A&M-Commerce Men Compete at Home Opener

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Texas A&M University-Commerce opened its 2010 season with the Lion Invitational on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

The men’s team showed its depth, led by its quarter-milers, which had four of the top five finishers in the 400-meter dash – including junior Cairo Thornton (second, 51.12), sophomore Albert Sinegal (third, 51.13), sophomore Desmon Randle (fourth, 51.57), and freshman Joel Day (fifth, 51.69).

A&M-Commerce men also had three of the top five finishers in the 1,500-meter run, led by junior Brandon Womack in second (4:04.15).  Womack was followed by teammates senior Gerardo Delafuente (third, 4:10.69) and senior Logan Kelly (fifth, 4:15.45).  The distance squad from A&M-Commerce also received a third-place finish from junior Robert Reed in the 5,000-meter run (16:23.66).

In the field events, A&M-Commerce received strong performances from sophomore Kyle Weaver and freshman Derek Denton in the high jump, where they finished first and second with jumps of 6-4 and 6-2, respectively.

The Lions next compete in the Dr. Pepper Invitational, hosted by Baylor University, in Waco, Texas, on March 20.