Cardinals Start Outdoor Season with 14 Wins

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Emmanual Cheboson runs at the Louisville Invitational

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March 14, 2019 | Track & Field

Final Results

Louisville collected 14 wins in the Houston Spring Break Invitational

By: Alexis Chevalier

HOUSTON, Texas – The University of Louisville track and field team opened the outdoor season with 14 wins at the Houston Spring Break Invitational in Houston, Texas.

Halee Hudson picked up the first win for the Cardinals in hammer throw with a personal-best throw of 55.73m/182-10. Gianna Gaul earned her first collegiate win in discus with a personal-best throw of 46.49m/152-06.

Renate von Tonder and Marcus Jegede gave the Cards a sweep in the long jump. Taking the top spot on the women's side, von Tonder finished with a jump of 6.30m/20-08. Jegede on the recorded his first win of the season with a leap of 7.53m/24-08.50.

Anthony McRoberts started the outdoor season with two wins. His first win of the day came in the triple jump with a mark of 15.27m/50-01.25. Then in the high jump, McRoberts tied for the top spot, clearing 2.08m/06-09.75 then was declared the winner after a jump off.

Alivia Ash gave the Cardinals another sweep in the high jump. She cleared 1.75m/05-08.75 for the win. Morgan Zacharias picked up her first win of the season in pole vault with a mark of 4.11m/13-05.75.

Anthony Crandon clocked in a 48.30 to take the top spot in the 400m dash. Aurilla Wilson finished with a personal-best time of 2:16.08 for the win in the 800m. Ivine Chemutai and Emmanuel Cheboson each earned the win in 3,000m. Chemutai finished with a time of 9:59.40 while Cheboson finished with a personal-best time of 8:39.55..

Abigail Wright's time of 7:21.64 earned her the win the 2,000m steeplechase. Martice Moore won the 110 meters a time of 14.53.

The Cardinals return to Houston next Friday and Saturday for the Victor Lopez Classic hosted by Rice University.

Houston Spring Break Invitational
Tom Tellez Track at the Carl Lewis International Complex | Houston, Texas
March 14, 2019

Women's 400mH, Men's 2000m Steeple

Women's Javelin Throw
2. Emma Ison – 42.90m/140-09
5. Holly Hankenson – 31.94m/104-09

Women's Hammer Throw
1. Halee Hudson – 55.73m/182-10
3. Carsen Cassell – 54.97m/180-04

Women's Long Jump
1. Renate van Tonder – 6.30m/20-08 (+4.2)
2. Alexis Gibbons – 6.22m/20-05 (+3.8)
8. Nika Karpenko – 5.47m/17-11.50 (+5.0)

Men's Long Jump
1. Marcus Jegede – 7.53m/24-08.50 (+2.7)
5. Clay Moss – 6.50m/21-04 (+3.9)
6. Dominic McClinton – 6.48m/21-03.25 (+4.6)

Women's Triple Jump
2. Renate van Tonder – 12.52m/41-01 (+3.4)
4. Nika Karpenko – 11.68m/38-04 (+2.3)

Men's Triple Jump
1. Anthony McRoberts – 15.27m/50-01.25 (+3.1)

Women's High Jump
1. Alivia Ash – 1.75m/05-08.75

Men's High Jump
1. Anthony McRoberts – 2.08m/06-09.75 (won jumpoff 211)
3. Luke Nichols – 2.03m/06-08
4. Skyler VanMeter – 1.93m/06-04
5. Aaron Johnson – 1.93m/06-04

Women's Pole Vault
1. Morgan Zacharias – 4.11m/13-05.75
3. Gabriela Leon – 3.85m/12-07.50
4. Aliyah Welter – 3.70m/12-01.50

Men's Pole Vault
8. Lucas Weaver – 4.75m/15-07

Women's Discus Throw
1. Gianna Gaul – 46.49m/152-06
2. Lilli Popovich – 45.82m/150-04

Women's Shot Put
2. Rashida Harris – 15.17m/49-09.25
3. Victoria Farley – 13.55m/44-05.50

Men's Shot Put
3. Cade Richeson – 16.99m/55-09

Women's 2000m Steeplechase
1. Abigail Wright – 7:21.64

Women's 4x100m Relay
2. Louisville – 45.37 (Alston, Amadi, Bond, Raglin)

Women's 1500m
3. Aurilla Wilson – 4:28.76

Men's 1500m
2. Albert Kosgei – 3:57.93
5. Alex Lynch – 4:04.69

Women's 100m Hurdles
2. Sydney Hill – 13.86 (+4.5)
3. Kayla Alexander – 13.88 (+4.5)
4. Kelsey Heyward – 14.32 (+4.5)
10. Holly Hankenson – 15.00 (+4.5)

Men's 110m Hurdles
1. Martice Moore – 14.53 (+1.4)
2. Tyler Ettel – 14.90 (+1.4)
3. Aaron Johnson – 15.22 (+1.4)
6. Clay Moss – 16.93 (+1.4)

Women's 100m
3. Sharnae Alston – 11.77 (+2.2)
5. Angel Amadi – 11.92 (+2.2)
7. Jo Bond – 12.03 (+2.2)

Men's 100m
4. Sterling Warner – 10.55 (+1.2)
8. Donald McClinton – 10.68 (+2.3)

Women's 800m
1. Aurilla Wilson – 2:16.08

Men's 800m
3. Albert Kosgei – 1:56.05

Men's 400m
1. Anthony Crandon – 48.30

Men's 400m Hurdles
3. Kameron Jones – 54.82

Men's 200m
8. Noah McBride – 21.76 (+2.1)
18. Clay Moss – 23.10 (+5.2)

Women's 3000m
1. Ivine Chemutai – 9:59.40
3. Bailey Beery – 10:20.89

Men's 3000m
1. Emmanuel Cheboson – 8:39.55
2. Daniel Fleace – 8:43.41
3. Cameron Stephens – 8:43.95

Women's 4x400m Relay
4. Louisville – 3:57.70 (Heyward, Raglin, Alston, Alexander)

Men's 4x400m Relay
2. Louisville – 3:16.42 (Crandon, Jones, Ettel, Moore)
5. Louisville 'B' – 3:28.89 (McBride, Don. McClinton, Depp, Warner)