SAN ANTONIO — The UTSA track & field teams will travel to Austin to compete in the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays on Wednesday-Saturday, March 29-April 1, at Mike A. Myers Stadium.
One of the top annual meets in the nation will get underway on Wednesday morning with the first day of events in the decathlon and heptathlon.
Thursday's action will begin at 10 a.m. with the second day of the decathlon, followed by the final three disciplines in the heptathlon starting at 10:30 a.m. Field and track events will start at 11 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., respectively.
On Friday, field events are slated to begin at 9 a.m. followed by running events at 9:35 a.m.
The final day is scheduled to get underway with field events at 10 a.m. and track events at 10:40 a.m.
Meet Coverage
Meet Central — https://texassports.com/sports/relays
Video (6:30 p.m. Wednesday) — Longhorn Network
Video (7 p.m. Thursday) — Longhorn Network
Video (9:30 a.m. Friday) — Longhorn Network
Video (5 p.m. Friday) — Longhorn Network
Video (1:30 p.m. Saturday) — Longhorn Network
The UTSA men debuted at No. 28 in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Week 1 National Track & Field Rating Index. This marks the Roadrunners' highest ranking since appearing at No. 26 in week three of the 2014 season. Earlier that year, they were a program-best 22nd in back-to-back weeks to start the campaign. Additionally, it stands as the men's sixth-highest rating all-time since the system debuted in 2008.
The UTSA men are ranked No. 6 in the USTFCCCA South Central Regional team rankings this week, behind Texas A&M, LSU, Baylor, Texas and Rice and ahead of No. 7 TCU, No. 8 Texas State and 11th-ranked Houston, among others.
The Roadrunners are coming off a strong showing at the Charles Austin Classic last weekend in San Marcos, Texas. UTSA tallied seven wins and 17 top-three finishes during the two-day meet at the Texas State Track & Field Complex, with the women claiming four gold medals and nine podium showings and the men adding three victories and eight top-three performances.
Alanah Yukich won the women's 400m hurdles with a season-best 57.78 clocking and joined Geraldy Barron, Marie Duvigneau and Ibiso David-West for a winning time of 3:43.42 in the 4x400m relay. Thennelle Williams sped to gold in the 100m in 11.86, while Marilis Remmel tossed the javelin 45.35m (148-9) to remain undefeated this season.
Three Roadrunners registered their first collegiate wins for the men. Jacob Jenkins skipped to a mark of 15.00 meters (49-2.5) in the triple jump and was named Conference USA Male Field Athlete of the Week, Landon Blankenship raced to victory in the 3,000m steeplechase with a 9:34.20 clocking and Michael Paredes recorded a time of 4:00.72 for first in the 1,500m.
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