Posted: May 06, 2023

Texas Lutheran Competes in Tom Tellez Invitational

HOUSTON, Texas -- The Texas Lutheran women's track and field team wrapped up the Tom Tellez Invitational at the Carl Lewis International Complex on the campus of University of Houston on Friday in a Division-I laden field.

Trinity Murdock (Katy/Paetow), two weeks after winning the 100m dash at the 2023 SCAC Championships, ran a season and personal best time of 12.24 seconds.

Sophomore Taylor Norrell (Lake Jackson/Brazosport) ran a personal-best time of 15.26 seconds in the 100m hurdles.

The women's 4x100 team comprised of Murdock, Norrell, Ja'Keia Williams (La Grange/La Grange), and Natalie Garcia (McAllen/McAllen) ran a season-best time of 48.24 seconds to move into the top 50 in NCAA Division-III.

In throws, Julissa Rodriguez (Deer Park/Deer Park) finished eighth in the hammer throw with a personal best mark of 45.68m.

Full Results: https://tf.tfrrs.org/results/78625/f/Tom_Tellez_Invitational

Coach Holland's Comments: "The trip to the University of Houston was a great one for TLU competitors. It's always great to have the opportunity to compete at that level and see some of the top athletes not only in Division 1, but also in the country with sponsored athletes and post-graduate unattached athletes competing in many of the events.

More personal and school records as well as some improvements in the national standings.

Trinity, Julissa and Taylor all had PRs in their respective events. The women's 4x100 ran a season's best. Our next meet is Trinity on Sunday, May 14."

Up next, Texas Lutheran travels to San Antonio for the Trinity Last Chance Meet on Sunday, May 14. 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.