University of Houston Athletics
Clarke and Rzepecki Post Wins at LSU Alumni Gold
4/16/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Track and Field
The University of Houston's Rhian Clarke
and
Jackie Rzepecki won
the women's pole vault and 1,500 meters at the LSU
Alumni Gold Track and
Field Meet on Saturday, April 14, 2001 in Baton Rouge,
La.
Clarke won the pole vault with a mark of 12 feet, 5 1/2 inches. Rzepecki won the 1,500 meters in a time of 4:28.75 and finished in fifth place in the 800 meters with a time of 2:14.51.
Houston also finished third in the women's 4x100 and 4x400-meter relays with times of 46.08 seconds and 3:45.34, respectively.
In the men's division, Jeff Mueller and Robert Foster were Houston's top performers. Mueller finished second in the men's high jump with a leap of 6 feet, 11 3/4 inches, while Foster was third in the 200 meter dash with a legal time of 20.91 seconds.
Billy Leavings also
was third in the
men's pole vault with a mark of 15 feet, 7 inches.
Houston will travel to Waco, Texas on April 21, when the Cougars compete in the Michael Johnson/Southwestern Bell Classic.
