FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., and HOUSTON – Kiara Brown broke her own school record on Friday at the Tyson Invitational, while
Jenneil Jacobie tied a school record, and
Anete Randma broke a six-year old school record at the Howie Ryan Invitational for the Texas A&M University-Commerce track & field team.
The Howie Ryan Invitational concluded on Friday in Houston. Full results of the meet can be found
HERE. The Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Arkansas, continues on Saturday. Live results of the meet can be found
HERE.
WOMEN
In Fayetteville, Brown (Dallas – Carter) qualified for the semifinals in the 60 meter dash with a time of 7.34 seconds, breaking her own school record that she set last week.
Just a few hours later, she timed 7.30 seconds in the prelims for fourth. Her time puts her at the top of the Southland and 34
th in the country. She took fifth in the finals with a time of 7.35 seconds.
At the Howie Ryan Invitational, Jacobie (Piat Grand Rivière, Saint Lucia) finished second in the high jump, clearing 5-8.75 (1.75m), tying the school record with
Veronika Kramarenko (Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine).
Magdaline Campo (Haiti) cleared 5-5 (1.65m) for sixth.
Dejah Fuller (Waxahachie Life) took eighth in the triple jump with a mark of 39-1.25 (11.92m), while
Amaka Ezukanma (Fort Worth – Timber Creek) jumped 38-9.50 (11.82m) for ninth.
Anete Randma (Tallinn, Estonia) finished seventh in the 3,000 meter run with a time of 10:23.62, breaking Lauren Alicke's school record of 10:28.18, which was set on February 9, 2018.
MEN
In Houston, Xak Edwards (Greenville) cleared 6-6 (1.98m) for fifth place.
Chandler King (Hughes Springs) took sixth in the long jump with a mark of 23-4.75 (7.13m).
Casey Novelo (Bedford – Trinity) timed 4:17.41 in the one mile run for seventh place.
At the Tyson Invitational,
Ibrahim Fuseini (Accra, Ghana) timed a season-best 6.75 seconds to place ninth in the 60 meter dash qualifiers, missing out on the finals by 0.004 seconds.
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