Texas Women Close Meet With No. 2 All-Time 4x400; Windy 100s Won by Celera Barnes (10.82) And Toby Makoyawo (9.90)

By Doug Binder, DyeStat Editor

The Texas women put a final exclamation point on an action-packed Saturday at the 94th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin. 

In the final event of the meet, the Longhorns broke an 18-year-old school record and ran the second-fastest collegtiate 4x400 relay in history with 3:22.94. 

A lineup of Rhasidat Adeleke, Kennedy Simon, Stacey Ann Williams and Davicia Patterson broke the meet and stadium record and needed a great effort to defeat Texas A&M, which was second in 3:23.30.

The Aggies, who broke the collegiate record last year with Athing Mu in the lineup, ran the fourth-fastest time in NCAA history. 

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Those two teams both ran faster than an All-Star USA lineup that included Mu and Dalilah Muhammad -- two members of the Olympic gold medal team -- and fellow Olympian Raevyn Rogers, and Shamier Little. That team ran 3:24.60 in an earlier race.

The meet saw a host of eye-popping wind-aided performances. 

USC's Celera Barnes ran the fifth-fastest all-conditions 100 meters with 10.82 seconds, and Arkansas' Jada Baylark ran the sixth-fastest (10.83), benefitted by a +2.8 wind reading.

In the men's 100 meters, Boston University's Toby Makoyawo rolled to victory with the second 9.90 of the weekend. But this one was aided by a +4.8 tailwind.

Benjamin Azamati of West Texas A&M earlier broke the meet record with 9.90 (+2.0) in the first round. 

Jacob Fincham Dukes, competing unattached, went 27-8.75 (8.45m) to win the men's long jump. But his best mark was aided by a 3.6 m/s wind.

In a close competition for the women's long jump title, Texas' Tyra Gittens came away the victor with 22-4.50 (6.82m). All six of her attempts were wind-aided and her best mark came with a +2.6.

Monae' Nichols of Texas Tech was second with 22-3.75 (6.80m), a mark that was wind-legal. 

In the women's 100-meter hurdles, LSU's Alia Armstrong cruised over the barriers to the tune of 12.33 seconds -- a time that would have broken the collegiate record of not for a +2.5 wind reading.

World record holder Keni Harrison won the invitational section of the event with 12.32. Her wind reading was +3.8. Christina Clemons and Tonea Marshall both ran 12.45 in that race. 

In the field events, Lamara Distin of Texas A&M broke the meet and stadium record in the high jump with 6-5 (1.96m). That clearance moved her to No. 10 in collegiate history. 

Texas' Adrian Piperi had a big series of throws that resulted in a meet record with 70-8 (21.54m). The 2019 NCAA Outdoor champion had four throws beyond 21 meters. 

Bridget Guy-Williams, competing unattached, won the women's pole vault with a clean sheet through 15-5 (4.70m). Emily Grove, a former South Dakota All-American, also cleared 15-5, but needed third attempts at four heights, including her final mark. 

Flower Mound TX, building upon their national record indoors in the 4xMile, broke the Texas state record in the girls 4x800 relay, running 8:57.39. Natalie Cook led the team off with its fastest leg, 2:11.08. 

Walker St. John of Grapevine TX won the boys 3,200 meters in 8:57.77.