Little Rock Claims National-Best Time, Five Wins on Final Day of Richard Martin Invite

CONWAY, Ark. – The Little Rock men's relay team posted the nation's best 4x100m relay time , Ka'Neisha Jackson broke a school record and Little Rock won five events overall as action concluded at the Richard Martin, Jr. Invitational in Conway.
 
The Trojans recorded a national-best 4x100m relay time, winning the relay with a mark of 40.39. The quartest of Cogan DeRousselle, Caleb Chevis, Andre Dibbles and Cameron Jackson not only claimed gold but also registered the third-fastest time in school history.
 
Jackson won the 400m hurdles and set a new school record with a time of 1:01.49 then followed that by anchoring the 4x400m relay that finished second with a time of 3:51.82. She would be joined by Teresa Thomas, Lamiah George and Helensia Green on that relay that claimed silver.
 
Mia Dunning picked up right where she left off Friday, winning yet another event. Her discus throw of 131-11 (40.20m) won the event and ranks fifth in school history while Alison Stephens finished third with a throw of 125-7 (38.28)
 
Jayden Gilbert continued Little Rock's domination in the women's field events as her mark of 5-1 (1.55m) in the high jump placed her first after a jump-off while Breya Clark finished third. Clark rebounded in the triple jump and own that event with a mark of 38-2.25 (11.64m).
 
Ricardo Banks ran the 10^th-fastest 800m time in school history, clocking in at 1:53.36 to finish second while Aaron Soltmann also claimed silver after running 10:21.42 in the 3,000m steeplechase.
 
Little Rock finished second overall on the women's side, scoring 171 points, while the men scored 62 points total to place fourth.
 
The Trojans head to Coral Gables, Florida next week to compete at the Hurricane Invitational.
 
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