AUSTIN and SAN MARCOS – Trayveon Franklin won the triple jump at the Bobcat Invitational for the Texas A&M University-Commerce track and field at the Texas State Track and Field Complex. The Lions also took part in the Texas Relays at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin on Saturday.
 
Full Results of the Texas Results can be found HERE. Full results for the Bobcat Invitational are HERE.
 
COACH GEORGE PINCOCK'S THOUGHTS
"There were a lot of good things at both meets this weekend and opportunities for student-athletes to compete in great environments. Naomi Ndukwe, Maia Maury, and Tamara Susa set the tone on Thursday with personal bests or near personal bests."
 
"Yesterday, the big highlight was obviously our men's 4x100 meter relay getting the big 'Q' and winning their heat. The goal at Texas Relays always is to get to Saturday and they did that. The race did not go as planned today, but we just need to clean up some things. I know we have the right members on the relay."
 
"For our student-athletes at Texas State, a really competitive meet for them. Saw great things out of Veronika in the high jump and Trayveon in the triple jump today. Going back to Thursday, Elizabeth Ortiz had a personal best in the heptathlon."
 
"Our team is starting off the outdoor season the right way. Having good qualification marks to qualify themselves for later rounds, putting themselves in position where they can improve as we go along. I am really looking forward to getting things rolling towards the conference championships."
 
MEN
Franklin (Montgomery) jumped season-best 49 feet 2.5 inches (15.0m) to win the triple jump. He recorded the best mark in his third attempt.
 
Casey Novelo (Bedford – Trinity) finished second in the 1,500 meter run with a time of 4:00.95 and Jan Lenfert (Buckenhof, Germany) clocked in at 4:03.20 for sixth place. Tyke Owens (Lebanon Trail) timed 10.74 seconds for 19^th place.
 
In the 800 meter run, Joshua Schutter (Rowlett – Sachse) finished sixth, timing 1:55.53. Nicholas Deutsch (Frisco) finished 12^th at the 3,000 meter steeplechase with a time of 10:03.11.
 
The men's 4x400 meter relay team of Adrian Taylor (Cape Town, South Africa), Jack Jones (Arlington Lamar), Chandler King (Hughes Springs), and Axel Paolucci (Lyon) clocked in at 3:23.40 for ninth place.
 
Over at the Texas Relays, Delan Edwin (Castries, Saint Lucia) timed 21.13 seconds for 12^th place in the 200 meter dash invitational. The 4x100 meter relay team had qualified for the finals, but did not finish the finals race on Saturday.
 
WOMEN
Veronika Kramarenko (Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine) cleared 5 feet 7.25 inches (1.71m), tying for third, but placed seventh based on attempts in the high jump. Nour Almasri (Mansfield Summit) timed 5:09.59 for 12^th place in the 1,500 meter run.
 
To close out the day, Alondra Campa (Kaufman) timed 12:38.00 in the 3,000 meter steeplechase.
 
UP NEXT
The Lions host the East Texas Invitational on April 14-15 at Memorial Stadium.