Mercy Rotich at WTAMU Invitational (2019) - re-upload
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Track & Field

Hounds Set Three Provisional Marks, Break Two Records At WTAMU Invite

CANYON, Texas – The Eastern New Mexico track and field team set three NCAA Division II provisional qualifying marks, broke two school records and tied another at the West Texas A&M Invitational in Canyon, Texas on Saturday.

On the women's side, a pair of sprinters in Maijah Mathis and Kandice Miles had standout performances on the day.

Mathis broke her own ENMU record in the 100-meter dash, crossing the finish line with a time of 11.71 to place sixth out of 30 competitors in the event. Mathis broke her record by 0.19 seconds and set the 12th fastest mark in Division II this season. Mathis followed it up with another NCAA provisional qualifying mark in the 200-meter event after turning in a sixth place time of 24.07, making it the 14th fastest time in Division II this year. Mathis closed out the meet with a record-breaking performance in the 4x400-meter relay, as the team including Miles, Kiana Covington, and Brooke Walker came away with a time of 3:54.65, eclipsing the previous school record of 3:54.96 set during the 2015 outdoor season.

Miles set a provisional qualifying mark of her own in the 100-meter dash, finishing nearly neck-and-neck with Mathis with a time of 11.73. Not only did the time set the second-fastest mark in program history, but also set the 15th best time Division II. Miles also turned in a strong performance in the 200-meter, crossing the finish line in 23.99 to take fourth in the event.

Kayla Stephens picked up where she left off in the pole vault, recording a 3.35-meter height to finish third in the event and tie her own program record set at the WTAMU Classic and Multi two weeks ago.

After turning in a time of 4:49.10 in the 1500-meter, Mercy Rotich came away with her fourth consecutive event win and her second 1500-meter win of the 2019 outdoor season. Rotich was victorious in the 1500-meter at the Greyhound Open earlier this season and also has a pair of 5000-meter wins at the WTAMU Classic and Multi and the Ross Black Invitational last week.

In the 100-meter hurdles, Teagan Mosely improved upon her third-best mark in ENMU history with a time of 17.23 while Jessica Campbell turned in a 16.87.

After breaking into the ENMU record books in the shot put during the indoor season, Bryanna Williams followed suit in the outdoor after her throw of 11.95 meters set the fifth-best mark in the history of the program.

On the men's side, Ivar Moinat turned in the top finish for the Hounds, taking second in the 1500-meter with a time of 4:12.34.

The Greyhounds will wrap up regular season competition next week at the Jackson Twilight, hosted by Abilene Christian on Wednesday, April 24. The Hounds will then look ahead to hosting the Lone Star Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships on May 2-4.

Competitor Summary

Women's

Athlete

Event

Time/Distance

Place

Maijah Mathis

100-meters

200-meters

4x400-meter Relay

11.71*^

24.07^

3:54.65*

6th / 30

6th / 28

2nd / 2

Kandice Miles

100-meters

200-meters

4x400-meter Relay

11.73^

23.99

3:54.65*

7th / 30

4th / 28

2nd / 2

Mercy Rotich

1500-meters

4:49.10

1st / 20

Kayla Stephens

Pole Vault

3.35 meters*

3rd / 7

Kiana Covington

200-meters

400-meters

Long Jump

4x400-meter Relay

25.65

59.70

4.90 meters

3:54.65*

19th / 28

7th / 10

14th / 15

2nd / 2

Brooke Walker

400-meter Hurdles

4x400-meter Relay

1:06.34

3:54.65*

7th / 12

2nd / 2

Jessica Campbell

Javelin

High Jump

200-meters

100-meter Hurdles

36.97 meters

1.51 meters

26.90

16.87

6th / 8

4th / 8

24th / 28

6th / 11

Teagan Mosely

Long Jump

100-meter Hurdles

4.60 meters

17.23

15th / 15

8th / 8

Lateria Slaughter

100-meters

12.17

19th / 30

Zhane' Gurule

100-meters

200-meters

12.50

26.05

22nd / 30

21st / 28

T'Kayla Baker

100-meters

200-meters

13.12

27.19

28th / 30

25th / 28

Marlou Blankvoort

100-meters

200-meters

13.85

28.49

30th / 30

26th / 28

Caroline Bachman

800-meters

2:28.07

4th / 13

Sierra Quinones

800-meters

1500-meters

2:33.79

5:35.52

7th / 13

16th / 20

Abby Kepfer

800-meters

1500-meters

2:38.61

5:16.66

11th / 13

6th / 20

Esther Kipkoech

1500-meters

6:10.09

20th / 20

Bryanna Williams

Shot Put

11.95 meters

7th / 13

Corey Paul

Pole Vault

2.90 meters

6th / 7

* - denotes school record
^ - denotes NCAA provisional qualifying mark

Men's

Athlete

Event

Time/Distance

Place

Damarjae Cortez

100-meters

11.14

15th / 17

Justin Rocha

100-meters

11.74

17th / 17

Andrew Villegas

200-meters

21.55

8th / 20

Travonne Armstead

200-meters

400-meters

21.80

49.11

11th / 20

5th / 8

Brandon Chavez

200-meters

400-meters

22.27

48.72

16th / 20

3rd / 8

Shane Walsh

800-meters

2:00.29

3rd / 6

Ivar Moinat

1500-meters

4:12.34

2nd / 13

Louis Bolander

1500-meters

4:14.15

3rd / 13

Lorenzo Juarez

1500-meters

4:28.46

5th / 13

Adren Soto

1500-meters

4:30.88

6th / 13

Shane Rinde

1500-meters

4:32.07

8th / 13

Garrett Meyer

5000-meters

16:52.75

4th / 9

Toby Kirk

5000-meters

18:15.65

6th / 9

Ezra Bagwell

110-meter Hurdles

Javelin

Pole Vault

16.06

39.73 meters

4.20 meters

13th / 15

7th / 7

8th / 8

Ryan Cox

110-meter Hurdles

Javelin

High Jump

16.16

43.21 meters

1.90 meters

14th / 15

5th / 7

3rd / 4

Clarence Cowart

Javelin

40.18 meters

6th / 7

Connor Words

Long Jump

5.87 meters

11th / 12

Players Mentioned

Travonne Armstead

Travonne Armstead

S
Sophomore
Ezra Bagwell

Ezra Bagwell

ME
Junior
T

T'Kayla Baker

S
Sophomore
Louis Bolander

Louis Bolander

MD
5' 8"
Sophomore
Kiana Covington

Kiana Covington

S
Junior
Zhane

Zhane' Gurule

S
Junior
Lorenzo Juarez

Lorenzo Juarez

D
Junior
Abby Kepfer

Abby Kepfer

D
Junior
Maijah Mathis

Maijah Mathis

S
Sophomore
Garrett Meyer

Garrett Meyer

D
Junior

Players Mentioned

Travonne Armstead

Travonne Armstead

Sophomore
S
Ezra Bagwell

Ezra Bagwell

Junior
ME
T

T'Kayla Baker

Sophomore
S
Louis Bolander

Louis Bolander

5' 8"
Sophomore
MD
Kiana Covington

Kiana Covington

Junior
S
Zhane

Zhane' Gurule

Junior
S
Lorenzo Juarez

Lorenzo Juarez

Junior
D
Abby Kepfer

Abby Kepfer

Junior
D
Maijah Mathis

Maijah Mathis

Sophomore
S
Garrett Meyer

Garrett Meyer

Junior
D