KINGSVILLE—Tarleton Track & Field opened its 2017 outdoor season at The Cactus Cup Saturday hosted by Texas A&M-Kingsville, and had three 1st^_place finishes on the day.
 
In the final standings, the TexAnns finished third with 163 total points while the Texans finished with 88 total points that gave them a third place finish as well.
 
"This was the first college meet for a majority of our athletes, "said head coach Pat Ponder. "So with that said, I feel good about the direction we are headed. We still have a lot of work to do."
 
On the women's side, Kara Bickham finished first in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:04.35. Katelin Huckabee ran 18:02.12 in the 5000m run which gave her the best time on the day.
 
Ariel Ballard took home a second-place finish in the 400m dash while teammate Ashley Johnson finished third with a time of 59.06.
 
In the 800m run, Andelynn Carlton finished second with a time of 2:26.30. Esmeralda Fuentes placed second in two events at the meet. Fuentes ran the 1500m run in a time of 4:54.15 and the 5000m run in 18:39.18.
 
On the men's side, Johen Deleon won the 5000m run with a time of 15:21.94. Jarred Elizondo finished in second in 15:33.04. Zachary Pratt threw the hammer 47.66 meters, that gave him the third best throw in his event.
 
Colton Troutman came in third in the 400m dash, finishing the event in 50.84.
 
Tarleton will compete at the Bobby Lane Invitational in Arlington, Texas on March 25 hosted by The University of Texas at Arlington.
 
Full Tarleton Results
 
Womens 100m dash
7. Alexondria Brooks – 12.67
8. Mia Henry – 12.79
9. Mikeala Beck – 13.11
 
Womens 200m dash
4. Ashley Johnson – 26.26
8. Emma Craig – 26.79
9. Mia Henry – 27.01
10. London Jones – 27.58
11. Amanda Wheeler – 28.33
12. Meaghan Brown – 28.94
 
Womens 400m dash
2. Ariel Ballard – 58.16
3. Ashley Johnson – 59.06
9. Amanda Wheeler – 1:05.78
 
 
Womens 100m hurdles
3. Kaylah Stephens – 15.98
 
Womens 400m hurdles
1. Kara Bickham – 1:04.35
3. Arianna Stegall – 1:05.33
 
Womens 4x100m relay
2. Jasmine McQuirter, Ariel Ballard, Alexondria Brooks, Robbie Clarke – 47.92
 
Womens 4x400m relay
3. Ashley Johnson, Andelynn Carlton, Arianna Stegall, Kara Bickham – 4:06.52
 
Womens 800m run
2. Andelynn Carlton – 2:26.30
4. Gretzel Jimenez – 2:28.90
8. Emily Ayers – 2:38.55
 
Womens 1500m run
2. Esmeralda Fuentes – 4:54.15
3. Katelin Huckabee – 4:54.19
4. Gretzel Jimenez – 5:04.14
5. Andelynn Carlton – 5:05.05
8. Amy Riera – 5:17.11
10. Emily Ayers – 5:21.05
 
Womens 5000m run
1. Katelin Huckabee – 18:02.12
2. Esmeralda Fuentes – 18:39.18
4. Amy Riera – 19:54.52
 
Womens high jump
2. Roxana Hernandez – 1.71m
 
Womens long jump
4. Jasmine McQuirter – 5.50m
7. Mikeala Beck – 4.85m
8. Meaghan Brown – 4.82m
9. Haylee Sessions – 4.56m
 
Womens shot put
4. Mikayla Morris – 11.68m
5. Kristen Gibson – 11.19m
7. Kristin Cox – 10.13m
8. Robbie Clarke – 9.57m
9. London Jones – 8.16m
 
Womens discus throw
5. Mikayla Morris – 39.64m
8. Kristen Gibson – 33.61m
10. Kristin Cox – 27.98m
 
Women hammer throw
9. Mikayla Morris – 35.49m
 
Womens javelin throw
4. Robbie Clarke – 32.02m
5. Mikayla Morris – 30.62m
8. Kristin Cox – 22.04m
10. Meaghan Brown – 18.24m
 
Mens 100m dash
6. Cornelius Blair – 10.84
8. Jamel Anderson – 11.02
10. Maurice Pugh – 11.08
11. Xavier Adams – 11.31
13. Brandon McQuirter – 11.70
14. Matiaz Hickman – 11.80
 
Mens 200m dash
4. Cornelius Blair – 22.26
6. Colton Troutman – 22.52
8. Maurice Pugh – 22.98
9. Jamel Anderson – 23.08
10. Brandon McQuirter – 23.98
11. Matiaz Hickman – 24.93
 
Men 400m dash
3. Colton Troutman – 50.84
5. Hasan Mustapha – 51.29
7. Noah Collins – 52.44
9. Peyton Rathke – 53.41
 
Mens 800m run
2. Michael Simcho – 1:59.46
8. Quenten Lassester – 2:09.04
 
Mens 1500m run
4. Johen Deleon – 4:08.67
5. Michael Simcho – 4:09.76
7. Jarred Elizondo – 4:11.50
10. Quenten Lassester – 4:14.29
11. Joshua Perez – 4:15.03
 
Men 5000m run
1. Johen Deleon – 15:21.94
2. Jarred Elizondo – 15:33.04
4. Joshua Perez – 16:42.72
 
Mens 4x400m relay
4. Hasan Mustapha, Colton Troutman, Peyton Rathke, Noah Collins – 3:29.52
 
Mens high jump
11. Charles Smith – 11.64m
12. Colton Wood – 11.29m
 
Mens discus throw
10. Zachary Pratt – 39.30m
12. Charles Smith – 35.87m
 
Mens hammer throw
3. Zachary Pratt – 47.66m
 
Mens long jump
6. Xavier Adams – 6.70m
 
Mens shot put
4. Zachary Pratt – 15.05m
9. Colton Wood – 27.56m