SAN ANTONIO – The Texas A&M track & field team won four events on the opening day of the UTSA Invitational Friday at the Park West Athletic Complex.
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Kicking off the outdoor campaign on the front foot, the Aggies tallied four titles on the first day of the meet as well as one all-time mark in the A&M history books and a pair of personal-best performances. Â
McKenzie Fairchild highlighted the opening day in the field for the Maroon & White, as she claimed her first victory of the year with a mark of 48.05m/157-8 in the javelin. A&M also secured another pair of top-five finishes, as Ana De La Garza placed third with a toss of 43.47m/142-7 and Madison Murray was right behind in fourth with a personal-best throw of 40.58m/133-2. On the men's side, Thomas Jackman opened his collegiate career with mark of 59.66/195-9 which was good for fifth.
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Carrying the success to the track, the Aggies swept the top-two spots in both the men's and women's 5,000m. Penelope Gracey led the way for the women, crossing the line in 17:17.40 and she was followed by Nicole Chastain with a time of 17:29.01. Aiden Gonzalez-Rodiles followed suit with his first title of the outdoor season logging a mark of 14:58.34, while Noah Willows was second in 14:59.06.
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The 3,000m steeplechase group held the momentum, as Staucie Lees won the first event of her collegiate career with a mark of 10:54.42 which debuted her in the A&M all-time performers list at No. 11. Austin Owen also finished second in the women's event with a time of 11:02.98, while Hunter Jackson also logged second in the men's event in 9:30.32.
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The Aggies added another pair of top-10 results in the women's long jump. Madison Murray claimed her second top-five result of the day, placing fifth with a wind-aided mark of 5.93m/19-5.5, while Victoria Kadiri logged ninth with an aided jump of 5.82m/19-1.25.
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Carlie Weiser also had another standout day for the throws group, recording a toss of 15.18m/50-1.5 to place third in the shot put.
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Next Up
The Aggies return to the Park West Athletic Complex tomorrow for the final day of the UTSA Invitational, with events starting at 11 a.m.
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To learn more about Texas A&M Track & Field/Cross Country, visit 12thMan.com and follow @aggietfxc.
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Kicking off the outdoor campaign on the front foot, the Aggies tallied four titles on the first day of the meet as well as one all-time mark in the A&M history books and a pair of personal-best performances. Â
McKenzie Fairchild highlighted the opening day in the field for the Maroon & White, as she claimed her first victory of the year with a mark of 48.05m/157-8 in the javelin. A&M also secured another pair of top-five finishes, as Ana De La Garza placed third with a toss of 43.47m/142-7 and Madison Murray was right behind in fourth with a personal-best throw of 40.58m/133-2. On the men's side, Thomas Jackman opened his collegiate career with mark of 59.66/195-9 which was good for fifth.
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Carrying the success to the track, the Aggies swept the top-two spots in both the men's and women's 5,000m. Penelope Gracey led the way for the women, crossing the line in 17:17.40 and she was followed by Nicole Chastain with a time of 17:29.01. Aiden Gonzalez-Rodiles followed suit with his first title of the outdoor season logging a mark of 14:58.34, while Noah Willows was second in 14:59.06.
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The 3,000m steeplechase group held the momentum, as Staucie Lees won the first event of her collegiate career with a mark of 10:54.42 which debuted her in the A&M all-time performers list at No. 11. Austin Owen also finished second in the women's event with a time of 11:02.98, while Hunter Jackson also logged second in the men's event in 9:30.32.
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The Aggies added another pair of top-10 results in the women's long jump. Madison Murray claimed her second top-five result of the day, placing fifth with a wind-aided mark of 5.93m/19-5.5, while Victoria Kadiri logged ninth with an aided jump of 5.82m/19-1.25.
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Carlie Weiser also had another standout day for the throws group, recording a toss of 15.18m/50-1.5 to place third in the shot put.
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Next Up
The Aggies return to the Park West Athletic Complex tomorrow for the final day of the UTSA Invitational, with events starting at 11 a.m.
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To learn more about Texas A&M Track & Field/Cross Country, visit 12thMan.com and follow @aggietfxc.