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No. 20/10 Track and Field wins eight events on Thursday at Longhorn Invitational
Story Links AUSTIN, Texas – The No. 20/10 Texas track and field program won eight events on the first night of the Texas Invitational as part of the final home meet for the Longhorns at Mike A. Myers Stadium. After a two-hour weather delay, three field events re-started at 7 […]
AUSTIN, Texas – The No. 20/10 Texas track and field program won eight events on the first night of the Texas Invitational as part of the final home meet for the Longhorns at Mike A. Myers Stadium.
After a two-hour weather delay, three field events re-started at 7 pm for the Longhorns. Senior Connor Boenig won the men’s B pole vault clearing a season best 5.05m (16-6.75). In the A final, sophomore Sam Abati cleared an outdoor personal best height of 5.30m (17-4.50).
Junior Xavier Butler recorded the first win on the track and registered a personal best in the 200-meter dash with a time of 20.35. The time moved him to No. 8 on UT’s All-Time Performer List. Among those behind him was Trayvon Bromell, a 60-meter world indoor champion (20.55).
Junior Kendrick Smallwood was sixth with a time of 20.73 and junior Almond Small finished ninth in 20.84. Fellow junior Kody Blackwood was the final Longhorn to run sub-23 seconds with a time of 20.99 to finish ninth overall.
Graduate transfer Elizabeth Stockman climbed the Texas all-time list after winning the 1500-meter in 4:16.80. The time moved her to No. 7 in Texas history.
Sophomore Aishling Callanan recorded her third-straight personal best in the 3000-meter steeplechase winning on her home track with a time of 10:19.23. It improved her spot at No. 3 on UT’s all-time list. Brighton Mooney was the runner-up with her personal best time of 10:36.44 – No. 8 all time – and Kaylin Rendon made her way on the list at No. 9 with a time of 10:37.88.
Junior Logan Patete completed the Texas sweep in the steeplechase after recording a personal best with a time of 8:52.97. Sophomore Hudson Bennett was third in 9:18.08.
The Longhorn long jumpers also swept the competition after Aaliyah Foster posted another personal best with a mark of 6.57m (21-6.75). It moved her to No. 6 on the all-time list after moving to No. 8 in last weekend’s competition. The men saw Kelsey Daniel take two jumps before taking first with a mark of 7.84m (25-8.75). Solomon Washington finished second at 7.68m (25-2.50) and Brennen McHenry was fourth in 7.39m (24-3) Decathlete Brock Lewis set a personal best at 6.94m (22-9.25) and was seventh.
Nigusom Knight was the final winner for UT after recording a time of 14:35.63 in the men’s 1,500-meter.
Texas resumes action on Saturday starting at 9 am in the women’s hammer throw. The first track event will see the women’s 4×100-meter relay at 1:20 pm. The men’s shot put has been moved to 1:30 pm.