The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Track & Field posts six wins on Friday at Clemson Invitational
01.18.2019 | Track & Field / Cross Country
A total of six Longhorns posted wins while 16 Horns had personal bests on Friday.
RESULTS | NOTES
CLEMSON, S.C. - The Texas Track & Field program battled a strong field on Friday to open the two-day Clemson Invitational. Despite the competition, the Longhorns rose to the occasion to record six victories during day one action.
"We had a very successful first day this afternoon at the Clemson Invitational," head coach Edrick Floréal said. "We had six student-athletes post wins and several record Top 10 marks in our record books. In addition to that, 16 had personal bests during Friday's action which is a testament to the training that the group is putting in. We will need to build off that success in order to finish the meet strong tomorrow."
MEET EVENT WINNERS
• Jonathan Jones won the 400m in 46.21, a new personal best. Jones' mark is the best in the country, besting his NCAA-leading mark he set last weekend (46.68). His time makes him the No. 3 performer in school history with the seventh-fastest 400m time.
• Alex Rogers ran a sub-4 minute mile to take home the victory. It was the first sub-4 minute mile of his career and made him the No. 4 performer in school history with the fifth-fastest mile time.
• True freshman Kynnedy Flannel ran a 7.26 in the 60m to win the event and become the No. 8 performer in school history. She also had the top time (7.31) during prelims earlier in the day.
• Steffin McCarter won the men's long jump with a mark of 7.71m/25-3.50. Four Longhorns finished in the top seven of the event, including three in the top four. O'Brien Wasome took runner up with a leap of 7.56m/24-9.75 and Ika Morton was fourth with a jump of 7.25m/23-9.50. Freshman Alex Loving (combined events) had a personal best with a distance of 6.96m22-10.00.
• For the second straight meet, Elena Bruckner won the shot put (15.82m/51-11.00). She has now won all three events she has been entered in this season and is scheduled to compete in the weight throw on Saturday.
• Shay Petty won the pole vault. She easily cleared 4.05m/19-8.00 on her first attempt and did not need to attempt any more heights as she was the last competitor standing at that point. Freshman Olivia Buntin finished third.
OTHER UT TOP 10 PERFORMANCES
• Alex Cruz was the top collegiate finisher in the mile, running a 4:44.12. That time made her the No. 5 performer in school history with the eighth-fastest time. Teammate Destiny Collins finished right on her heels in 4:44.34 to become the No. 6 performer (No. 11 time) in school history.
PERSONAL BESTS
• Vanderbilt transfer Sophia Falco set a personal best in the long jump at 5.86m/19-2.75
• Texas A&M transfer Madeline Vondra ran a personal best in the mile at 5:03.44
• Freshman Olivia Buntin had a PR in the pole vault at 3.75m/12-3.50
• Serenity Douglas ran a career best in the 60m at 7.58
• Virginia Preiss (combined events) ran a PR in the 60m at 7.83
• Washington Brown ran a PR in the 60m at 6.79 to qualify for the finals, where he finished sixth
• Freshman Kennedy Simon ran a PR in the 400m at 53.71 to finish second
• Megan Rourke also ran a career best in the 400m at 56.79 to finish fourth
• Alex Loving (combined events) had personal bests in both the long jump and 60m hurdles
• Christopher Ntreh ran the 400m for the first time in his career with a time of 49.65
OTHER NOTABLES
• John Burt made his season debut in the 60m hurdles, running 7.85 in the prelims to finish second in his heat and advance to the finals
• Tripp Piperi threw 20m for the second straight week in the shot put (20.01m/65-7.75), finishing second behind NCAA Outdoor Champion Denzel Comenentia (Georgia)
UP NEXT
The Longhorns will once again compete at the Clemson Invitational on Saturday. Action from the Clemson Indoor Track begins at 10 a.m. CT.
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