HOUSTON -- Sophomore All-American Gary Haasbroek won the men's heptathlon and turned in the fifth-best score in the nation to highlight UTSA track & field at the Houston G5 & Mid-Major Invitational at Yeoman Fieldhouse.
Haasbroek, a native of Melbourne, Australia, finished with a final score of 5,712 points, a total that now ranks fifth in the NCAA this indoor season. After a day-one total of 3,121 on Friday, Haasbroek shined on Saturday in the 60 meters hurdles (8.40), the pole vault (5.00m; 16-4.75) and the 1,000m run (2:47.04).
Freshman Joel McFarlane, a native of Scotland, finished third behind Haasbroek in the heptathlon, with a two-day score of 5,276. Jake McDaniel placed seventh with a score of 4,742.
On the women's side, Norwegian freshman Sigrid Kleive placed fourth in the pentathlon, with German freshman Maren Wilms placing fifth, as each had a total of 3,550 points.
A senior from Uvalde, Texas, Gabby Gonzales finished fourth in the 5,000 meters with a time of 19:04.67.
Both of UTSA's distance medley teams placed fourth, with the men's quartet of Zack Kovar, Cameron Hudson, Caleb Devereaux and Matthew David clocking a 10:14.65, and the women's lineup of Sofia Salinas, Creshaun Cresser, Brooke Lomax and Amber Boyd crossing in 12:09.37.
UTSA's triple jump duo of Andre Douglas and Danielle Spence also pulled out a pair of fourth-place finishes on Saturday in the Invitational section. Douglas posted a career-best jump of 15.71m (51-6.5), while Spence skipped to a season-best mark of 12.59m (41-3.75).
Late Friday, during the first day of the meet, UTSA's Bashiru Abdullahi – a native of Nigeria – broke the UTSA record in the 60m hurdles with a 7.80 clocking, eclipsing the previous standard of 7.81 set by Carl Johnson in 2003. He ran a 7.81 in the final to finish first among collegians and second overall.
The Roadrunners will wrap up the regular season indoor slate on Feb. 7-8 in College Station at the Charlie Thomas Invitational, hosted by Texas A&M.
UTSA Saturday Results
Men
200 Meter Dash
21. Mikael Dawkins 22.09
28. Kaleb Campbell 22.40
41. Logan Masters 22.71
3,000 Meters
33. Jake Smith 9:16.96
34. Omar Bekdache 9:18.05
4x400-Meter Relay
13. UTSA (Jared Taylor, Devall Harris, Cameron Hudson) 3:22.74
Distance Medley Relay
4. UTSA (Zack Kovar, Cameron Hudson, Caleb Devereaux, Matthew David) 10:414.88
Triple Jump
4. Andre Douglas 15.71m (51-6.5)
Shot Put
8. Paul Bouey 16.28m (53-5)
14. Jorge Ayala 14.79m (48-6.25)
Heptathlon
1. Gary Haasbroek 5,712
3. Joel McFarlane 5,276
7. Jake McDaniel 4,742
Women
200 Meter Dash
12. Vera Chinedu 24.78
13. Olivia Esemena 24.82
3,000 Meters
30. Briana Gonzalez 10:47.87
5,000 Meters
4. Gabby Gonzales 19:04.67
4x400-Meter Relay
9. UTSA (Taylor Armstrong, Darionne Gibson, Maisey Snaith, Alanah Yukich) 3:52.06
Distance Medley Relay
4. UTSA (Sofia Salinas, Creshaun Cresser, Brooke Lomax, Amber Boyd) 12:09.37
Pole Vault
19. Natasha Purchas 3.40m (11-1.75)
Triple Jump
4. Danielle Spence 12.59m (41-3.75)
Shot Put
7. Lacee Barnes 13.58m (44-6.75)
Pentathlon
4. Sigrid Kleive 3,550
5. Maren Wilms 3,550
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