Colorado Men's Relays Shine at Texas Relays

Wednesday, April 5

Austin, Texas

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Colorado

Texas Relays

Photo by: CUBuffs.com

April 07, 2006 | Track and Field

By: Linda Sprouse, Assistant SID

AUSTIN, Texas ? The University of Colorado track and field men's 4x400-meter relay finished in 10^th on Friday at the 79^th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays at the Mike A Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas. The relay consisted of Brandon Johnson, George Pincock, Nate Terry and Chris Abuan. They finished with a regional qualifying mark of 3:08.74 and recorded the fourth best time in Buffalo history.

The time was the fastest since 1999 when the relay team of Horton, Queen, DePass and Davis crossed the finish line in 3:06.11 on April 18, 1999 in Walnut, Calif. The other top two times are 3:05.16 (Johnson/Carruth/Warren/Mitchell), set in 1994 and 3:07.72 (Horton/DePass/Queen/Davis), set on March 20, 1999.

The men's 4x100-meter relay of Sam Napp, Lionel Lawson Jr., Abuan and Pincock took 22^nd. They finished in 41.03 seconds, which is a season best for Colorado and tied for the seventh best time in school history.

The last time the Buffs finished above 41.03 in the 4x100 relay was on May 16, 1999 when CU recorded a time of 40.83 in Tucson, Ariz. No relay order was listed for the time, which ranks fifth in the Colorado record book. The relay of Sledge, Tomas, Johnson, Brown finished in 41.03 at the Big Eight Outdoor Championships in Lincoln, Neb. on May 12, 1984. The other 41.03 time recorded was on March 21, 1998 in Tucson. No relay order was listed.

Lawson Jr. and Napp also competed in the 100m dash. Lawson Jr. recorded a time of 10.92 for 42^nd place and Napp finished in 11.13, tying for 58^th.

The women's 4x100 relay finished 39^th overall with a time of 48.43 and the 4x400 came in at 47^th (4:00.47). The 4x100 was made up of Veronica Maul, Dyamond Seay, Amberly Casey and Jackie Sturm. The 4x400 consisted of Sturm, Seay, Maul and Allison Hawes.

The men 4x200 relay (Napp, Johnson, Terry and Pincock) will race on Saturday, April 8, while the rest of the Colorado track and field squad will compete at the Colorado Invitational on Saturday, April 8 at Potts Field in Boulder. The field events are scheduled to start at 9 a.m., with the track events are set for a 2 p.m. start time.

79^th CLYDE LITTLEFIELD TEXAS RELAYS

Austin, Texas

RUNNING EVENTS (CU Athletes)

Men's 100 Meters (prelims): 42. Lionel Lawson Jr., 10.92; T58. Sam Napp, 11.13

Women's 4x100 Meters (prelims): 39. Maul/Seay/Casey/Sturm, 48.43

Men's 4x100 Meters (prelims): 22. Napp/Lawson Jr./Abuan/Pincock., 41.03

Women's 4x400 Meters (prelims): 47. Sturm/Seay/Maul/Hawes, 4:00.47

Men's 4x400 Meters (prelims): 10. Johnson/Pincock/Terry/Abuan, 3:08.74