AZUSA, Calif. — Emma Powell secured a top-10 finish as she and five other Lamar University athletes competed in a loaded 1,500-meter field, April 18, at the Bryan Clay Invitational hosted by Azusa Pacific.
The Cardinals set five personal bests, which also ranked in the top 10 best marks in program history.
Making her debut in the 1,500m, Powell, running in the women’s Open A group, won her heat at 4:27.02, which edged out Colorado’s Emma Hadley (4:27.39). which edged out Colorado’s Emma Hadley (4:27.39). She finished 10th overall and earned the ninth-best mark. Ashton Rainey (145th) clocked in at 4:39.87, which bested her previous record by 10 seconds.
In the Invite group, Annabel Hobday (58th; 4:21.93) and Inca Padfield (108th; 4:26.28) currently have the fourth and seventh-best marks, respectively. Cara Inch (121st) finished her race at 4:30.25.
Finishing sixth in the fifth heat of the men’s 1,500m Invite group, Richardson was in the top 45 with his time of 3:43.27. This slides him to No. 4 all-time behind Francis Kasagule (3:40.89; 2010) and Samuel Staber (3:42.18-2014; 3:42.72-2015). Richardson is also the fourth Cardinal to appear in the top five best marks in the Southland Conference.
Saturday sees the Cardinals taking part in the Beach Invitational hosted by Long Beach State. Lloyd Sheppard-Brown is set to compete in the 1,500m, while Hobday, Padfield, Powell, and Luke Parker are scheduled to run in the 800m.
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Lloyd Sheppard-Brown won his first 1,500-meter race as Lamar University’s distance runners competed at the Long Beach State Beach Invitational April 19. The Cardinals ended the day with four top-10 finishes, including three in the women’s 800m.
Competing in heat two, which had the seven fastest times, Sheppard-Brown crossed the line at 3:52.83. After 1,100m, the Cardiff, Wales native was in seventh place but ran the final 400m in 59.61 seconds to move up six spots and place ahead of LBSU’s Cameron Rhone (3:53.00) on his home track. This was Sheppard-Brown’s second victory of the outdoor season after winning the 10,000m in the Texas Relays back in March.
Emma Powell and Inca Padfield each made their 800m debuts and were joined by Annabel Hobday in heat four. Powell (4th; 2:12.01) came within nearly three seconds of finishing third while Hobday (2:14.87) and Padfield (2:15.43) earned ninth and tenth place, respectively. In the men’s 800m, Luke Parker clocked in a titme of 1:54.72 to finish in 20th.
The Cardinals head back to Houston to compete in the J. Fred Duckett Invitational hosted by Rice. The meet will take place at Holloway Field April 26.
