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March 6, 2009

Results

Stephenville, Texas - The West Texas A&M Track & Field program competed at the Tarleton State Invitational, held Thursday at the Oscar Frazier Track in Stephenville, Texas.

Highlighting the Buffs' outing were the performances of Gage Mayer in the high jump, Dane Hamrick in the shot put and Jarret Kachel in the 800 meters.

Mayer had a best jump of 1.93 meters to tie for second in the high jump, while Hamrick put the shot 15.67 meters to earn fourth place and Kachel ran a 2:00.21 to place third in the 800 meters.

"We had some great performances," said WT head coach Darren Flowers. "The transition from indoor to outdoor has been pretty seamless. What has really been impressive is the way in which Dane and Jarret have improved their marks every time they've competed.

"I was very proud of the way everyone stepped up and competed," Flowers continued. "Indoor really prepared us, mentally and physically, for the outdoor competition."

In addition to Kachel's third-place finish in the 800 meters, Jarred Murray placed eighth with a time of 2:04.55. J

ose Velazquez ran a time of 4:21.14 in the 1500 meters to finish fifth while Thomas Harris ran a 16:26 and Andrew Striley clocked a time of 16:53.

In the 110 hurdles, Ross Myatt was seventh (15.39) and Ryan Mitchell placed 12th (16.05).  Myatt also competed in the 400 meters, placing 12th with a time of 52.50.

In addition to Mayer's effort in the high jump, David Gordon recorded a mark of 1.83 to place ninth. Tramicah Young placed fourth in the long jump with an effort of 6.62 meters.

In addition to Hamrick's 15.67 in the shot, Cameron Armstrong recorded a mark of 12.99, good for 10th, while Esteban Montemayor had a distance of 12.60 meters (13th).

The Buffs had two competitors in the discus, Servell Dandridge placed eighth with a mark of 41.39 meters, while Aaron Mullane was ninth with a mark of 41.32 meters.

On the women's side, Jasmine Harris placed 11th in the 400 meters with a time of 1:06.37, while Mariana Chavira ran a time of 20:27 in the 5000 meters.

The Buffs next competition will be March 21, when they compete in the New Mexico Spring Break Open, in Albuquerque, N.M.