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Courtesy: Rick Yeatts

Deidra Wesley tied the school high jump record and will attempt to break the heptathlon record tomorrow at the Texas Relays.

Austin, TX (04-06-05) - The Mean Green track and field team is off to a blazing start at the Texas Relays thanks to a spectacular effort from Deidra Wesley in the heptathlon.

Wesley racked up 3,239 point through four events and tied the school record in the high jump with a leap of 1.75-meters (5-08.75). The jump is tied for the 14th best in the nation this season and qualifies the junior for the NCAA Regional Meet in the high jump for the third straight year.

Tomorrow, Wesley will compete in the final three events, the long jump, the javelin throw and the 800-meter run. Wesley is on pace to shatter her own school heptathlon record of 4,808, and become the first person in North Texas history to qualify for regionals in this event. She is only 1,761 points shy of the 5,000 point qualifying mark.

Senior Justin Kauffman and freshman Sean Covington also competed in the 1,500-meter run. Kauffman finished in eighth place with a time of 4:05.08, while Covington finished in 11th with a time of 4:10.78.

In the women's 10,000-meter run, Cassie Storms finished in 39:14.52 and claimed 11th place. The junior's time is the third fastest in school history.

Matt Gieringer finished 16th in the men's 10,000-meter run with a time of 33:08.53.

Action will resume tomorrow at the Texas Relays and will continue through Saturday.