Jan. 16, 2009

HOUSTON -- The No. 12 University of Texas women's track and field team posted a second-place finish with 101 points at the Leonard Hilton Memorial meet, Jan. 16, behind first-place efforts from juniors Jordyn Brown, Destinee Hooker and senior Alexandria Anderson.

Junior Destinee Hooker, competing in her first meet since the 2007 campaign, became the first Longhorn of the season to automatically qualify for nationals after setting a Leonard Hilton meet record in the high jump with a mark of 6-3.25 (1.91m). Hooker, a two-time NCAA outdoor high-jump champion, took the 2008 season off to train with the USA Volleyball team prior to the 2008 Olympics.

Senior All-American Alexandria Anderson led a Texas-dominated 60-meter dash final, taking first in an NCAA-provisional time of 7.39. Freshman LaKeidra Stewart crossed the line one-tenth of a second after Anderson for second (7.49), while fellow newcomer Stacey-Ann Smith clocked a 7.62 for seventh place.

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