BATON ROUGE, La. – The Texas State track and field teams turned in three victories and combined for five top 10 Sun Belt Conference marks at the LSU Alumni Gold track meet at the Bernie Moore Track Stadium. All three wins were on the men's side. Senior Kyle Denomme ran a collegiate best 1:51.26 in the 800-meter run (No. 2 in the Sun Belt) for a first-place finish, senior T'Mond Johnson recorded a top throw at 19.24m (63-1.5) in the shot put (tied No. 7 in the program's record book), and sophomore Noah Herring's 15.01m (49-3) triple jump mark was tops at the meet.
 
Senior Melanie Rusch threw a PR 52.08m (170-10) in the women's hammer throw (7th place) that ranks No. 9 in the Sun Belt, while classmate Breonna Hall sprinted to No. 7 on the league's performance list with a 56.81 time in the women's 400-meter dash. Junior Akinshe Calica-Hill jumped 14.81m (48-7.25) for a third-place finish in the men's triple jump and now sits No. 6 in the conference and junior Jaylon Jorge logged a PR in the men's hammer throw at 54.88m (180-1) to finish in third-place. Jorge's mark is No. 10 in the Sun Belt. Sophomore Jaylen Allen registered the third PR on the day for the Bobcats as he clocked a 48.25 in the men's 400-meter dash, ranking No. 7 in the Sun Belt Conference.
 
The Bobcats will close out the regular season with the Bobcat Classic on April 26-27 at the Texas State Track and Field Complex. The 2019 Outdoor Track and Field Championships will take place May 10-12 in Jonesboro, Ark.
 
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