The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Men's Track and Field claims tri meet title to open outdoor season
04.12.2011 | XC_Old
March 25, 2011
| Final Stats 
AUSTIN, Texas - The Texas Men's Track and Field team began the 2011 outdoor campaign with a team victory at the Texas-Arkansas-UCLA tri meet. The Longhorns totaled 149 points, while UCLA scored 145 points and Arkansas tallied 106.
Sophomore Keiron Stewart broke the 15-year-old school record in the 110-meter hurdles, clocking a nation-leading 13.44 to win the event. The previous record was set by Derek Spears at the 1996 NCAA Championships. After setting the 60-meter hurdles record in the indoor season, Stewart holds the UT indoor and outdoor short hurdles records. Stewart also posted a second-place finish in the 400-meter hurdles, crossing in 52.12, while wrapping up the meet running the third leg of Texas' winning 4x400m relay.
In the open 400m, senior Andre Thomas won the title in 46.84 and also ran a leg of the mile-relay along with Dereck Dreyer, Isaac Murphy and Stewart.
Sophomore Hayden Baillio, junior Jacob Thormaehlen and senior Brandon Drenon went 1-2-3 in the shot put. Baillio threw 60-3.75 (18.38m), Thormaehlen posted a mark of 60-1 (18.31m) and Drenon tossed 58-1.25 (17.71m).
The trio also competed in the discus with Drenon taking first (184-3, 56.16m), Thormaehlen finishing fifth (159-1, 48.48m) and Baillio in seventh (151-11, 46.30m). In the hammer throw, Thormaehlen placed second (187-6/57.16m) and Baillio took fourth (157-3/47.92m). Both throws are personal bests.
Freshman Mark Jackson won the triple jump with a leap of 52-6 (16.00m). Jamal Wilson placed third with a mark of 51-5.75 (15.69m) and Jarard Bruner took fifth, leaping 48-4.50 (14.74m).
In the 200 meters, Trevante Rhodes took first place, clocking a wind-aided 20.77, while Emerson Sanders came in sixth (22.05). Rhodes also took second place in the 100 meters, running a personal-best time of 10.33.
The Longhorns 4x100-meter relay of Williams, Rhodes, Goodwin and Monroe clocked 40.02 to finish third.
Senior Jamal Wilson claimed the victory in the high jump with a clearance of 7-0.50 (2.15m), while senior Kenny Greaves took second in the pole vault (16-10.75, 5.15m).
In the 1,500m, senior Logan Gonzales finished second, running a personal best 3:49.27.Freshman Ryan Dohner came in fourth, clocking 3:52.68 and C.J. Jessett finished eighth in 4:14.70.
In the 3,000-meter steeplechase, Longhorns finished second through fifth with Austin Roth (9:26.34), Bradley Lowry (9:29.78), Leon Dean (9:35.83) and Collin Smith (9:37.26). Brian Rhodes-Devey finished seventh and Kirk Wilkinson was eighth.
Next for the Longhorns are the 84th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays April 6-9 in Austin at Myers Stadium.
POST MEET QUOTES
Head Coach Bubba Thornton
On his feelings with the meet: We had talked after the indoor nationals and all we have done since then is strength and conditioning. We only did the short hurdles one day. We caught the perfect day. (Keiron Stewart) is nice and relaxed. We talked about the last four or five hurdles, what he had to do there, because the wind, once you get moving like that you start getting close to them. You have to stay in between them. He did a really good job of that. Had he run through he probably would have run 13.35 or 36. It was a legal run.
I was pleased with (Trevante) Rhodes today. He finally made a breakthrough from all of the things he's gone through. Danzell Fortson had a great race. He caught a spasm. He doesn't have anything going on that we can't handle by the relays. Then you start to look at the overall team, every event we were pretty solid in. This is where we wanted to start. Let's see where we can take it and where we can finish it off. We've got the guys. We've got them believing. We've set the bar pretty high. Let's see where we can finish.
TEXAS RESULTS (! - personal best, sr - school record, w - wind aided)
100 Meters
2. Trevante Rhodes, 10.33!
5. Alex Williams, 10.43
6. D.J. Monroe, 10.48
-- Emerson Sanders, DQ
200 Meters
1. Trevante Rhodes, 20.77w
6. Emerson Sanders, 22.05w
7. Marquise Goodwin, 22.16w
400 Meters
1. Andre Thomas, 46.84
4. Dereck Dreyer, 48.74
5. Aaron Kelley, 49.56
-- Danzell Fortson, DNF
800 Meters
3. Michael Quercia, 1:52.79
6. Kevin Rayes, 1:53.73
1,500 Meters
2. Logan Gonzales, 3:49.27!
4. Ryan Dohner, 3:52.68
8. CJ Jessett, 4:14.70
3,000 Meters
4. Will Nation, 8:31.56
6. Rory Tunningley, 8:36.21
7. Phil Wood, 8:37.20
3,000-Meter Steeplechase
2. Austin Roth, 9:26.34
3. Bradley Lowry, 9:29.78
4. Leon Dean, 9:35.83
5. Collin Smith, 9:37.26
7. Brian Rhodes-Devey, 9:41.61
8. Kirk Wilkinson, 10:03.48
110-Meter Hurdles
1. Keiron Stewart, 13.44!sr
2. Jake Wohlford, 14.03
400-Meter Hurdles
2. Keiron Stewart, 52.12
5. Jake Wohlford, 54.12
8. Josh Brudnick, 55.01
4x100-Meter Relay
3. Texas 'A' (Alex Williams, Trevante Rhodes, Marquise Goodwin, D.J. Monroe), 40.02
4x400-Meter Relay
1. Texas 'A' (Isaac Murphy, Dereck Dreyer, Keiron Stewart, Andre Thomas), 3:11.07
4. Texas 'B' (Kenny Greaves, Aaron Kelley, Michael Quercia, Jake Wohlford), 3:18.53
High Jump
1. Jamal Wilson, 7-0.50 (2.15m)
6. Mark Jackson, 6-0.75 (1.85m)
Long Jump
4. Mark Jackson, 24-4.50 (7.43m)
6. Emerson Sanders, 23-5.50 (7.15m)
Triple Jump
1. Mark Jackson, 52-6 (16.00m)
3. Jamal Wilson, 51-5.75 (15.69m)
5. Jarard Bruner, 48-4.50 (14.74m)
Pole Vault
2. Kenny Greaves, 16-10.75 (5.15m)
5. Mark Thomas, 16-2.75 (4.95m)
-- Isaac Murphy, NH
Shot Put
1. Hayden Baillio, 60-3.75 (18.38m)
2. Jacob Thormaehlen, 60-1.00 (18.31m)
3. Brandon Drenon, 58-1.25 (17.71m)
Discus
1. Brandon Drenon, 184-3 (56.16m)
5. Jacob Thormaehlen, 159-1 (48.48m)
7. Hayden Baillio, 151-11 (46.30m)
8. Isaac Murphy, 143-9 (43.82m)!
Hammer Throw
2. Jacob Thormaehlen, 187-06 (57.16m)!
4. Hayden Baillio, 157-03 (47.92m)!
Javelin
6. Isaac Murphy, 167-02 (50.96m)!
7. John Trucilla, 162-06 (49.52m)
