javelin – 51.85m – 616 pts
1500m – 4:53.64 - 597
