Men's Track and Field Qualifies For Nationals In Four Events at UTSA Invitational
SAN ANTONIO (March 15-16, 2024) – The Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) men's track and field team performance at the University of Texas at San Antonio Invitational on Friday and Saturday included four events that qualify for nationals. The meet featured NCAA D1 schools from throughout the country.
Head Coach Patrick Torres commented, "We had a lot of good things happen especially on the sprints and hurdles side. Our relay team Jayden in the 400m hurdles and Jalen in the 100m and 200m qualified for nationals in very convincing fashion. It was just an overall good early season meet."
The men's 4x100m relay team consisting of Spencer Williams, Jesus Riefkohl Delgado, Jimmie Salas and Jalen Bell placed second and qualified for nationals with a time of 40.95.
Jayden Erikewe placed fourth in the 400m hurdles and qualified for nationals with a time of 54.13.
Jalen Bell's 100m time was 10.55 for second place and 200m time was 21.27 for third place to qualify him for nationals. His 200m time is an OLLU record.
Full results are listed below:
| Event | Participant | Results | Other |
| Men's Javelin | Francisco Contreras | 22.47m | |
| Men's 3k Steeplechase | Robert Rios | 11:04.93 | 3rd Place |
| Men's High Jump | Shakeel Zahid | 1.85m | |
| Men's Long Jump | Spencer Williams | 6.47m | |
| De'Jon Lewis | 6.96m | ||
| Men's Triple Jump | De'Jon Lewis | 13.81m | 3rd Place |
| Men's 4x100m Relay | Spencer Williams, Jesus Riefkohl Delgado, Jimmie Salas, Jalen Bell | 40.95 | 2nd Place / National A Standard |
| Men's 110m Hurdles | Jayden Erikewe | 14.95 | |
| William Smith | 14.95 | ||
| Men's 400m | Troy Stinson | 50.95 | |
| Justin Gould | 51.95 | ||
| Men's 100m | Jalen Bell | 10.55 | 2nd Place / National B Standard |
| Spencer Williams | 10.82 | ||
| Jimmie Salas | 10.90 | ||
| Jesus Riefkohl Delgado | 10.95 | ||
| Jeyden Gonzales | 11.01 | ||
| Sean Lin | 11.14 | ||
| Shakeel Zahid | 11.88 | ||
| Men's 800m | Hendrick Ramirez | 1:55.56 | 4th Place |
| Joseph Gonzalez | 1:55.72 | 5th Place | |
| Joshua Veliz | 1:58.26 | ||
| Julian Verastegui | 1:58.50 | ||
| Jose Perez | 2:01.40 | ||
| Anthony Perez | 2:02.12 | ||
| Ethan Navarro | 2:02.43 | ||
| JoseCarlos Hernandez | 2:07.62 | ||
| Jair Lopez | 2:07.99 | ||
| Hector Puente | 2:08.10 | ||
| Men's 400m Hurdles | Jayden Erikewe | 54.13 | 4th Place / OLLU Record / National B Standard |
| Richard Davis | 54.78 | 5th Place | |
| Men's 200m | Jalen Bell | 21.27 | 3rd Place/OLLU Record / National A Standard |
| Jesus Riefkohl Delgado | 21.73 | ||
| Jimmie Salas | 21.82 | ||
| Cerrone Thompson | 22.09 | ||
| Jeyden Gonzales | 22.14 | ||
| Julian Verastegui | 22.24 | ||
| William Smith | 22.38 | ||
| Troy Stinson | 22.50 | ||
| Sean Lin | 22.79 | ||
| Justin Gould | 22.86 | ||
| De'Jon Lewis | 23.67 | ||
| Men's 1500m | Hector Puente | 4:21.76 | |
| Vincent Garza | 4:23.61 | ||
| Sabastian Moreno | 4:25.05 | ||
| Men's 4x400m Relay | Ethan Navarro, Joseph Gonzalez, Matthew Fleming, Troy Stinson | 3:21.00 | 2nd Place |
Watch highlights from Saturday
What's next
The Saints will get set for the Charles Austin Classic at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas, on March 22-23.
