SAN ANTONIO — Led by a record-setting performance from Bashiru Abdullahi, the UTSA track & field teams won five events on the final day of the Roadrunner Invitational on a windy Saturday at Park West Athletics Complex.
Abdullahi raced to a wind-aided time of 13.61 seconds in cruising to victory in the men's 110-meter hurdles for the second time in two tries this outdoor season. That marked the fastest time recorded under any conditions in school and meet history, bettering Keyunta Hayes' UTSA standard of 13.67 established in 2012 and the Roadrunner Invitational mark of 13.91 set by UTSA's Patrick Prince in 2017. The two-time C-USA medalist in the 60m hurdles improved his previous season best of 13.84 posted in winning the Invitational section at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays in March.
Meanwhile, Abby Balli registered her second straight victory in the women's 1,500m with a strong finishing kick. The Pasadena, Texas, native was steadily in second place for the majority of the race and then passed UTEP's Ruth Jerubet in the final 20 meters to cross the finish line first with a time of 4:39.48, just ahead of Jerubet's 4:39.64. The 2021 C-USA Indoor mile runner-up won the 1,500m at last week's Texas A&M Team Invitational with a PR time of 4:36.99.
The Roadrunners turned in a trio of gold-medal performances in the horizontal jumps on Saturday.
Grant Szalek leaped away with the title in the men's triple jump with the best showing of his short UTSA career. The Perth, Australia, native skipped to a collegiate personal-best mark of 15.84 meters (51-11.75) for top honors ahead of Grand Canyon's Paxton Henry (14.52m). The reigning C-USA Indoor triple jump champion now ranks second on UTSA's all-time performers list.
Sam Healy remained undefeated on the outdoor season in the men's long jump with a season-best leap of 7.64m (25-0.75), leading a 1-2 finish by the Roadrunners. The senior from Ireland led the event from wire-to-wire in registering his second win in as many weeks after taking top honors with a 7.62m measurement at the Texas A&M Team Invitational.
Christie Le Roux secured silver in the long jump for the second consecutive meet with a season-best leap of 7.54m (24-9).
In the women's long jump, Oreoluwa Adamson posted her first collegiate win, breaking the sand at a distance of 6.25m (20-6.25). With the top mark of her short collegiate career, the freshman from England moved into the No. 4 position on the program's all-time performers list.
Adamson also paced a 1-2 finish by UTSA jumpers, as 2021 C-USA Indoor champion Ingeborg Gruenwald was second with a 6.20m (20-4.25) effort.
Johanna Soover added to the Roadrunners' haul with a runner-up finish in the women's triple jump. The freshman from Estonia measured 12.13m (39-9.75) to end up just three centimeters shy of the winner Maryam Hassan of Rice.
On the track, Vera Chinedu sped to a windy 11.60 clocking for second place in the women's 100m. The London, England, native bettered her previous personal best in the event of 11.88 posted in March at the Texas Relays while registering her top finish of the season. Chinedu also added a fifth-place showing in the 200m with a PR of 24.55 later in the afternoon.
Taylor Armstrong was the runner-up in the 200m race, as the DeSoto High School product clocked a personal-best time of 24.34 to cross just behind Akron's Amya Clark (24.18).
UTSA posted a 2-3 finish in the 100m hurdles, as Alanah Yukich timed a season best 13.67 for second place, also earning the No. 4 spot on the school's all-time performers list in the event, while Faith Roberson crossed third in 14.26.
In the women's 400m hurdles, Mackenzie Grimes earned the bronze medal with a time of 1:04.34, while Brooke Lomax circled the oval twice in 2:13.80 for third place in the 800m, just shy of her PR of 2:13.32 turned in last weekend. The 4x100m relay team of Adamson, Armstrong, Gruenwald and Chinedu also placed third with a 47.15 clocking.
For the men, Andrew Pirog finished fourth in the 400m hurdles in 52.21, while the 4x1 team of Le Roux, Lirim Emerllahu, Logan Masters and Kaleb Campbell was fifth in 41.94.
Maia Campbell logged her third podium finish of the meet with a third-place finish in the discus. The senior from Converse Judson High School crushed her personal best with a throw of 47.54 meters (156-0), nearly eight meters better than her previous PR of 39.58m posted three years ago. That measurement also moved her into the No. 3 spot on UTSA's all-time performers list in the event.
UTSA record-holder Lacee Barnes was close behind Campbell in fourth place with a throw of 46.89m (153-10). The Grand Cayman native broke the school and Cayman Islands national records last weekend with a 51.52m (169-0) effort at the Texas A&M Team Invitational.
The Roadrunners will return to action next Saturday, April 24, when they travel to Houston for the J. Fred Duckett Twilight.
UTSA Results
Men
100 Meters
9. Kaleb Campbell 10.68w
17. Zach Perkins 11.00w
19. King Antony Ma 11.12w
200 Meters
11. Kaleb Campbell 21.73w
12. Logan Masters 21.74w
15. Lirim Emerllahu 21.80w
20. Zach Perkins 22.24w
23. Noah Rhodes 22.43w
400 Meters
8. Noah Rhodes 49.99
13. Dylan Heritage 50.63
800 Meters
8. Caleb Devereaux 1:57.63
9. Zack Kovar 1:58.29
12. Michael Paredes 1:59.88
1,500 Meters
7. Harrison Wade 4:05.96
11. JD Corona 4:14.43
5,000 Meters
5. Jake Smith 15:21.56
110-Meter Hurdles
1. Bashiru Abdullahi 13.61w
8. Gabriel Green 14.95w
400-Meter Hurdles
4. Andrew Pirog 52.21
13. Gabriel Green 55.91
3,000-Meter Steeplechase
3. Omar Bekdache 9:51.30
7. Idol Ramon 10:14.25
4x100-Meter Relay
5. Christie Le Roux, Lirim Emerllahu, Logan Masters, Kaleb Campbell 41.94
Pole Vault
16. Marcus Ramirez 4.30m (14-1.25)
Long Jump
1. Sam Healy 7.64mw (25-0.75)
2. Christie Le Roux 7.54mw (24-9)
Triple Jump
1. Grant Szalek 15.84mw (51-11.75)
Shot Put
7. Jorge Ayala 15.71m (51-6.5)
8. Angel Robles 15.39m (50-6)
Discus
15. Ronald Lozano 39.86m (130-9)
- Jorge Ayala FOUL
Hammer Throw
18. Angel Robles 41.57m (136-5)
Decathlon
3. Justin Wright 6,248 — 100 Meters 11.78 (695); Long Jump 6.68m/21-11 (739); Shot Put 10.39m/34-1.25 (509); High Jump 1.80m/5-10.75 (627); 400 Meters 52.46 (705); 110-Meter Hurdles 15.07 (841); Discus 29.49m/96-9 (454); Pole Vault 4.10m/13-5.25 (645); Javelin 42.84m/140-7 (483); 1,500 Meters 5:01.71 (550)
7. Joel McFarlane 5,587 — 100 Meters 11.15 (827); Long Jump 6.93m/22-9 (797); Shot Put 12.79m/41-11.5 (654); High Jump 1.80m/5-10.75 (627); 400 Meters 50.31 (800); 110-Meter Hurdles 16.12 (719); Discus 34.55m/113-4 (555); Pole Vault NH (0); Javelin 51.31m/168-4 (608); 1,500 Meters DNF
DNF Jack Turner
Women
100 Meters
2. Vera Chinedu 11.60w
200 Meters
2. Taylor Armstrong 24.34w
5. Vera Chinedu 24.55w
800 Meters
3. Brooke Lomax 2:13.80
9. Chante Dixon 2:25.93
10. Maddy Blair 2:27.76
11. Karina Fernandez 2:30.76
1,500 Meters
1. Abby Balli 4:39.48
6. Amber Boyd 4:53.76
11. Chante Dixon 5:00.41
100-Meter Hurdles
2. Alanah Yukich 13.67w
3. Faith Roberson 14.26w
400-Meter Hurdles
3. Mackenzie Grimes 1:04.34
9. Alanah Yukich 1:11.64
3,000-Meter Steeplechase
7. Carolina Ortiz 13:20.32
4x100-Meter Relay
3. Oreoluwa Adamson, Taylor Armstrong, Ingeborg Gruenwald, Vera Chinedu, 47.15
Long Jump
1. Oreoluwa Adamson 6.25mw (20-6.25)
2. Ingeborg Gruenwald 6.20mw (20-4.25)
7. Sigrid Kleive 5.81mw (19-0.75)
16. Johanna Soover 5.02mw (16-5.75)
Triple Jump
2. Johanna Soover 12.13mw (39-9.75)
Shot Put
2. Maia Campbell 15.95m (52-4)
5. Lacee Barnes 14.24m (46-8.75)
Discus
3. Maia Campbell 47.54m (156-0)
4. Lacee Barnes 46.89m (153-10)
Hammer Throw
3. Maia Campbell 53.50m (175-6)
Javelin
1. Sigrid Kleive 44.90m (147-4)
3. Marilis Remmel 43.70m (143-4)
Heptathlon
4. (3.) Maren Wilms 4,722 — 100-Meter Hurdles 15.39 (791); High Jump 1.60m/5-3 (736); Shot Put 10.04m/32-11.25 (532); 200 Meters 27.08 (705); Long Jump 5.70m/18-8.5 (759); Javelin 26.95m/88-5 (419); 800 Meters 2:23.21 (780)
DNF Amaya Scott
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