Several Saints Qualify for Nationals and Break School Records at UT and Texas State
AUSTIN and SAN MARCOS, TEXAS (March 31-April 1, 2023) – Members of the Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) men's track and field team participated in the University of Texas Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays and the Texas State University Bobcat Invitational 2023 this past weekend.
Head Coach Patrick Torres commented, "This was a huge weekend for our men's team. We secured two more individual "A" standards from Julian Verastegui and Jalen Bell. Another relay qualified for nationals with our 4x400m relay team. It was a very exciting weekend for OLLU track."
Significant results include NAIA Nationals qualifications for the 4x400m relay team, who had a time of 3:14.30; Jalen Bell in the 100m with a time of 10.41; and Julian Verastegui in the 400m with a time of 48.09. All three were "A" standard marks.
Records broken were from the 4x100m relay team with a time of 40.61 and Jose Zarate in the 10000m with a time of 31:52.84.
Full results are listed below:
TEXAS RELAYS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
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Event |
Results |
Top 10 / Other |
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400mH |
57.28 |
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400mH |
57.67 |
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400mH |
59.31 |
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10k |
31:52.84 |
School Record |
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100m |
10.41 |
School Record / NAIA Qualifier / National A Standard |
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100m |
10.96 |
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Julian Verastegui, Jalen Bell, Richard Davis, Cerrone Thompson |
4x400mR |
3:14.30 |
8th Place / School Record / NAIA Qualifier / National A Standard |
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BOBCAT INVITATIONAL AT TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY
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Name |
Event |
Results |
Top 10 / Other |
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Bobcat Invitational |
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Long Jump |
7.06m |
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5000m |
15:52.15 |
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5000m |
16:28.47 |
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400mH |
58.49 |
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Javelin |
33.80m |
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Spencer Williams, Jesus Riefkohl Delgado, Rodney Webber, Jalen Bell |
4x100mR |
40.61 |
4th Place / School Record |
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400m |
47.55 |
6th Place |
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400m |
48.09 |
NAIA Qualifier / National A Standard | |
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800m |
1:56.45 |
8th Place |
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Triple Jump |
13.88m |
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What's next
The team will get set to participate in the J. Fred Duckett Twilight hosted by Rice University in Houston on April 22.