Boling Powers Houston Strake Jesuit To Victory in 4x100

By Doug Binder, DyeStat Editor

Strake Jesuit TX senior Matthew Boling continued his scorching start to the 2019 outdoor track and field season Saturday with a stunning comeback in the 4x100 relay and a 10.20w (+2.2) victory in the 100 meters at the 92nd Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays.

RESULTS

Those results built upon an enormous mark in the long jump of 26-3.50 (8.01m) that was the farthest by a prep since Marquise Goodwin's record-setting 26-10 in 2009. 

Boling powered Strake Jesuit to a photo-finish win over Duncanville TX as both teams were timed in 40.86 seconds. Long Beach Poly CA was third in 40.91. 

Jasmine Moore of Mansfield Lake Ridge won the girls triple jump with 43-5 (13.23m) for her third Texas Relays title in the event. 

Alex Maier of Lewisville Flower Mound edged out Graydon Morris of Aledo to win the boys 3,200 meters, 9:11.21 to 9:12.77.

The DeSoto TX girls, who ran 45.07 in the prelims of the 4x100 relay for a US#1, came back in the final to win with 45.69. The team also capped the day by winning the 4x400 in 3:39.81.

The DeSoto TX boys ran 3:12.90 to win the 4x400.

Alia Armstrong of St. Katharine Drexel LA raced to a wind-legal US#1 time of 13.36 in the 100-meter hurdles.

De'Anna Nowling of Calabasas CA ran a wind-legal 11.43 to win the girls 100-meter final.

In collegiate action, the Houston men edged LSU in a high-powered 4x200 relay, clocking 1:20.94 to 1:21.47. LSU turned the tables on the Cougars in the 4x100, winning 38.41 to 38.45 -- the top two times in the country so far in 2019.

In the women's 4x100 relay, LSU nosed out Arkansas 43.58 to 43.62 as those squads moved to Nos. 4 and 5 on the national list.

Daisy Osakue, who competes internationally for Italy and attends Angelo State in Texas, threw 197-3 (60.13m) for a new NCAA Division 2 record and victory in the women's discus.

Tonea Marshall of LSU ran 12.96 to win the 100-meter hurdles, edging out Arkansas' Janeek Brown (12.97). 

Chris Nilsen of South Dakota won the univesity elite men's pole vault with 19-0.25 (5.80m) to move to No. 1 on the NCAA list.

NCAA double indoor champion Payton Otterdahl won the men's shot put with 69-8.25 (21.28m), also an NCAA best. 

Jeron Robinson soared over the bar at 2.28m (7-5.75) to win the men's high jump. 

Sha'Keela Saunders of adidas won the women's long jump with 21-11 (2.2w). Japanese jumper Yuki Hashioka won the men's long jump with a wind-aided 27-0.75 (4.2w).