ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Texas State track and field team turned in a solid performance in its season-opening meet as they collected 13 top-three finishes, including four total wins at the Navy Invitational.
 
In the Bobcats' ice breaker meet for the season, the women tallied six top-three finishes and three wins, while the men turned in seven top-three finishes with one win.
 
Sophomore Sadi Giles won the women's 60-meter dash with a 7.55-second time, while sophomore Tina Douglas cleared 1.65 meters (5-5) in the women's high jump to win the event. Freshman Alexa Valenzuela jumped 5.95 meters (19-6.25) in the long jump to log the final women's win of the weekend. Valenzuela's mark in the long jump is tied at No. 7 in the school's record book.
 
Other top-three finishes for the Bobcat women consist of freshman Amaya Brown's 5.86-meter leap (19-2.75) in the long jump that placed second, followed by senior Naomi Ferdinand's 5.85-meter mark (19-2.5) in the same event for third place. Lastly, junior Lauren Purdom tied for second place in the high jump with a 1.60-meter (5-3) clearance.  
 
On the men's side, junior Ronnie Briscoe registered the only Bobcat win with a 7.20-meter leap (23-7.5) in the men's long jump. Graduate student Julien Olivas placed second in the men's pole vault as he cleared 5.00 meters (16-4.75), and junior Myles Anders finished second in the men's 60-meter dash with a 6.91-second time. Senior Michale Reyes cross the finish line with a 1:05.21 time in the 500-meter dash for second-place, and freshman Treyvon Mays (8.24s) and sophomore Ian Carter (8.29s) finished second and third, respectively, in the 60-meter hurdles to complete the top three finishes on the track. Senior Jaylon Jorge placed third with an 18.34-meter throw (conversion) in the weight throw.
 
Below is a full list of the Bobcats' top-three finishes:
Men
Long Jump
Ronnie Briscoe, 7.20m; 23-7.5 (1st place)
 
60-meter Dash
Myles Anders, 6.91s (2nd place)
 
60-meter Hurdles
Treyvon Mays, 8.24s (2nd place)
Ian Carter, 8.29s (3rd place)
 
500-meter Dash
Michale Reyes, 1:05.21 (2nd place)
 
Pole Vault
Julien Olivas, 5.00m; 16-4.75 (2nd place)
 
Weight Throw
Jaylon Jorge, 18.34m; 60-2 (3rd place)
 
Women
60-meter Dash
Sadi Giles, 7.55s (1st place)
 
High Jump
Tina Douglas, 1.65m; 5-5 (1st place)
Lauren Purdom, 1.60m; 5-3 (T-2nd place)
 
Long Jump
Alexa Valenzuela, 5.95m; 19-6.25 (1st place)
Amaya Brown, 5.86m; 19-2.75 (2nd place)
Naomi Ferdinand, 5.85m; 19-2.5 (3rd place)
 
The Bobcats will return to the track in 2020 when they compete in the Vulcan Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 11 hosted by UAB at the Birmingham Crossplex in Birmingham, Ala.
 
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