Relays on fire at Texas Relays
3/30/2013 9:01:00 AM | Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
Sam Houston's relay teams are making a statement at the annual Texas Relays in Austin this weekend.
The Bearkat 4x400 relay quartet of Trey Jones, Brian Helaire, Alex Gilbreath and Rodney Jones finished second in qualifying with a time of 3:09.82. Only Oregon (3:08.18) placed ahead of Sam Houston. Mississippi State and UTEP were third and fourth in qualifying.
In the 4x400 finals, Sam Houston finished third with a time of 3:07.65. Mississippi State (3:05.35) and Stephen F. Austin (3:06.68) finished first and second.
Rodney Jones, Kristen Mitchell, Helaire and De'Quad Binder placed third in the 1600m sprint medley with a time of 3:22.34.
The Bearkat men's 4x800 relay of Binder, Freddy Arellano, Andrew Waller and Clint Anders placed sixth with a time of 7:41.29.
Anders, Trey Jones, Arellano and Karl Schreiber combined to post a 10:06.10 time in the distance medley to finish ninth.
Rodney Jones, Mitchell, Justin Jenkins and Jarrick Wright were 24th in the 4x100 relay with a time of 41.81.
Sam Houston Results at Texas Relays
MEN
Decathlon: Matt Johnson (DNF)
100 meters – 10.71 (3)
Long jump – 23' 2” (3)
Shot put – 43' 5.75” (4)
400 meters – 50.25 (7)
High jump – 5' 11.25”
Discus - 97' 0”
110m hurdles - 14.79
Pole vault - 15' 1”
110m hurdles – Matt Viverette 14.44 (21), William Stark 15.35 (38)
400m hurdles – Matt Viverette – 52.95 (13), William Stark 55.52 (41)
3,000m steeplechase – Patrick Pitts 9:50,72 (24)
Long jump – Charles White 23' 5.25” (8)
Triple jump –Charles White 50' 0.75” (10)
4x100 relay – 41.81 (24)
Treyvon White, Kristen Mitchell, Justin Jenkins, Jarrick Wright
4x400 relay – 3:09.82 Q (2)
Trey Jones, Brian Helaire, Alex Gilbreath, Rodney Jones
1600m sprint medley – 3:22.34 (3)
Rodney Jones, Kristen Mitchell, Brian Helaire, DeQuad Binder
Distance medley – 10:06.10 (9)
Clint Anders, Trey Jones, Freddy Arellano, Karl Schreiber
4x800 Relay – 7:41.29 (6th)
DeQuad Binder, Freddy Arellano, Andrew Waller, Clint Anders
WOMEN
100m dash – Elizabeth Ene 12.18 (66)
100m hurdles – Danielle Demas 14.34 (47) , Allyson Petitt 15.06
400m hurdles – Ruth Amaku 1:00.67 (17), Danielle Demas 1:06.15 (70)
4x400 relay – 3:40.37 (14)
Jordan Grady, Ruth Amaku, Tonicia Wimberly, Lygia Foreman
