SAN ANTONIO – Patrick Prince won the 110m hurdles and Mia Hicks broke her own school discus record for the second straight week as the junior duo led UTSA's efforts in the third and final day of the Roadrunner Invitational, contested at the Roadrunners' Park West Athletics Complex on Saturday.
Texas A&M won the both the men's and women's team titles with 168 and 178.5 points respectively. UTSA totaled 72 men's points to place sixth in the eight-team field, while the Roadrunner women placed fifth on the team leaderboard with 85 points.
Hicks, from Conroe, Texas, improved upon her own school record in the discus as she hurled the implement 49.86m on her sixth and final attempt of the day to place fourth in the 18-competitior field. Lacee Barnes placed seventh in the event with a throw of 47.36m on her fourth attempt of the afternoon.
Prince, also from Conroe, earned UTSA's second event title of the meet with his 13.95 effort in the 110m hurdles. Ricardo Ramos placed 14 in the event, halting the clock in 15.92. Jamiah Jackson, a frosh, was UTSA's top finisher in the women's 110m hurdles with a time of 13.86, while junior Victoria Rausch clocked a 14.04 to placed 10th.
Kelsey Benoit, a senior, led UTSA in the men's discus with a distance of 50.70m. Derek Fenton placed 13th after a 47.14 and Mike Zuniga 21st after a chuck of 39.09m.
Ariel Watson placed 13th in the women's long jump with a distance of 5.38m and Olivia Esemena was 16th with a best leap of 5.25m. In the men's long jump Jahkwan Blackley came home 10th with a jump of 6.84m on his second attempt of the day.
Danielle Spence, a freshman, placed second in the women's triple jump with a leap of 12.60m on her third time down the runway. Ariel Watson, who is also a freshman, placed fourth with a best distance of 11.96m
Ty Anderson, a senior, was third in the high jump with a clearance of 2.10m. Quillan Haughton was fourth in the event after a height of 2.05m followed by Davante Edwards in sixth with a 2.00m jump and Chandler Iturraga in 10th (1.90m).
Caroline Bellows topped 3.50m to tie for 10th in the pole vault. Alex Brock was UTSA's top male pole vaulter, clearing a personal-best of 4.55m to place 10th. Karney Linch also vaulted a PR of 4.55m, but on his second attempt at the height and was awarded 12th, while Kyle Real placed 14th with final height of 4.40m.
In the men's 2,000m steeplechase Peter Sepulveda crossed the line in 6:23.54 to place sixth. Emily Voss stopped the clock in 7:40.20 and Olivia Flores in 8:12.42 to place fourth and fifth, respectively, in the women's 2,000m steeplechase.
Kaleb Campbell, Jayden Bunting, Jahkwan Blackley and Jaren Colbert placed four in the 4x100m relay with a time of 41.03, meanwhile, the Roadrunners' women's 4x100m team of De'Stini Henderson, Jennifer Arinze, Esemena and Jamiah Jackson placed third after posting a 45.44, which ranks fourth on the UTSA all-time list.
Mason Riley was UTSA's top finisher in the 1,500m with a 4:13.08 to finish 14th. John von Dohlen (16th / 4:15.06), Skye Knight (17th / 4:16.17) and Luca Chatham (18th / 4:19.14) followed Riley. Lynette Amaram finished 14th in the women's 1,500m, clocking a 4:50.69. Colleen Gilbert (17th / 4:53.48), Stephanie Sauceda (20th / 4:55.24) and Sarah Estrada (26th / 5:15.57) rounded out the Roadrunner mid-distance efforts.
In the 400m dash Vasha Sheriff claimed bronze with a 47.31 and Jared Taylor placed 21st with a 51.35. Jennifer Arinze and Darionne Gibson scored four and fifth, respectively, in the women's 400m dash with times of 54.90 and 55.24.
Kaleb Campbell placed 12th in the 100m dash in 10.76 to lead four Roadrunners. Prince ran a 10.81 to place 13th, Bunting clocked a 10.95 for 15th and Edwards a 10.99 to place 16th. In the women's 100m dash Henderson clocked an 11.82, which was good for fourth, while Rausch ran a 12.36 to place 12th in the 21-competitor field.
Zack Kovar ran the 800m in 1:55.37 to place seventh, while Caleb Devereaux posted a 1:56.16 for eighth and Marcus Guajardo a 1:58.43 to place to 12th. Jayela Slack scored a 17th-place finish in the women's 800m with a 2:17.73 and Rian Rodriguez ran a 2:27.07.
The men's 400m hurdles saw Andrew Pirog run a 54.10 to place 10th, while Justin Gerbrecht (13th) clocked a 54.46, Ricardo Ramos (16th) a 55.11 and Jonathan Boozer (17th) a 55.13. Christy Gilbert was UTSA's top 400m woman hurdler, clocking a 1:02.74 to place ninth. Sierra Andres ran a 1:03. 33 to cross the line 11th, followed by Rachael Grossman in 17th with a 1:05.59.
Blackley ran a 21.79 in the men's 200m to finish 15th overall, while Henderson ran a 24.20 to take 14th in the women's 200m followed by Esemena in 22nd with a time of 24.82.
Boerne, Texas, native Martin Luevano claimed fifth in the men's 3,000m run, clocking a 9:22.73. Yulisa Abundis ran a 10:41.34 in the women's 3,000m, which was good for seventh and Gabby Gonzales placed eighth after crossing the line in 10:52.50.
The meet concluded with the running of the 4x400m relays. The women's team of Gibson, Arine, Andres and Jackson crossed the line in 3:41.06 to place third, while the team of Ch. Gilbert, Co. Gilbert, Sauceda and Amaram ran a 3:58.55. The men's quartet of Boozer, Devereaux, Ramos and Guajardo ran a 3:25.54 to place 11th among the 15 teams.
Up next
The Roadrunners will travel north along I-35 next week to Austin for the 91st annual Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays built by the Home Depot.
UTSA RESULTS
TRACK EVENTS
2,000m steeplechase (men)
6. Peter Sepulveda – 6:23.54
2,000m steeplechase (women)
4. Emily Voss – 7:40.20
5. Olivia Flores – 8:12.42
4x100m relay (men)
4. Campbell, Bunting, Blackley, Colbert – 41.03
1,500m (men)
14. Mason Riley – 4:13.08
16. John von Dohlen – 4:15.06
17. Skye Knight – 4:16.17
18. Luca Chatham – 4;19.14
1,500m (women)
14. Lynette Amaram – 4:50.69
17. Colleen Gilbert – 4:53.48
20. Stephanie Sauceda – 4:55.24
26. Sarah Estrada – 5:15.57
110m hurdles (men)
1. Patrick Prince – 13.95
14. Ricardo Ramos – 15.92
100m hurdles (women)
6. Jamiah Jackson – 13.86
10. Victoria Rausch – 14.04
400m (men)
3. Vasha Sheriff – 47.31
21. Jared Taylor – 51.35
400m (women)
4. Jennifer Arinze – 54.90
5. Darionne Gibson – 55.24
100m (men)
12. Kaleb Campbell – 10.76
13. Patrick Prince – 10.81
15. Jayden Bunting – 10.95
16. Davante Edwards – 10.99
100m (women)
4. De'Stini Henderson – 11.82
12. Victoria Rausch – 12.36m
800m (men)
7. Zack Kovar – 1:55.37
8. Caleb Devereaux – 1:56.16
12. Marcus Guajardo – 158.43
800m (women)
17. Jayela Slack – 2:17.73
23. Rian Rodriguez – 2:27.07
400m hurdles (men)
10. Andrew Pirog – 54.10
13. Justin Gerbrecht – 54.46
16. Ricardo Ramos – 55.11
17. Jonathan Boozer – 55.13
400m hurdles (women)
9. Christy Gilbert – 1:02.74
11. Sierra Andres – 1:03.33
16. Rachael Grossman – 1:05.59
200m (men)
15. Jahkwan Blackley – 21.79
200m (women)
14. De'Stini Henderson – 24.20
22. Olivia Esemena – 24.82
3,000m (men)
5. Martin Luevano – 9:22.73
3,000m (women)
7. Yulisa Abundis – 10:41.34
8. Gabby Gonzales – 10:52.50
4x400m (men)
11. Boozer, Devereaux, Ramos, Guajardo – 3:25.54
4x400m (women)
3. Gibson, Arinze, Andres, Jackson – 3:41.06
15. Ch. Gilbert, Co. Gilbert, Sauceda, Amaram – 3:58.55
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
Discus (women)
4. Mia Hicks – 49.86m
7. Lacee Barnes – 47.36m
Discus (men)
7. Kelsey Benoit – 50.70m
13. Derek Fenton – 47.14m
21. Mike Zuniga – 39.09m
Pole vault (men)
10. Alex Brock – 4.55m
12. Karney Linch – 4.55m
14. Kyle Real – 4.40m
Pole vault (women)
10. Caroline Bellows – 3.50m
Long jump (women)
13. Ariel Watson – 5.38m
16. Olivia Esemena – 5.25m
Long jump (men)
10. Jahkwan Blackley – 6.84m
Triple jump (women)
2. Danielle Spence – 12.60m
4. Ariel Watson – 11.96m
High jump (men)
3. Ty Anderson – 2.10m
4. Quillan Haughton – 2.05m
6. Davante Edwards – 2.00m
10. Chandler Iturraga – 1.90m
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