Men’s 4x100 Miss Championships By .01 Seconds

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The men's 4x100-meter relay team from North Texas came up .01 seconds short of advancing to the NCAA Championships at the West Preliminaries Saturday inside Hornet Stadium to conclude the Mean Green's participation in the meet.

The team of Darien Porter, Davonye Jones, Antonio Delacruz and Abdon Campbell clocked a time of 40.00, just shy of a season-best 39.96, to take fourth in the first heat. In the third and final heat, UNT was ousted by a 39.99 performance to conclude in 13^thspot, with the top 12 teams advancing to the finals held in Austin June 5-8.

"There are no words to describe that feeling when the results came up on the board," director of track and field Carl Sheffield said. "For these young freshmen and sophomores to come so close is tough. We preach how close our events are, even in Conference USA. I'm sad for them, but I'm glad they got a chance to see and feel it for themselves."

Throughout the prelims, the Mean Green finished higher than their incoming rankings in seven of their 10 events.

"This was a fantastic experience for all our athletes. They'll return to this competition with a different mindset. The close finishes say a lot about the growth of our team. Experience is such a good teacher," Sheffield said.

4x100-meter relay
Ranked 15^that 39.96 seconds
Quarterfinals: 13^that 40.00

Darien Porter – 100-meter dash
Ranked 32^ndat 10.38 seconds
First Round: 30^that 10.49

Joseph Squire – 110-meter hurdles
Ranked 38^that 14.15 seconds
First Round: 29^that 14.12

Zion Hill – Javelin
Ranked 18^that 69.15 meters
Finished: 16^that 65.94

Aneesa Scott – 400-meter dash
Ranked 27^that 53.13 seconds
First Round: 22^ndat 53.76

Breanna Eckels – Long Jump
Ranked 42^ndat 6.13 meters
Finished: 38^that 5.71

Haley Walker – Discus
Ranked 39^that 51.29 meters
Finished: 36^that 48.55

"I think our time here bodes well for the future. It's hard to be disappointed in their performances, but the expectation was to advance to the finals. I hope they can continue to build upon their performances."

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