ABILENE, Texas – McMurry Track & Field collected eight golds at the D3 Challenge on Saturday in Seguin, Texas, competing alongside 10 other schools. The meet was hosted by Texas Lutheran University.
The War Hawks also had 11 season-high marks that improved individual top-50 national rankings on the men's side, while the women had three. A number of athletes also had personal records in the meet.
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Track Highlights:
- The McMurry men took both the 4x100 and 4x400 relays, but especially impressed in the latter with the nation's top 4x400 time at 3:16.03. The team of Jacob Williams, Dazhaun Walton, Jayden Sloan and Michael Limones bested second-place Hardin-Simmons by over two seconds.
- Freshmen Jamari Williams and Dazhaun Walton finished 1-2 in the men's 200 meter dash and both rank top 10 in the nation. It was the first career win for Williams.
- Sophomore Jayden Sloan and senior Jacob Williams also had a gold-silver finish in the men's 400 meter finals with dual times of 48.51. Both ran in separate sections. The two athletes are tied for fifth in the national rankings.
- Sophomore Justin DeLeon collected a personal best time and a podium finish in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 57.82 to place second.
- Freshman Najwa Campbell and junior Nandhi Brown had podium finishes in the women's 100 meter hurdles, with Naj taking second place at 15.30 seconds and Brown third with 15.33. Btoh athletes rank in the top 20 nationally.
- Freshman Losuria Webb-Barber had a time of 26.99 in the women's 200 meter finals to finish sixth place, while fellow freshman Breauna Conner placed fourth in the women's 400 meter dash at 1:03.37.
- Sophomore John Zuniga had a fourth place finish in the men's 1500 meter run with a time of 4:16.56.
- Freshmen twins Jazmin Chacon and Janeth Chacon attempted a quicker race than usual on Saturday, running the women's 800. Jazmin led in fourth place at 2:33.20, while Janeth placed eighth at 2:35.54.
- The women's 4x100 relay recorded a third place finish with a time of 50.85 with the team of Kelby Tidwell, Brown, Webb-Barber and Campbell.
Field Highlights:
- The McMurry women had two wins on the day, including sophomore Ellie Ryan in the hammer throw with a mark of 39.31 meters on her first attempt. She also finished third in the shot put at 11.05m. Both the hammer and shot put marks are new personal bests.
- Sophomore Corbin Stulir collected her second straight win in the javelin with a new personal best mark of 32.08m. Last week, Stulir won the javelin during a heptathlon at the Wes Kittley Invitational, but this week's win is the first of her career in an isolated event. She also had a PR in the shot put at 10.20m on Saturday.
- Senior Aaron Webb made waves with his mark in the men's high jump, winning the event by clearing at 2.00m on his second attempt. He currently ranks second in the nation with his winning mark.
- Sophomore Jayden Gonzales took home a win in the men's pole vault with a mark of 4.24 meters, while freshman Rylan Rogers placed second with a 4.09m clearance.
- Adding to his three wins on the track, Jayden Sloan also placed fourth of 11 in the men's triple jump with a mark of 13.11 meters.
- Nandhi Brown and Kelby Tidwell placed fourth and sixth, respectively, in the women's long jump with marks of 4.92m and 4.79m. Bethany Wood (high jump) and Losuria Webb-Barber (triple jump) also had sixth place finishes.
Up Next:
The War Hawks will head to Angelo State University in San Angelo on Friday, April 2 for the David Noble Relays. After that, the next scheduled meet is the War Hawks Classic at home on April 17 at Wilford Moore Stadium.
