AUSTIN, Texas – Across four days in The Lone Star State at both the Texas Relays and the Bobcat Invitational, Sun Devil Track & Field scattered double-digit podium finishes and five first-place finishes, three of which were won by individuals.
The trio of Dayton Carlson (Men's 800m), Adriana Tatum (Women's 200m) and Ines Lopez (Women's discuss section B) took home individual titles, while the Sun Devils added wins in both the Men's 4x400 relay and the Women's 4x100 relay.
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The Sun Devils did some damage to the team's Outdoor record book this weekend, highlighted by top-10 program marks from Mia Chavez, Justin Robinson, Taylor Starkey and Tierra Robinson-Jones, among others.
On Friday, Kaleb Simpson captured the fastest Men's 100m time in team history under all conditions with his time of 10.07. His race had 4.0 m/s of wind and thus does not count as an official team record, as anything more than 2.0m is considered wind-aided.
TOP SUN DEVIL FINISHERS
1st – Dayton Carlson, Men's 800m (1:49.56)
1st – Adriana Tatum, Women's 200m (23.09)
1st – Gamali Felix-Jayden Davis-Simbarashe Maketa-Justin Robinson, Men's 4x400 relay (3:02.35/ninth-fastest time in team history)
1st – Ines Lopez, Women's discus section B (52.51 m 172-03)
1st – Women's 4x100 relay (44.66/facility record and meet record)
2nd – Mia Chavez, Women's 800m (2:07.38/meet record/10th-best time in team history)
2nd – Justin Robinson, Men's 200m (20.37/tied for seventh-best time in team history)
2nd – Taylor Starkey, Women's pole vault (4.03m 13-02.50/10th-best mark in team history)
2nd – Brandon Lloyd, Men's discus (61.54m 201-11/fifth-best mark in team history)
3rd – Naiya Morgan, Women's 200m (23.54)
3rd – Kaleb Simpson, Men's 100m (10.15)
4th – Tierra Robinson-Jones, Women's triple jump (12.64m 2.6 41-05.75/seventh-best mark in team history)
5th – Kaleb Simpson, Men's 200m (20.76)
5th – Eysias Banks, Men's 400m hurdles (52.75)
6th – Dayton Carlson, Men's 1500m (3:53.49)
6th – Brandon Lloyd, Men's shot put (18.51m 60-08.75/personal best)
6th – Kaleb Simpson-Denzell Feagin-Trevin Moyer-Justin Robinson, Men's 4x100 relay (39.64)
7th – Alexandria Johnson, Women's long jump (5.87m 19-3 ¼ )
8th – Taylor Starkey, Women's pole vault (4.15md 13-07.25)
8th – Kiara Lee, Women's triple jump (12.71m 41-08.50)
9th – Gamali Felix, Men's 200m (20.97)
Two Sun Devils getting after it ??
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?? Ines Lopez goes 52.51m for a PB to win the discus B final
?? Kaleb Simpson takes third in the 100m at 10.15#ForksUp /// #O2V ?? pic.twitter.com/qF5hXWjilW
GET TO KNOW MIA CHAVEZ
It was another terrific showing for Mia Chavez this weekend, the Sun Devils up-and-coming distance star, after taking second in the 800m at 2:07.38, a Bobcat Invitational meet record and now the 10th-best time in team history)
Here's a prime chance to get to know this Sun Devil distance star through this comprehensive Q&A.
Bunch of Questions with … Mia Chavez! (TheSunDevils.com/Oct. 13, 2023)
TATUM MAKES A SPLASH
Sun Devil standout sprinter Adriana Tatum made a splash this week when she was named the Pac-12 Conference Women's Track Athlete of the Week. In Texas this weekend, Tatum won the Women's 200m at 23.09, continuing her ascent to Sun Devil stardom.
NEXT UP
Next on the Sun Devils' Outdoor schedule is a weekend in Ontario, California, at the Mt. Sac Relays/Bryan Clay Invitational on April 17-20.
FOLLOW ALONG
Keep up with the Sun Devils this Outdoor season via the team's social media account, @SunDevilTFXC, which will be updated regularly with stories, results, news and more.