COLLEGE STATION – The UT Arlington track & field team knocked the rust off on Saturday (Jan. 16) in the indoor season opener at the Ted Nelson Invitational. The Mavericks took home the individual title in the women's mile, the men's 3000m and the men's high jump in their first completion in 327 days.
"We're glad to be back in action," said head coach
John Sauerhage. "We had several of our student-athletes compete very well and have top notch marks. It feels good to compete and knock off the rust from our long layover, but we will turn the page and go right back at it next week."
ON THE TRACK & IN THE FIELD
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Bryson DeBerry took the high jump crown for the Mavs with his 2.13m (6-11.75). The 2020 Sun Belt Conference Indoor Newcomer of the Year also recorded a personal-best in the long jump with his 6.81m (22-4.25), which was good for sixth-place finish.
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Seth Texada registered personal-bests in the 60m (6.86) and the 200m (22.52) and finished 6th and 18th, respectively, in those events.
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Joel Bengtsson ran a personal-best 21.87 in the 200m to finish 8th. Bengtsson, the 2020 Sun Belt Conference Indoor 60-Meter Hurdle Champion, also took 4th in the 60-meter hurdles with his time of 8.07.
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Cole Klashinsky picked up an individual title for the Mavs, running an 8:24.89 in the 3000-meters to best Maxwell Murphy of SFA by nearly 13 seconds (8:37.70).
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Madeleine Rowe gave the Mavericks another individual title with her performance in the mile. She crossed the line in 5:02.38 to pick up the win. Rowe also took 4th in the 3000-meters with a time of 10:17.97.
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Mathilde Ruud earned a fifth-place finish in the 800m (2:17.94), leading a group that included Daniela Argo and
Mikayla Koester to take three of the top 12 spots.
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Abigail Flores earned a second-place finish in the weight throw with her 15.85m (52-0).
UP NEXT
UTA hits the road next weekend (Jan. 23) with a trip to Texas Tech for the Red Raider Invitational before heading to Pittsburg, Kan. for the Gorilla Classic (Feb. 12-13).
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