CLYDE LITTLEFIELD TEXAS RELAYS
AUSTIN, Texas – Lydia Knapp's personal best in the hammer throw highlighted a dreary day at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays in Austin Thursday.
 
Knapp took third in Thursday morning's hammer throw. Making the finals with the sixth best mark, her fifth round heave of 208-5 (63.52m) moved her into third, where she would finish the day ranked. Her previous personal best of 207-10 ranked her second in the Coyote Outdoor Top 10. Her new best mark keeps her second in the event.
 
In the men's pole vault, Spencer Buley cleared 16-4 ¾ (5.0m) to place seventh.
 
On the track, Caleb Rivera's 1,500-meter performance was the highlight of the evening. Rivera placed fourth in the A section, running 3:47.59. That time puts Rivera third on the Coyote Outdoor Top 10 list.
 
Berkeley Engelland ran 2:13.15 in the 800-meters Invitational, taking second in her heat and placing 16^th. In the men's 800-meters Invitational, Mason Sindelar ran 1:52.16, placing 18^th. In the 1,500-meters B section, Jade Ecoffey (4:43.21) and Mariah Fenske (4:48.88) competed, placing 11^th and 12^th.
 
Averi Schmeichel started her outdoor season with a 59.64 second 400-meter hurdles race. That time in just over half-a-second off her personal best. In the men's 400 hurdles, Mikael Grace (57.12) and Aidan Hedderman (58.36) competed in Timed Finals.
 
Weather forced a schedule change as well. Due to the lightning delay and rain throughout the day, the women's pole vault competition was moved to Friday morning, scheduled for 10 a.m. Gen Hirata and Cassidy Mooneyhan were scheduled to compete.
 
The first Coyote event Friday is the rescheduled women's pole vault, now scheduled for 10 a.m.
 
BOBCAT INVITATIONAL
SAN MARCOS, Texas – Natnael Kifle's 5,000-meter title at the Bobcat Invitational was the bright spot on a gloomy day Thursday.
 
Kifle ran a 14:38.0 to win the 5,000, entering the Coyote Outdoor Top 10 at 10^th in his first race of the season. Isaac Ochoa also competed in the race, crossing the finish line in 15:02.72 for 13^th.
 
Freshman Sophie Amin started things on the track with a 14.92 second 100-meter hurdles performance to place fifth in section B. Tommy Hensley took 18^th in the men's 800 (1:54.28) and Ellie Thomas 20^th in the women's 800 (2:16.43).
 
A strong performance from Delaney Smith in the discus highlighted action in the field for the Coyotes at the Bobcat Invitational Thursday.
 
Smith placed third in Section B of the discus with a toss of 143-7 (43.78m). That mark is a new personal best for Smith. Section B of the men's and women's pole vault originally scheduled for Thursday was postponed to Friday. Eliza Aitken (women's), Beau Karst (men's), and Wyatt Stewart (men's) were scheduled to compete in the B section Thursday, which now competes following the A section at 2:30 p.m. Friday.
 
It's a quiet morning for the Coyotes Friday, who won't compete until the afternoon in San Marcos.