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HOUSTON – With the regular season winding down leading into the Southland Conference Outdoor Championships in two weeks, the HBU track & field team had a strong showing on Saturday across town at the Rice J. Fred Duckett Twilight.
 
Senior Jessica Rabius improved upon her own school record in the 1500 meters by more than a second and a half, finishing first and winning the race by nearly 10 seconds with a time of 4:22.91. Kaitlin Smith recorded a pair of race wins in both the 100-meter and 400-meter hurdles. She posted a time of 13.80 in the 100h and 1:00.36 in the 400h.
 
In the men's 400h, Garrett Gibson placed third with a mark of 51.80. He also ran the 200-meter dash in 21.58 to place sixth while Charlie O'Block came in ninth with a time of 21.69. O'Block also ran the 400 meters in 48.42 to finish eighth.
 
On the field side, Spencer Blake set new PR marks in both the discus and shot put. He posted a top throw of 45.94m/150-8.0 to place ninth in the discus while his mark of 14.81m/48-7.25 in the shot put was good for 13^th. Kiley Kjellstrom finished second in the javelin with a PR throw of 33.47m/109-9.0.
 
In the long jump, Meike Verdaasdonk set a new PR with a leap of 5.80m/19-0.50 to finish fourth while Isaiah Cash jumped 7.16m/23-6.0 on the men's side.
 
The Huskies' final meet of the season before the 2022 Southland Conference Outdoor Championships is next Saturday, Apr. 30, in Bryan-College Station, Texas at the Texas A&M Alumni Muster.