CANYON, Texas – Fighting the elements, McMurry Track & Field competed at the WT Last Chance Meet hosted by West Texas A&M University on Sunday in Canyon, Texas.
While most of the events were completed, a handful of events were canceled due to heavy precipitation in the area.
Prior to the hail storm, McMurry had 16 athletes compete in various events. The War Hawks left with four personal records – two from the men and two from the women. The only events to get canceled were the men's pole vault, the hammer throw and the long jump.
RESULTS
Track Highlights:
- For the sixth straight meet, junior Kelby Tidwell set a personal record. This time, the 2021 American Southwest Conference High Point Athlete took her talents to the 200 meter dash and recorded her fastest collegiate time at 26.23 seconds. Tidwell has set eight of her personal bests in the last six meets – the 100, 200, 400, 400 hurdles, pole vault, javelin, long jump and triple jump.
- Nandhi Brown also had a personal record in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 15.29. Teammate Najwa Campbell paced her with a time of 15.13, falling a tad short of her current season high. Campbell ranks No. 42 nationally in the event.
- The men had two personal bests on the track, led by Dazhaun Walton in the 200 with a time of 21.51. As it stands, Walton is ranked No. 11 nationally and is .03 seconds away from the No. 10 spot.
- Sophomore Caleb Kwiatkowski also ran in the 200 and had his personal best time of 21.99.
- Seniors Jacob Williams and Michael Limones ran the 400 meter dash and finished with respective times of 48.61 and 50.36. Both guys are ranked in the national Top 50 with Williams at No. 26 and Limones at No. 36.
- Freshman Jamari Williams ran the 100 meter dash with a time of 10.97.
- The 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams also competed, narrowly missing season bests. The men's 4x100 ran a time of 41.90 and the 4x400 finished at 3:16.50. Current season bests are 41.51 (14th nationally) and 3:15.13 (9th nationally).
Field Highlights:
- Senior Ethan Blocker eclipsed the 50 meter mark in the javelin for a second time this season, launching a 50.39m throw on his third attempt. His personal best remains at 53.10m, set at the American Southwest Conference meet.
- Though the event went unfinished, sophomore Ellie Ryan threw a 42.08m mark in her first hammer attempt, slightly missing a personal best. She also threw at 34.29m in the discus and a 31.33m in the javelin.
- Sophomore Corbin Stulir joined Ryan in the javelin with a mark of 31.44m.
- Effected by the storms, Garrett Arendall and Vern Angton III competed in the men's discus and were able to get three attempts each. Arendall registered a mark of 33.78m.
Up Next:
Pending any potential last chance meets, next on the schedule is the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships scheduled for May 27-29 in Greensboro, North Carolina. Selections for the championships will be revealed Saturday, May 22.
