The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
03.26.2015 | Texas Relays
There was one national, one international, 11 meet and seven facility records set at the four-day event
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National Record (Canada): 1
- Invitational: 1 (Elite Men's Pole Vault)
- Shawn Barber (University of Akron) – pole vault
International Record (Paralympic): 1
- College: 1 (Triple Jump - Section B)
- Tobi Fawehinmi (UT-Arlington) – triple jump
Texas Relays Records: 11
- High School: 2 (boy's triple jump, girl's 4x100m relay division I)
- Kerwin Roach (Galena Park North Shore) – Triple Jump
- St. Mary's Academy – 4x100m Relay
- University/College: 7 (women's 3000m steeplechase, women's sprint medley, men's 400m hurdles, women's pole vault, men's pole vault, women's javelin, women's discus)
- Mary Goldkamp (Adidas/Rouge) – 3000m steeplechase
- Arkansas –Sprint Medley Relay
- Michael Stigler (Kansas) – 400m hurdles
- Sandi Morris (Arkansas) – Pole Vault
- Shawn Barber (Akron) – Pole Vault
- Kara Winger (Asics) – Javelin
- Shelbi Vaughan (Texas A&M) – Discus - Invitational: 2 (800m, men's pole vault)
- Leo Manzano (USA) – 800m
- Shawn Barber (Akron) – Pole Vault
Stadium Records: 7
- Invitational: 2 (800m)
- Leo Manzano (USA) – 800m
Shawn Barber (Akron) – Pole Vault - University/College: 5 (women's sprint medley, men's 400m hurdles, women's pole vault, men's pole vault, women's javelin)
- Arkansas – Sprint Medley Relay
- Michael Stigler (Kansas) – 400m hurdles
- Sandi Morris (Arkansas) – Pole Vault
- Shawn Barber (Akron) – Pole Vault
- Kara Winger (Asics) – Javelin
Thursday, March 26, 2015
Heptathlon: Arkansas' Alex Gochenour won the women's heptathlon with a total score of 6,027 points. Texas A&M's Jena Hemann also broke the 6,000-point barrier with a total of 6,002. They become the first athletes to break 6,000 points at the Texas Relays since Diana Pickler scored 6,205 for Washington State in 2007.
Men's Hammer Throw: With a throw of 222-05, Florida's Kyle Strawn won the men's hammer throw at The Texas Relays for the second year in a row. Last year, as a junior, Strawn had a leading mark of 218-4.
Men's 800m Invitational: Olympic silver medalist and former Texas Longhorn Leo Manzano broke a meet and stadium record with a time of 1:46.63. Manzano broke his own Texas Relays meet and stadium record set last year with his performance tonight.
Women's 800m Invitational: Former Texas Longhorn Kendra Chambers won the 800m with a time of 2:06.57.
Women's 3000m Steeplechase: Mary Goldkamp running for Adidas/Rogue set a meet record with a time of 10:04.24 in the 3000m steeplechase. The previous record was 10:10.93 set in 2006.
Women's 5000m: Amber Eichkorn of South Dakota ran 16:18.95, the fastest time so far this year in the 5000m.
Men's 1500m: Anthony Rotich of UTEP became a Texas Relays champion for the second year in a row. Today, he won the men's 1500m with a time of 3:46.58. Last year, the senior won the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 8:38.68.
Friday, March 27, 2015
Women's Javelin: Kara Winger (formerly Patterson), Asics, won the javelin for the second year in a row with a throw of 199-6 (60.82m). She broke her own meet and stadium record, set last year. Last year at the Relays, Winger, who is coached by Ty Sevin, the UT field event coach, threw 198-4 (60.45m).
Men's Javelin: Texas sophomore and Paraguay native Fabian Dohmann, won the men's javelin with a throw of 232-06 (70.86m). This is the first time a Longhorn has taken the men's university/college javelin event since 1991 (John Poole).
Women's Sprint Medley Relay University/College Invitational: Arkansas broke the Texas Relays and Mike A. Myers Stadium sprint medley records with a time of 3:42.36. The mark surpasses the previous records of 3:43.79 set by LSU in 2012. It is the third overall win for Arkansas in the event and the first since 2011.
World Record in the Triple Jump: Tobi Fawehinmi of UT-Arlington eclipsed the Paralympic mark in the triple jump (section B) with a leap of 50 feet, one-half inch (15.25m). The old record was held by China's Fuiland Liu, who went 49-10 in 2012. The sophomore's jump was third in the event.
Women's 100m hurdles: Three Longhorn women made the finals for the 100m hurdles. Senior Morgan Snow placed first in the prelims with a time of 13.20. Junior Mobolaji Adeokun took seventh and freshmen Ariel Jones placed eighth. Adeokun ran 13.57 and Jones had a time of 13.61 in the event. The three Texas teammates will compete in Saturday's final.
Men's 400m hurdles: Michael Stigler of Kansas is now a three-time Texas Relays champion. Taking first place in the 400m hurdles, he ran 48.44, which is a PR and the fastest time in the world this year. Stigler, who won the 400m hurdles the last two years, set a stadium mark and meet record with his time tonight. Stigler beat the previous meet record of 48.70 set by Michael Tinsley of Arkansas in 2006.
Women's Distance Medley Relay: The Baylor women's distance medley relay took the Texas Relays title for second year in a row with a time of 11:18.80. Last year, the Bears won with a time of 11:22.50. The Baylor women also took the title for the 4x800m relay on Thursday night for the second year in a row with a time of 8:39.25.
Girls High School Distance Medley Relay: The Flower Mound Marcus women's DMR team took home the title for the second year in a row, running a time of 11:57.49. Last year, the team ran 11:59.37 to claim the Texas Relays victory.
Boy's High School Long Jump: Jay Bradford from Splendora High School took home the Texas Relays title with a jump of 23-4.75 (7.13m), making him a two-year champion. Last year, Bradford claimed victory with a mark of 24-1.50 (7.35m).
Saturday, March 28, 2015
High School Boys Triple Jump: Kerwin Roach of Galena Park North Shore High School broke the Texas Relays meet record with a jump of 50-08 (15.44 meters). The previous record of 50-06 was set in 2010. Roach is a UT basketball signee for the 2015 year.
Women's High Jump Univ/College: Five-time Olympian Amy Acuff won the women's high jump with a mark of 6-2 (1.88m). Acuff, who was a student-athlete at UCLA, competed in her first Olympics in 1996 and is currently training in an attempt to qualify for the 2016 games in Rio de Janeiro.
High School Girls 4x100m Relay Division 1: The St. Mary's High School (California) girls 4x100m relay team set a Texas Relays record with a time of 46.82. This mark broke their previous record of 46.99 set in 2013.
Women's 4x100m Relay Univ/College: The Longhorn women took home their first Texas Relays victory in the 4x100 since 2007. Texas ran a time of 43.70 to claim the victory.
Elite Men's Pole Vault: Shawn Barber of Akron won the Elite men's pole vault with a jump of 19-4¼ (5.90m). The sophomore's mark broke the Mike A. Meyers stadium record as well as a Texas Relays meet record and was a Canadian national record.
Women's Discus Univ/College: Shelbi Vaughan, a junior from Texas A&M won the discus and set a Texas Relays meet record with a throw of 201-8 (61.48m). This marks the third year in a row Vaughan has won the women's discus.
Men's Shot Put Univ/College: The senior Longhorn, Ryan Crouser won the shot put with a throw 69-3¼ (21.11m). This marks the third year in a row that Crouser has claimed the Texas Relays victory and the fourth year in a row a Texas athlete has won the event. Crouser is now the sixth athlete to win the shot put three years in a row.
Attendance for the four-day meet was 41,253, which included a crowd of 20,299 Saturday and 15,529 Friday.
Most Outstanding Teams
• University/College: Texas A&M (men)
• High School: St. Mary's Academy - California (girls)
Most Outstanding Performers
• University/College: Morolake Akinosun (sprints/relays) - Texas
• High School (co-winners): Amere Lattin (hurdles/relays) - Fort Bend Marshall; Samiyah Samuels (long jump/relays) - Houston Cypress Springs
