SAN ANTONIO — Danielle Spence and Orla Brothers grabbed gold medals to highlight action for the UTSA track & field teams Saturday at the Roadrunner Invitational at Park West Athletics Complex.
Spence posted the longest outdoor triple jump in UTSA and Park West history, while Brothers crossed first in the 400-meter hurdles to lead the women's team on the final day of the three-day meet.
Meanwhile, the men registered four of their seven total podium finishes Saturday, headlined by Luca Chatham's runner-up showing in the 800m.
Spence led wire-to-wire in the triple jump, as the sophomore from Jamaica skipped to a wind-legal mark of 13.36 meters (43-10) on her first of six attempts. She moved into the top spot on UTSA's all-time list, surpassing the previous record of 12.98m by Kristin Gran set all the way back in 1984, and her leap also bested the previous facility mark of 12.97m by Texas A&M's Lajarvia Brown set at the 2017 Roadrunner Invitational.
Spence's winning measurement also improved her previous outdoor personal record of 12.93m (42-5 ¼) from last season and nearly matched her overall triple jump standard of 13.37m (43-10 ½) — the program's indoor record — established in winning the Conference USA crown last month. Spence also leaped to an outdoor PR in the long jump with a fifth-place mark of 5.25m (17-2 ¾) earlier Saturday.
Brothers picked up the first outdoor win of her freshman campaign. A native of Sussex, England, she clocked a 1:00.44 to cross comfortably ahead of Kendall Rodriguez of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, who finished in 1:02.18. She nearly equaled her personal-best time of 1:00.12 posted in a third-place effort at last week's UTSA Invitational.
Meanwhile, Chatham raced to a runner-up finish in the men's 800m. The Dallas native circled the track twice in a time of 1:51.71 in the first outdoor half-mile of his senior season. He was just behind Oklahoma's Ackeen Colley, who posted the fastest time in the nation this season with a 1:49.60.
In other men's action on the track, Kaleb Campbell raced to a time of 10.61 seconds to place third in the 100m.
Vasha Sheriff also grabbed bronze with a 47.96 clocking in the 400m, while Andrew Pirog achieved a season best with a third-place time of 52.51 in the 400m hurdles.
Omar Beckdache crossed fifth in the 2,000m steeplechase with a personal-best time of 6:21.75.
In the field, Andre Douglas skipped to a mark of 15.28m (50-1 ¾) to finish fifth overall and fourth among collegiate competitors in the triple jump, while Davante Edwards cleared 2.00m (6-6 ¾) for fifth in the high jump.
The men posted seven total top-three finishes, as Jake McDaniel and Justin Wright finished 1-2 in the decathlon, which wrapped up Friday, while Vincent Perez snagged a bronze in the hammer throw.
Back on the women's side, the 4x400-meter relay team of Erin Wilson, Brothers, Sierra Andres and Darionne Gibson passed the baton to a season-best time of 3:46.10 to place third.
Gibson also raced to fifth place in the 400m, as the junior from Converse Judson High School clocked a personal best 54.91, which is just shy of UTSA's top-five performers list in the quarter.
Briana Gonzalez finished fourth in the 2,000m steeplechase by clocking a PR of 7:33.56.
The women recorded a total of five podium finishes, as Gabriyella Torres secured silver in the heptathlon and Maia Campbell grabbed third in the hammer throw on Friday.
The Roadrunners will return to action next week at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays in Austin.
UTSA Results
MEN
100 Meters
3. Kaleb Campbell 10.61w
6. Jayden Bunting 10.89w
9. (11.) Andre Douglas 11.10w
200 Meters
8. (10.) Kaleb Campbell 21.85w
10. (12.) Jared Taylor 22.01w
400 Meters
3. Vasha Sheriff 47.96
8. Austin Crocker 49.04
9. Chris Rosales 49.06
800 Meters
2. Luca Chatham 1:51.71
7. Caleb Devereaux 1:53.70
8. Zack Kovar 1:53.80
9. Christopher Wise 1:57.47
10. Cameron Hudson 1:58.05
1,500 Meters
20. (21.) Monty Bertschy 4:15.78
110-Meter Hurdles
6. Justin Gerbrecht 14.52w
13. Devall Harris 15.22
400-Meter Hurdles
3. Andrew Pirog 52.51
11. (12.) Justin Gebrecht 55.57
12. (13.) Jonathan Boozer 57.53
2,000-Meter Steeplechase
5. Omar Bekdache 6:21.75
4x400-Meter Relay
7. UTSA "B" 3:23.75
Luca Chatham, Caleb Devereaux, Marcus Guajardo, Christopher Wise
High Jump
5. Davante Edwards 2.00m (6-6 ¾)
Pole Vault
17. Karney Linch 4.45m (14-7 ¼)
Triple Jump
4. (5.) Andre Douglas 15.28m (50-1 ¾)
Shot Put
10. Steven Thomas 14.72m (48-3 ½)
13. Mike Zuniga 13.79m (45-3)
Discus
9. (10.) Steven Thomas 46.95m (154-0)
13. (14.) Ronald Lozano 40.88m (134-1)
17. (18.) Gary Haasbroek 35.42m (116-2)
Hammer Throw
3. (5.) Vincent Perez 59.46m (195-1)
Decathlon
1. Jake McDaniel 6,648 points
100 Meters (11.61/730); Long Jump (6.77m [22-2 ½]/760); Shot Put (10.73m [35-2 ½]/530); High Jump (2.05m [6-8 ¾]/850); 400 Meters (51.99/725); 110-Meter Hurdles (15.79/757); Discus (33.86m [111-1]/541); Pole Vault (3.80m [12-5 ½]/562); Javelin (50.79m [166-8]/600); 1,500 Meters (4:54.25/593)
2. Justin Wright 6,082 points
100 Meters (11.98/655); Long Jump (6.33m [20-9 ¼]/659); Shot Put (10.56m [34-7 ¾]/519); High Jump (1.84m [6-0 ½]/661); 400 Meters (53.07/679); 110-Meter Hurdles (15.08/840); Discus (31.01m [101-9]/484); Pole Vault (3.90m [12-9 ½]/590); Javelin (40.26m [132-1]/446); 1,500 Meters (5:01.81/549)
3. Davante Edwards
100 Meters (11.15/827); High Jump (2.02m [6-7 ½]/822)
WOMEN
100 Meters
8. (9.) Vera Chinedu 11.93w
200 Meters
12. Olivia Esemena 24.51w
400 Meters
5. Darionne Gibson 54.91
800 Meters
8. Brooke Lomax 2:17.51
15. Amber Boyd 2:21.31
1,500 Meters
11. Amber Boyd 4:46.15
14. Rian Rodriguez 4:56.17
15. Charlette Janicek 4:58.51
17. Gabby Gonzales 5:00.40
400-Meter Hurdles
1. Orla Brothers 1:00.44
10. Sierra Andres 1:04.75
2,000-Meter Steeplechase
4. Briana Gonzalez 7:33.56
7. Marissa Martinez 7:59.27
4x400-Meter Relay
3. UTSA 3:46.10
Erin Wilson, Orla Brothers, Sierra Andres, Darionne Gibson
Pole Vault
10. Caroline Bellows 3.70m (12-1 ½)
Long Jump
5. Danielle Spence 5.86m (19-2 ¾)
9. Olivia Esemena 5.68m (18-7 ¾)
Triple Jump
1. Danielle Spence 13.36m (43-10)
Shot Put
5. Maia Campbell 14.57m (47-9 ¾)
14. Cynthia Gonzales 12.16m (39-10 ¾)
19. Brenttany Birdow 11.30m (37-1)
Discus
6. Lacee Barnes 46.52m (152-7)
Hammer Throw
3. Maia Campbell 53.56m (175-9)
8. Faith Olszak 46.69m (153-2)
10. Cynthia Gonzales 42.72m (140-2)
Heptathlon
2. Gabriyella Torres 5,001 points
100-Meter Hurdles (14.80/868); High Jump (1.63m [5-4 ¼]/771); Shot Put (11.35m [37-3]/618); 200 Meters (26.44/759); Long Jump (5.66m [18-7]/747); Javelin (32.97m [108-2]/533); 800 Meters (2:29.04/705)
6. Chase Whiting 4,296 points
100-Meter Hurdles (15.05/835); High Jump (1.39m [4-6 ¾]/502); Shot Put (9.54m [31-3 ¾]/499); 200 Meters (26.85/724); Long Jump (5.21m [17-1 ¼]/617); Javelin (37.66m [123-7]/622); 800 Meters (2:46.87/497)