The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
04.20.2019 | Track & Field / Cross Country
Sam Worley highlights the night with fifth-fastest time in Texas history in 1500m.
AUSTIN, Texas - The University of Texas Track & Field team set eight new personal records while competing at the Bryan Clay Invite and Mt. SAC Relays on Friday night.
On the final night of the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, Calif., Sam Worley put down the fifth-fastest time in school history in the 1500m with a time of 3:38.64, while Charles Mills and Brendan Herbert also set personal-records in the event. On the women's side, Alex Cruz (4:21.52) and Valery Tobias (4:39.87) put together personal-bests in the 1500m. Gabby Crank became the eighth-quickest performer in Longhorns history with a time of 2:04.47 in the 800m.
At the Mt. SAC Relays, the Texas contingent set four new personal-bests, highlighted by four top-10 finishes. Kennedy Simon and Julien Alfred went 3-5 in the 200m, with Simon setting a new personal-record (23.95). Jonathan Jones picked up a seventh-place finish with a PR of 21.39 in the same event. After going 13.53 in the prelims, Mariam Abdul-Rashid set a new personal-best in the 100H in a time of 13.37 for a fourth-place finish in the finals.
