{"id":275490,"date":"2026-05-02T03:12:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T03:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/275490\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T03:12:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T03:12:21","slug":"uta-opens-smu-invite-with-strong-performances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/275490\/","title":{"rendered":"UTA Opens SMU Invite with Strong Performances"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        Story Links&#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                     DALLAS, Texas\u00a0\u2013 The UT Arlington track &amp; field team opened competition at the SMU Invite with three personal bests and four podium finishes on Friday.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nSenior <a href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/track-and-field\/roster\/jaalah-puryear\/14816\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14816\" target=\"_blank\">Jaalah Puryear<\/a> earned second place in the women&#8217;s hammer throw with a mark of 55.28m. <a href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/track-and-field\/roster\/eli-england\/14779\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14779\" target=\"_blank\">Eli England<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/track-and-field\/roster\/arieanna-mcpeak\/14825\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14825\" target=\"_blank\">Arieanna Mcpeak<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/track-and-field\/roster\/logan-villalva\/11757\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11757\" target=\"_blank\">Logan Villalva<\/a> each earned bronze finishes in the men&#8217;s 200m, women&#8217;s long jump and men&#8217;s hammer throw, respectively. England clocked a time of 21.26, while Mcpeak recorded a PR of 6.21m, tying for fifth all-time in program history in the women&#8217;s outdoor long jump. Villalva threw 53.56m in the men&#8217;s hammer throw.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nUTA throwers continue to improve in the outdoor campaign, as <a href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/track-and-field\/roster\/gabe-songer\/14860\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14860\" target=\"_blank\">Gabe Songer<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/utamavs.com\/sports\/track-and-field\/roster\/esther-adedire\/14765\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14765\" target=\"_blank\">Esther Adedire<\/a> posted personal bests. Songer recorded a throw of 51.05m, while Adedire finished with a mark of 50.46m in the hammer throw.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nNEXT UP<br \/>\nThe Mavericks will continue competition at the SMU Invite on Saturday, May 2 with the remainder of multis and field events, including pole vault, triple jump and shot put. 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