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Arkansas - Texas Dual Meet
01.16.2015 | Track & Field / Cross Country
Longhorns fall to Razorbacks in Arkansas-Texas Dual
Complete Results | Texas Post-Meet Notes
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – In their first meet of the season the Texas Longhorns went head-to-head with the Arkansas Razorbacks for a top 10 battle at the Arkansas-Texas Dual. The Razorbacks got the win on both the men's and women's side again this year. Arkansas won the men's scoring 94.50-74.50 and the women's by the mark of 96-72.
The Longhorns tallied five wins for the women and six for the men of the 16 events scored.
"Without a doubt we had some very solid marks. Not everybody was in their specialty because it is the first meet," Head Coach Mario Sategna said. "It's the first of many, it's a process. I think the athletes understand that. I told the team we're in a good spot. Our goal was start the season and come out of this meet healthy and we were able to achieve that.
"I definitely feel like we're in a good spot. There was a lot of promise and something great to build upon."
Texas dominated the sprints and throwing events at the meet, coming away with wins in the shot put and weight throw on both sides. The Longhorn women won the 60 meters, 200 meters and 60 meter hurdles while Senoj-Jay Givans won the 60 and 200 for the men in two of the night's closest finishes. Givans posted the No. 3 time in the nation so far this season in winning the 200 meters in 21.18 seconds.
Kendall Baisden blazed to a win in the 200 meters for the women in 23.84 seconds and was followed closely by teammates Shania Collins and Morolake Akinosun. The trio posted the No's. 2-3-4 times in the country in the young season.
Ryan Crouser cruised to a win in the shot put with a toss of 20.25 meters (66-5.25) to take the national lead over Penn State's Darrell Hill by seven centimeters. A pair of freshman won the throwing events for the women. N'Dia Warren-Jacques claimed the weight throw on Thursday and Lauryn Caldwell won the shot put on Friday night. Redshirt freshman Alan Zapalac became the No. 3 Longhorn in school history with his win in the weight throw.
The Longhorns head to Kentucky next week for a two-day meet at the Rod McCravy Memorial hosted by the Wildcats. A small group will head to a meet hosted by New Mexico.
Women's Sprinters Cruise to Wins
Texas went 1-2 in the 60 meters and 200 meters and also posted some of the top times in the nation this season in the process.
Morolake Akinosun ran a national-leading 7.27 seconds to win the 60 meters with teammate Kendall Baisden behind her in second at 7.39. Baisden's time ranks fourth in the NCAA so far this year as well.
Baisden backed up her runner-up finish in the 60 with a win in the 200. Her time of 23.84 seconds ranks No. 2 in the NCAA this year. The Longhorns made a statement in the event as well with Shania Collins and Akinosun finishing second and third. Their times rank third and fourth in the country, respectively.
Morgan Snow rolled to a win in 8.38 seconds in the 60 meter hurdles to rank seventh so far this year.
Texas women out-scored Arkansas 26-18 in the sprints.
Longhorns Sweep Weight Throw
Texas opened the meet on Thursday afternoon with victories in the men's and women's weight throw competition by a pair of freshman.
Redshirt freshman Alan Zapalac posted a win in his first competition as a Longhorn. He registered a throw of 18.56 meters (60-10.75) for the victory and ranks as the No. 3 Longhorn in UT history. His throw also is the No. 8 performance of all-time by a Longhorn.
True freshman N'Dia Warren-Jacques won in her debut in the event as well with a toss of 14.48 meters (47-6.25). She was followed by fellow freshman Lauryn Caldwell in second place with her mark of 13.65 meters (44-9.50) to combine for eight points for the women.
Freshmen Throwers Dominate for Women
After finishing 1-2 in the weight throw on Thursday, N'Dia Warren-Jacques and Lauryn Caldwell reversed their order and took the top two spots in the shot put on Friday night against the Razorbacks.
Caldwell got the win with her toss of 14.81 meters (48-7.25) to rank as the No. 9 Longhorn in school history. Warren-Jacques was close behind at 14.74m (48-4.50) to stand as the No. 10 performer in school history.
The 1-2 sweep of both women's throwing events gave Texas a 16-6 advantage in that group.
Turnbull Out-Paces All-American
Miler Brady Turnbull ran a new personal best time of 4:06.97 to win the men's mile for the Longhorns. He pulled away over the final lap from two-time cross country All-American Stanley Kebenei of Arkansas.
Givans Doubles in Sprints
Sophomore sprinter Senoj-Jay Givans came away with two upset wins on Friday night at Arkansas. After winning the 60 meters in a photo finish in 6.70 seconds, he backed that up with a win by just .002 of a second over Arkansas' Jarrion Lawson. The margin in the 60 was only .01 of a second.
Givans time ties his with teammates Zack Bilderback for No. 5 in Texas history and it is the No. 3 time in the nation so far this season. His 6.70 seconds in the 60 meters ranks eighth.
Freshmen Vaulters Open Well
A trio of women's pole vaulters put their names in the Texas history books in their first meet as Longhorns. Kally Long finished third with her clearance of 4.03 meters (13-2.50) to now rank as the No. 4 individual in school history. Shay Petty and Calie Spencer finished behind her in fifth and sixth place at 3.93 meters (12-10.75) to tie for No. 5 on the list.
For the men, senior Reese Watson finished second with a mark of 5.32 meters (17-5.50) to stand No. 7 in the nation just a few weeks into the season.
