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FORT WORTH, Texas\u00a0\u2013\u00a0The UT Arlington track & field team finished the second day of competition at the TCU Alumni Invitational with 13 top-three finishes in running and field events. #BuckEm FOLLOW ALONG
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\nThe day started off with Abigail Perez<\/a> and Toby Eaton<\/a> earning first place finishes in the 1500m races with personal best times. Perez clocked in a time of 18:04.06, while Eaton finished in 14:43.24).
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\nContinuing long distance events, Emilia Mandl<\/a> and Alex Kalmar<\/a> earned second place in the 1500m runs. Mandl posted a new personal best time of 4:29.68, while Kalmar posted a time of 3:48.48.
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\nIn the 400m, senior Alexis Cain<\/a> placed second (54.04) and freshman Jayden Haynes<\/a> placed third with a personal best time of 47.44.
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\nKayan Green<\/a> earned third in the women’s 800m in 2:11.95 and Devin Payne<\/a> earned second in the men’s 400mH with a personal best time of 53.56.
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\nIn the field events, Hayden Wilson<\/a> placed third in men’s shot put (16.63m), while Abisayo Gbakino placed second in the men’s triple jump (15.51m).
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\nThe Mavericks took over the top spots in the steeplechase events with Kellen Frickel<\/a> taking gold (6:01.56) and Kebede Kerlin<\/a> following behind him with silver (6:11.88). Justina Lusby<\/a> also placed second in the women’s steeplechase (7:49.89).
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\nThe Mavericks will head to Waco next weekend (March 27-28) for the Clyde Hart Classic, hosted by Baylor.
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