Seguin Grad Twitero QUALIFIES for NATIONALS with RECORD Jump

Bryce Hayes - TLU Sports Information & Marketing

NEWPORT NEWS, VA

Texas Lutheran only traveled three competitors, Gerrit Twitero (McQueeney/Seguin), Bryce Powell-Chimene (Dayton/ Dayton), and Dalon Harris to the CNU Qualifier hosted by the Christopher Newport University at the Freeman Center on Sunday. It was a banner day for the Bulldogs winning all three of their primary events.

Twitero, who has captured headlines on a weekly basis for his performance in the high jump this season, continued to raise the bar for TLU setting a new TLU record in the high jump for the fourth time in six meets this seasonnailing three record jumps in one day for the Bulldogs. Twitero would win the high jump with a program record mark of 2.05m. Twitero jumps to eighth nationally and second in the West Region in the event and officially qualifies for the 2023 NCAA Division-III Indoor National Championships in Birmingham, Alabama, March 10-11.

Freshman Dalon Harris won the men’s shot put behind a TLU Freshman record mark of 15.03m - a mark that moves him into fifth place in the West Region.

Bryce Powell-Chimene won the 400m dash by nearly a full second difference - leading from beginning to finish - with a time of 50.82 seconds. The time moves Powell-Chimene into third place in the West Region.

Full Results: https:// tlubulldogs.com/sports/mtrackind/2022-23/files/2023-02-26_

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Coach Holland’s

Comments: “Great day as a whole. We brought three men and all three won their main event.

Gerrit had 3 school record jumps all in one day. First at 2.01, then 2.04 and again at 2.05. His 2.05 puts him into the top 10 in D3 for indoor and should earn him a spot to the NCAA Indoor Championships in a couple of weeks.

Dalon kept improving as the competition unfolded as well. He ended the shot put competition with a new PR, a TLU freshman record and a win.

Bryce ran a solid 400 race, but was in the lead from gunshot to finish - nobody to push him. He also ran the 60 earlier in the meet to warmup for the 400 and made semifinals but didn’t run since it was too close to the 400.

For indoor we have two men - Gerrit and Elijah in the 200who should make it in for the championships, so they’ll keep preparing for that. We also will have an outdoor meet in the mix before the championships, so they may actually perform well enough to qualify for the outdoor championships before the indoor championships are contested.”

Texas Lutheran travels to Trinity University for the Trinity Invitational, March 3-4, as outdoor season continues after opening this weekend. Twitero and Elijah Jefferson will continue to prepare individually for the 2023 NCAA Division-III Indoor National Championships in Birmingham, Alabama, March 10-11. For all updates on Texas Lutheran Track and Field, follow @tluthrows and @tluxctf on Instagram as well as all official TLU Athletics accounts.

Fraser

Oneita Jo Owens Parsons Fraser, 99, passed away peacefully at home Saturday, February 11, 2023, in Seguin, Texas. A memorial service will be held at Tres Hewell Mortuary in Seguin, Texas, on Saturday, March 4, 2023 at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Jeremy Roy officiating. A private interment in the Crestview Memorial Park Cemetery in Wichita Falls, Texas will be held at a later date.

Oneita was the youngest of three children born to Randolph Lee and Callie Mae Owens in Vernon, Texas, March 18, 1923. She graduated from Vernon High School in 1940 and married John V. Parsons in 1941 in Electra, Texas and lived there until 1947 when John, Oneita and their three boys moved to Alice, Texas. Their daughter was born in 1952 in Alice, Texas. Oneita was a stayat-home mom raising their four children as most women did at that time. John passed away with cancer in 1961 which required Oneita to go to work to support her four children until they finished school. She then married Milton D. Fraser in 1978 and they lived in Sunrise Beach, Texas until his death in 1994. Oneita then moved to Seguin, Texas in 1997 to be close to her daughter, Debbie and became a member of First Baptist Church Seguin. While raising her family in Alice, she was a devoted member of the First Baptist Church of Alice and spent many years teaching children Sunday School classes and working in the church nursery during Sunday services.

HarbortH

Allen Louis Harborth, a 14-year Veteran of The United States Marine Corps and resident of McQueeney, Texas went into the loving arms of Jesus on Tuesday, February 14th 2023 at the age of 82.

He was loved by all who knew him.

Allen was born on November 5th 1940 to Clara and Gilbert Harborth in Beeville, Texas. Allen was a loving, loyal, husband, father, grandfather, friend and devoted servant to Jesus.

Allen is proceeded in death by his father Gilbert Harborth, his mother Clara Harborth, baby sister Alice Harborth and his older sister, Gladiola Harborth.

He is survived by his loving wife of 61 years Inna Harborth, 4 children, Gary Harborth, Rodney Harborth, Tammy Stanford, Craig Harborth and his daughter in-law Michelle Harborth; his grandchildren Daniel Stanford, Brandi Wilt and her husband Johnathan Wilt, Madelyn Harborth and Bryce Harborth; his great grandchildren: Jase Wilt, Everett Wilt, Chloe Wilt, Zane Wilt and Ivy Wilt.

The memorial service with military honors will take place on Sunday, March 5th at 10:00 am at The American Legion Post 245 located at 618 E. Kingsbury St. Seguin, Texas, 78155.

You are invited to sign the guest book at www.treshewell.com. Arrangements are under the direction of Tres Hewell Mortuary, 165 Tor Dr., Seguin, Texas, 78155, 830-549-5912.

She and Milton were also devoted members of the Sunrise Beach Baptist Church while living there. She and Milton traveled extensively during their life at Sunrise Beach, traveling all over the United States in their RV motor home visiting as many of the different states as they could. They also enjoyed their garden and raised many different fruits and vegetables that they shared with family and neighbors. And they enjoyed spending time boating and fishing on Lake LBJ.

She is preceded in death by her parents Randolph Lee and Callie Mae Owens of Vernon, Texas, a sister Vernalee Oliver of San Bernadino, California, a sister Audrey (Homer) Haseloff of Lockett, Texas, husband John V. Parsons of Alice, Texas, husband Milton D. Fraser of Sunrise Beach, Texas, and son Jan L. Parsons of Mt. Pleasant, Texas. She is survived by son Gilbert R. (Lois) Parsons of Round Rock, Texas, son Loren J. (Betty) Parsons of Bryan-College Station, Texas, daughter Debbie A. Koehn of Seguin, Texas, granddaughter Ashley (Jason) Parsons Coggins and great grandson, Sam Coggins of Houston, Texas, nephew Jonathan Haseloff of La Vernia, Texas and niece Pamela Haseloff Murrell of Vernon, Texas.

The family is very grateful to Sara Vogel, Linda Hall, and Sandra Martin of Guadalupe Regional Hospice Services and faithful caregivers Terry Ball and Sylvia Garcia of Home Instead along with Christina Perankovich and staff of Caring Senior Services for their dedication and kindness to our mother in her final years.

You are invited to sign the guest book at www.treshewell.com. Arrangements are under the direction of Tres Hewell Mortuary, 165 Tor Dr., Seguin, Texas, 78155, 830-549-5912.