ABILENE— Tarleton Track & Field claimed two gold medals and an NCCA provisional mark at the Oliver Jackson Twilight hosted by Abilene Christian to close out the regular season Thursday.
Dalton Stidham took home a gold medal and marked a provisional time for the fifth consecutive time in the 110-meter hurdles. The junior hurdler from Boyd posted a career-best time of 14.21.
Brandon Reasoner ran a season-best 1:52.56 in the 800-meter run and earned a silver medal. The Texans boasted six of the top-eight finishers in the 1500-meter run. Johen Deleon (3:58.97) and Justin Botello (3:59.21) finished second and third while, Kyle Doty (4:01.97), Quenten Lasseter (4:05.97), Peyton Heinig (4:06.57), and Jarred Elizondo(4:07.63) finished fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth.
Rascellis Williams cleared 6′ 5″ in the high jump to finish fourth, Clashon Gaffney jumped a 44′ 10.75″ in the triple jump and came in fourth as well. Rylan Kaufman (10:53.96, 3000-meter steeplechase) and Michael Simcho (1:53.19, 800-meter run) both placed fourth on the day.
Cade Hitzfeld had a pair of seventh-place finishes at the meet, one coming in the 110-meter hurdles (15.81) and the other in the javelin throw (142′ 1″). Anterius Brown ran a time of 21.71 in the 200-meter dash placing seventh, and Jamel Anderson finished eighth in the race with a time of 21.75. Jared Steele rounded out the top-eight finishes for the Texans with a 1:58.21 in the 800-meter run.
Taylor Richards had the best finish for the TexAnns Thursday evening as the sophomore won the 3000-meter steeplechase in a time of 12:14.11. Imani Williams came in fourth-place clocking a season-best 4:44.05 in the 1500-meter run. Roxana Hernandez (high jump, 5′ 3.75″) and Elena Reagan (discus throw, 138′ 6″) both placed fifth in their events.
The TexAnns had five athletes finish seventh-place at the meet to round out the top-eight finishes for Tarleton. Emily Castleberry tossed the javelin 112′ 7″, Robbie Clarke ran a 15.15 in the 100-meter hurdles, and Kylee Ponder ran a 58.73 in her first ever open 400-meter dash at the collegiate level. Gabriella Nunn cleared 5′ 1.75″ in the high jump and Gwyneth Garcia finished with a season-best time of 4:58.94 in the 1500-meter run.
This was the final tune-up of the regular season as the Texans and TexAnns will compete in the Lone Star Conference Championships on Thursday May 3 through Saturday May 5 in San Angelo.
Full Tarleton Results
Women’s javelin throw
- Emily Castleberry – 112′ 7″
- Robbie Clarke – 101′ 11″
- Kara Bickham – 101′ 0″
Women’s 100-meter dash
- TaKehra Jones – 12.98
Women’s 100-meter hurdles
- Robbie Clarke – 15.15
- Emily Castleberry – 16.02
Women’s 200-meter dash
- Jasmine McQuirter – 25.42
- Kylee Ponder – 25.52
- LaQuishea Coleman – 26.26
- TaKehra Jones – 26.70
- Alexis Terry – 29.68
Women’s long jump
- Jasmine McQuirter – 18′ 9″
- LaQuishea Coleman – 17′ 6″
- Emily Castleberry – 15′ 75″
Women’s 400-meter dash
- Kylee Ponder – 58.73
Women’s hammer results
- Autum White – 136′ 6″
- Elena Reagan – 101′ 10″
Women’s shot put
- Elena Reagan – 36′ 5.75″
Women’s 3000-meter steeplechase results
- Taylor Richards – 12:14.11
Women’s high jump results
- Roxana Hernandez – 5′ 3.75″
- Gabriella Nunn – 5′ 1.75″
- Sydney Gainer – 4′ 9.75″
Women’s 800-meter run
- Karly Burson – 2:27.05
- Rebecca Spiegel – 2:29.46
Women’s 1500-meter run
- Imani Williams – 4:44.05
- Gwyneth Garcia – 4:58.94
- Emily Ayers – 5:01.97
- Lisa Flores – 5:04.84
- Amy Riera – 5:11.05
- Andelynn Carlton – 5:29.91
Women’s discus throw
- Elena Reagan – 138′ 6″
Men’s javelin throw
- Cade Hitzfeld – 142′ 1″
Men’s 100-meter dash
- Jamel Anderson – 10.89
- Hayden Dibble – 11.01
- Finis Smith – 11.19
- Brady Camp – 11.41
- Timothy Gowans – 11.84
Men’s 110-meter hurdles
- Dalton Stidham – 14.21 (NCAA provisional mark)
- Cade Hitzfeld – 15.81
Men’s long jump
- Jevon Wallace – 22′ 75″
- Clashon Gaffney – 21′ 11.5″
- Khoury Gaines – 21′ 11.0″
Men’s 200-meter dash
- Anterius Brown – 21.71
- Jamel Anderson – 21.75
- Zachary Martinez – 21.91
- Blake Eschbach – 22.71
- Jevon Wallace – 22.35
- Colton Troutman – 22.42
- Brady Camp – 22.58
- Hayden Dibble – 22.65
- Noah Weigant – 23.16
- Ikechi Iromuanya – 23.17
- Landen Gray – 23.48
- Timothy Gowans – 23.71
Men’s 400-meter dash
- Finis Smith – 51.08
Men’s shot put results
- Charles Smith – 44′ 2.75″
- Colton Wood – 39′ 1.75″
Men’s triple jump results
- Clashon Gaffney – 44′ 10.75″
Men’s 3000-meter steeplechase
- Rylan Kaufman – 10:53.96
Men’s 800-meter run
- Brandon Reasoner – 1:52.56
- Michael Simcho – 1:53.19
- Jared Steele – 1:58.21
Men’s high jump
- Rascellis Williams – 6′ 5″
- Kelvin White – 6′ 3.25″
Men’s 1500-meter run
- Johen Deleon – 3:58.97
- Justin Botello – 3:59.21
- Kyle Doty – 4:01.97
- Quenten Lasseter – 4:05.97
- Peyton Heinig – 4:06.57
- Jarred Elizondo – 4:07.63
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