Saints Men Win RRAC Track and Field Championships
SAN ANTONIO (April 29, 2023) – The Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) men's track and field team won the 2023 Red River Athletic Conference Track and Field Championships after recording 252 points. Xavier University of Louisiana came in second with 204 points, followed by Huston-Tillotson University with 92, Jarvis Christian University with 65 and Paul Quinn College with 21.
OLLU placed fifth in its inaugural season in 2015, and the following year, the Saints came in third. In 2017, the Saints were runners-up, and in 2018, the team came in third. In 2019, OLLU was the second-place winner, while the 2020 season was cancelled due to COVID-19. In 2021, the Saints came in second, and last year, the Saints finished in third place.
After the event that spanned two days, the university honored seniors David Dada, Gordon, Hector Puente and Jose Zarate.
OLLU had several champions including the 4x100m relay team with Tr'Darius Taylor, Jesus Riefkohl Delgado, Rodney Webber and Jalen Bell; Cerrone Thompson in the 400m; Puente in the 10000m; Zarate in the 5000m and 1500m; Taylor in the 100m; and Bell in the 200m.
Zarate, and three others tied for the High Point Track Athlete of the championships.
Listed below are OLLU's all-conference winners, which included the top four finishers in each category.
Gordon was also recognized as her team's Champions of Character representative.
Name |
Event |
Results |
Place |
Tr'Darius Taylor, Jesus Riefkohl Delgado, Rodney Webber, Jalen Bell |
4x100mR |
40.77 |
1st Place |
3000m |
9:39.14 |
2nd Place |
|
3000m |
9:52.90 |
4th Place |
|
400m |
47.63 |
1st Place |
|
Hendrick Ramirez, Jose Saucedo, JoseCarlos Hernandez, Chris Davila |
4x800mR |
8:10.16 |
2nd Place |
10000m |
37:55.69 |
1st Place |
|
10000m |
38:53.27 |
2nd Place |
|
10000m |
38:53.61 |
3rd Place |
|
5000m |
16:16.18 |
1st Place |
|
5000m |
16:36.02 |
2nd Place |
|
5000m |
17:41.03 |
3rd Place |
|
800m |
1:57.60 |
2nd Place |
|
800m |
2:00.04 |
4th Place |
|
100m |
10.40 |
1st Place |
|
100m |
10.65 |
2nd Place |
|
400mH |
55.49 |
2nd Place |
|
400mH |
57.40 |
4th Place |
|
200m |
21.44 |
1st Place |
|
200m |
21.82 |
2nd Place |
|
1500m |
4:08.83 |
1st Place |
|
1500m |
4:12.08 |
3rd Place |
|
Julian Verastegui, Richard Davis, Tr'Darius Taylor, Cerrone Thompson |
4x400m relay |
3:13.62 |
1st Place |
High Jump |
1.80m |
4th Place |
|
Shot Put |
11.18m |
4th Place |
|
Discus |
33.69 |
3rd Place |
|
Long Jump |
6.70m |
3rd Place |
|
Long Jump |
6.67m |
4th Place |
|
Triple Jump |
14.16m |
4th Place |
|
Javelin |
54.36m |
1st Place |
|
Javelin |
40.90m |
2nd Place |
|
Javelin |
35.30M |
3rd Place |