SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi track & field program began the 2019 outdoor season Friday and Saturday at the UTSA Invitational, notching two school records and 22 top five finishes across the two-day meet at the Park West Athletics Complex in San Antonio, Texas. Sophomore
Aaron Rosales got things going early on Friday evening, resetting his own school record in the hammer throw (50.88m), before freshman
Daniel Armstrong outpaced a decade-old mark in the 110m Hurdles behind a 14.49s performance on Saturday afternoon.
Other notable individual performers included:
Dubem Nwachukwu's third-place dash in the 400m (47.99s);
Isaac Vargas' third-place finish in the 5,000m (14:56.32);
Colton Cohea's third-place jump in the pole vault (4.75m);
Bjoern Adden's second-place leap long jump (7.04m);
Sierra Pruitt's third-place sprint in the 100m dash (12.09s); and
Valentina Campos' first-place finish in the 5,000m (17:35.92).
RESULTS
Men's 100m Dash
13)
Brandon Walls -- 11.19
15)
Sergio Alcorta -- 11.44
17)
John Quary -- 11.64
Men's 200m Dash
5)
Dubem Nwachukwu -- 21.81
7)
Terrion Spivey -- 21.82
Men's 400m
3)
Dubem Nwachukwu -- 47.99
5)
Terrion Spivey -- 48.54
13)
Dominic Baptiste -- 52.97
Men's 1,500m
12)
Matthew Lara -- 4:20.27
Men's 5,000m
3)
Isaac Vargas -- 14:56.32
8)
Marek Spriestersbach -- 15:26.30
10)
Oscar Leyva -- 15:42.02
11)
Juan Salinas III -- 15:47.89
14)
Andrew Gandy -- 16:42.28
Men's 110m Hurdles
4)
Daniel Armstrong -- 14.49 (SR/PR)
6)
Ke'Tavion Humber -- 14.87
8)
Bjoern Adden -- 15.12
Men's 400m Hurdles
7)
Daniel Armstrong -- 54.97
10)
Ke'Tavion Humber -- 56.38
Men's High Jump
4)
Bjoern Adden -- 1.92m
5)
Zachary Seaman -- 1.92m
Men's Pole Vault
3)
Colton Cohea -- 4.75m
4)
James Manders -- 4.60m
Men's Long Jump
2)
Bjoern Adden -- 7.04m
7)
Sergio Alcorta -- 6.52m
8)
Michael Bailey -- 6.29m
Men's Triple Jump
4)
Michael Bailey -- 12.49m
Men's Shot Put
4)
Benjamin Clark -- 15.71m
Men's Discus
5)
Nick Vasquez -- 45.03m
6)
Benjamin Clark -- 44.87m
Men's Hammer Throw
4)
Aaron Rosales -- 50.88m (SR/PR)
Men's Javelin
5)
Nick Vasquez -- 41.59m
Women's 100m Dash
3)
Sierra Pruitt -- 12.09
Women's 200m Dash
6)
Sierra Pruitt -- 24.98
9)
Larissa Manciaz -- 25.48
17)
Jordan Blanton -- 26.85
Women's 400m
5)
Larissa Manciaz -- 59.59
6)
Makalah Griffin -- 1:01.54
Women's 1,500m
7)
Morgan McCutchen -- 4:53.12
Women's 5,000m
1)
Valentina Campos -- 17:35.92
7)
Cynthia Quiroga -- 18:11.55
10)
Alana Blankenship -- 19:19.64
Women's 100m Hurdles
6)
Devon Polk -- 14.73
8)
Shaylynn Wynn -- 15.36
13)
Jordan Blanton -- 17.19
Women's 400m Hurdles
4)
Kendall Rodriguez -- 1:01.87
6)
Ariel Bustamante -- 1:06.87
Women's High Jump
4)
Erika Snyder -- 1.58m
Women's Long Jump
4)
Devon Polk -- 5.33m
5)
Lauren Brown -- 5.14m
7)
Jordan Blanton -- 4.76m
Women's Shot Put
6)
Kennedy Bontrager -- 13.09m
Women's Discus
8)
Kennedy Bontrager -- 39.35m
With the outdoor season opener concluded, the Islanders virtually repeat the process next weekend for the Roadrunner Invitational, traveling back to San Antonio for a one-day competition set for Saturday, Mar. 23 at Park West Athletics Complex.
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@IslandersTFXC), Instagram (
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