HOUSTON — A win by the distance medley relay team and runner-up showing from Christie Le Roux headlined action for the UTSA men's track & field team on Saturday at the H-Town SpeedCity Series II at Bill Yeoman Fieldhouse.
Michael Paredes, Caleb Devereaux, Cameron Hudson and JD Corona passed the baton to a winning time of 11:20.55 in the distance medley relay, giving the Roadrunners a sweep of the event following a gold-medal performance by the women on Friday.
Meanwhile, Le Roux led a 2-3 finish by the Roadrunners in the long jump. The freshman from South Africa leaped to season-best mark of 7.15 meters (23-5.5) on his sixth and final jump to move into second place.
Sam Healy collected the bronze medal in the long jump in his first meet as a Roadrunner, as the Ireland native measured 7.03m (23-0.75) on his second pass down the runway.
UTSA saw three other third-place finishes on the track on Saturday.
Gabriel Green clocked a time of 8.75 seconds for the bronze in the 60m hurdles, while Logan Masters crossed third in the 400m in 49.83.
Jake Smith led a quartet of Roadrunners in the 3,000m with third-place time of 8:59.83. Idol Ramon was fourth in 9:21.51, followed by Josh Gonzalez and Omar Beckdache in fifth (9:25.38) and sixth (9:27.56), respectively.
Devereaux also finished fourth in the 800m in addition to helping the DMR grab gold. The senior from Pearland clocked a time of 2:00.63 in his first race of the season.
Smith also posted a fifth-place finish in the mile with a 4:29.82 clocking, while Paredes and Corona were sixth (4:31.07) and seventh (4:31.55).
Chante Dixon won the mile and anchored the distance medley relay to gold and Lacee Barnes finished third in the shot put with a record-setting performance to highlight action for the women on Friday.
Dixon clocked a time of 5:21.33 to win the mile run and combined with Zoie Reyna, Maddy Blair and Sofia Salinas to run a 13:17.04 for gold in the DMR.
Meanwhile, Barnes set a Cayman Islands national record in the shot put with her third-place mark of 14.70m (48-2.75),
The Roadrunners will return to action next Saturday, Feb. 6, when they travel to College Station for the Charlie Thomas Invitational.
UTSA Results
60 Meters (prelims)
12. Kaleb Campbell 6.96
18. Dylan Heritage 7.17
200 Meters
11. Dylan Heritage 22.76
400 Meters
3. Logan Masters 49.83
800 Meters
4. Caleb Devereaux 2:00.60
Mile
5. Jake Smith 4:29.82
6. Michael Paredes 4:31.07
7. JD Corona 4:31.55
3,000 Meters
3. Jake Smith 8:59.83
4. Idol Ramon 9:21.51
5. Josh Gonzalez 9:25.38
6. Omar Beckdache 9:27.56
60-Meter Hurdles (prelims)
4. Gabriel Green 8.88q
5. Justin Wright 8.90q
60-Meter Hurdles (final)
3. Gabriel Green 8.75
Distance Medley Relay
1. Michael Paredes, Caleb Devereaux, Cameron Hudson, JD Corona 11:20.55
Pole Vault
8. Marcus Ramirez 4.55m (14-11)
10. Jack Turner 4.25m (13-11.25)
Long Jump
2. Christie Le Roux 7.15m (23-5.5)
3. Sam Healy 7.03m (23-0.75)
Shot Put
7. Jorge Ayala 15.12m (49-7.25)
10. Angel Robles 13.97m (45-10)
11. Joel McFarlane 12.92m (42-4.75)
12. Jack Turner 12.59m (41-3.75)
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