Track & Field: Dove Breaks School Record at TCU Invitational

DENTON, Texas – KeAyla Dove added the outdoor school record in the shot put to her resume to highlight the day for UNT Track & Field Saturday at the TCU Invitational in Fort Worth.

"Today was a good day," head coach Doug Marshall said. "We saw a lot of good things from our athletes today. Today was a cold day competitively, but we really wanted to focus on executing across the board. I thought we competed well across all events."

Already the indoor school record holder in the shot put, Dove made quick work of the outdoor record in her first meet outdoors with a throw of 57-00.75 (17.39m). The sophomore from Houston, Texas, took home the event title with her performance. The previous record holder, Jalesia Shaffer, finished as the runner up with a mark of 48-10.75 (14.90m). Macayla Needham made it 1-2-3 for the Mean Green by placing third with a throw of 46-09.50 (14.26m).

"Key had a great day today," Marshall said. "I think she was really hungry after her performance at Nationals, and it showed today."

Wardell Glaspie took home the title in the men's discus, moving to the No. 3 spot in UNT history with a personal-best mark of 178-10 (54.52m).

Zion Hill returned to the winner's circle in the men's javelin with a mark of 203-00 (61.87m), followed by runner-up Vitus Hansgaard with a throw of 194-01 (59.16m).

In the men's pole vault, Brock Hottel recorded his second-consecutive win with a jump of 15-09.00 (4.80m).

Jordan Coates-McBride took the win in the men's 400-meter hurdles with a time of 53.09.

In the men's 3,000 meters, Mason Garner cleared his outdoor best by 16 seconds to win with a time of 8:37.34.

Victor Neiva and Miranda Vreeland swept the titles in the men's and women's 3,000-meter steeplechase races, recording times of 9:28.77 and 11:46.75, respectively.

Kennedy Adams posted runner-up finishes in both the long jump and triple jump, registering her best long jump mark at UNT at 18-08.75 (5.71m) and recording a triple jump of 38-02.75 (11.65m).

Tyrell Johnson placed second in the men's long jump with a mark of 23-01.25 (7.04m), and Jake Parchman improved his No. 3 all-time UNT performer mark in the men's hammer throw to 190-06 (58.08m), good for second place as well.

Jaleisa Shaffer took third in the women's discus with a throw of 148-03 (45.19m), and the men's 4x100-meter relay team of Tyler Walls, Karlington Anunagba, Evan Nichols and Samir Williams placed third with a time of 41.08.

Next up for the Mean Green is the Prairie View Relays next Friday and Saturday (March 24-25) in Prairie View, Texas.

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