UTA Closes Strong at A&M Ahead of Conference Meet

Friday, February 4

College Station, TX

University of Texas Arlington

Charlie Thomas Invitational

Final Results - A&M Friday Results

2/5/2022 9:23:00 PM | Track & Field

Final Results

By: James Hill (@jameshillSID)

BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The UT Arlington track and field team closed out strong at the Charlie Thomas Invitational and turns its attention to the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships in two weeks.

A trio of men's athletes put together an outstanding final day.

"We are inching closer to being ready for conference play," said Head Coach John Sauerhage. "A tough week of weather had a nice ending at Texas A&M. Joel, Jade, and Marquentin competed very well, along with Bryson."

All-American Bryson DeBerry continues his quest for a national title as he won the high jump at a season-high 2.20 on Saturday afternoon. DeBerry has inched his way upwards all season long before finally breaking 2.20 to move him to fifth in the country.

Junior Marquentin Barnes continued his excellent running this season in distance. He placed fifth in the mile on Saturday, another new PR, finishing with a time of 4:09.29.

Junior Joel Bengtsson had what may be considered a slow week by his standards, but a terrific one nonetheless. Bengtsson finished second in the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 7.85, good for the fourth-best time in school history, only behind his three runs the previous week in Lubbock.

Bengtsson now holds the top five runs in the 60 meter hurdles in UTA track history.

On the women's side, freshman Iyana Gray continued her excellent start to the season, making a 60 meter final for the fourth straight week. Gray placed fifth in the final with a time of 7.44.

On Friday, Jade Bontke broke her own school record as she put together a terrific performance in the pentathlon.

OTHER NOTABLE PERFORMANCES

Freshman Robert Griffin set a new PR in the 200 meter dash with a time of 21.58 and a 16th place finish.
Junior Jose Alfonzo also set a PR in the mile with a time of 4:20.01.
Senior Zion Smith (1:56.30) and freshman Jackson Cichon (1:58.48) set new PRs in the 800.
Freshman Alfredo Corona (8:39.46) and sophomore Tanner Henderson (9:05.12) set new PRs in the 3000.
Junior Marvin Walford placed seventh in the long jump at 14.60.
Senior Jorrdyn Dunn placed seventh in the heptathlon with 4,734 points.
Senior Charlotte Murphy placed 12th in the 3000 with a new PR of 10:05.66.
Senior Abigail Flores placed 10th in the women's weight with a season best throw of 16.86.

UTA will take a week off and prepare for the Sun Belt Indoor Championships. The two-day event gets started on Monday, Feb. 21 at the Birmingham Crossplex.

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