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High-level performace leads to 10 Maverick tickets to Southland Conference track meet

Written by Sam Morton, The Shorthorn staff

Monday, 25 January 2010 09:33 PM

The track and field teams stormed into Lubbock for the Texas Tech Invitational last weekend, looking to build off of their previous weekend’s performance.

Mission accomplished.

The Mavericks punched 10 tickets to the Southland Conference track meet this weekend, led by junior Juan Lewis’s first place finish in the 400-meter dash, turning in a 48.11 seconds time.

While the Mavericks accomplished what they set out to do, the bar is now set much higher with goals still to be attained.

“Our goal is to get everyone on the team into the conference track meet,” head track coach John Sauerhage said. “We just have to get them going faster and keep them healthy.”

The Mavericks will have another opportunity next weekend at the Sooner Invitational in Norman, Okla.

Junior Cordero Gray’s 200-meter dash second place finish continued to impress coaches, coming in at 21.28 seconds. Gray also finished fourth in the 55-meter dash, coming in at 6.35 seconds.

Meanwhile, junior Dwight Robinson placed fourth in the 800-meter run, posting a 1 minute 51.21 seconds, not even a second faster than senior Ozie Hood’s 1:52.07 time.

Sophomore Isiah Clements took fourth place in the high jump, while freshman Keaton Mata placed eighth in the long jump.

The women were led by senior Jasmine Walls, whose 200-meter 25.01 time was good enough for sixth place, as well as a ticket to the SLC meet.

Freshman DeAndrea Smith earned her trip to conference by dashing 400 meters in 57.48 seconds, placing seventh.

Sophomore Eld-hah Kaswatuka jumped 5.25 meters, good for fourth place, while the women’s 4 x 400 meter relay team finished third at 3:52.96.

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