Acero sets program record, Bulldogs win four events at D3 Challenge
-Bryce Hayes, TLU Sports Information
(Seguin) – The Texas Lutheran men’s track and field team delivered an exceptional performance at the D3 Challenge held at Texas Lutheran’s Bulldog Stadium, winning four events and breaking three records in the process.
Freshman Ezra Acero set a new program record in the pole vault (4.65m/15’3.1″) to win the men’s pole vault. Acero is now the school record holder in the event in both indoors and outdoors and as of Sunday morning is in ninth place in all of Division-III after yesterday’s mark.
Weston Geiger set a new meet record in the javelin throw – winning the event with a mark of 56.05 meters.
Scottie Reyes won the shot put and discus throw with marks of 15.90 meters and a meet record of 46.31 meters in the discus. As of Sunday morning, the marks place him third in Division-III in the shot put and ninth in the discus throw.
Zachary Herman finished second in the hammer throw with a toss of 47.14 meters. Herman would also finish third in the shot put.
Kevin Vazquez-Arredondo finished third in the 5000 meter run with a time of 18:25.37 seconds.
Ezrael Powell finished third in the 200 meter dash with a time of 21.78 seconds.
Caimen McDonough would register top five finishes in the high jump and 110 meter hurdles.
“It was a great day to host a home meet,” TLU head coach Darlene Holland said. “Perfect weather led to great performances. For both genders we had a number of personal bests or best performances of the season. I don’t even want to single anyone out because there were so many. We really were psyched as a team to come out on our home turf and compete against strictly D3 teams and see what we could do. The vibe was great and the performances showed.”
Texas Lutheran will travel to Angelo State University on April 2 to participate in the David Noble Relays in San Angelo, Texas. For all updates on Texas Lutheran Track and Field, follow @tluthrows and @tluxctf on Instagram as well as as all official TLU Athletics accounts. All schedule updates can be found on tlubulldogs.com.
TLU women pick up two event wins at D3 Challenge
-Bryce Hayes, TLU Sports Information
(Seguin) – Texas Lutheran University Women’s Track and Field concluded the D3 Challenge at Bulldog Stadium with two wins to wrap what Coach Darlene Holland deemed a successful weekend for the program.
Freshman Leilani Lopez stood out in the 200 meter dash, winning the event in 25.90 seconds. The time places her in the top 40 in all of Division-III based on the TFRRS list as of Sunday morning.
The Texas Lutheran women’s 4×400 relay comprised of Lopez, Ja’Keia Williams, Ashley Adams, and Sirena Gomez turned in the winning time of 4:10.32. The time moves the team into the top 30 in all of Division-III.
Texas Lutheran would finish third in the 4×100.
Taylor Norrell would finish third in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 16.39 seconds. Leilani Lopez and Sirena Gomez would each place in the top five in the 100 meter dash – finishing third and fourth respectively.
Cameron Miller would lead the Bulldogs in the 400 meter hurdles – finishing third with a time of 1:12.03 seconds.
In throws, Julissa Rodriguez collected a top five finish in the hammer throw with a mark of 38.76 meters.