The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
97th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays presented by Truist
Track and Field wins three events on final day of Texas Relays
03.29.2025 | Track & Field / Cross Country
Longhorns sweep short hurdles with personal bests in front of home crowd.
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas closed out the fourth and final day of the 97th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays presented by Truist with three event wins.
Sophomore Akala Garrett recorded a massive personal best after posting a barely wind-aided time of 12.75 in the 100-meter hurdles. Leading into the final, Garrett's personal best was 13.23. Garrett closed the weekend as a two-time Texas Relays champion after winning the 400-meter hurdles invitational in 55.49.
Junior Kendrick Smallwood also recorded a big personal best in the 110-meter hurdles at 13.07w. Smallwood also broke the program record in the prelims with a wind-legal time of 13.35.
Sophomore Nina Ndubuisi recorded the third and final event win for Texas after throwing 18.03m (59-2) in the women's shot put. The throw is the sixth-best throw in UT history. Senior Chrystal Herpin was third with her throw of 17.52m (57-5.75). Michael Piñones finished fifth in the men's side with a sixth-round throw of 18.47m (60-7.25).
Meredith Adams was just off her personal best in the women's discus after finishing seventh in the B event.
Back on the track, the women's 4x800-meter relay of Mackenize Browne, Grace Kowalski, Amity Ebarb and Kyra Pretre finished third with a time of 8:47.13.
The men's 4x100-meter team of Smallwood, Logan Popelka, Xavier Butler and Almond Small were third overall finishing with a time of 39.44. On the women's side, Carleta Bernard, Holly Okuku, Kenondra Davis and Nita Koom-Dadzie were also third with a time of 43.43.
Texas later saw Isaac Alonzo finish as the runner-up in the Jerry Thompson Mile with his time of 4:04.36. Logan Patete was eighth with a time of 4:20.
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