Published on March 8, 2021 at 12:04 am
A week after sweeping the 2021 Big 12 Indoor Championships, the Texas track and field team opened the outdoor season this past weekend by hosting the Longhorn Invitational. The Longhorns won 13 individual events and easily earned the men’s and women’s team titles in their first outdoor meet since June 2019.
The meet included an array of fresh and familiar faces with dominating performances backed by several athletes’ personal bests.
The women’s shot put kicked off the meet with a sweep. Senior Elena Bruckner made her season debut with a 16.81m/55-2 shot an outdoor personal best. Bruckner also won the women’s discus throw with a mark of 54.24m/177-11. Sophomore Marilyn Nwora finished closely behind her in shot put with 15.43m/50-7.5 effort, earning second. Freshman Kiana Lowery earned the last spot on the podium with a mark of 15.09m/49-6.25.