March 28, 2015
AUSTIN and SAN MARCOS, Texas — The first school record of the outdoor track & field season fell on Saturday at the Texas Relays as the University of Notre Dame senior standout Jade Barber smashed her own two-year-old record in the 100-meter hurdles.
Barber finished second in the event with a time of 12.81, besting the previous mark of 12.93 she set in 2013. She was just 0.06 seconds off first place, which went to Baylor’s Tiffani McReynolds.
Elsewhere, Barber also helped the women’s 4×100-meter relay team, including Kaila Barber, Parker English and Margaret Bamgbose to a eighth-place finish in 45.31 in the finals. The 4×200-meter grouping, consisting of English, Payton Miller, Amber Lalla and Bamgbose, finished in fourth place with a time of 1:36.31.
In the invitational section of the 4×400-meter relay, Lalla, Miller, Jordan Shead and Bamgbose placed seventh (3:40.03).
On the men’s side, the 4×200-meter team of Alex Groesch, Harvey Smith, Eric Ways and Chris Giesting matched their female counterparts in finishing fourth in a time of 1:24.77. The same group finished eighth in the 4×400-meter relay finals in 3:12.47.
A short drive away at the Bobcat Invitational, Greg Bombara finished second in the javelin throw (59.61), while Keith Mesidor finished third in the long jump (7.27 meters). For the women, Emily Carson placed sixth in the long jump (5.60 meters).
The Irish will return to action next next Friday and Saturday at the Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto, California. To keep up with Irish track & field, follow @NDXCTF on Twitter and like Notre Dame Cross Country/Track & Field on Facebook.
Texas Relays (Austin, Texas)
SATURDAY
WOMEN’S EVENTS
4×200-meter relay (finals)
4. Notre Dame, 1:36.31
Parker English, Payton Miller, Amber Lalla, Margaret Bamgbose4×100-meter relay (finals)
8. Notre Dame, 45.31
Kaila Barber, Jade Barber, Parker English, Margaret Bamgbose,
100-meter hurdles (finals)
2. Jade Barber, 12.81*
4×400 meters (finals)
7. Notre Dame, 3:40.03
Amber Lalla, Payton Miller, Jordan Shead, Margaret Bamgbose
MEN’S EVENTS
4×200-meter relay (finals)
4. Notre Dame, 1:24.77
Alex Groesch, Harvey Smith, Eric Ways, Chris Giesting4×400-meter relay (finals)
8. Notre Dame, 3:12.47
Eric Ways, Harvey Smith, Alex Groesch, Chris Giesting
FRIDAY
WOMEN’S EVENTS
4×100-meter relay (preliminaries)
7. Notre Dame, 45.70 Q
Kaila Barber, Jade Barber, Parker English, Margaret Bamgbose100-meter hurdles (preliminaries)
2. Jade Barber, 13.35 Q
Triple Jump – Section B(finals)
11. Mary Esther Gourdin, 11.65 meters
MEN’S EVENTS
4×400-meter relay (preliminaries)
7. Notre Dame, 3:09.32 Q
Eric Ways, Harvey Smith, Alex Groesch, Chris GiestingDiscus
Foul, Dominick Padovano
Sprint Medley (finals)
14. Notre Dame, 3:24.88
Harvey Smith, Alex Groesch, Chris Giesting, Patrick O’Connell
THURSDAY
WOMEN’S EVENTS
4×800-meter relay
5. Notre Dame, 8:58.89
Samantha Murray, Alex Daugherty, Ashlyn Rambo, Jamie Marvil
400-meter hurdles (preliminaries)
19. Kaila Barber, 1:00.56
42. Michelle Rotondo, 1:02.17
52. Jordan Shead, 1:03.78
Heptathlon
6. Carly Loeffel, 5396 points
Heptathlon — Long Jump
9. Carly Loeffel, 5.57m
Heptathlon — Javelin
4. Carly Loeffel, 37.02m
Heptathlon — 800 meters
9. Carly Loeffel, 2:26.39
MEN’S EVENTS
Pole Vault – Pit 2
14.Nathan Richartz,4.90m
4×800-meter relay (finals)
8. Notre Dame, 7:45.96
Andrew Stone, Grant Koch, Kirk Hansen, Patrick O’ConnellDecathlon
DNF,Brent SwanbergDecathlon — 110-meter hurdles, Discus, Pole Vault, Javelin, 1500 meters
DNS, Brent Swanberg
WEDNESDAY
WOMEN’S EVENTS
Heptathlon — 100-meter hurdles
7. Carly Loeffel, 14.06
Heptathlon — High Jump
9. Carly Loeffel, 1.69m
Heptathlon — Shot Put
7. Carly Loeffel, 12.32m
Heptathlon — 200 meters
12. Carly Loeffel, 25.29
MEN’S EVENTS
Decathlon — 100 meters
21. Brent Swanberg, 11.81
Decathlon — Long Jump
18. Brent Swanberg, 6.40m
Decathlon — Shot Put
7. Brent Swanberg, 12.90m
Decathlon — High Jump
17. Brent Swanberg, 1.78m
Decathlon — 400 meters
DNF, Brent Swanberg
Bobcat Invitational (San Marcos, Texas)
SATURDAY
WOMEN’S EVENTS
200 meters
45. Rachel Rhodes, 25.97
100-meter hurdles
16. Rachel Rhodes, 16.34
Javelin
10. Brett Whalen, 33.89 meters
Long Jump
T-6. Emily Carson, 5.60 meters
10. Rachel Rhodes, 5.47 meters
Pole Vault
Kayla Polcari, NH
MEN’S EVENTS
110-meter hurdles
11. Hunter Holton, 16.01
Javelin
2. Greg Bombara, 59.61 meters
Long Jump
3. Keith Mesidor, 7.27 meters
FRIDAY
WOMEN’S EVENTS
Hammer Throw
13. Lena Madison, 51.18 meters
High Jump
T-6. Rachel Rhodes, 1.60m
400 meters
11. Samantha Murray, 56.48
22. Jamie Marvil, 57.39
29. Alex Daugherty, 58.26
41. Ashlyn Rambo, 1:00.86
MEN’S EVENTS
100 meters
11. Keith Mesidor, 11:03
Hammer Throw
8. Nicholas Hauser, 51.99 meters
18. Anthony Shivers, 50.11 meters
Pole Vault
3. Nathan Richartz, 5.10 meters
High Jump
T-2. Hunter Holton, 2.00 meters
400 meters
14. Grant Koch, 50.85
15. Kirk Hansen, 51.04
16. Andrew Stone, 51.07
THURSDAY
WOMEN’S EVENTS
Discus
21. Lena Madison, 39.05m
MEN’S EVENTS
Discus
11. Anthony Shivers, 49.53 meters
*Notre Dame Record
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