Men Compete in Bobby Lane Invitational at UTA
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The Texas A&M University-Commerce men’s track and field team competed in its second meet of the season at the Bobby Lane Invitational, hosted by the University of Texas at Arlington.
On the men’s side, the Lions saw strong performances in the 800-meter dash, in which they had two of the top four Division II finishers. Junior Brandon Womack (pictured) led the way in ninth place (third among Division II competitors), followed by senior Robert Reed in 11th place (fourth among Division II competitors) in times of 1:57.31 and 1:58.15, respectively.
Junior Cairo Thornton finished 20th overall (third among Division II competitors) in the 400-meter dash, in a time of 50.32. Thornton was followed by freshman teammate Joel Day, who finished 28th (seventh among Division II competitors) with a time of 50.97.
The Lions next compete in the Trinity Relays in San Antonio, Texas, on April 2, with the exception of senior sprinter Chad Washington, who qualified for the 83rd annual Texas Relays in Austin, Texas, which takes place March 31-April 3.
