HOUSTON (Texas Southmost College) \u2013 The Texas Southmost College (TSC) men\u2019s and women\u2019s track and field teams programs took part in their first official competition since the school announced the addition of the programs.<\/p>\n
Led by head coach Basilio Mendoza, the men\u2019s and women\u2019s teams competed at the Texas Southern University Relays held at Alexander Durley Stadium on Saturday, March 21. TSC, which is a National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) school, competed against NCAA Division I schools at the event.<\/p>\n
TSC freshmen Ubaldo Flores, Bryan Perez and Ignacio Ochoa took the top three spots in a qualifying heat for the 800-meter run. Flores and Perez earned top-10 finishes in the 800-meter final. Flores finished in sixth place with a time of 2:03.39. Perez came in seventh place at 2:03.42.<\/p>\n
TSC\u2019s Indra Ibarra had a solid showing in the women\u2019s 5,000-meter run. The freshmen set a personal record with a time of 19:53.92. Ibarra finished the race in fourth place.<\/p>\n
TSC had three freshmen take part in the women\u2019s 800-meter run, Arlene Salinas, Kimberly Villalobos and Ilce Ceballos. Salinas finished in ninth place with a time of 2:45.92.<\/p>\n
Ceballos also competed in the 400-meter run. She finished in eighth place with a time of 1:13.87.<\/p>\n
The TSC track and field teams\u2019 next competition will be on March 27-28 when they head to San Marcos to take part in the Charles Austin Classic hosted by Texas State.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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