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Texas State Elite Meet
No. 4 Men's Track and Field finishes second at Texas State Elite Meet
03.23.2013 | Track & Field / Cross Country m, Track & Field / Cross Country
March 23, 2013
SAN MARCOS, Texas - Zack Bilderback (400 meters), Austin Bussing (1,500 meters), Patrick McGregor (800 meters) and Will Spence (shot put) each claimed victories to lead the fourth-ranked Men's Track and Field team to a second-place finish at Saturday's Texas State Elite Meet.
Bussing (3:48.55) and McGregor (1:49.57) each posted personal bests for the Longhorns who rolled up 147.50 points, but were edged in the team scoring column by 12th-ranked UCLA which tallied 149 in the season-opening 18-event meet.
Texas State was third with 96.50 points and second-ranked Arkansas was fourth with 84.50.
Just two weeks removed from the NCAA Indoor Championships, many of the top-ranked athletes were not entered in their specialty events.
Texas All-American Keiron Stewart did not compete in the 110-meter hurdles and Ryan Crouser was not entered in the shot put, one of the two events he has earned All-America honors.
But for many Longhorns it was their first competition since winning the Big 12 Indoor Championship four weeks ago.
Along with the four victories, the Longhorns had a second-place showing by Casey Wicker in the pole vault. He cleared a personal-best 17-2 3/4 (5.25m).
Trevor Van Ackeren, a senior transfer from Princeton who became eligible for outdoors, was second in the 3,000 meters in 8:15.58.
Josh Brudnick was third in the 400-meter hurdles in a career-best time of 52.53.
Will Spence's win in the shot put came on a personal-best toss of 59-7 (18.16m) and Hayden Baillio was fourth in the hammer throw with a career-best toss of 171-8 (52.33m).
"It was a great meet for us," said head coach Bubba Thornton. "A nice way to get the season started against some strong competition. Now we are looking forward to doing few more things at the Texas Relays."
The Longhorns will serve as host to the 86th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, which start Wednesday and continue until Saturday.
TEXAS STATE ELITE MEET - TEAM RESULTS (18 EVENTS)
1. UCLA - 149
2. Texas - 147.50
3. Texas State - 96.50
4. Arkansas - 84.50
5. UTSA - 69.50
TEXAS ENTRIES/RESULTS- TEXAS STATE ELITE MEET
San Marcos, Texas - Texas State Track and Field Stadium
Saturday, March 23 - Results (10-8-6-4-2-1)
- 100 Meters: 6. Emerson Sanders, 10.89; 7. Basil Fares, 10.93; 9. Darnell Porter, 10.97; 10. Jake Wohlford, 11.05; 11 Trevor Brown, 11.05
- 200 Meters: 6. Zack Bilderback, 21.77; 7. Basil Fares, 21.79; 11. Darnell Porter, 22.51; 13. Trevor Brown, 22.74
- 400 Meters: 1. Zack Bilderback, 46.72; 5. Keiron Stewart, 47.99; 8 Kyle Thompson, 48.96
- 800 Meters: 1. Patrick McGregor, 1:49.57; 4. Brady Turnbull, 1:50.82; 6. Kevin Rayes, 1:52.66; 9. David Anamosa, 1:53.25; 13. Blake Williams, 1:56.65
- 1,500 Meters: 1. Austin Bussing, 3:48.85; 2. Craig Lutz, 3:49.99; 3. John McNamara, 3:50.86; 5. Austin Roth, 3:51.51; 6. Mark Pinales, 3:52.71; 8. Rory Tunningley, 3:54.30
- 3,000 Meters: 2. Trevor Van Ackeren, 8:15.58; 5.Collin Smith, 8:34.38
- 110-Meter Hurdles: 2. Jake Wohlford, 14.48
- 400-Meter Hurdles: 3. Josh Brudnick, 52.53; 6. Zachary Wieland, 54.91
- 4x100-Meter Relay: 2. Texas A (Bail Fares, Emerson Sanders, Keiron Stewart, Isaac Murphy), 40.50; 4. Texas B (Darnell Porter, Trevor Brown, Josh Brudnick, Zack Bilderback), 41.72
- 4x400-Meter Relay: 2. Texas A (Zack Bilderback, Kyle Thompson, Keiron Stewart, Josh Brudnick) 3:12.63; -- Texas B (Darnell Porter, Zachary Wieland, Basil Fares, Trevor Brown), DNF
- High Jump: t-6. Victor Glaze II, 6-6 (2.00m); 8. Jordan Larkins, 6-4 (1.95m)
- Pole vault: 2. Casey Wicker, 17-2.75 (5.25m); 4. Reese Watson, 16-8.75 (5.10m); -- Mark Thomas, NH
- Long Jump: 8. Basil Fares, 21-10 (6.65m)
- Triple jump: 2. Jarard Bruner, 47-9.75 (14.57m)
- Shot Put: 1. Will Spence, 59-7 (18.16m); 3. Hayden Baillio 57-7 (17.55m)
- Discus: 3. Ryan Crouser, 183-6 (55.95m); 5. Will Spence 182-7 (55.66m); 6. Clint Harris 172-10 (52.68m); 7. Hayden Baillio 171-11 (52.41m); 8. Blake Jakobsson 170-8 (52.03m)
- Hammer: 4. Baillio, Hayden, 171-8 (52.33m); 5. Clint Harris, 166-9 (50.84m); 6. Blake Jakobsson 161-9 (49.32m); 10. Will Spence, 146-10 (44.76m)
- Javelin: 4. John Trucilla, 188-0 (57.31m)
Scoring note: Maximum of two members from one team in each individual event earned points. Only one relay per team earned points.
