University of North Texas Athletics
University of North Texas
Baylor Quad
Garrish Crushes Hammer Throw Record
3/22/2013 12:00:00 AM | Track & Field/XC
WACO, Texas (3/22/13) - The Mean Green track & field teams completed its second meet of the season bringing home 29 top-five finishes from the Baylor Quad Invitational on Friday at the Hart-Patterson Track & Field Complex.
Complete Meet Results
The women captured three first place finishes in Waco. Jo Adams took home first in the women's 800-meter dash while Haley Thompson jumped 5-05.00 feet to win first in the women's high jump.
Sarah Vann leapt to a first place finish with a 11-05.75 feet leap in the women' s pole vault. In her first appearance of 2013, Sarah Korn captured second with a 11-05.75 feet jump.
John Garrish blasted past the school hammer throw record besting the record by more 20 feet. Garrish threw 191-05 feet on his way to finishing second in the event. Aaron Sirles threw a personal-best 172-11 feet capturing third and Cody January threw 169-09 feet finishing fourth.
In his first outdoor meet of the season Derek Richard jumped 14-07.25 feet on his way to capturing his first collegiate win.
The men's distance runners' captured six top-five finishes for North Texas. Matt Russ placed second in the men's 800-meter run with a time of 1:53.57. Austin Yaeger (1:54.10) followed at third, Troy Taylor (1:54.80) at fourth and Bryce McAndrew (1:55.26) at fifth.
Silvester Harrison took home second in the men's 1500-meter run with a time of 4:01.35.
North Texas track & field returns to action with two meets in the next week. The Mean Green will travel to San Marcos for the Bobcat Invitational March 27-28 and to Austin for the prestigious Texas Relays March 28-30.
North Texas Individual Results
Women's 100-Meter Dash
11. Simone Johnson (12.21)
Women's 200-Meter Dash
9. Nadiyah El-Amin (25.21)
10. Simone Johnson (25.28)
Women's 800-Meter Run
1. Jo Adams (2:09.37)
Women's 1500-Meter Run
6. Christina Taylor (4:35.00)
9. Charlotte Wilson (4:51.43)
10. Rachel Lusk (4:59.35)
12. Laura Cortez (5:04.32)
13. Melissa Brito (5:18.19)
Women's 100 Hurdles
5. Kayla Savoie (14.69)
Women's 4x100 Meter Relay
3. Savoie, Landry, Henry, Harrison (46.23)
Women's 4x440 Yard Relay
3. Harrison, Henry, El-Amin, Cartwright (3:48.19)
Women's High Jump
1. Haley Thompson (1.65m or 5-05.00ft)
8. Chelsea Hermes (1.60m or 5-03.00ft)
Women's Pole Vault
1.>Sarah Vann (3.50m or 11-05.75ft)
2. Sarah Korn (3.50m or 11-05.75ft)
3. Madison Northcutt (3.35m or 10-11.75ft)
4. Jessica McNew (3.20m or 10-06.00ft)
Women's Long Jump
5. Mona Landry (J5.61m or 18-05.00ft)
Women's Shot Put
6. Deja McKnight (13.38m or 43-10.75ft)
7. Victoria Clark (12.83m or 42-01.25ft)
8. Kandace Rose (11.83m or 38-09.75ft)
10. Ngozi Nweke (11.14m or 36-06.75ft)
Women's Discus Throw
4. Victoria Clark (40.69m or 133-06ft)
5. Deja McKnight (38.79m or 127-03ft)
8. Natalya Hutchinson (34.38m or 112-09ft)
9. Ngozi Nweke (32.86m or 107-10ft)
10. Kandace Rose (27.68m or 90-10ft)
Women's Hammer Throw
7. Ngozi Nweke (40.79m or 133-10ft)
8. Deja McKnight (39.36m or 129-02ft)
9. Kandace Rose (33.76m or 110-09ft)
10. Victoria Clark (31.78m or 104-03ft)
11. Natalya Hutchinson (20.80m or 68-03ft)
Women's Javelin Throw
6. Chelsea Hermes (33.83m 111-00ft)
Men's 100-Meter Dash
6. Cameron Newson (10.96)
7. Kedron Sowells (11.11)
Men's 200-Meter Dash
5. Steven White (21.77)
8. Johnny Hickman (22.18)
9. Caleb Pryor (23.29)
Men's 800-Meter Run
2. Matt Russ (1:53.57)
3. Austin Yaeger (1:54.10)
4. Troy Taylor (1:54.80)
5. Bryce McAndrew (1:55.26)
7. Alex Hita (1:56.90)
13. Kevin Haverstick (2:00.22)
Men's 1500-Meter Run
2. Silvester Harrison (4:01.35)
8. Brad Fullman (4:13.97)
9. Chris Corbett (4:34.14)
Men's 110 Hurdles
3. Marcus Wooten (15.49)
Men's 4x100 Meter Relay
3. Fowler, Collins, Hickman, Newson (41.27)
Men's Pole Vault
1. Derek Richard (4.45m or 14-07.25ft)
Men's Long Jump
9. Michael Oyegoke (6.16m or 20-02.50ft)
Men's Triple Jump
2. Clinton Clarke (14.07m or 46-02.00ft)
Men's Shot Put
3. Aaron Sirles (16.01m or 52-06.50ft)
5. Brandon Fricke (14.42m or 47-03.75ft)
Men's Discus Throw
3. Brandon Fricke (46.06m or 151-01ft)
4. Aaron Sirles (44.96m or 147-06ft)
Men's Hammer Throw
2.>John Garrish (58.34m or 191-05ft)
3. Aaron Sirles (52.72m or 172-11ft)
4. Cody January (51.75m or 169-09ft)
