SAN ANGELO – A pair of 15-year old records fell for the Texas A&M University-Commerce track and field teams at the David Noble Relays at Angelo State University this weekend. The Lion men finished in second place in the team standings with 113.5 points, while the Lion women placed sixth with 60 points.
 
"There's a lot of great things to say about this meet. It's too hard to pick out one particular performance to talk about," said Lion head coach George Pincock. "The thing I was most excited about was the energy the entire team had. We saw it all the way from the beginning of the meet and the prelims, all the way through the 4x400s. It's refreshing to know all these student-athletes care and are invested in what they are doing. I know by the end of the season that will really pay dividends and we will have some really solid performances."
 
Eboni Coby (Lancaster) broke the school record in the women's 100 meter dash, winning the finals with a time of 11.67 seconds, which ranks third in the nation this season. The school record had stood since Kari Harrison set it at 11.75 seconds in 2004.
 
In the men's discus throw, Josh Boateng (St. George's, Grenada) continued to improve on his Division II-best mark, winning the event at 59.37 meters (194-9). His launch breaks the Grenadian national record by 2.45 meters. The previous record of his home nation had also been set in 2004.
 
All four Lion relays set top five times in the nation. The men's 4x400 meter relay team of Stadrian Taylor (Lancaster), D'Lance Sharp (Commerce), Devon Sanders (Clarksville), and Rashard Clark (Los Angeles, Calif.) posted the third-fastest time in the nation at 3:11.59
 
The 4x100 meter relay teams in both genders posted the fourth-fastest time in the nation. The women's team of Mackenzie Clark (Garland – Naaman Forest), Markaaisha Richardson (Amarillo – Tascosa), Ro'Nisha Simpson (Tatum), and Coby finished in 46.19 seconds, and the men's team of Dequan Dudley (Harvey, Ill.), Reggie Kincade (Everman), Taylor, and Sanders finished in 40.48 seconds.
 
Atiana Alexander (San Antonio – Northside Taft), Richardson, Simpson, and Minna Svaerd (Karlstad, Sweden) earned the fifth-best time in the nation in the women's 4x400 meter relay at 3:43.37.
 
Taylor finished the men's 100 meter dash in 10.48 seconds and Clark ran the men's 200 meter dash in 21.14 seconds, each marking the fourth-best in Division II. Hudson Hall (Gregory-Portland) cleared 5.10 meters (16-8 ¾) in the men's pole vault to rank fourth in the nation. Timon Kemboi (Eldoret, Kenya) earned the seventh-best men's 800 meter run in the nation at 1:51.00.
 
The Lions will host the East Texas Invitational next Friday and Saturday.
 
AUTOMATIC QUALIFYING MARK
Josh Boateng - Men's Discus Throw – 59.37m (194-9) – Nation's Best
Breaks Grenadian National Record which stood since 2004 – Seventh-best in all divisions this season
 
PROVISIONAL QUALIFYING MARKS
Eboni Coby – Women's 100 Meter Dash – 11.67 – 3rd in nation
Mackenzie Clark, Markaaisha Richardson, Ro'Nisha Simpson, Eboni Coby - Women's 4x100 Meter Relay – 46.19 – 4th in nation
Atiana Alexander, Markaaisha Richardson, Ro'Nisha Simpson, Minna Svaerd – Women's 4x400 Meter Relay – 3:43.37 – 5th in nation
Tamara Susa – Women's Javelin – 42.70 meters (140-1)
Chelsea Cheek – Women's Heptathlon – 4,749 points
 
Stadrian Taylor – Men's 100 Meter Dash – 10.48 – Tied for 4th in nation
Rashard Clark – Men's 200 Meter Dash – 21.14 – 4th in nation
Timon Kemboi – Men's 800 Meter Run – 1:51.00 – 7th in nation
Dequan Dudley, Reggie Kincade, Stadrian Taylor, Devon Sanders – Men's 4x100 Meter Relay - 40.48 – 4th in nation
Stadrian Taylor, D'Lance Sharp, Devon Sanders, Rashard Clark – Men's 4x400 Meter Relay – 3:11.59 – 3rd in nation
Hudson Hall – Men's Pole Vault – 5.10 meters (16-8 ¾) – Tied for 4th in nation
 
SCHOOL RECORD
Eboni Coby – Women's 100 Meter Dash – 11.67