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No. 7/5 Track and Field preview: LSU Alumni Gold
04.21.2021 | Track & Field / Cross Country
The Longhorns head to Baton Rouge, La. in search of more NCAA Regional qualifying marks.
AUSTIN, Texas – The No. 7/5 Texas Track and Field program heads to Baton Rouge, La. this weekend to compete in the LSU Alumni Gold. This weekend's competition will be one of the Texas' last before postseason action begins next month at the Big 12 Championships.
Both Texas programs have been ranked inside the top 10 throughout the 2021 Outdoor season, with the women occupying a top-five spot throughout the spring thus far.
Texas' women currently boast nine NCAA top-10 marks, led by Tara Davis' NCAA-leading long jump performance. The Longhorns also have individual top-10 marks from Stacey Ann Williams (No. 2 – 400m), Kynnedy Flannel (No. 3 – 200m), Chanel Brissett (No. 3 – 100mH), Kristine Blazevica (No. 5 – Heptathlon), Kevona Davis (No. 7 – 200m) and Elena Bruckner (No. 9 – Discus). Brissett's third-ranked time in the 100-meter hurdles came this past Saturday at the Michael Johnson Invitational in Waco, Texas. In addition, the Longhorns' 4x100-meter and 4x400-meter relay squads rank second and fourth, respectively, this season.
Six Texas men hold NCAA top-10 marks at this point in the season, including a pair of leading marks from long jumper Steffin McCarter and triple jumper O'Brien Wasome. Both McCarter and Wasome set their marks at the the Longhorn Invitational, Texas' Outdoor opener, on March 6 in Austin and have held the top spot since. Behind them, Charles Brockman III ranks third in the 400-meter hurdles and Leo Neugebauer ranks eighth in the decathlon. Neugebauer scored 7,621 points in the 10-event competition at the Roadrunner Invitational last week to earn his top-10 spot. In addition, Texas ranks third in the 4x400-meter relay and eighth in the 4x100-meter relay this season.
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