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03.28.2015 | Texas Relays, Track & Field / Cross Country
Four records set during Saturday’s action; one national, one international, 11 meet and seven facility records posted during the four-day event
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Four meet records, spanning high school to college to the invitational field, fell on Saturday, the final day of action at the 2015 Nike Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays.
In all, one national, one international, 11 meet and seven facility records were set during the four-day meet, which was held at Mike A. Myers Stadium.
The Texas A&M men didn't set a meet record, but did earn the college team of the meet by collecting eight victories, including wins Saturday in the Clyde Littlefield Univerersity/College 4x100 (38.91) and Cleburne Price 4x400-meter (3:02.19) relays.
Texas junior Morolake Akinosun took home the most outstanding college performer of the meet by winning Saturday's 100 meters in a wind-aided (5.1 meters per second) time of 10.94 seconds. She also ran the anchor in the victorious 4x100-meter relay (43.70) and the lead leg in the winning 4x400m relay (3:29.65).
Both of those relay events were renamed this year for a pair of Longhorn greats. The University/College Women's 4x100-meter relay was changed to the 'Carlette Guidry - University/College Women's 4x100-Meter Relay' and the University Women's (Invitational) 4x400-meter relay is now be called the 'Sanya Richards-Ross - University Women's (Invitational) 4x400-Meter Relay.'
There were a number of outstanding high school performances with St. Mary's Academy (Calif.) securing the top prep team of the meet with victories in three Division I relays – the 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400.
The most outstanding high school performance award was shared by Samiyah Samuels of Houston Cypress Springs and Amere Lattin of Fort Bend Marshall. Samuels won the girls triple jump, anchored the winning 4x400m relay and ran the second leg of the runner-up 4x200m relay unit. Lattin ran a leg on both the victorious 4x200 and 4x400m relays, and claimed third in the 110-meter hurdles.
The first record Saturday fell in the high school boy's triple jump. Kerwin Roach, a University of Texas 2015 basketball signee, broke the meet record with a jump of 50 feet, 8 inches (15.44m). The standout from Galena Park North Shore High School snapped the record of Mark Jackson of Taylor High School, who went 50-6 in 2010.
Another record was broken in the Division I High School Girls 4x100m Relay. The team from St. Mary's Academy in California set a Texas Relays record with a time of 46.82. This mark broke their previous record of 46.99 set in 2013. The girls team from St. Mary's Academy won the 4x400m relay for the second year in a row and were also the champions in the 4x200m relay.
The last record of the day was broken in the Elite Men's Pole Vault, Shawn Barber of Akron took the title with a jump of 19-4 1/4 (5.90m). The sophomore's mark broke the stadium record as well as the meet record. He also eclipsed the Canadian national mark.
In the Women's Discus Univ/College, Shelbi Vaughan, a junior from Texas A&M won the discus and set a meet record with a throw of 201-8 (61.48m). This marks the third year in a row Vaughan has won the discus.
Early in the day, Alex Rogers a senior from New Braunfels Canyon High School came from behind to win the boy's 3200m with a time of 8:58.53. Less than an hour later, Rogers anchored a comeback victory to lead his 4x800m team to the finals with a time of 8:08.36. Rogers is a UT signee who will be competing for the Longhorns in the 2015-16.
Ryan Crouser of Texas claimed the University/College shot put title for the third-straight year by posting a mark of 69-3 1/4 (21.11m).
Yoshihide Kiryu of Japan won the Invitational 100 meters with an impressive time of 9.87, though it was with a 3.3 meters-per-second wind, above the legal limit of 2.0. Kiryu edged Amercan Ryan Bailey who crossed the finish line in 9.89. Bailey was part of the USA Track and Field contingent at the meet.
The USA Red unit of Charles Silmon, Mike Rodgers, Isiah Young and Justin Gatlin won the men's Invitational 4x100-meter relay in 38.80. Kiryu anchored the second-place Japanese team which clocked a 38.84.
USA Red also claimed the women's Invitational 4x100m relay title as the foursome of Jessica Young, Texas-ex Alex Anderson, Lekeisha Lawson and Kaylin Whitney won in 43.41. Whitney is a 17-year old from Florida who recently turned professional.
Former UT men's athletics director DeLoss Dodds, who served as honorary meet referee, was among those recognized during Saturday's opening ceremonies.
A number of Longhorn greats, including Richards-Ross, Trey Hardee, Leo Manzano, Marquise Goodwin, Michelle Carter and Moushaumi Robinson were available for an autograph session during Saturday's Fan Fest.
In addition to four records being set during Friday's action, 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).
