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Jacob Cortinas (left) and Ezra Acero (right) (photo by Dustin Wyatt)
Jacob Cortinas (left) and Ezra Acero (right) (photo by Dustin Wyatt)
Posted: Mar 02, 2025

Records Fall as Texas Lutheran Opens Outdoor Season at CenTex Invite

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GEORGETOWN, Texas -- Texas Lutheran track and field opened its outdoor season at the CenTex Invite this weekend in Georgetown - one of the first outdoor track and field events in the country this season.

Freshman Amir McClain (Converse/Veterans Memorial) made a statement to start his collegiate career, winning the triple jump with a program record breaking mark of 14.20m (46-7.00).

Ezra Acero (San Antonio/Harlan) picked up where he left off last season, winning the pole vault with a mark of 4.70m (15-5.00).

While the Bulldogs did not win the javelin throw, they still had a good showing led by Ezra Acero's record breaking second place finish with a mark of 57.32m (188-1.00). The mark passes the previous record held by current TLU volunteer assistant coach Weston Geiger (187-2.00, 2022). Cutter Clancy (Stockdale/Stockdale) finished third with a mark of 47.77m and Jacob Cortinas (Brownsville/Lopez Early College) finished fourth with a mark of 45.82m (150-4.00).

The 4x400m relay team comprised of TLU newcomers Braylen Brown, David Hinojosa, Gavino Ramirez (Alice/Alice), and Eden Perez won the event with a winning time of 3:18.27. The Texas Lutheran 4x100m relay team, a squad that has qualified for nationals in back-to-back seasons opened outdoor season with a time of 42.11 seconds with a squad comprised of Weston Guzman (McAllen/McAllen), Wyatt Wilson (New Braunfels/New Braunfels), Trevor Waz, and Eden Perez. 

Parker Cabra (Schertz/Randolph) tied for first in the high jump with a mark of 1.95m (6-4.75) while McClain finished fourth with a mark of 1.90m (6-2.75).

Garrett Haass (La Vernia/La Vernia) finished second overall and first amongst Division-III competitors in the 110m hurdles with a time of 15.22 seconds. Freshman Braylen Brown also finished second overall and first amongst Division-III competitors in the 400m dash with a time of 48.19 seconds.

Jacob Grissom (Thrall/Thrall) finished third in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:00.04.

Full Results: https://www.milesplit.live/meets/666263/events

Texas Lutheran will enjoy a three week break before returning to action on March 21 for their lone regular season home meet, the 2025 D3 Challenge, at Bulldog Stadium. 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.