HOUSTON – Junior Patrick Prince successfully defended his 110m hurdles championship and 12 additional Roadrunners claimed individual event medals to lead UTSA's efforts on the fourth and final day of the 2018 Conference USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, contested at Rice University's Wendel D. Ley Stadium.
In all, UTSA student-athletes captured 15 event medals during the championships; including one gold, eight silvers and six bronze.
The Roadrunners finished the championships in third place on the men's side with 109 total points and in sixth on the women's leaderboard with 61 markers. Charlotte (149 points) won the men's championship, while Southern Miss (131 points) captured the women's title.
Team standings
Men
1. Charlotte – 149
2. Southern Miss – 110
3. UTSA – 109
4. Rice – 105
4. WKU - 105
6. UTEP – 100
7. Middle Tennessee – 47
8. North Texas – 45.50
9. LA Tech – 43.50
10 FIU - 5
Women
1. Southern Miss – 131
2. Middle Tennessee – 116
3. Rice – 106
4. Charlotte – 74
5. FIU – 65
6. UTSA – 61
7. North Texas – 59
8. UTEP – 52
9. WKU – 42
10. Marshall – 40
11. Florida Atlantic – 31
12. LA Tech – 28
13. UAB - 13
Throws
Senior N'Dia Warren-Jacques claimed UTSA's third podium finish of the championships as she placed third in the women's shot put with a heave of 14.90. The throw, which came on her third attempt of the day, earned six team points. Maia Campbell also scored in the event as she finished eighth for one point with a throw of 14.05m. Lacee Barnes placed 10th in the event with a distance of 13.77m, Cynthia Gonzales 17th with a PR of 12.72m and Brenttany Birdow 18th with a PR of 12.36m.
Adrian Riley picked up a point for the Birds as he placed eighth in the javelin with a distance of 54.89m. Jake McDaniel came home 10th in the event with a hurl of 51.51m.
Kelsey Benoit and Derek Fenton went two-three in the men's shot put to earn the silver and bronze medals. Benoit, a senior, picked up eight points with a shot of 17.44m and Fenton hurled the implement 17.03m to pick up six points. Mike Zuniga rounded out the UTSA trio with a 13th-place finish after a heave of 14.87m.
Jumps
The UTSA women's second medal of the day belonged to freshman Danielle Spence in the triple jump. Spence leapt a personal-best 12.93m on her second attempt of the day to earn the silver medal and claim eight team points. Ariel Watson, also a frosh, placed fifth in the event with a PR of 12.42m to pick up four points for the Roadrunners.
In the men's triple jump freshman Andre Douglas won his first medal as a collegian with a bronze-medal and personal-best effort of 15.56m. The leap was achieved on his second time down the runway and earned the Roadrunners six team points. Jahkwan Blackley narrowly missed a PR as he finished 14th in the event with a best distance of 14.12m.
In the women's pole vault, Carolina Bellows cleared 3.66m to place ninth and Britton Chapman 3.36m to place 15th.
Ty Anderson and Davante Edwards both earned second and silver medals in the men's high jump with clearances of 2.12m. Anderson and Edwards charted identical paths to the 2.12m height and both went over the bar on their second attempt. Quillan Haughton placed fifth with a height of 2.09m, Jake McDaniel (9th), Adrian Riley (11th) and Chadler Iturraga (13th) each cleared 1.94m at different stages of the event.
Sprints
Vasha Sheriff, a junior, won the bronze in the men's 400m dash with a time of 46.21, which also earned six points toward UTSA's team total. Jennifer Arinze ran a 54.71 in the women's event to place fifth and earn four team points.
Hurdles
Patrick Prince won UTSA's only individual title of the championships as he defended his 110m hurdles title. The junior clocked a blazing 13.75 to win the gold and earn 10 team points. The time was a personal-best, ranks second on the UTSA all-time list and 20th in the NCAA this season. Justin Gerbrecht placed eighth with a time of 14.75, which was good for a team tally.
Freshman Jamiah Jackson took the silver medal in the women's 100m hurdles, stopping the clock at 13.96. The effort earned eight team points for the Roadrunners.
Andrew Pirog collected silver in the men's 400m hurdles with a personal-best time of 51.58, while Justin Gerbrecht stopped the watch in 53.62 to placed sixth. The pair claimed eight and three team points, respectively.
In the women's 400m hurdles final, Christy Gilbert won four team points with her fifth-place finish in 1:01.10 and Rachael Grossman took a single point as she placed eighth with a time of 1:04.59.
Relays
The UTSA grouping of Byron Taylor, Patrick Prince, Jayden Bunting and Kaleb Campbell placed fifth in the men's 4x100m relay with a time of 40.62. In the women's event Danielle Spence, Victoria Rausch, Sierra Andres and Jennifer Arinze ran a 46.52 to place seventh. The quartets collected four and two team points, respectively.
Setting the school record in the men's 4x400m relay was the foursome of Luca Chatham, Austin Crocker, Caleb Devereaux and Desmond Jefferson as the team completed the four circuits in 3:06.69 to earn the championship's silver medal. The time bested the UTSA record by nearly eight tenths of a second and was the fastest time ran by a UTSA group in three years.
Closing the championships was the women's 4x400m relay, which saw the UTSA team of Darionne Gibson, Jennifer Arinze, Sierra Andres and Jamiah Jackson earn bronze with a time of 3:41.27.
Mid-distance
Luca Chatham crossed the line third in the men's 800m in a personal-best 1:49.91 to claim the bronze. The time improved the junior's standing on the UTSA all-time 800m list to third.
Distance
John von Dohlen ran a 16:17.33 in the men's 5,000m to place 28th, while Gabby Gonzales placed 25th in the women's event with a time of 18:51.03.
Up next
The Roadrunners now await NCAA West Preliminary Round bids. The West Preliminaries are scheduled for May 24-26 in Sacramento, Calif.
UTSA RESULTS
MULTI EVENTS
Heptathlon final
4. Gabriyella Torres – 5,117 points
100m hurdles – 14.88 – 858 pts
High jump – 1.69m – 842 pts
Shot put – 10.30m – 549 pts
200m – 26.65 – 741 pts
Long jump – 5.79m – 786 pts
Javelin – 36.30m – 596 pts
800m – 2:25.90 – 745 pts
12. Chase Whiting – 4,325 points
100m hurdles – 15.13 – 825 pts
High jump – 1.45m – 566 pts
Shot put – 9.37m – 488 pts
200m – 26.48 – 756 pts
Long jump – 4.99m – 557 pts
Javelin – 32.35m – 521 pts
800m – 2:36.60 – 612 pts
Decathlon final
2. Adrian Riley – 7,576 points (second team All-Conference USA)
100m – 10.97 – 867 pts
Long jump – 7.66m – 975 pts
Shot put – 12.77m – 653 pts
High jump – 1.95m – 758 pts
400m – 49.80 – 824 pts
110m hurdles – 15.45 – 796 pts
Discus – 44.97m – 766 pts
Pole vault – 4.35m – 716 pts
Javelin – 55.46m – 670 pts
1,500m – 5:01.56 – 551 pts
6. Jake McDaniel – 6,456 points
100m – 11.77 – 697 pts
Long jump – 6.62m – 725 pts
Shot put – 11.04m – 570 pts
High jump – 1.98m – 785 pts
400m – 52.14 – 719 pts
110m hurdles – 16.14 – 717 pts
Discus – 28.93m – 443 pts
Pole vault – 3.65m – 522 pts
Javelin – 52.02m – 619 pts
1,500m – 4:43.43 – 659 pts
FIELD EVENTS
Hammer final (men)
9. Vincent Perez – 56.03m
Hammer final (women)
8. Mia Hicks – 51.64m
15. Faith Olszak – 46.04m
16. N'Dia Warren-Jacques – 44.51m
18. Maia Campbell – 44.03m
22. Dallas O'Connell – 40.40m
Discus final (men)
5. Kelsey Benoit – 49.99m
6. Derek Fenton – 46.35m
10. Vincent Perez – 44.71m
16. Mike Zuniga – 37.87m
Discus final (women)
3. Mia Hicks – 50.12m (third team All-Conference USA)
6. Lacee Barnes – 49.03m
14. Maia Campbell – 39.54m
17. N'Dia Warren-Jacques – 35.89m
Shot put final (men)
2. Kelsey Benoit – 17.44m (second team All-Conference USA)
3. Derek Fenton – 17.03m (third team All-Conference USA)
13. Mike Zuniga – 14.87m
Shot put final (women)
3. N'Dia Warren-Jacques – 14.90m (third team All-Conference USA)
8. Maia Campbell – 14.05m
10. Lacee Barnes – 13.77m
17. Cynthia Gonzales – 12.72m
18. Brenttany Birdow – 12.36m
Javelin final (men)
8. Adrian Riley – 54.89m
10. Jake McDaniel – 51.51m
Javelin final (women)
10. Gabriyella Torres – 35.49m
16. Lacee Barnes – 28.72m
Long jump final (men)
4. Adrian Riley – 7.72m
11. Jahkwan Blackley – 7.27m
16. Andre Douglas – 6.76m
Long jump final (women)
7. Gabriyella Torres – 5.61m
14. Ariel Watson – 5.61m
16. Danielle Spence – 5.58m
Pole vault final (men)
13-t. Kyle Real – 4.52m
13.-t. Karney Linch – 4.52m
Pole vault final (women)
9. Caroline Bellows – 3.66m
15. Britton Chapman – 3.36m
High jump final (men)
2-t. Ty Anderson – 2.12m (second team All-Conference USA)
2-t. Davante Edwards – 2.12m (second team All-Conference USA)
5. Quillan Haughton – 2.09m
9. Jake McDaniel – 1.94m
11. Adrian Riley – 1.94m
13. Chandler Iturraga – 1.94m
High jump final (women)
9. Gabriyella Torres – 1.61m
Shot put final (women)
3. N'Dia Warren-Jacques – 14.90m (third team All-Conference USA)
8. Maia Campbell – 14.05m
10. Lacee Barnes – 13.77m
17. Cynthia Gonzales – 12.72m
18. Brenttany Birdow – 12.36m
Triple jump (men)
3. Andre Douglas – 15.56m (third team All-Conference USA)
14. Jahkwan Blackley – 14.12m
Triple jump (women)
2. Danielle Spence – 12.93m (second team All-Conference USA)
5. Ariel Watson – 12.42m
TRACK EVENTS
100m prelim (men)
19. Kaleb Campbell – 10.91
20. Jayden Bunting – 10.93
100m prelim (women)
13. Olivia Esemena – 11.91
110m hurdles prelim (men)
1. Patrick Prince – 13.80 (advanced to final)
8. Justin Gerbrecht – 14.60 (advanced to final)
12. Devall Harris – 15.07
110m hurdles final (men)
1. Patrick Prince – 13.75 (champion and first team All-Conference USA)
8. Justin Gerbrecht – 14.75
100m hurdles prelim (women)
2. Jamiah Jackson – 13.88 (advanced to final)
15. Victoria Rausch – 15.29
100m hurdles final (women)
2. Jamiah Jackson – 13.96 (second team All-Conference USA)
200m prelim (men)
18. Desmond Jefferson – 21.61
19. Byron Taylor – 21.70
27. Kaleb Campbell – 22.14
29. Jayden Bunting – 22.35
200m prelim (women)
16. Olivia Esemena – 24.55
400m hurdles prelim (men)
1. Andrew Pirog – 52.33 (advanced to final)
7. Justin Gerbrecht – 54.10 (advanced to final)
11. Jonathan Boozer – 54.98
12. Ricardo Ramos – 55.00
18. Devall Harris – 1:00.40
400m hurdles final (men)
2. Andrew Pirog – 51.58 (second team All-Conference USA)
6. Justin Gerbrecht – 53.62
400m hurdles prelim (women)
4. Christy Gilbert – 1:01.87 (advanced to final)
7. Rachael Grossman – 1:03.32 (advanced to final)
11. Sierra Andres – 1:03.97
400m hurdles final (women)
5. Christy Gilbert – 1:01.10
8. Rachael Grossman – 1:04.59
400m prelim (men)
6. Vasha Sheriff – 46.37 (advanced to final)
10. Austin Crocker – 47.97
11. Desmond Jefferson – 48.07
400m final (men)
3. Vasha Sheriff – 46.21 (third team All-Conference USA)
400m prelim (women)
7. Jennifer Arinze – 55.31 (advanced to final)
9. Darionne Gibson – 55.40
400m final (women)
5. Jennifer Arinze – 54.71
800m prelim (men)
3. Luca Chatham – 1:51.23 (advanced to final)
7. Zack Kovar – 1:52.90 (advanced to final)
9. Caleb Devereaux – 1:53.55
800m final (men)
3. Luca Chatham – 1:49.91 (third team All-Conference USA)
800m prelim (women)
9. Lynette Amaram – 2:13.81
10. Stephanie Sauceda – 2:14.24
13. Colleen Gilbert – 2:16.03
16. Jayela Slack – 2:19.54
1,500m prelim (women)
24. Rian Rodriguez – 5:11.38
3,000m steeplechase final (men)
9. John von Dohlen – 9:39.40
3,000m steeplechase final (women)
12. Olivia Flores – 12:00.42
5,000m final (men)
28. John von Dohlen – 16:17.33
5,000m final (women)
25. Gabby Gonzales – 18:51.03
10,000m final (men)
12. Peter Sepulveda – 35:25.33
10,000m final (women)
12. Gabby Gonzales – 39:52.78
4x100m relay (men)
5. Edwards, Bunting, Blackley, Campbell – 40.62
4x100m relay (women)
7. Rausch, Arinze, Esemena, Andres – 46.52
4x400m relay (men)
2. Crocker, Jefferson, Taylor, Sheriff – 3:06.69 (second team All-Conference USA)
4x400m relay (women)
3. Gibson, Arinze, Andres, Jackson – 3:41.27 (third team All-Conference USA)
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