Kats off to hot start at Texas Relays
3/31/2017 3:22:00 PM | Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
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AUSTIN – School records fell as Sam Houston State secured several personal records while others moved their way up the national performance list through two days at the famed Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays.
Sam Houston's Jeffrey Moore captured a seventh-place finisher and finished fourth among collegiate competitors in the 800-meter run with a blazing mark of 1:49.75. Among times entering the weekend, the mark ranks would stand as the No. 20 result nationally.
Nicole Aponte was also impressive, taking home second in the 1,500-meter run section B with a school-record time of 4:32.25. The senior, who set a new PR a week ago at the Victor Lopez Classic, shed four seconds off the school record while notching her best place finisher in the 1,500 since taking second at the 2014 UTSA Invitational.
Chris Speaks captured a school-record 14:26.24 and impressive eighth-place result in the 5,000 meter run. The senior shed more than two seconds off his previous personal record and ranks as the No. 24 time nationally and first in the Southland Conference.
On the women's side of the 5,000 meters, Ana Moreno captured a school-record time of 17:13.10 with a 14th place finisher, her top time in the event during an outdoor season, and a mark that ranks in the top-50 nationally among times entering the weekend.
Joshua Hernandez took home 11th in the hammer throw with a toss of 205 feet, 10 inches. The mark ranks as the No. 24 distance in the country and second in the league and comes during Hernandez's freshman outdoor campaign. Evan Arambula also posted a strong showing in the 1,500 meters, securing seventh at 3:58.47.
Courtney Lord secured 18th in the heptathlon behind 4,840 points led by a 10th place finisher in the long jump at a distance of 18 feet, ½ inch. The junior went 16th in the high jump at 5 feet, 3 ¼ inches and 18th in the shot put (35 feet, 6 ¾ inches).
Lord picked up 797 points with by finishing 20th in the 200-meter dash at 26.00 and captured 21st in the javelin throw with a toss of 91 feet, 2 inches. Lord also went 21st in the 800-meter run (2:31.79) as well as the 100-meter hurdles (14.53).
William Stark finished 40th in the 400-meter hurdles (54.16) and was joined by Fabian McCall in 59th place (55.98). The 90th running of the event continues Friday and Saturday with coverage provided via the Longhorn Network, ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app.
Head coach David Self on the start to the Texas Relays…
“It's always great. You have a great atmosphere and facilities. It's been a decent showing. We've had some good showing. Courtney had a good opening in the heptathlon. She managed to put down some good marks. Keep in mind this is our third meet of the season.”
Head coach David Self on Jeffrey Moore and the Kats school records…
“He's as fierce of a competitor as there is. There is lots of good things to build off of. In track and field when you have the crowd into it and everyone from every major conference in the country out here, kids get hyped up and they want to show what they can do.”
