COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Bashiru Abdullahi tied his own school record in the men's 60-meter hurdles and Ingeborg Gruenwald earned a silver medal in the women's long jump to highlight action for the UTSA track & field teams at the Charlie Thomas Invitational on Saturday at Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium.
Abdullahi peeled off a time of 7.80 seconds for third place in the 60m hurdles final, equaling his own UTSA standard set three times in 2020, including in a winning performance at this meet one year ago. The defending Conference USA champion clocked a 7.88 in the prelims before matching his own PR in the final to finish just behind the LSU duo of Damion Thomas (7.72) and Eric Edwards Jr. (7.78).
Meanwhile, Gruenwald continued her strong sophomore season with a runner-up showing in the long jump. The Salzburg, Austria, native leaped to a distance of 6.13 meters (20-1.5) on her sixth and final attempt to secure the silver medal just ahead of LSU's Aliyah Whisby (6.06m/19-10.75). That mark improved her previous season best of 5.95m (19-6.25) posted in winning the H-Town SpeedCity Series and it was just shy of her UTSA-best 6.18m (20-3.5) measurement turned in for bronze at the 2020 C-USA Indoor championships.
Grant Szalek registered his third consecutive podium finish in the men's high jump after clearing 2.09m (6-10.25). Two weeks after winning a tightly contested high-jump competition at this same facility, he topped 2.04m (6-8.25) on his first jump before sailing over 2.09m on his second attempt to collect the bronze.
In other men's action in the field, Sam Healy finished fifth in the long jump with a leap of 6.80m (22-3.75).
Abby Balli earned a fourth-place finish in the 3,000m for the women, as the Pasadena native clocked a personal-best time of 10:04.41 to place just behind LSU's Ashley Lajocies (10:01.41). She shattered her previous 3,000m standard of 10:39.90 established at the 2019 C-USA Indoor by more than half a minute. Balli also clocked a 5:09.48 for seventh in the mile.
One week after turning in a record-setting performance, Lacee Barnes placed fifth in the women's shot put with a mark of 13.88m (45-6.5).
The Roadrunners will take next weekend off before they travel to Birmingham, Ala., for the Conference USA Indoor Championships on Saturday-Sunday, Feb. 20-21.
UTSA Results
Men
60 Meters
7. King Antony Ma 6.92q
11. Lirim Emerllahu 7.23
12. Christie Le Roux 7.23
13. Zach Perkins 7.26
14. Gabriel Green 7.36
200 Meters
12. Lirim Emerllahu 21.95
14. Kaleb Campbell 22.12
15. Logan Masters 22.30
16. Zach Perkins 22.58
17. Noah Rhodes 22.60
400 Meters
14. Logan Masters 49.67
15. Noah Rhodes 49.82
800 Meters
9. Caleb Devereaux 1:57.64
Mile
12. Harrison Wade 4:27.80
13. Michael Paredes 4:29.79
14. Jake Smith 4:33.23
15. JD Corona 4:35.92
3,000 Meters
8. Jake Smith 8:47.31
60-Meter Hurdles (prelims)
4. Bashiru Abdullahi 7.88q
11. Sam Healy 8.23
14. Devall Harris 8.47
15. Gabriel Green 8.64
16. Justin Wright 9.00
60-Meter Hurdles (final)
3. Bashiru Abdullahi 7.80
High Jump
3. Grant Szalek 2.09m (6-10.25)
Long Jump
5. Sam Healy 6.80m (22-3.75)
6. Justin Wright 6.12m (20-1)
Shot Put
6. Jorge Ayala 15.66m (51-4.5)
8. Angel Robles 15.10m (49-6.5)
Weight Throw
10. Jorge Ayala 14.26m (46-9.5)
11. Angel Robles 12.96m (42-6.25)
Women
60 Meters
12. Vera Chinedu 7.65
200 Meters
13. Ingeborg Gruenwald 26.42
400 Meters
7. Alanah Yukich 55.62
9. Faith Roberson 57.61
10. Creshaun Cresser 59.40
12. Mackenzie Grimes 1:01.36
800 Meters
8. Brooke Lomax 2:22.12
9. Sofia Salinas 2:23.06
11. Maddy Blair 2:31.21
12. Karina Fernandez 2:32.73
Mile
7. Abby Balli 5:09.48
8. Chante Dixon 5:12.61
13. Zoie Reyna 5:37.90
3,000 Meters
4. Abby Balli 10:04.41
6. Chante Dixon 10:31.20
Long Jump
2. Ingeborg Gruenwald 6.13m (20-1.5)
6. Oreoluwa Adamson 5.77m (18-11.25)
8. Sigrid Kleive 5.53m (18-1.75)
10. Johanna Soover 5.51m (18-1)
12. Danielle Spence 5.41m (17-9)
Triple Jump
9. Johanna Soover 11.81m (38-9)
Shot Put
5. Lacee Barnes 13.88m (45-6.5)
9. Amaya Scott 12.22m (40-1.25)
11. Maren Wilms 9.80m (32-2)
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