MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Andrew Pirog raced to a runner-up finish in the 400-meter hurdles and Grant Szalek secured the silver medal in the triple jump on Sunday to help the UTSA men finish sixth at the Conference USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Dean A. Hayes Track & Soccer Stadium.
Pirog closed out his conference career by earning his seventh C-USA medal. The San Antonio Reagan High School product clocked a personal-best time of 51.08 seconds for his second silver and third overall league medal in the 400m hurdles. Pirog bettered his previous PR of 51.32 posted in a third-place effort two years ago at this meet, and he now ranks 21st on the latest NCAA West Preliminary Round qualifying list.
Szalek collected the fourth C-USA medal of his short UTSA career with a runner-up showing in the triple jump. The Perth, Australia, native skipped to a mark of 15.63m (51-3.5) on his third trip down the runway, nearly matching it with a 15.62m measurement on his next attempt. It marked his top wind-legal jump as a collegian and stands second behind his wind-aided 15.84m (51-11.75) leap posted in winning the Roadrunner Invitational last month.
On the track, the UTSA relay teams posted a pair of top-eight finishes. The 4x400m relay team of Noah Rhodes, Dylan Heritage, Logan Masters and Pirog passed the baton to a fifth-place time of 3:17.55 in the final race of the evening. The 4x1 quartet of King Antony Ma, Kaleb Campbell, Christie Le Roux and Lirim Emerllahu was seventh in 41.34.
Campbell also notched a seventh-place finish in the 100m with a 10.73 clocking that matched his wind-legal PR posted in Saturday's prelims.
In other Sunday action, Jorge Ayala scratched a point in the shot put with an eighth-place mark of 15.98m (52-5.25).
UTSA tallied 69 points for sixth place, five points behind Rice and 12 ahead of Southern Miss in the team race won by Charlotte.
Pirog and Szalek were the final two of six total podium finishes for the Roadrunners at the meet.
On Friday, Jack Turner and Joel McFarlane wrapped up a 1-2 showing in the decathlon. Turner earned his third career C-USA gold medal by breaking a 19-year-old school record with 7,659 points, while McFarlane was second with 7,148, the top point total of his young collegiate career.
On Saturday, Sam Healy leaped to a distance of 7.59m (24-11) for a runner-up finish in the long jump, just ahead of Turner's 7.47m (24-6.25) measurement.
The Roadrunners will return to action on May 26-29 when they head to College Station for the NCAA West Preliminary Round.
UTSA Results
100 Meters (prelims)
8. Kaleb Campbell 10.73q
17. King Antony Ma 10.91
100 Meters (final)
7. Kaleb Campbell 10.73
200 Meters (prelims)
7. Logan Masters 21.77
8. Lirim Emerllahu 22.09
11. Noah Rhodes 22.35
- King Antony Ma DNF
200 Meters (final)
9. Lirim Emerllahu 21.60
10. Logan Masters 21.73
12. Zach Perkins 22.53
- Kaleb Campbell DNF
400 Meters (prelims)
14. Logan Masters 48.82
17. Dylan Heritage 49.99
18. Noah Rhodes 50.00
800 Meters (prelims)
10. Zack Kovar 1:54.64
15. Caleb Devereaux 1:55.73
1,500 Meters (prelims)
14. Harrison Wade 4:01.43
15. Michael Paredes 4:02.47
21. JD Corona 4:14.31
10,000 Meters
16. Jake Smith 32:22.51
110-Meter Hurdles (prelims)
3. Bashiru Abdullahi 13.99Q
10. Gabriel Green 15.21
110-Meter Hurdles (prelims)
- Bashiru Abdullahi DNS
400-Meter Hurdles (prelims)
3. Andrew Pirog 51.99q
10. Gabriel Green 56.02
400-Meter Hurdles (final)
2. Andrew Pirog 51.08
3,000-Meter Steeplechase
8. Idol Ramon 9:08.06
10. Omar Bekdache 9:39.55
4x100-Meter Relay
7. King Antony Ma, Kaleb Campbell, Christie Le Roux, Lirim Emerllahu 41.34
4x400-Meter Relay
5. Noah Rhodes, Dylan Heritage, Logan Masters, Andrew Pirog 3:17.55
High Jump
7. Grant Szalek 2.04m (6-8.25)
Pole Vault
10. Marcus Ramirez 4.31m (14-1.75)
Long Jump
2. Sam Healy 7.59m (24-11)
3. Jack Turner 7.47m (24-6.25)
4. Christie Le Roux 7.42m (24-4.25)
8. Joel McFarlane 7.07m (23-2.5)
Triple Jump
2. Grant Szalek 15.63m (51-3.5)
9. Christie Le Roux 14.12m (46-4)
Shot Put
8. Jorge Ayala 15.98m (52-5.25)
11. Angel Robles 15.02m (49-3.5)
Discus
21. Ronald Lozano 37.77m (123-11)
Hammer
16. Angel Robles 45.29m (148-7)
19. Jorge Ayala 40.78m (133-9)
Javelin
13. Joel McFarlane 46.60m (152-11)
- Jack Turner DNS
Decathlon
1. Jack Turner 7,659 — 100 Meters 10.94 (874); Long Jump 7.15m/23-5.5 (850); Shot Put 13.09m/42-11.5 (673); High Jump 1.99m/6-6.25 (794); 400 Meters 48.40 (890); 110-Meter Hurdles 15.43 (798); Discus 40.86m/134-1 (682); Pole Vault 4.40m/14-5.25 (731); Javelin 54.61m/179-2 (657); 1,500 Meters 4:35.32 (710)
2. Joel McFarlane 7,148 — 100 Meters 11.13 (832); Long Jump 7.30m/23-11.5 (886); Shot Put 12.30m/40-4.25 (625); High Jump 1.93m/6-4 (740); 400 Meters 50.74 (781); 110-Meter Hurdles 16.06 (726); Discus 36.48m/119-8 (593); Pole Vault 4.20m/13-9.25 (673); Javelin 48.56m/159-4 (567); 1,500 Meters 4:33.04 (725)
5. Justin Wright 6,215 — 100 Meters 11.71 (709); Long Jump 6.51m/21-4.25 (700); Shot Put 10.09m/33-1.25 (491); High Jump 1.87m/6-1.5 (687); 400 Meters 54.66 (613); 110-Meter Hurdles 15.20 (825); Discus 30.82m/101-1 (481); Pole Vault 4.10m/13-5.25 (645); Javelin 46.67m/153-1 (539); 1,500 Meters 5:06.09 (525)
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