Saints Men Participate in Texas A&M-Kingsville Cactus Cup
KINGSVILLE, TEXAS (April 14, 2024) – The Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) men's track and field team joined six other schools to compete in the Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK) Cactus Cup on Saturday. Joining the Saints in the competition were NCAA D1 University of the Incarnate Word, Texas State University and the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley as well NCAA D2 TAMUK and NJCAA Victoria College.
Hear Coach Patrick Torres commented, "It was really tough for the overall events with this wind but I'm proud of how we competed. I'm excited watching some men assert themselves as big pieces of our nationals run moving forward. Paul Minjoth definitely made a statement in his debut, and he's going to be huge for us."
Full results are listed below.
| Event | Participants | Results | Top 10 Finish |
| Javelin | Francisco Contreras | 34.19 | 1st |
| 100m | Jimmie Salas | 10.69 | 4th |
| 100m | Jeyden Gonzales | 10.96 | 13th |
| 100m | Shakeel Zahid | 12.08 | 18th |
| 110m hurdles | William Smith | 15.07 | 4th |
| 110m hurdles | Jayden Erikewe | 15.07 | 5th |
| 1500m | Sabastian Moreno | 4:23.97 | 12th |
| 200m | Jimmie Salas | 22.24 | 12th |
| 200m | Jeyden Gonzales | 22.75 | 19th |
| 200m | William Smith | 23.70 | 23rd |
| 200m | Justin Gould | 23.81 | 24th |
| 3000m Steeplechase | Jose Saucedo | 10:44.53 | 3rd |
| 3000m Steeplechase | Robert Rios | 11:01.07 | 4th |
| 400m | Cerrone Thompson | 49.98 | 4th |
| 400m | Julian Verastegui | 50.06 | 5th |
| 400m | Richard Davis | 50.66 | 6th |
| 400m | Troy Stinson | 52.44 | 8th |
| 400m | Justin Gould | 53.77 | 11th |
| 400m | Francisco Contreras | 55.04 | 12th |
| 400m hurdles | Jayden Erikewe | 55.13 | 2nd |
| 4x400m relay | Julian Verastegui, Richard Davis, Troy Stinson, Cerrone Thompson | 3:18.89 | 2nd |
| 4x400m relay | Ethan Navarro, Paul Minjoth, Jayden Erikewe, Justin Gould | 3:26.59 | 3rd |
| 800m | Paul Minjoth | 1:56.51 | 3rd |
| 800m | JoseCarlos Hernandez | 1:58.86 | 7th |
| 800m | Anthony Perez | 2:00.73 | 11th |
| 800m | Rodolfo Morales | 2:03.48 | 15th |
| 800m | Jose Perez | 2:03.51 | 16th |
| 800m | Ethan Navarro | 2:04.04 | 17th |
| 800m | Chris Davila | 2:07.96 | 22nd |
| High Jump | Shakeel Zahid | 1.81m | 4th |
| Long Jump | De'Jon Lewis | 6.81m | 8th |
| Long Jump | Francisco Contreras | 5.92m | 15th |
| Triple Jump | De'Jon Lewis | 13.47m | 5th |
Up next
The Saints will participate next in the J. Fred Duckett Twilight at Rice University in Houston on April 20.