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Jefferson Wins Texas Relays' Long Jump
3/31/2017 12:00:00 AM | Track and Field
AUSTIN â€" Sophomore Trumaine Jefferson won the long jump, and Amere Lattin and each of the men's and women's 4x100-meter relay teams qualified for Saturday's finals on the third day of the 90th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, on Friday.
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JEFFERSON'S LONG LEAP
Jefferson left a big mark at the Texas Relays, winning the 'B' section of the long jump. The Killeen, Texas, native used his fifth attempt to jump 25-3.5 (7.71m) and claim gold in the competition. Jefferson's mark was wind-aided, however moved him to No. 6 on the NCAA list this season.
Junior Antwan Dickerson also posted a top-5 finish in the event, jumping 24-2.25 (7.37m) to finish fifth.
RELAYS RUN ANOTHER DAY
Friday's qualifiers kicked off with the 4x100-meter relay, where the Cougars entered a team in each of the men's and women's races. The women opened the event in Heat 5 where Justice Henderson, Sierra Smith, Brianne Bethel and Tori Williams ran 44.91 to qualify sixth overall for Saturday's final.
The men's team of John Lewis III, Mario Burke, Jacarias Martin and Cameron Burrell were on the track in Heat 3. The squad crossed the line in 39.77 to win the heat and qualify fourth overall for the final round.
The men's final will run at 1:30 p.m., on Saturday, while the women's race will follow at 1:35 p.m.
LATTIN HURDLES INTO FINALS
Sophomore hurdler Amere Lattin became the first Cougar individual to qualify for the finials of an event on Friday. Competing in Heat 4 of the 110-meter hurdles, Lattin crossed the line in a wind-aided 13.87 to finish second in the heat and qualify fifth overall. Lattin's time moves him to No. 6 in the NCAA this season, and will be in action in the final at 2:35 p.m., on Saturday.
BURKS JUMPS INTO TOP-10
Just one week removed from her school record breaking performance in the women's triple jump, junior Tonye'cia Burks was back on the runway at the Texas Relays. Burks qualified for the final on her first jump with a mark of 42-0.0 (12.80m) before improving to 42-9.0 (13.03m) in her fifth jump to finish seventh.
SLINGING THE DISC
Junior thrower Zach Oliva opened Friday's competition for the Cougars in the men's discus. Oliva qualified for the finals and picked up his top mark on the second throw after launching the disc 161-8 (49.29m). Oliva's mark placed him seventh in the competition.
TOP-10 IN THE RELAYS
The Cougar women fielded two more relay teams on Friday, competing in both the 4x400-meter relay and the distance medley relay. In the morning session, the 4x4 squad of Birexus Hawkins, Nikesha Keith, Brianne Bethel and Sierra Smith ran 3:44.11 to finish 10th.
Houston fielded a team of Jennifer Dunlap, Nikesha Keith, Britani Gonzales and Jahnavi Schneider in the DMR for the final event of the night. The squad clocked an 11:55.71 to finish 10th.
WATCH IT LIVE
All four days of the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays will air via the Longhorn Network. Coverage of the opening day multi events will air on a tape delay beginning at 6 p.m., Wednesday. Thursday's coverage will also consist of a tape delay for the multi events at 4:30 p.m., as well as live action beginning at 6 p.m.
Friday's action will air live from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., and then against from 7-9 p.m., while Saturday's action will be live from 1:30-5:30 p.m.
Action will also air live via ESPN3.com, however the online stream will require an affiliated provider with a subscription to the Longhorn Network.
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