HOUSTON – Tarleton track and field wrapped up the final day of its opening meet at the Houston Invitational hosted by the University of Houston.
 
Chase Rathke's performance in winning the 1-mile run highlighted Tarleton's day at the track. Rathke ran the mile in 4:05.08 and broke his own school record (4:08.27 in 2015) and claimed a provisional mark in the process. Rathke's time is the third-fastest recorded in NCAA Division II this season and the fastest in the Lone Star Conference. Rathke also finished third in the 800m run in a time of 1:52.41 to earn a provisional mark.
 
Aly Coughlin finished in third in the 3000m run with a time of 10:02.53 but an adjusted time gave the senior an official time of 9:57.41. Coughlin broke her own school record of 10:05.61 and claimed a provisional mark for the second straight day after winning the 5000m. Coughlin's 3000m time is tops in the Lone Star Conference this season.
 
The women's 4x400m relay consisting of Ariel Ballard, DeAijha Hicks-Boyce, Leslie Zupanic, and Jasmine Owens finished fifth in a time of 3:54.11 but was converted to 3:51.05. The converted time gives the relay team a new school record, surpassing the time of 3:52.40 set back in 2015. It's also the fastest record time in the 4x400m in the Lone Star Conference this season.
 
Tarleton will return to the University of Houston to compete in the Howie Ryan Invitational on Feb. 12.
 
Final results (More schools competed Saturday, adjusting Friday's results)
 
Men's 60m dash
57. Conner Wilkes 7.21
 
Men's 200 m dash
28. Conner Wilkes 23.28
29. Jordan Jones 23.32
44. Cade Hitzfeld 23.89
 
Men's 400m dash
10. Gilson Umunnakwe 50.62
19. Cameron Krc 51.13
23. Blake Eschbach 51.38
44. Jordan Ellison 52.97
 
Men's 800m run
3. Chase Rathke 1:52.41
 
Men's 1 mile run
1. Chase Rathke 4:05.08

Men's 3000m run
11. Dylan Willett 8:44.29
16. Peyton Heinig 8:52.10
21. Thorne Pettigrew 8:54.29
 
Men's 5000m run
3. Peyton Heinig 15:21.14
4. Thorne Pettigrew 15:21.14
7. Luke Scribner 16:01.87
 
Men's 60m hurdles
38. Dalton Stidham 8.59
 
Men's 4x400m Relay
13. Tarleton 3:25.61
 
Men's high jump
19. Tim Mosley 1.85 m 6-00.75
 
Women's 60m dash
17. DeAijha Hicks-Boyce 7.83
59. Robbie Clarke 8.07
60. Alexandria Brooks 8.11
61. Beverly Coleman 8.11
 
Women's 200m dash
22. Ariel Ballard 25.75
47. Alexandria Brooks 26.60
58. Robbie Clarke 27.17
60. Beverly Coleman 27.28
 
Women's 400m dash
13. Jasmine Owens 59.07
41. Leslie Zupanic 1:01.94
44. Kara Bickham 1:02.81
 
Women's 800m run
23. Haley Dennard 2:24.69
 
Women's 3000m run
3. Aly Coughlin 10:02.53
37. Katelin Huckabee 10:57.86
 
Women's 5000m run
1. Aly Coughlin 17:25.64
 
9. Katelin Huckabee 19:04.21
 
Women's 60m hurdles
35. Deylinn Garrett 9.29
39. Kaylah Stephens 9.43
40. Molly Money 9.45
46. Arianna Stegall 9.59
 
Women 4x400m relay
5. Tarleton A 3:54.11
23. Tarleton B 4:07.80