Bolstered by two first place finishes, the Sam Houston State men's and women's track and field squads put together a pair of second place team titles at the Texas A&M 12 Team Invitational on Friday tallying 103 points and 130 points respectively.
On the women's side, junior Lygia Foreman – who is the school's current record holder in the 400 meter dash – placed first in the race with a time of 56.38 seconds.
In the 60 meter hurdles, Sabrina Starr would take her second first place finish in as many weeks with a time of 8.51 and was followed up closely in second by teammate Danielle Demas's time of 8.78.
“In the opener at Houston she had to come from behind whereas today she really led from the get go,” head coach David Self said. “Her competition toward the end was only Danielle Demas. We feel like she's really going to put down some good times.”
In total, the men would rack up nine top three finishes including a landmark day for Rodney Jones, whose time of 47.18 in the 400 meter dash places him second all-time in Sam Houston history in the race. In the process, Jones shed over two seconds off his time from last week's 49.29 at the Houston Indoor Opener.
One notable surprise just outside the top three occurred in the shot put by way of freshman Kevin Singletary who put forth a distance of 46 ft. 11.75 inches after not expecting to see action in the meet and possibly the season.
“The original plan was for him to redshirt,” Self said. “We talked with him and Coach Tipton and we felt he had a chance to score and do some things. He said 'hey, if I can help the team, let do this.' We decided really last minute to knock off the redshirt and he came around.”
Elsewhere, the 800 meter run offered up a series of firsts. In her first collegiate competition, freshman and Huntsville native Briana McCall produced a second place finish with a time of 2:16.17 while on the men's side, De'Quad Binder, who was competing in his first meet of the year would take second with a mark of 1:53.53.
Other second place finishers on the day included Katelyn Wynn (pole vault; 11 ft. 10.75 in.), Lauren Nwegbo (60 meter dash; 7.66 seconds), Brek Christensen (weight throw; 52 ft. 2.75 in.), Kristen Mitchell (60 meter dash; 6.86 seconds) and Matthew Viverette (60 meter hurdles; 8.29 seconds).
The Sam Houston women's relay squad of Jordan Grady, Ruth Amaku, Alexandria Kimble and Paula Smith would also take home the silver with a time of 3:52.83.
The Kats next competition will take place from Jan. 31-Feb. 1 at the Howie Ryan Invitational in Houston.
SAM HOUSTON RESULTS
Women 60 Meter Dash Finals
2 Lauren Nwegbo SO Sam Houston 7.66
Women 200 Meter Dash Finals
3 Elizabeth Ene SO Sam Houston 25.12
6 Danielle Demas SO Sam Houston 25.24
13 Sunday Foster JR Sam Houston 25.62
Women 400 Meter Dash Finals
1 Lygia Foreman JR Sam Houston 56.38
5 Jordan Grady FR Sam Houston 57.14
11 Ruth Amaku SO Sam Houston 58.46
Women 800 Meter Dash Finals
2 Briana McCall FR Sam Houston 2:16.17
Women 1 Mile
4 Nicole Aponte SO Sam Houston 5:08.38
10 Miranda Prado FR Sam Houston 5:22.23
Women 3,000 Meters
11 Ana Moreno SO Sam Houston 10:29.98
14 Olivia Olguin FR Sam Houston 10:39.50
Women 60 Meter Hurdles Finals
1 Sabrina Starr SR Sam Houston 8.51
6 Allyson Pettit SR Sam Houston 9.00
Women 4x400 Meter Relay
2 Sam Houston St. 3:52.83
Women High Jump
5 Kori Soignet FR Sam Houston 5-02.25
7 Nicole Jenrette SO Sam Houston 5-02.25
10 Paula Smith SO Sam Houston 5-02.25
Women Pole Vault
2 Katelyn Wynn JR Sam Houston 11-10.75
5 Kara Whitson JR Sam Houston 11-05.00
10 Ashley Thompson SO Sam Houston 10-09.00
Women Long Jump
5 Allyson Pettit SR Sam Houston 18-01.75
10 Winnie Ileso JR Sam Houston 17-03.50
15 Khalaya Williams FR Sam Houston 17-01.50
Women Triple Jump
1 Lauren Nwegbo SO Sam Houston 40-00.00
4 Kaylynne Wright JR Sam Houston 38-10.25
9 Khalaya Williams FR Sam Houston 36-09.00
Women Shot Put
24 Nicole Jenrette SO Sam Houston 33-10.75
25 Frances Porter SO Sam Houston 31-08.50
27 Allyson Pettit SR Sam Houston 29-03.25
Men 60 Meter Dash Finals
2 Kristen Mitchell SR Sam Houston 6.86
3 Jarrick Wright SR Sam Houston 6.91
8 Justin Jenkins SO Sam Houston 7.13
Men 200 Meter Dash Finals
3 Kristen Mitchell SR Sam Houston 21.93
4 Jarrick Wright SR Sam Houston 21.96
19 Justin Jenkins SO Sam Houston 22.91
Men 400 Meter Dash Finals
2 Rodney Jones JR Sam Houston 47.18
Men 800 Meter Dash Finals
2 De'Quad Binder SO Sam Houston 1:53.53
Men 1 Mile
6 Karl Schreiber JR Sam Houston 4:25.23
15 Daniel Jones SR Sam Houston 4:30.31
Men 3,000 Meters
14 Lucio Rosas JR Sam Houston 8:50.92
17 Patrick Pitts JR Sam Houston 9:08.01
Men 5,000 Meters
5 Ryan Saam JR Sam Houston 15:26.22
6 Palo Ponce SR Sam Houston 15:27.92
7 Logan Terry SO Sam Houston 15:29.36
Men 60 Meter Hurdles
2 Matthew Viverette SR Sam Houston 8.29
Men High Jump
8 Jonathan Andrews FR Sam Houston 6-02.25
Men Pole Vault
3 Garrett Larson FR Sam Houston 15-05.75
4 Garrett Rose SO Sam Houston 15-00.00
Men Long Jump
14 Simon Imagbe FR Sam Houston 20-09.75
Men Triple Jump
4 Chris Jefferson FR Sam Houston 46-00.00
7 Alejandro Trevino SR Sam Houston 45-04.25
Men Shot Put
4 Kalvin Singletary FR Sam Houston 46-11.75
20 Jay Roberson FR Sam Houston 35-03.00
22 Jonathan Andrews FR Sam Houston 31-01.25
Men Weight Throw
2 Brek Christensen SR Sam Houston 62-03.25
3 Trevor Sealy SR Sam Houston 57-00.00
6 Ammaad McCarthy JR Sam Houston 52-02.75
