WACO – J.T. Smith broke the Texas A&M University-Commerce track and field 100 meter dash record on Saturday at the Michael Johnson Invitational hosted by Baylor at Clyde Hart Track and Field Stadium.
 
Smith (Klein Oak) clocked in at 10.18 seconds to win the 100 meter dash, which also sets the new school record. It is the first time in the fully automatic timing era that a Lion ran a wind-legal time of 10.20 seconds or faster.
 
"We are heading in a great direction down the stretch," said coach George Pincock. "It was good to see Nikita get a mark in tough conditions and season best times on the track for J.T. and the women's 4x400 meter relay. A lot of good things to build upon next week and into the conference championships."
 
Full results of the meet can be found HERE.
 
WOMEN
Tamara Susa (Novi Sad, Serbia) took fourth in the women's javelin with a mark of 155 feet 8 inches (47.45m). Amaka Ezukanma (Fort Worth – Timber Creek) jumped 39 feet 3 inches (11.96m) for 14^th in the triple jump, which is a new personal best.
 
Veronika Kramarenko (Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine) cleared 5 feet 6 inches (1.68m) to tie for seventh in the high jump, but placed ninth based on attempts.
 
Mariana Shostak (Lviv, Ukraine) ran a season-best time of 53.81 seconds for 11^th in the 200 meter dash. She teamed up with Sofia Khenfar (Lyon, France), Naomi Ndukwe (Perserville, France), and Francesca Aquilino (Capriate San Gervasio, Italy) to time 3:38.54 in the 4x400 meter relay, which is the fastest time for the squad this season and just under two seconds short of the school record.
 
MEN
Nikita Strogalev (Kiev, Ukraine) cleared 16 feet 2.5 inches (4.94m) for fifth in the pole vault.
 
In the track events, Nicholas Deutsch (Frisco) finished fourth with a time of 9:39.19 in the 3,000 meter steeplechase. Delan Edwin (Castries, Saint Lucia) timed 10.48 seconds for seventh in the 100 meter dash.
 
Adrian Taylor (Cape Town, South Africa), Conner Stockerl (The Woodlands), Eddie Barrientes (Chisholm Trail), and Ziphion Reevey (Ocean Township, N.J.) clocked in at 3:12.58 in the 4x400 meter relay for ninth place.
 
UP NEXT
The Lions host the East Texas Quad on Thursday, which is the final meet prior to the Southland Conference Championships.