SAN ANTONIO - The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi track and field teams captured seven event titles during the UTSA Invitational in San Antonio Saturday. In all, the Islanders had 23 top-3 finishes on the day.
Ebony Collins ran one of the best races of the season as she took first in the 100 meter dash with a time of 11.99. Another Islander that excelled on the track today was Chloe Young. The freshman out of San Antonio had a homecoming of sort as she finished first in the 100 hurdles with a mark of 14.76. Sophomore Kirby Miller (12.54) took second in the 100 meter while Ashley Mills finished second in the 800 with a time of 2:19.73.
The women's field event were dominated by A&M-Corpus Christi as senior Brandi Huff won the javelin (37.79 meters) and Omesha Locke took first in the discus (44.12 meters). SophomoreKerissa Wiley finished second in both the high jump (1.73 meters) and long jump (5.09 meters).Kaelin Simmons finished second in the hammer throw with a mark of 40.91 meters.
Andres Salazar finished first in the 400 meter dash with a time of 48.67 while Kemar Mowatt took first in the 400 meter hurdles with a mark of 53.76. Sophomore Jackson Davis finished just behind Mowatt at 54.10.
The Islanders men picked up a first-place finish in the 4x400 relays. The quartet of Salazar, Mowatt, Reyes and Garland finished with a time of 3:21.08.
Dustin Smith highlighted the men's field events with a second-place finish in the pole vault with a height of 4.30 meters. Freshman Jacob Sprague took third in the event with a height of 4.00 meters.
The Islanders will return to action next weekend when they host the Islanders Dash on Saturday.
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Women's Track Events
100 Hurdles, 1st, Chloe Young, 14.76
400, 6th, Farrin Davis, 1:02.91
400, 7th, Justine Scott, 1:05.68
400, 10th, Melina Ortiz, 1:06.44
100, 1st, Ebony Collins, 11.99
100, 2nd, Kirby Miller, 12.54,
800, 2nd, Ashley Mills, 2:19.73
800, 3rd, Sha'Nique Spearman, 2:20.34
800, 4th, Shanice Prendergast, 2:22.99
400 Hurdles, Prea Petitt, 1:05.39
200, 2nd, Tashonna Williams, 25.10
4x400, 3rd, Williams, Prendergast, Young, Collins, 4:03.01
Men's Track Events
400, 1st, Andres Salazar, 48.67
400, 2nd, Angelo Garland, 48.72
400, 4th, Javier Reyes, 49.43
100, 5th, Dustin Smith, 11.29
800, 2nd, Jaran Cadena, 1:55.61
800, 4th, Will Maraggia, 1:56.46
800, 5th, Bryce Johnston, 1:57.80
400 Hurdles, 1st, Kemar Mowatt, 53.76
400 Hurdles, 2nd, Jackson Davis, 54.10
400 Hurdles, 4th, Ron Williams, 57.32
400 Hurdles, 6th, Jorge Garcia, 59.69
200, 6th, Kemar Mowatt, 22.57
4x400, 1st, Salazar, Mowatt, Reyes, Garland, 3:21.08
Women's Field Events
Hammer, 2nd, Kaelin Simmons, 40.91m
Hammer, 3rd, Omesha Locke, 39.65m
Javelin, 1st, Brandi Huff, 37.79m
Javelin, 4th, Isabella Baptiste, 25.07m
High Jump, 2nd, Kerissa Wiley, 1.73m
High Jump, 3rd Isabella Baptiste, 1.55m
High Jump, 4th, Marisa Ellis, 1.45m
Discus, 1st, Omesha Locke, 44.12m
Discus, 3rd, Kaelin Simmons, 42.43m
Shot Put, 1st, Adrienne Nickleson, 13.15m
Shot Put, 2nd, Brandi Huff, 13.11m
Shot Put, 3rd, Omesha Locke, 11.43m
Shot Put, 4th, Kaelin Simmons, 10.35m
Shot Put, 5th, Isabella Baptiste, 9.56m
Shot Put, 6th, Mairin Cahill, 4.91
Long Jump, 2nd, Kerissa Wiley, 5.09m
Men's Field Events
Pole Vault, 2nd, Dustin Smith, 4.30m
Pole Vault, 3rd, Jacob Sprague, 4.00m
Discus, 7th, Ben Clark, 44.49m
Discus, 11th, Diego Gomez, 37.86m
Shot Put, 6th, Ben Clark, 15.00m
Shot Put, 9th, Christian Habihirwe, 11.84m
Long Jump, 4th, James Whiteside, 6.21m
