Feb. 7, 2015 Complete Results
THE RUNDOWN
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Baylor's track and field team racked up five event wins on Saturday at the Texas A&M Aggie Invitational at the Gilliam Indoor Stadium.
However, the top performance of the day was a second-place finish. Senior Raena Rhone posted the NCAA's second-fastest time of the year in the 400 meters by clocking a career-best mark of 52.80. Rhone bettered her previous PR of 53.43, set two weeks ago in Kentucky, by over .60 seconds. She was just .41 seconds off the school-record mark of Yulanda Nelson (52.39) set in 1999.
The first of Baylor's event wins came from Maggie Montoya in the mile. She ran a PR of 4:40.37 to win and tally the second-best time in history. The mark also currently ranks 12th in the NCAA and was just under four seconds better than her previous personal-best time (4:44.27).
Later in the day, Olicia Williams won the 800-meter crown in a career-best mark of 2:06.11. That time was second-best in school history as well and currently sits ninth-best in the NCAA.
On the men's side, Bryce Grace recorded another event win in the 60-meter hurdles. He had won the event in College Station three weeks ago, but used a time of 7.97 to take the title again on Saturday.
In the field events, Baylor's women racked up two more wins. For a third-straight meet Annie Rhodes bettered her own school record in the pole vault, turning in a mark of 13-11.25 [4.25m], which is currently seventh-best in the NCAA.
Competing in her second triple jump competition of the year, Brianna Richardson won the event with a leap of 41-9.25 [12.73m].
Baylor also had four other runner-up finishes. On the men's side in the quartermile, George Caddick produced a career-best mark of 46.54 to be the runner-up and tally the NCAA's ninth-best mark.
BU took home two more runner-up finishes in the middle distances. Rachel Johnson finished right behind Montoya in the mile with a career-best time of 4:43.86, while Mariah Kelly was just nipped by Williams in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:06.31. That time ranks third-best in school history and is currently 11th nationally.
Freshman Malik Wilson rolled to a runner-up placing by turning in a career-best mark of 6.78 in the 60-meter dash. In the field events, Lauren Cook took second in the high jump with a leap of 5-6 [1.68m].
BU's also had four third-place showings as freshman Kevin Harris recorded a career-best time of 21.20 to take bronze in the 200-meters. In his first long jump competition of the year, Felix Obi was third as well with a jump of 23-2 [7.06m]. In the final individual event of the meet, Jonathan Tijerina placed third in the 3,000 meters with a time of 8:32.83.
In the final race of the day, Baylor's women's 4x400-meter relay team placed third. Kiana Hawn, Williams, Kehri Jones and Rhone ran a season-best time of 3:41.79 to earn the final points of the meet.
HIGHLIGHTS
? Baylor finished third in the women's team competition with 116 points, while the men were fourth with 72 points.
? Montoya was just .47 seconds off Mariah Kelly's school record of 4:39.90 in the mile.
? Williams just missed the school record of Brittany OgunMokun (2:05.30) by .81 seconds in the 800 meters.
? Williams bettered her previous PR time by .93 seconds. (2:06.11 from 2:07.04.)
? Baylor had several former athletes in action Saturday. Henry Vildosola won the heptathlon competition with 5,346 points.
? LeJerald Betters (47.16) and Marcus Boyd (47.48) were third and fourth, respectively, in the Olympic Development 400 meters. Boyd went on to be fifth in the 200-meter Olympic Development race in 21.08, while Betters was eighth in 21.63.
? On the women's side, Tiffani McReynolds, who has exhausted her indoor eligibility for the Bears was second in the Olympic Development 60-meter dash in 7.51. She won the 60-meter hurdle event in 8.16.
STAT OF THE DAY
18 - the number of personal-bests Baylor had on Saturday at the Texas A&M Aggie Invitational.
TOP QUOTE #1
"Overall, we had athletes with good performances across the board. We did what we needed to do today by making ourselves a better national team. We have some athletes that need to keep stepping up to get us ready for conference. For the most part we stayed healthy and got ready for a big test next week. We had athletes move up on the conference list and the national list, plus 18 personal-bests, which is pretty solid." - head coach Todd Harbour on the meet
WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor will compete in its final regular season competition of the indoor season with a trip to Fayetteville, Ark., for the Tyson Invitational, Feb. 13-14. Select distance runners will go to the Iowa State Classic in Ames, Iowa, on the same days.
To stay current on all things Baylor Track, follow the team on Twitter: @BaylorTrack.
COMPLETE BAYLOR RESULTS
60 Meters
Women
Prelims
6. Kehri Jones (SR), 7.61q
15. Justise Dayries (JR), 7.77 (season best)
18. Juanita Mainoo (FR), 7.79 (career best)
22. Taije Jordan (JR), 7.84 (season best)
Finals
5. Kehri Jones (SR), 7.59 (season best)
Men
Prelims
4. Malik Wilson (FR), 6.89q
6. Kevin Harris (FR), 6.90q
9. Alex Reece (JR), 6.95
Finals
2. Malik Wilson (FR), 6.78 (career best)
6. Kevin Harris (FR), 6.93
200 Meters
Women
8. Kehri Jones (SR), 24.35 (season best)
14. Justise Dayries (JR), 24.81 (season best)
21. Juanita Mainoo (FR), 25.38 (season best)
27. Carly Grandcolas (SO), 25.81 (career best)
29. Jenna Pfeiffer (JR), 27.03
Men
3. Kevin Harris (FR), 21.20 (collegiate best)
9. Malik Wilson (FR), 21.57 (collegiate best)
14. Alex Reece (JR), 21.78 (season best)
400 Meters
Women
2. Raena Rhone (SR), 52.80 (career best, 2nd-best in school history and currently 2nd in NCAA)
15. Kaitlynn Lindsey (FR), 59.61 (collegiate best)
16. Taylor Houston (SO), 1:00.11 (collegiate best)
Men
2. George Caddick (SO), 46.54 (career best and currently 9th in NCAA)
12. Richard Gary (JR), 50.11
13. Robert Dutton (FR), 50.11 (collegiate best)
-- Nick Ucherek (JR), DQ
800 Meters
Women
1. Olicia Williams (JR), 2:06.11 (career best, 2nd-best in school history and currently 9th in NCAA)
2. Mariah Kelly (SR), 2:06.31 (career best, 3rd-best in school history and currently 11th in NCAA)
11. Jessica Purtell (SO), 2:15.20
12. Ann-Marie Dunlap (FR), 2:16.52 (career best)
19. Lauren Stevens (SR), 2:19.86
23. Jenna Henrich (JR), 2:22.17
Men
4. Brandon Moore (SO), 1:51.10 (career best)
12. Josh Bethany (FR), 1:54.47 (career best)
19. Greg Bostick (JR), 1:55.47 (career best)
Mile
Women
1. Maggie Montoya (SO), 4:40.37 (career best, 2nd-best in school history and currently 12th in NCAA)
2. Rachel Johnson (SR), 4:43.86 (career best)
Men
11. Derwin Graham (SR), 4:16.14 (career best)
14. Matt League (JR), 4:18.47
16. Chris McElroy (JR), 4:19.05 (season best)
-- Eric Anderson (FR), DNS
-- Greg Bostick (JR), DNS
3,000 Meters
Women
4. Sofia Pitouli (FR), 10:05.09
6. Alex Davis (SO), 10:12.51
8. Bree Schrader (SR), 10:15.14
-- Peyton Thomas (SO), DNS
Men
3 Jonathan Tijerina (SR), 8:32.82
11. Jordan West (SO), 8:54.54
60 Hurdles
Women
Prelims
6. Dannielle Davis (SR), 8.63q (ties career best)
7. Taije Jordan (JR), 8.66q
12. Kiana Hawn (FR), 8.95
17. Carly Grandcolas (SO), 9.18 (career best)
19. Jenna Pfeiffer (JR), 9.43
Finals
6. Taije Jordan (JR), 8.62
8. Dannielle Davis (SR), 8.68
Men
Prelims
1. Bryce Grace (JR), 8.02
4. Rhys Phillips (SO), 8.29
Finals
1. Bryce Grace (JR), 7.97
5. Rhys Phillips (SO), 8.19 (career best)
4x400-Meter Relay
Women
3. Baylor (Kiana Hawn, Olicia Williams, Kehri Jones, Raena Rhone), 3:41.79 (season best)
11. Baylor (Justise Dayries, Taije Jordan, Taylor Houston, Kaitlynn Lindsey), 4:01.85
Men
9. Baylor (Nick Ucherek, Alex Reece, Bryce Grace, Robert Dutton), 3:21.76
-- Baylor (Brandon Moore, Richard Gary, Trayvon Bromell, George Caddick), DNF
High Jump
Women
2. Lauren Cook (SR), 5-6 [1.68m]
8. Kaylyn Schultz (JR) 5-4.25 [1.64m]
-- Carly Grandcoals (SO), NH
-- Jenna Pfeiffer (JR), DNS
Pole Vault
Women
1. Annie Rhodes (SO), 13-11.25 [4.25m] (career best, school record and currently 7th nationally)
Men
7. Chase Hood (SO), 15-5.5 [4.71m]
-- Reed Rightmer (FR), NH
Long Jump
Women
6. Dannielle Davis (SR), 17-11.75 [5.48m]
14. Carly Grandcolas (SO), 16-11.5 [5.17m]
18. Jenna Pfeiffer (JR), 16-3.25 [4.96m]
Men
3. Felix Obi (JR), 23-2 [7.06m]
9. Rhys Phillips (SO), 21-6.25 (6.56m)
Triple Jump
Women
1. Brianna Richardson (JR), 41-9.25 [12.73m]
Shot Put
Women
6. Cion Hicks (SO), 50-3.5 [15.33m] (career best)
