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Sprint Medley Relay Team "Three-Peats" at Texas Relays
April 02, 2004 | Track and Field
April 2, 2004
AUSTIN, Texas - The men's sprint medley relay team did not disappoint turning in their third straight Texas Relays Championship title with a time of 3:14.09 to cap off day three at the 77th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays in Austin, Texas. This time ties the second-best time in school history, a time last ran at the 2003 Texas Relays.
Facing rain off and on throughout the day, the team fared well with nine regional qualifying marks, two new school records and a first-place finish.
The sprint medley relay team of juniors Tyree Gailes, Matt Stewart, Albert Booker and Jonathan Johnson are the first team since Kansas State, from 1968-1970, to turn in a three-peat in the sprint medley relay at the Texas Relays. Gailes ran the first 200m leg in a time of 20.8 before Stewart took over for the other 200m leg. Stewart ran a 20.5 before handing off to Booker for the 400m leg. Booker kept up with Baylor and finished in a split time of 45.60. Johnson took over for the anchor 800m leg and the race was Tech's with Johnson running a 1:46.1.
Freshman Shawon Harris competed in his second event of the meet, the 110m hurdles. Harris finished fourth in his heat with a time of 14.46.
In the pole vault, freshman Kelley Schulz again broke Tech's school record, this one set just last weekend at the UTEP Invitational. The record of 12'-7.50" was set by both Schulz and sophomore Krista Grantham. After a rain delay, Schulz jumped 12'-9.50" (3.90m) for a fourth-place finish in section B of the pole vault. Grantham finished tied for 10th with a jump of 11'-9.75 (3.60m).
The women's 4x400 team finished first in their heat with a time of 3:34.71, a regional qualifying mark by almost 10 seconds and the second fastest-time in school history. The time was the third best of all flights. Sophomore Tori Polk was the lead leg for the Red Raiders with a split time of 54.4. Polk handed off to junior Shereefa Lloyd who came out strong from the handoff in first but fell to second before handing off to senior Rachelle Evans. Lloyd finished her leg in a time of 53.2. Evans kept the pace with a time of 54.6 before handing off to junior Licretia Sibley. Sibley closed in on the Rice anchor on the backstretch and on the final curve blew past to finish with a split time of 52.4.
The men's 4x400 team finished second in their heat and overall with a time of 3:08.33. Junior Matt Stewart served as the lead off leg with a split time of 46.9 before handing off to freshman Bryan Scott in second place. Scott turned in a time of 47.6, with Tech falling to third. Freshman Shawon Harris ran strong bringing the team into second on the homestretch with a split time of 47.7. Junior Albert Booker took off as the anchor leg and held tight to UCLA, who won the prelims in a time of 3:07.04. Booker turned in a split time of 46.1.
Both the men's and women's team will advance to finals, scheduled for tomorrow at 5:00 p.m.
Freshman Misty Coley tied for seventh in the high jump section B, clearing a height of 5'-6.00" (1.68m). Freshman Lacy Wilson competed in section A of the high jump, finishing in seventh with a regional qualifying mark of 5'-8.00" (1.73m). Senior Megan Schuessler turned in a 14th-place finish in the shot put, with a throw of 44'-4.00" (13.51m). Schuessler also competed in the discus with a mark of 140'-00" (42.67m).
Sophomore Clifton Eddington finished eighth for the Red Raiders with a triple jump of 48'-5.50" (14.77m) in the section B division. Junior Geralda Dukuly finished third in section B of the triple jump with a mark of 40'-10.25 (12.45m) , her second regional qualifying mark of the season.
Senior Jason Young saw a tough field in the discus, many National contenders. Young finished third with a mark of 195'- 4" (59.55m) with his third consecutive regional qualifying mark in the discus.
Sophomore Katie Leonard finished in eighth in the 3000m steeple chase with a time of 10:56.85, her first regional qualifying time of the season as well as a school record.
Freshman Benson Cheserek was Tech's final regional qualifier of the day. Cheserek competed in the 3000m steeple chase, turning in a sixth-place finish with a time of 9:01.39.
Complete schedule, results and live stats can be found at www.texassports.com. The Texas Relays will conclude tomorrow with Tech scheduled to compete in the men's high jump, men's pole vault, women's distance medley relay and the men's and women's 4x400 relay.
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