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Track & Field 2/1/2020 5:55:00 PM Anna Mills

Greyhounds Impress On The Track At University Of New Mexico Team Open

ALBUQUERQUE, NM – Eastern New Mexico track and field traveled back to the University of New Mexico where the Hounds impressed on the track while field competitors struggled up against the Division I competition.

The Greyhounds impressed on the track while field competitors struggled up against the Division I competition. The University of New Mexico Team Open consisted of teams from both Division I and Division II schools including; University of New Mexico, TCU, Adams State, Lubbock Christian, West Texas A&M, Arizona State, Washington State, and UCLA.

Racing against ten competitors, Ivar Moinat took first in the men's 600-meter run. Moinat finished with a time of 1:20.31, a personal best for the senior. Moinat also ran in the 400-meter placing 15^th out of 31 runners with a time of 48.49. Kaylee Caldwell's time of 9.82 in the 60-meter hurdles marked a new school record as the freshman is ranked 17th in the Lone Star Conference.

Jessie Madrid took eighth in the men's mile finishing with a time of 4:28.84, his best mile time this year. In the woman's mile, senior Mercy Rotich took 10^th place out of 36 runners crossing the line at 5:06.77. Rotich still holds the top spot in the Lone Star Conference with a mile time of 5:05.49 from last weekend's MLK Indoor meet.

Ryan Cox was unable to take a top spot in the shot put however the sophomore beat a former personal best adding 0.58m with a throw of 10.02. Tamia Smith moved up to the seventh spot in the Lone Star Conference after a throw of 12.46. Smith is now second in school history.

In the woman's 600-meter run, Mason Swanson crossed the finish line with a time of 1:37.01 taking third out of 12 runners. Evaline Cheptoo and Kayla Sisneros both placed in the women's 3000-meter run. Cheptoo took 4^th out of the 17 runners with a time of 10:52.50, a personal best for the Hound who is sitting at 10^th place in the Lone Star Conference for her previous time of 10:54.01.

The Greyhounds will have next week off as they prepare for the final indoor meet of the season, the Texas Tech Shootout, on February 14-15. The Lone Star Conference Indoor meet in scheduled for February 21 and 22 which will also be held in Lubbock Texas.

Players Mentioned

Ivar Moinat: Mid.-D; Junior

Mercy Rotich: Dist.; Graduate Student

Mason Swanson: Mid.-D; Junior

Ryan Cox: Multi; Sophomore

Kaylee Caldwell: Multi Events; Freshman

Evaline Cheptoo: Distance; Senior

Kayla Sisneros: Distance; Junior

Tamia Smith: Sprints; Freshman

Jessie Madrid: Distance; Junior

Players Mentioned

Ivar Moinat
: Junior
: Mid.-D

Mercy Rotich
: Graduate Student
: Dist.

Mason Swanson
: Junior
: Mid.-D

Ryan Cox
: Sophomore
: Multi

Kaylee Caldwell
: Freshman
: Multi Events

Evaline Cheptoo
: Senior
: Distance

Kayla Sisneros
: Junior
: Distance

Tamia Smith
: Freshman
: Sprints

Jessie Madrid
: Junior
: Distance