2016 Texas Relays Notes AWS

2016 Notes

Thursday, March 31 Heptathlon: Arkansas’ Taliyah Brooks won the heptathlon with 5,991 points, finishing just ahead of teammate Payton Stumbaugh (5,985). In fact, Arkansas occupied the top three finishes, as Alex Gochenour – the 2015 champion in the event – finished third with 5,833 points. University of Texas’ Ashtin Zamzow set a new school record with 5,829 points in the event. Both Brooks and Stumbaugh eclipsed the 5,900 point mark, which is good to qualify for USATF Olympic Trials. Men’s Hammer Throw: NIKE’s AG Kruger won the hammer throw on the men’s side with a toss of 73.54m (241-03). Kruger’s throw was the third-best all-time in the Texas Relays for a winner. Purdue’s Chukwuebuka Enekwechi had a second-place throw of 67.96m (222-11), the longest throw for a collegian at the Texas Relays since UCLA’s Alec Faldermeyer won in 2013 by throwing 228-10. Kruger’s throw of 73.54m surpassed the 72.00m mark needed to qualify for USATF Olympic Trials. Women’s 800 Meters: Running unattached, former Longhorn Kendra Chambers won the Women’s 800 Meters in a time of 2:04.53. Women’s 3,000-Meter Steeplechase: A new Texas Relays record was set when Rachel Johnson of Asics ran a 9:55.16. Johnson trumped the previous record which was set last season by Mary Goldkamp of adidas/Rogue. Men’s 3,000-Meter Steeplechase: Aaron Fletcher, a senior from Brigham Young, won the Men’s 3,000-Meter Steeplechase with a winning time of 8:47.20. Men’s Decathlon: Stanford’s Harrison Williams turned in an impressive performance in the Men’s Decathlon, totaling 7,842 points to win going away. He defeated his next closest competitor by nearly 400 points, missing the Olympic Trial qualifying mark by less than 60 total points.

2016 Nike Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays - NOTES -