Terrance Laird is No. 1 in both the 100 and 200;
JuVaughn Harrison is No. 1 in both the high jump and long jump;
Noah Williams is No. 1 in the 400;
Damion Thomas is No. 2 in the 110H;
Sean Burrell is No. 2 in the 400H; and both the 4×100 and 4×400 relays sit No. 2.
Oregon is poised to make a run at the national title, should it make it unscathed back to Hayward Field through the West Preliminary Round. The Ducks qualified athletes across 13 events, with multiple athletes in the 100 (x2), 800 (x3), 1500 (x4), steeplechase (x2), 5000 (x3) and long jump (x2). Cole Hocker, who is ranked first nationally in the 5000 and third nationally in the 1500, set his sights on becoming the first man in NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships history to sweep both events in the same year (Sheila Reid of Villanova has been the only athlete to accomplish that feat, back in 2011).
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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.