Posted: Apr 02, 2023

No. 7 Texas Lutheran Competes in Bobcat Invitational

SAN MARCOS, Texas -- The 7th-ranked Texas Lutheran men's track and field team wrapped up the Bobcat Invitational on the campus of Texas State University in San Marcos on Saturday after three days of competition in a Division-I laden field.

Senior Luis Green (Monterrey, Mexico/Smithson Valley) finished third overall in the 800m run with a time of 1:55.03, four hundredths of a second off of the TLU school record and was only outdone by two Division-I runners.

Texas Lutheran relay teams turned in impressive performances against stiff competition - finishing seventh in the 4x400m relay and eighth in the 4x100 relay. The 4x100 team comprised of Justin Freeney (Montgomery/Lake Creek), Wyatt Wilson (New Braunfels/New Braunfels), Bryce Powell-Chimene (Dayton/Dayton), and Elijah Jefferson (San Antonio/Construction Careers Academy) finished with a time of 41.20 to lead Division-III competitors. The time now ranks fourth in all of Division-III. The 4x400 team comprised of Justin Freeney, Luis Green, Kaleb Brachett (Beaumont/West Brook), and Bryce Powell-Chimene finished with a time of 3:19.22 to finish first amongst Division-III competitors. The time now ranks ninth in all of NCAA Division-III.

Carlos Cura (Midkiff/Rankin) finished tenth in the 1500m run, first amongst Division-III competitors, with a time of 4:05.89.

In throws, Weston Geiger (Shiner/St. Paul) finished third in Section B of the men's javelin throw with a final mark of 52.41m. Dalon Harris would finish seventh in Section B of the men's shot put with a mark of 15.03m to move into the top 20 of the NCAA Division-III outdoor performance list.

Full Results: https://tlubulldogs.com/sports/mtrack-out/2022-23/files/compiled_final_results_bobcat_invitational_2023.pdf

Coach Holland's Comments: "We didn't have a lot of entries accepted into the meet at Texas State, but what we did have was competitive. Very proud of the PRs and season bests we had.

There were a few performances that stood out for the men. First there was Weston throwing a season best in the javelin Thursday night. Then Dalon in the shot put with an outdoor PR on Friday morning. Later that night the 5K guys all looked strong (Carlos, Koby, Lucas and Cole - most had PRs). Then on Saturday our relays shined. The 4x100 ran a season best and jumped up in the national standings, and later that evening our 4x400 ran away from the rest of the field in our heat for another season best and a spot pretty high on the national list. Since we didn't get into a lot of those open events, I know the guys were pretty motivated for the relays. Also soccer superstar Luis Green raced a great 800 to finish only 4 hundredths of a second off our school record. Koby and Carlos returned again Saturday afternoon to run great 1,500 races.

For the most part, it was a good meet for the men. Definitely looking forward to getting pushed to another level next week at Angelo State!"

Up next, Texas Lutheran travels to San Angelo for the David Noble Relays hosted by Angelo State on Friday, April 7. For all updates on Texas Lutheran Track and Field, follow @tluthrows and @tluxctf on Instagram as well as as all official TLU Athletics accounts. All schedule updates can be found on tlubulldogs.com.