Louisville, Kentucky. – The Texas track and field team finished its season opener with six wins in the Commonwealth University opener Saturday afternoon.
Short hurdlers dominated the subsequent opening event. Emelia Chatfield He won the 60 meter hurdles in 8.19 seconds.new student Akara Garrett In his first university final, he took second place with a time of 8.33 seconds.
Garrett then ran the 500-meter dash in 1:12.30, the third-fastest time in Texas history. kennedy simon (1:08.59) and Leslie Hardison (1:11.88).
2nd year boys on the boys side kendrick smallwood He won the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 7.85 seconds. He previously scored a 7.81 in the preliminaries, moving him to No. 6 on the Texas All-Time Performers list. cody blackwood He finished in second place with a time of 7.90, but Caleb Kavanaugh He made his Texas debut by placing third with a score of 8.04.
brian herron After that, he won the 500m with a time of 1:01.40. Elijah Mosley He took second place with a time of 1:02.50.
The Texas men’s team had seven of the top 10 times in the 300-meter dash led by sophomores. John Rutledge He finished with a winning time of 33.41 seconds. caleb harbin Second place was with 33.70 points, Chris Brinkley was third with 33.97 points, and Blackwood rounded out the top five with 34.08 points.
The girls were led by first year students. micaiah holland Recorded a time of 38.30 seconds for 300 meters while traveling. Kenondra Davis He came in second place with a score of 38.37, slightly behind.new student lauren lewis He placed 4th with a score of 38.65.
Texas returns to Louisville on Jan. 12 and 13 for the Rod McCravy Invitational.