RESULTS | TEAM SCORES
HOUSTON – The Texas A&M - Corpus Christi men's and women's track and field teams cranked out several personal and seasonal-best times Saturday against high caliber competition at the 31st annual Victor Lopez Classic, hosted by Rice University. After a stellar distance festival Friday, the Islanders stepped it up on day two of competition at Holloway Field/Ley Track.
"I was pleased with how the team came out and competed," Shawn Flanagan said. "They did well in their heats to get themselves in the hunt. All-and-all it was a very encouraging meet and it prepares us for Texas Relays and our upcoming meets. We are a little ahead of where we were at this point of the season last year."
The men's team finished in seventh place and put together a good outing in the 800m. Valentinas Rudys and Brandon Lacy had season-best times while Cordarius Edmondson, Bryce Johnston and Wesley McGhee all clocked personal-best times. Rudys led the pack in sixth place with a time of 1:52.66 while Lacy finished in 10th place and Edmondson placed 11th, both finishing with a time of 1:53.95. Johnston crossed the line with a time of 1:54.77 and McGhee clocked a time of 1:55.56.
Philipp Baar finished the day in the men's 1500m and clocked a personal-best time of 3:49.67 to finish in sixth place and move into third place in the Islanders record books. He improved his personal-best time of 3:52.20 set last season at the conference championships.
William Scott competed in the 400m hurdles for the first time this season and clocked a season-best time of 54:26 to place fifth. David Carrillo crossed the line in 11th place in the men's 400m with a personal-best time of 48.84. He improved his mark of 49.46 set last season at the Texas State Invitational.
Roger De La Cruz tied for first in the high jump with a clearance of 2.08m (6'9-3/4"). It marks the fourth straight victory for De La Cruz in the high jump, dating back to the indoor season. He has won the title four out of the five meets he has participated in. Quincy Obeng finished in fourth place with a clearance of 1.98m (6'6").
The 4x400 meter relay team of Carrillo, Edmondson, McGhee and Michael Diamond finished in 12th place with a time of 3:25.25.
The women's team placed 12th with all seven Islanders clocking season-best times in the 800m. Jasmine Boutte led the pack with a season-best time of 2:14.69 to place eighth. Kayla Castillo followed in 12th place with a time of 2:18.16. Freshmen Ashley Mills and Alexandra Fernandez stepped up for the Islanders. Mills finished in 14th place with a time of 2:18.69 while Fernandez clocked a time of 2:19.37 to place 17th. Teresa Tauriello finished with a time of 2:24.81 while Allison Baker clocked a time of 2:27.18 and Kim Ward crossed the line with a time of 2:27.33.
Freshman Shanice Prendergast recorded a personal-best time in the women's 400m with a time of 58.56 while Sidney Siepert clocked a season-best time of 59.27.
Isabella Baptiste clocked a time of 16.08 in the women's 100 meter hurdles and recorded a personal-best throw in the shot put with a mark of 10.16m. Shayla Green also tallied a personal-best throw in the event with a distance of 10.04m.
Micah Nolan placed sixth in the high jump in her second meet of the season. She cleared a mark of 1.59m. Jontavia Dailey finished in 13th place in the triple jump with a distance of 10.80m.
Siepert, Castillo, Baker and Prendergast clocked a time of 4:04.33 in the 4x400 meter relay.
The Islanders will be in action next at the Texas Relays on March 27-30.
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Men's Team Scores:
1 Harvard 92
2. Sam Houston State 91
3. Houston 73.5
4. Rice 71.5
5. Notre Dame 69
6. Texas Southern 55
7. Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 51
8. Prairie View 45
9. McNeese State 38
9. Texas - Pan American 38
11. Lamar 31
12. Northeastern 27
13. Elite PerformanceTC 16
14. HBU 15
15. Adidas Team Green 13
15. Next Level 13
17. Stephen F. Austin 10
18. Huston-Tillotson 9
18. Dillard 9
20. Western Michigan 6
21. Club Carolina Perchy 5
22. Louisiana Tech 2
Women's Team Scores:
1. Notre Dame 121
2. Rice 113.5
3. Harvard 78
4. Western Michigan 62
5. Houston 52
6. Sam Houston State 47.5
7. St. John's U 39
9. Prairie View 38
10. McNeese State 36
11. Elite PerformanceTC 34
12. Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 22
13. Dallas Baptist 21
14. HBU 17
15. Stephen F. Austin 14
16. Texas Lutheran 13
16. Texas Southern 13
18. Lamar 8
18. Adidas Team Green 8
20. Texas - Pan American 4
21. Huston-Tillotson 0.5
