Lions Perform Well at Tiger Relays
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With three members of the Texas A&M University-Commerce men's and women's track and field team at the Texas Relays, the remainder of the team traveled to San Antonio on Friday for the Tiger Relays, hosted by Trinity University.
For the second straight meet, the men's team was led by strong performances from the middle distance duo of senior Robert Reed and junior Brandon Womack. Reed (pictured) won the 1,500-meter run in a time of 3:59.60, followed by Womack, who was second in 4:01.21; additionally, senior Tyler Tyndell finished ninth in a time of 4:05.17. Both Womack and Tyndell set personal bests with their performances.
Womack also finished second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (10:25.35) and junior Cairo Thornton claimed third in the 400-meter dash (49.97).
In the 110-meter hurdles, sophomore Demetrius Holmes and freshman Craig Shelton were third and fourth in times of 15.80 and 15.84, respectively. Holmes was also sixth in the 400-meter hurdles, followed by freshman teammate Akeem Jackson (seventh) and Shelton (ninth). The Lions landed three in the top seven in the 100-meter as senior Cody Bolton was fourth, sophomore Justin McGuffey was fifth and sophomore Kyle Weaver was seventh.
The Lions also performed well in relays events, winning the 4x100-meter relay and sprint medley relay and finishing second in the 4x400-meter relay and third in the 4x800-meter relays.
In the field events, Weaver was second in the javelin with a throw of 159-10 and senior Anthony Valle was third with a throw of 146-4. Valle also finished sixth in the 200-meter dash in a season-best time of 23.00. In the shot put, freshman Josh Howe was sixth with a toss of 43-3.75, followed by junior teammate Marquis Stimpson in seventh with a toss of 43-3.
The Lions next compete in the North Texas Spring Classic in Denton, Texas, on April 10.
