LSC Outdoor Track & Field Weekly Release (04/27/16)

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LSC OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
Lone Star Conference Outdoor Track & Field athletes have recorded 12 NCAA Division II Automatic qualifying
marks (10 men, 2 women) and 147 provisional efforts (82 men, 65 women).
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
CO-MEN’S TRACK
Luis Perez, Angelo State University, SR, Forney, Texas, Forney HS
Perez punched his ticket to the NCAA Division II Championships with an automatic time of 46.51 in the
400-meters. It was the sixth-fastest time in school history and fourth in the event at the Michael Johnson
Invite. The senior is now No. 5 nationally. He also anchored the Rams 4x400-meter relay that ran 3:09.46 for
eighth place.
Chase Rathke, Tarleton State University, SR, Crawford, Texas, Crawford HS
Rathke claimed an NCAA automatic qualifying time in the 800-meter run at the Michael Johnson Invitational,
finishing in an LSC-best 1:48.94. Rathke’s time is fifth-best in the nation this season. It’s the second automatic
qualifying time of the year for Rathke, who also did so in the 1500m.
MEN’S FIELD
Asael Arad, Angelo State University, SR, Shapira, Raanana, Israel
Arad won his sixth javelin title of the season at the Michael Johnson Invitational. The senior threw a season-best
and NCAA Division II provisional-qualifying mark of 214-7 (65.41m). He is now No. 7 nationally in the event.
WOMEN’S TRACK
DeAijha Hicks-Boyce, Tarleton State University, SO, Waco, Texas, La Vega HS
Hicks-Boyce broke a five-year-old school record in the 200-meter dash, running a 23.76 for an NCAA provisional
time at the Michael Johnson Classic. The sophomore from Waco broke Derekia Coleman’s mark of 24.09
set back in 2011. Hicks-Boyce’s time ranks second in the Lone Star Conference this season. Hicks-Boyce also
captured a provisional times in the 100-meter dash, 4x100-meter relay, and 4x400-meter relay.
WOMEN’S FIELD
Rellie Kaputin, West Texas A&M University, JR, East New Britian, Papa New Guinea, Kabagap Academy
Kaputin continues to etch her name into the WT history books after another impressive weekend at the Ross
Black Open. The junior from East Britain, Papa New Guinea shattered her own school record with a leap of 41-
11.25 (12.78m) in the triple jump. That ranks her No. 2 in the nation. She also finished second in the high jump
with a clearance of 5-5 (1.65m).
OTHER TOP PERFORMERS
Julian Coronado, Eastern New Mexico University, turned in a strong performance in last weekend’s New
Mexico Junior College Ross Black Open, and qualified for the NCAA championships in the 4x100 relay. The
freshman joined with three teammates to win the 4x100m relay with a provisional qualifying time of 40.62.
Coronado was exceptional in the 100m dash and would have automatically qualified for the championship
meet with a season-best time of 10.29, had it not been for windy conditions.
Lachie Calvert, West Texas A&M University, competed in a total of four field events at the Ross Black Open
this past weekend. He won the pole vault with a clearance of 14-00 (4.26m). The freshman from Canberra,
Australia also finished fifth in the discus, second in the javelin and third in the long jump.
Zach Pratt, Tarleton State University, came away with his first NCAA provisional distance of the season in the
shot put, recording 16.03m at the Michael Johnson Invitational. Pratt’s throw ranks sixth in the LSC this season.
Kami Norton, Angelo State University, won the women’s 100-meter hurdles on Saturday at the Michael
Johnson Classic. The sophomore ran a personal best and provisional time of 13.91. She moves up to No. 11
in the nation. She also improved her national mark in the 400-meter hurdles. She clocked a 1:00.44 to place
fourth behind three Division I student-athletes. The time ranks her at No. 8 in Division II.
Klaudia Szych, Eastern New Mexico University, won the women’s 800-meter run at the New Mexico Junior
College Ross Black Open, with a time of 2:12.86. Although it will not count due to windy conditions, the time
met provisional qualification standards for the NCAA championship meet and was nearly four seconds ahead
of West Texas A&M’s Nikolina Hrelec.
Shanice Cameron, West Texas A&M University, had an impressive weekend at the Ross Black Open where
she ran the fastest 100 meters in the Lone Star Conference under any condition. She took second in the 100
meters running a wind-aided 11.56 followed by a third place finish in the 200 meters in a time of 24.01. But she
saved the best for last when she anchored the 4x100 meter relay to a new school record and No. 2 time in the
nation, 45.47.
Amber Graham, Angelo State University, added her name to the national list in the discus. The junior threw
a NCAA Division II provisional mark and seasonal best of 152-9 (46.57m) at the Michael Johnson Classic. It is
currently the No. 12 throw nationally and tops in the LSC.
Danyelle Dillard, Tarleton State University, competed in the shot put and her distance of 14.19 meters gave
her an NCAA provisional time. Dillard’s throw ranks second in the LSC this season and 13th in the NCAA.
OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD
STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS | MAY 5-6-7
SCHEDULE
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Angelo State, Eastern New Mexico, Tarleton State,
Texas A&M-Commerce, West Texas A&M at ACU
Twilight
Thursday, April 28-Saturday, April 30, 2016
Texas A&M-Kingsville at Penn Relays
PERFORMANCE LIST
https://www.tfrrs.org/lists/1730.html
WEEKLY AWARDS
DATE MEN’S TRACK
M-16.....Chase Rathke, Tarleton State
M-23.....Javier Lopez, Texas A&M-Kingsville
M-30.....Javier Lopez, Texas A&M-Kingsville (2)
A-6........Alex Borzelin, Angelo State
A-13......Julian Coronado, Eastern New Mexico
A-20......Chase Rathke, Tarleton State (2)
A-27......Luis Perez, Angelo State
.............Chase Rathke, Tarleton State (3)
DATE MEN’S FIELD
M-16.....Richard Cervantes, Texas A&M-Kingsville
M-23.....Jeron Robinson, Texas A&M-Kingsville
M-30.....Asael Arad, Angelo State
A-6........Jeron Robinson, Texas A&M-Kingsville (2)
A-13......Asael Arad, Angelo State (2)
A-20......Lutalo Boyce, Texas A&M-Kingsville
A-27......Asael Arad, Angelo State (3)
DATE WOMEN’S TRACK
M-16.....DeAijha Hicks-Boyce, Tarleton State
M-23.....Jasmine Sillemon, Angelo State
M-30.....Kaina Martinez, Texas A&M-Kingsville
A-6........Shanice Cameron, West Texas A&M
A-13......Kaina Martinez, Texas A&M-Kingsville (2)
A-20......Kaina Martinez, Texas A&M-Kingsville (3)
A-27......DeAijha Hicks-Boyce, Tarleton State (2)
DATE WOMEN’S FIELD
M-16.....Valerie Vrana, Texas A&M-Kingsville
M-23.....Aricela Alvarez, Texas A&M-Kingsville
M-30.....Rellie Kaputin, West Texas A&M
A-6........Kami Norton, Angelo State
A-13......Rellie Kaputin, West Texas A&M (2)
A-20......Valerie Vrana, Texas A&M-Kingsville (2)
A-27......Rellie Kaputin, West Texas A&M (3)
LONESTARCONFERENCEOUTDOORTRACK&FIELD
WEEKLY RELEASE | APRIL 27, 2016
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NOTES (Submitted by LSC SID’s)
Angelo State
Eastern New Mexico
Eastern New Mexico University turned in outstanding
performances over the weekend at the New Mexico
Junior College Ross Black Open, with a number of
qualifying marks for the NCAA Championships. Julian
Coronado paced the men’s team with a second-
place performance in the 100-meter dash, while
Klaudia Szych won the women’s 800-meter run.
With second and fourth-place finishes Coronado
and Jacques Hall both would have qualified for the
NCAA Championships, had it not been for extremely
windy conditions. Both runners posted season-
best efforts in the 100-meter dash, with times of
10.29 and 10.38, respectively. Coronado only trailed
Western Texas College’s Ian Kerr by .06. The duo also
joined with Justin Rocha and Avery Rasher to win the
4x100-meter relay with a qualifying time of 40.62.
Klaudia Szych won the women’s 800-meter run with
a time of 2:12.86, and would have qualify for the
championship meet if not for the windy conditions.
She finished nearly four seconds ahead of West Texas
A&M’s Nikolina Hrelec. Amber Saiz registered runner-
up finishes in the 5,000-meter and 1,500-meter runs.
She completed the 1,500m with a time of 4:57.22 and
the 5,000m at 18:49.75. Danee Bustos placed tenth
in the high jump, with a leap of 4’11”. The women’s
team also registered a number of top-ten finishes in
the throws. Alexis Aguirre placed fifth in the javelin
with a throw of 123-5. Laura Grube finished sixth
in the discus (131-0), seventh in the hammer throw
(137-3), and eighth in the javelin (111-06). Ally Salata
was third in the javelin (season-best 127-8) and tenth
in the hammer (season-best 134-6). Adilene Adame
and Melissa SanMartin finished eighth and ninth in
the hammer throw. The men’s team turned in strong
performances in the jumping events. Arnolfo deAnda
and Ezra Bagwell placed second and third in the
pole vault. DeAnda cleared a season-best height of
14-0, while Bagwell was close behind at 13-6. Scott
Wesselink had a season-best long jump of 19-7.5.
Augustus Swanson took third in the men’s 400m
dash, after running a season-best time of 48.47. Avery
Rasher was sixth in the event, with a time of 48.72.
Garrett Meyer placed third in the 1,500m run with a
time of 4:19.64. The Eastern New Mexico University
track & field teams will return to action next week, for
the Lone Star Conference Championship meet. The
event will be held in Stephenville, Texas, and hosted
by Tarleton State University.
Midwestern State
Tarleton State
Tarleton Track & Field competed at the Michael
Johnson Invitational hosted by Baylor University on
Saturday and came away with 12 NCAA provisional
marks, one automatic qualifier and a new school
record. Tarleton mostly competed against Division I
schools at the meet and still set a season high with
the 12 NCAA provisional times. DeAijha Hicks-Boyce
broke a five-year-old school record in the 200-meter
dash, running a 23.76 for an NCAA provisional time.
The sophomore from Waco broke Derekia Coleman’s
mark of 24.09 set back in 2011. Hicks-Boyce’s time
ranks second in the Lone Star Conference this season.
Hicks-Boyce also captured a provisional time in the
100-meter dash, finishing in 11.89. Aly Coughlin had
the top finish of the day for any Tarleton athlete,
finishing in second in the 5000-meter run in a time
of 17:18.51. Coughlin has earned a provisional mark
four different times in the 5000-meter this season, all
four of those times ranking tops in the LSC. Arianna
Stegall came away with her fastest time of the season
in the 400-meter hurdles, finishing in 1:01.28 for an
NCAA provision mark. Stegall’s time ranks second in
the LSC. On the men’s side, Chase Rathke claimed
an NCAA automatic qualifying time in the 800-meter
run, finishing in an LSC-best 1:48.94. Rathke’s time is
fifth-best in the nation this season. The Texans had
success in the hurdles by coming away with a pair
of runners earning NCAA provisional times and both
setting personal best finishes. Dalton Stidham finished
in fourth place in the 110-meter hurdles (14.37)
and Randall Kadlacek came away in seventh in the
400-meter hurdles (52.49). The men’s 4x400-meter
relay (Gilson Umunnakwe, Blake Eschbach, Cameron
Krc, Clarencio Guerrero) set a new season best with a
time of 3:12.89 for an NCAA mark. Zach Pratt came
away with his first NCAA provisional distance of the
season in the shot put, recording 16.03m. Tarleton
Track & Field will compete at the Abilene Christian
University Twilight meet on April 27.
Texas A&M-Commerce
Texas A&M-Kingsville
West Texas A&M
The No. 5 Lady Buffs and Buffs had strong weekend
at the Ross Black Open in Hobbs, N.M. The teams
combined for two school records, one automatic
qualifying mark, 10 provisional marks and 10
victories over the two-day meet. Rellie Kaputin and
the women’s 4x100 meter relay both broke records
on the final day of competition.
Kaputin’s leap of 41-11.25 (12.63m) broke her own
school record and ranks her No. 2 in the nation. The
quartet of Jasmine Pitts, Bri Leeper, Libby Strickland
and Shanice Cameron finished second in a time of
45.47. That is the second-fastest time in the nation
this season. Jessie Thomas was impressive in the
400 meters running the third-fastest time in school
history, 46.33, while Lacy Harris cleared 12-00
(3.65m) in the pole vault. Harris now owns the top
four clearances in school history.
On the men’s side, Zach Weatherly picked up victories
in both the hammer throw and shot put. Lachie
Calvert competed in four field events including a
victory in the pole vault. Daniel Gyasi ran away from
the field in the 400 meters running 47.65. Todd
Handley ran a wind-aided 10.37 in the 100 meters
to finish third. Brandon Rivera outleaned teammate
Alexander Korn at the line in the 800 meters running
1:53.93 to Korn’s 1:53.94.