March 20, 2011
HOUSTON – The University of Houston track and field team men’s and women’s teams won the Puerto Rico Spring Break Classic in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, Saturday evening. The women outclassed the competition by 45 total points while the men defeated their foes by 27.5 points.
Grecia Bolton and Whitney Harris placed 1-2 and turned in nearly identical times at 11.64, a photo finish determined Bolton nudged Harris at the line.
The women’s relays took first in the 4x100m and finished second in the 4x400m.
Alysha Cook (third), Amber Sellers (fourth) and Tatiana Miller (sixth) showed well in the women’s 400m run.
John Fortune won the men’s shot put with a distance of 16.13m and won his first collegiate meet. The former state champion posted a personal best in the event.
Houston, as always, represented strongly in the long hump taking second (Lamar Delaney), fourth (Thomas Lang), fifth (Jonathan Williams) and sixth (Simon Stewart).
UP NEXT
The Cougars return to action next Saturday at Rice University at the Victor Lopez Classic.
MEN
100m
Jeffery Thomas (19) 11.82
200m
Tyron Carrier (16) 26.38
400m
Jason Perez (2) 53.20
Emmanuel Osadebey (6) 54.45
Jordan Hofbauer (12) 55.82
Leon Bullock (21) 1:15.24
800m
Doug Kelley (3) 1:50.41
Drevan Anderson-Kappa (11) 1:55.79
Anthony Jordan (20) 1:58.79
John Salazar (26) 2:05.26
Cole Bessner (28) 2:06.22
Andres Santaolalla (29) 2:07.59
Stephan Kellar (30) 2:09.63
3000m
Andres Santaolalla (11) 9:14.69
Stephan Kellar (13) 9:32.77
100m Hurdles
Thomas Lang (4) 14.40
High Jump
Kennis Byers (2) 2.10m
Miles Beal-Ampah (4) 2.05m
Long Jump
Lamar Delaney (2) 7.44m
Thomas Lang (4) 7.23m
Jonathan Williams (5) 7.23m
Simon Stewart (6) 7.17m
Kevin Johnson (11) 6.26m
Triple Jump
→ Results not posted
Discus Throw
Sidney Flores (9) 45.22m
Rick Fenton (10) 45.11m
John Fortune (12) 44.90m
Hammer Throw
Rick Fenton (8) 48.25m
Javelin Throw
Ray Lian (5) 65.47m
Shot Put
John Fortune (1) 16.13m
Pole Vault
Seth Arnold (3) 5.05m
Alex Bentley (5) 4.85m
Michael Mahnke (10) 4.45m
FINAL STANDINGS
1. University of Houston (83)
WOMEN
100m
Grecia Bolton (1) 11.64
Whitney Harris (2) 11.64
200m
Tai’Shea Reese (2) 23.98
Ngozi Onwumere (4) 24.69
Megan Bibbs (10) 25.35
DeMeeka Jones (13) 25.92
|
|
 |
400m
Alysha Cook (3) 1:03.22
Amber Sellers (4) 1:03.33
Tatiana Miller (6) 1:04.39
800m
Ciera Johnson (2) 2:09.00
Erica Hannemann (4) 2:16.04
Erryn Barroso (10) 2:21.79
Jessica Stewart (12) 2:22.34
Megan Munoz (16) 2:23.78
Julie Reinwald (23) 2:29.44
Jasmine Trier (24) 2:32.37
3000m
Megan Munoz (3) 10:19.11
Starla Garcia (9) 10:56.75
Jasmine Trier (10) 10:59.77
Julie Reinwald (12) 11:06.53
Yasiris Gonzalez (14) 12:08.51
100m Hurdles
DeMeeka Jones (1) 13.25
Alysha Cook (4) 13.99
Megan Bibbs (8) 14.62
4x100m
Houston (Jones, Harris, Reese, Bolton) (1) 44.64
4x400m
Houston (Harris, Wallace, Floyd, Johnson) (2) 3:50.61
High Jump
→ Results not posted
Long Jump
Megan Frausto (5) 5.77m
Tai’Shea Reese (10) 5.20m
Triple Jump
Nadirah Shakir (6) 11.55m
Discus Throw
Nicole Benton (10) 40.12m
Javelin Throw
Shannan Arnoldd (18) 32.84m
Hammer Throw
Nicole Benton (13) 40.38m
Shot Put
Kiara Pulliam (5) 13.28m
Megan Frausto (16) 10.40m
Pole Vault
Karley King (1) 3.90m
Sage Hintnaus (8) 3.40m
FINAL STANDINGS
1. University of Houston (127) -UHCougars.com-
