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JDL DMR Invitational
Track & Field closes regular season with two meets
02.14.2019 | Track & Field / Cross Country
The Longhorns will head to Winston-Salem for Friday’s JDL DMR Invitational and College Station for Saturday’s Aggie Twilight.
LIVE RESULTS: JDL DMR INVITATIONAL | AGGIE TWILIGHT
The University of Texas Track & Field program closes the indoor regular season this weekend with two meets before heading to Lubbock next weekend for the Big 12 Indoor Championships (Feb. 22-23). Both the men's and women's distance medley relay teams will compete at the JDL DMR Invitational on Friday evening in Winston-Salem before several student-athletes head to College Station on Saturday evening for the Aggie Twilight.
"We have started our final approach to the postseason and our student-athletes are excited," head coach Edrick Floréal said. "The goal for this weekend is to give our student-athletes a final opportunity to either improve upon their existing marks and earn a spot on the conference or NCAA postseason teams. Our DMR heads to Winston-Salem for the sole purpose of reaching the NCAA qualifying mark. Our program is gearing up and excited to head back to Lubbock next weekend to compete for a conference championship."
CROSS COUNTRY GARNERS USTFCCCA ALL-ACADEMIC AWARDS
Both the men's and women's cross country programs were recognized by the USTFCCCA on Thursday as All-Academic Teams for 2018. In addition, four individuals - Garek Bielaczyc, Abby Guidry, Alex Rogers and Sam Worley - were recognized with individual honors.
JONES NAMED ATHLETE OF THE WEEK, AGAIN
Freshman Jonathan Jones was named Big 12 Conference Men's Athlete of the Week for the second time in five indoor weeks this season. He won the 400m at the Texas Tech Shootout with a time of 45.38. It was a meet record, a facility record, a Barbados National indoor record, the No. 2 time in Texas Track & Field history and the No. 2 time in the world so far this season.
MEET WINNERS
Five Longhorns took home wins in the two meets last weekend. Sam Worley won the mile at the Husky Classic with a school record time of 3:57.98. Four Longhorns were victorious at the Texas Tech Shootout - Jonathan Jones in the 400m with the No. 2 time in the world, John Burt in the 60m Hurdles, Kynnedy Flannel in the 60m and Elena Bruckner in the shot put.
TWO SCHOOL RECORDS
Two Longhorns broke school records last Friday in Seattle at the Husky Classic. Sam Worley broke the school record in the mile while Alex Roges shattered the school record in the 3000m by nearly five seconds (7:51.11).
LONGHORNS IN THE NCAA TOP 16
- #2 - Jonathan Jones (400m)
- #2 - Kynnedy Flannel (200m)
- #4 - Sam Worley (mile)
- #4 - Tripp Piperi (shot put)
- #5 - Alex Rogers (3000m)
- #6 - Gabby Crank (800m)
- #8 - Women's DMR
- #8 - O'Brien Wasome (triple jump)
- #9 - Steffin McCarter (long jump)
- #10 - Alex Rogers (mile)
- #13 - Women's 4x400 Relay
- #14 - Kynnedy Flannel (60m)
Longhorn JDL DMR Invitational Entries - Friday, Feb. 15
6:30 p.m. CT - Women's DMR (Alex Cruz, Zola Golden, Gabby Crank, Destiny Collins)
6:45 p.m. CT - Men's DMR (Alex Rogers, Terry Brown, Jr., Sean Prendeville, Sam Worley)
Longhorn Aggie Twilight Entries - Saturday, Feb. 16
Field Events
4:30 p.m. - Men's High Jump (Jared Dupree)
4:30 p.m. - Women's Pole Vault (Olivia Buntin, Martha Hughes, Shay Petty)
4:30 p.m. - Men's Pole Vault (Grahm Gonzalez, Nicholas Meaders, Barrett Poth)
6:30 p.m. - Women's High Jump (Marleen Guerrero)
Running Events
5:18 p.m. - Women's 60m (Tamea McKelvy)
5:39 p.m. - Women's Mile (Jaylene Vu)
5:53 p.m. - Men's Mile (Jake Johnson)
6:13 p.m. - Women's 400m (Anne Sofie Kirkegaard)
6:45 p.m. - Women's 60m Finals (Tamea McKelvy)
7:01 p.m. - Women's 800m (Mackenzie Jensen, Samantha Shulhan, Valery Tobias, Jaylene Vu, Jordan Welborn)
7:46 p.m. - Women's 3000m (Marissa Flournoy)
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