SAN MARCOS, Texas – Melanie Duron set a freshman school record in the women's shot put and the men's 4x100 relay of Bervensky Pierre, Ashton Callahan, Daniel Harrold and Dominick Yancy had the second-fastest time in school history as Texas State completed the Charles Austin Classic on Saturday at the Texas State Track and Field Complex.
 
Duron and the men's 4x1's finishes helped give the Bobcats 10 first-place entries on day two of the two-day meet. Texas State had 16 overall first-place finishes in the meet.
 
Duron's throw of 17.03 meters in the shot put was a freshman record as well as the third-farthest in school history. She is only the second Bobcat to ever clear 17 meters in the event and her mark is now the best by a Sun Belt Conference athlete this season.
 
The men's 4x100 relay, which reached the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene last June, made its season debut with a time of 39.46 – which was two-tenths off the school record. It was also the fifth-fastest in the country this year.
 
Other first-place finishes on the track included Megan Ombres in the women's 1500 meter (4:49.98), Taahir Kelly in the 400 meter (46.68), and Dominick Yancy in the 100 meter (10.45).
 
The Bobcats stood out in the jumps for the second day in a row as Katherine Stuckly (women's high jump, 1.74 meters), Aiden Hayes (men's high jump, 2.03 meters), and Luize Opola (women's triple jump, 11.81 meters) won their respective events.
 
Other throwers to win their events included freshman Utitofon Sam in the women's discus (51.37 meters) and Grady Leonard in the men's shot put (18.59 meters). Sam's mark was a personal-best.
 
The Bobcats will continue to host meets at home as they will compete in the Bobcat Invitational in San Marcos from March 30-April 1. Texas State will also send competitors to the Texas Relays in Austin on March 31-April 1.
 
 
Charles Austin Classic
Day 2 – March 25, 2023
 
Women's Discus
1. Utitofon Sam – 51.37m; PR
2. Carly Watts – 48.82m
3. Lauryn Small – 46.73m
4. Deborah Bulai – 46.69m
 
Men's Discus
2. Tyler Noles – 51.08m; PR
5. Altwayne Bedward – 46.78m
10. Simon Thor – 40.12m
13. Victor Petrov – 29.68m
 
Women's Shot Put
1. Melanie Duron – 17.03m; PR & 3rd-farthest in school history
2. Ebony Wolridge – 15.49m; PR
3. Carly Watts – 15.18m
5. Lauryn Small – 13.99m
8. Sophia Haberer – 13.17m
9. Arianna Stegall – 12.71m
 
Men's Shot Put
1. Grady Leonard – 18.59m
6. Altwayne Bedward – 16.38m
9. Tyler Noles – 15.72m
 
Women's High Jump
1. Katherine Stuckly – 1.74m
4. Luize Opola – 1.50m
 
Men's High Jump
1. Aiden Hayes – 2.03m
-- Victor Petrov NH
 
Women's Triple Jump
1. Luize Opola – 11.81m
4. Alexa Valenzuela – 11.56m
 
Men's Triple Jump
3. Chris Preddie – 14.35m
 
Women's 4x100
DQ – Washington, Giles, Rollins, Wynn
 
Men's 4x100
1. Pierre, Callahan, Harrold, Yancy – 39.46; 2nd-fastest in school history
 
Women's 1500 Meter
1. Megan Ombres – 4:49.98
3. Price Janecek – 4:57.51
5. Breanna Clark – 5:09.48
9. Daniela Wisniewski – 5:31.56
 
Men's 1500 Meter
4. Elias Palmer – 4:09.15; PR
7. Ismael Hernandez – 4:13.30
 
Women's 100 Meter Hurdles
2. Ayesha Nelson – 14.79
3. Luize Opola – 15.05
6. Daneille Lynch – 15.35
 
Men's 110 Meter Hurdles
4. Treyvon Mays – 14.77
10. Simon Thor – 16.29
12. Victor Petrov – 18.33
 
Men's 400 Meter
1. Taahir Kelly – 46.68; PR
2. Brian West – 46.90; PR
 
Women's 100 Meter
4. Cara Johnson – 12.15
7. Victoria Wright – 12.33
 
Men's 100 Meter
1. Dominick Yancy – 10.45; PR
2. Bervensky Pierre – 10.55
4. Dre'Quan Crawford – 10.69
26. Victor Petrov – 11.76
 
Women's 800 Meter
4. Kila Rodas – 2:20.28
6. Abigail Parra – 2:24.30
 
Men's 800 Meter
3. Santos Flores – 1:55.04
5. Avery Veiseh – 1:55.45
6. Franco Melhado – 1:55.87
 
Women's 400 Meter Hurdles
5. Daneille Lynch – 1:04.98
 
Men's 400 Meter Hurdles
9. Cedric Williams – 55.65
 
Women's 200 Meter
6. Cara Johnson – 24.96
 
Men's 200 Meter
6. Ashton Callahan – 21.43
9. Cameron Conyers – 21.74; PR
14. Dre'Quan Crawford – 21.89
 
Women's 4x400 Relay
2. Wynn, Giles, Clark, Janecek – 3:46.61
 
Men's 4x400 Relay
3. Callahan, Veiseh, Flores, Williams – 3:21.39