Trojans Pick Up A Pair Of Wins During Day 1 Of The Texas Tech Invitational

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Trojans Pick Up A Pair Of Wins During Day 1 Of The Texas Tech Invitational

January 31, 2020 | Track & Field, Features

TeeTee Terry and Lanae-Tava Thomas went 1-2 in the women's 60m dash and Bailey Lear and Kaelin Roberts went 1-2 in the women's 400m race to lead the Trojans during the first day of action at the Texas Tech Invitational at the Sports Performance Center in Lubbock, Texas today (Jan. 31). Jalyn Jackson also was the top collegiate finisher in the men's triple jump.

Terry won the women's 60m dash with a time of 7.19 and Thomas was second with a PR of 7.24. Thomas moved from tied for eighth to sixth on USC's all-time 60m list. Terry also won the 60m semifinal earlier in the day with a time of 7.21 and Thomas was third overall with a time of 7.28, which tied her previous career best. Jazmyne Frost ran in the women's 60m qualifier and finished 11^th with a time of 7.58.
Lear ran a slight PR of 52.74 to win the second of 10 heats and claim the women's 400m title. Roberts was second with a time of 53.24, which won the first heat. Lear bettered her ninth-place standing on USC's all-time list. Breanna Bernard-Joseph was second in her heat and finished 14^th with a PR of 55.41, Chioma Okonkwo won her heat and finished 16^th with a PR of 55.94, Kenya Payne won her heat and finished 27^th with a PR of 57.10 and Shante Robinson was third in her heat and 30^th overall with a time of 58.07.
Jackson finished fourth in the men's triple jump with his best jump of 52-4.00 (15.95m) coming in his final attempt. It was his third PR during the day as he also had jumps of 51-3.50 and 51-9.75 which surpassed his previous best set last week. He was the top collegiate finisher in the competition and moved from eighth to seventh on USC's all-time indoor list.
Anna Cockrell was second in the women's 60m hurdles final with a time of 8.07, followed closely by Mecca McGlaston in third with a time of 8.08. McGlaston had a time of 8.05 in the semifinals to qualify second and Cockrell a time of 8.08 to qualify third. Chanel Brissett had a time of 8.22 and finished ninth in the semifinal.
Brendon Stewart placed second in the men's 60m dash final with a time of 6.61. Stewart had a time of 6.63 to qualify first out of the semifinal. Eric Allen Jr. had a PR of 6.66 to finish third in the semifinal, but did not run in the final. His time moved him from tied for eighth to eighth alone on USC's all-time list. Allen Jr. ran in the 60m qualifier earlier in the day and had the fastest time of 6.69 to advance to the semifinals. Also running in the 60m qualifier were Kenan Christon (6.84, 12^th), Earvin da Silva (6.85, 16^th), Zion Gordon (6.97, 20^th) and Austin Allen (7.01, 24^th).
Nathan Bultman took second in the men's weight throw with a best mark of 69-11.50 (21.32m).
Joy McArthur was sixth in the women's weight throw with a best mark of 58-8.75 (17.90m) and Karlee Freeman was third in the women's "B" weight throw with a mark of 51-4.50 (15.66m).
Gordon also ran his first 60m hurdles race as a Trojan and had a time of 8.29 to place 21^st in the first round of the event.
Nicholas Ramey had a time of 48.12 to take second in his heat and finish 21^st overall in the men's 400m race. Noah Green had a time of 49.11 in his heat to finish 39^th and Brayden Borquez a time of 49.28 in his first race as a Trojan to finish 45^th.