HOUSTON -- The Texas men's track and field team won the Rice Bayou Classic on Saturday, April 2, while the women's team finished second. The Longhorn men tallied 68.50 points to beat Texas A&M-Kingsville by 5.5 points and the women's team scored 120.50 points to finish just .5 behind host Rice.
The UT men won three events on the day including freshman Hamza Deyaf's (Richardson, Texas) victory in the 400-meter hurdles with a regional-qualifying 51.22. Sophomore Andra Manson (Brenham, Texas) posted a regional qualifier for the second-straight week in winning the high jump with a leap of 6-10.75. Junior Brandon Mahler (Seagraves, Texas) notched a regional qualifier of his own with a jump of 16-6.75 in winning the pole vault.
The Longhorn men produced seven other top five finishes, which were highlighted by junior Ronald Hill's (Walnut, Calif.) third-place finish in the long jump (23-4.50), sophomore Jonathan Brown's (Houston, Texas) fourth-place finish in the 800 meters (1:51.93) and redshirt freshman John Rouse's (Kaufman, Texas) fourth-place finish in the hammer throw (155-8).
The women's team won two events with sophomore Jerrika Chapple (Lancaster, Texas) taking the 400 meters in a regional-qualifying 53.88, while freshman Temeka Kincy (Indianapolis, Ind.) was victorious in the 800 meters with a personal-best 2:10.20.
UT posted four other regional qualifiers on the day. Sophomore Michelle Carter (Ovilla, Texas) notched two regional qualifiers in finishing second in the shot put (53-7) and fifth in the discus (155-3). Sophomore Marshevet Hooker (San Antonio, Texas) came in second in the 400 meters (54.38) and junior Sheretta Jones (Houston, Texas) placed second in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:00.45.
The Longhorn women had 10 other top five finishes including runner-up performances from junior LaTashia Kerr (Houston, Texas) in the 100 meters (12.00), junior Melaine Walker (Kingston, Jamaica) in the 200 meters (23.99) and freshman Alandra Sherman (Houston, Texas) in the 100-meter hurdles (14.27).
Both Longhorn squads will now prepare for the 78th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, which will take place from Wed., April 6 to Sat., April 9 at Mike A. Myers Stadium on the campus of the University of Texas.
Men's Team Standings
1. University of Texas 68.50
2. Texas A&M-Kingsville 63
3. University of Houston 57.50
4. Sam Houston State 57
5. Stephen F. Austin State 56
6. Texas-San Antonio 48
6. Harvard University 48
8. Texas State University 46
9. Syracuse University 39
10. Texas Southern 37
11. Texas-Pan American 35
12. Rice University 26
13. Lamar University 24
14. Prairie View A&M 22
15. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 20
16. Unattached-Texas State 15
17. Trinity University 13
18. Texas A&M University 10
18. Houston Elite 10
18. Unattached-Houston 10
21. Unattached- Texas A&M 9
22. Wallace State University 1
22. Unattached-Stephen F. Austin 1
Men's Results
100 Meters
7. Ronald Hill, 10.82 (personal best)
21. De'Shun Bayne, 11.21
200 Meters
9. Quincy Boles, 21.62
22. De'Shun Bayne, 22.12 (personal best)
46. Erik Pfeiffer, 22.88 (personal best)
800 Meters
4. Jonathan Brown, 1:51.93 (personal best)
400-Meter Hurdles
1. Hamza Deyaf, 51.22 (regional) (personal best)
5. Alan Bean, 53.52
18. Jay Fuquay, 56.10
4x100-Meter Relay
4. Texas, 40.91
High Jump
1. Andra Manson, 6-10.75 (regional)
5. Nick Talley, 6-8.75
9. Joel Hargett, 6-6.75 (personal best)
Pole Vault
1. Brandon Mahler, 16-6.75 (regional) (personal best)
5. Brandon McFarling, 16-0.75
-- Drew Terry, NH
Long Jump
3. Ronald Hill, 23-4.50
10. De'Shun Bayne, 21-2
Discus
11. Trey Hardee, 148-1
Hammer Throw
4. John Rouse, 155-8
Women's Team Standings
1. Rice University 121
2. University of Texas 120.50
3. Texas State University 67
4. Sam Houston State 54.50
5. Harvard University 52
6. Stephen F. Austin State 46.50
7. University of Houston 40
8. Syracuse University 39
8. University of Miami 39
10. Texas Southern 28
11. Texas-Pan American 25
12. Texas A&M-Kingsville 22
13. Lamar University 20
14. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 15
15. Trinity University 13
16. Nike 10
17. Unattached-Texas A&M 8
18. Speed Koncept 6
19. South Texas Express 5
20. Unattached-Rice 4
21. Texas A&M University 2
22. Incarnate Word 1.50
Women's Results
100 Meters
2. LaTashia Kerr, 12.00
3. Melaine Walker, 12.01
8. Ychlindria Spears, 12.41 (personal best)
200 Meters
2. Melaine Walker, 23.99
3. LaTashia Kerr, 24.22
400 Meters
1. Jerrika Chapple, 53.88 (regional)
2. Marshevet Hooker, 54.38 (regional) (personal best)
800 Meters
1. Temeka Kincy, 2:10.20 (personal best)
3. Carlee Clark, 2:10.78
12. Mariya Townswick, 2:18.62 (personal best)
16. DeeDee Cortez, 2:20.26 (personal best)
34. Heather Graham, 2:26.87 (personal best)
1,500 Meters
6. Mariya Townswick, 4:42.71 (personal best)
20. DeeDee Cortez, 4:58.66 (personal best)
24. Lige Anna Stewardson, 5:01.70 (personal best)
5,000 Meters
6. Landra Stewardson, 18:20.80 (personal best)
9. Katy Leonard, 18:27.46
15. Monica Hayes, 19:16.95
18. Carrie Goudge, 19:29.43
100-Meter Hurdles
2. Alandra Sherman, 14.27 (personal best)
400-Meter Hurdles
2. Sheretta Jones, 1:00.45 (regional) (personal best)
4. Alandra Sherman, 1:02.97 (personal best)
3,000-Meter Steeplechase
4. Liz Kennedy, 11:24.36
6. Amber Reber, 11:29.57
10. Laura Altman, 12:03.17
Pole Vault
5. Anne Phillips, 11-11.75 (personal best)
8. Ashley Laughlin, 11-5.75
21. Mallory Rodgers, 10-6
25. Ashley Hulsey, 10-0
Long Jump
3. Ychlindria Spears, 18-4.50
Shot Put
2. Michelle Carter, 53-7 (regional)
Discus
5. Michelle Carter, 155-3 (regional)
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