ABILENE—Tarleton Track & Field competed at the Wes Kittley Invitational hosted by Abilene Christian University and came away with a new meet record and two NCAA marks.
 
Sophomore Rascellis Williams was crowned champion in the high jump finishing with a jump of 6'11" tying a career best. Williams also set the new meet record at the Wes Kittley Invitational with his finish. Zachary Pratt threw the shot put 52' 4.75", which gave the senior a second place medal at the meet. Pratt also finished sixth in the hammer throw (148' 8").
 
Katelin Huckabee and Esmeralda Fuentes both finished top eight in the 1500m run, Huckabee placed third with a time of 4:51.35. Fuentes took home a sixth-place finish clocking in at 4:53.29.
 
The TexAnns had five more athletes with a top eight performance, Mikayla Morris and Roxana Hernandez both finished fifth in their events. Morris competed in the discus throw where she tossed a 126' 8", while Hernandez jumped a 5' 2.50" in the high jump. Ashley Johnson and Kara Bickham had a pair of seventh-place finishes, Johnson ran a 57.47 in the 400m dash. Bickham raced in the 400m hurdles, she crossed the finish line at 1:04.00 seconds. Arianna Stegall came in eighth-place with a time of 1:04.03.
 
For the men, Johen Deleon ran the 1500m run in a time of 4:02.62 giving him a third-place finish at the meet. Chants Chambers finished fifth in long jump, with a jump of 22' 0.75. Tim Mosley and Hawke Huntley had eighth-place finishes in their events, Mosley high jumped 6' 0 .75 while Huntley ran a 22.76 in the 200m dash.
 
In the final standings, the Texans finished seventh with 33 total points while the TexAnns finished eighth with 18 total points.
 
Tarleton will travel to Austin, Texas March 30, where they will compete in the Texas Relays hosted by The University of Texas.
 
Full Tarleton Results
 
Womens 100m dash
15. Beverly Coleman – 12.76
 
Womens 200m dash
13. Ashley Johnson – 25.98
16. Emma Craig – 26.80
21. Amanda Wheeler – 28.23
 
Womens 400m dash
7. Ashley Johnson – 57.47
 
 Womens 100m hurdles
14. Kaylah Stephens – 16.09
 
Womens 400m hurdles
7. Kara Bickham – 1:04.00
8. Arianna Stegall – 1:04.03
 
Womens 800m run
13. Gretzel Jimenez – 2:23.25
14. Andelynn Carlton – 2:24.13
 
Womens 1500m run
3. Katelin Huckabee – 4:51.35
6. Esmeralda Fuentes – 4:53. 29
14. Amy Riera – 5:17.27
15. Emily Ayers – 5:21.10
 
Womens high jump
5. Roxana Hernandez – 1.59m
 
Womens discus throw
5. Mikayla Morris – 38.61m
 
Mens 100m dash
15. Cornelius Blair – 10.95
17. Maurice Pugh – 11.16
18. Timothy Gowans – 11.23
 
Mens 200m dash
8. Hawke Huntley – 22.76
13. Maurice Pugh – 23.08
 
Mens 400m dash
14. Colton Troutman – 49.46
20. Hawke Huntley – 50.08
26. Noah Collins – 51.47
 
Mens 400m hurdles
10. Ikechi Iromuanya – 55.83
 
Mens 110m hurdles
13. Ikechi Iromuanya – 15.74
 
Mens 800m run
9. Michael Simcho – 1:58.57
 
Mens 1500m run
3. Johen Deleon – 4:02.62
9. Jarred Elizondo – 4:09.68
12. Quenten Lassester – 4:13.05
 
Mens high jump
1. Rascellis Williams – 2.11m (Meet Record, NCAA Provisional Mark)
2. Tim Mosley – 1.85m
 
Mens long jump
5. Chantz Chambers – 6.72m
9. Tyler Cole – 6.68m
12. Xavier Adams – 6.53m
 
Mens shot put
2. Zachary Pratt – 15.97m (NCAA Provisional Mark)
 
Mens hammer throw
6. Zachary Pratt – 45.31m