AUSTIN – The UT Arlington track and field team had several members establish personal records and a top-5 program mark highlighted the second day of action Thursday at the 94th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays from Mike A. Myers Stadium.
 
Lucas Van Klaveren finished in 2nd place in the 400m hurdles timed final with a mark of 51.78 to deliver the highest finish of any Mav on Thursday. Jade Bontke posted the 4th-best heptathlon total in program history as she also shattered a PR with 5,379 points.
 
Below is more information about both of them and the rest of the Mavs who laced them up on Thursday.
 
400M HURDLES TIMED FINAL
Van Klaveren destroyed his PR with a time of 51.78 to finish 2nd. That PR was nearly two seconds faster than his previous best, two seconds clear of the next-best time in the Sun Belt Conference this year and established the 9th-best mark in the NCAA West Region this year.
 
HEPTATHLON
Bontke led things off on Thursday by posting the 4th-best heptathlon in program history, totaling 5,379 points to blow past her previous personal best by nearly 300 (5,097).
 
Bontke's morning commenced with a 5.78m (18-11 ¾) mark on her final attempt in the long jump to notch 783 points – the 2nd-best long jump of her career. Next up was the javelin where Bontke delivered the 3rd-best throw of her career with a distance of 29.58m (97-0) to grab 469 more points.
 
The final event was the 800m, and Bontke breezed her way to a PR of 2:18.63, six seconds better than her previous best to secure 842 more points and propel the Hillsboro native to her best-ever heptathlon performance.
 
400M HURDLES PRELIMS
Shelby West delivered a season-best run and nearly established a PR as she crossed in 59.45, just slower than her best-ever of 59.26 set last year. The 59.45 was not enough to advance to Friday's finals, but did break her own conference-leading mark this season as West now holds the top time in the Sun Belt.
 
1500M
In the Section A women's race, Madeleine Rowe finished 7th with a time of 4:29.75 to mark a new season best in the young outdoor year. That time also established the 2nd-best 1500m time in the Sun Belt this season.
 
In the Section B men's race, Alfredo Corona clocked a 3:56.06, while freshman teammate Jeriel Algarin Marquez registered a 3:57.97. For Algarin Marquez, it was his first time competing in the 1500 at the collegiate level, while Corona now currently has the 4th-best time in the Sun Belt this year.
 
NEXT UP
The heaviest day of UTA competitors at the Texas Relays will take place on Friday. For the full list of UTA competitors and the schedule of their events, click here.
 
Live broadcast coverage on The Longhorn Network and streaming on the ESPN app from 9:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. and again from 5-10 p.m. Live results are available all day via relays.texassports.com.

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