Jessica Campbell
UNM Athletics

Track & Field Nicolle Holcomb

Track & Field Sees Strong Performances At Texas Tech Corky/Crofoot Shootout

LUBBOCK, Texas – The Eastern New Mexico track & field programs competed at the Corky/Crofoot Shootout hosted by Texas Tech on Friday and Saturday.

In the field events, Tamia Smith continued to find success. She finished fourth in the discus with a throw of 41.02 meters (134-7) which was good for third in the Eastern record books. In the shot put, Smith earned fifth place with a 12.79-meter throw. That distance was good for third in the record books, and she now owns all of the top-five program marks.

Smith also finished sixth in the hammer throw with a distance of 40.47 meters (132-9).

Jessica Campbell and Teagan Mosley finished second and third in the javelin. Campbell recorded a distance of 36.36 meters (119-3), while Mosley went 28.11 meters (92-2).

Campbell and Mosley also competed in the long jump and had jumps of 4.92 meters (16-1.75) and 4.26 meters (13-11.75), respectively. Campbell finished 11th overall and Mosley was 15th.

In the pole vault, Paige Graham had a 3.23-meter (10-7) performance, which was good for fourth in the program record books.

The Greyhounds saw several great performances on the track as well. In the 100-meter hurdles, Campbell finished fifth with a time of 16.00 seconds which puts her second in the record book. Mosley earned a seventh-place finish in the event with a time of 17.47.

Iziah Hall and Alex Aguirre finished 10th and 11th in the 200m with times of 23.46 and 24.06, respectively.

Malethabo Seema recorded a seventh-place finish in the 800m after crossing the line in 2:21.07.

Lethabo Seema finished fourth in the 1500m with a time of 4:59.28.

In the men's 1500m, Eastern saw Kelvin Kipkemboi finish in 4:15.33, which was good for ninth place.

Marta Pascoa earned third place in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 12:20.85. Her altitude adjusted time was 12:11.62 which puts her fifth in the program record books in the steeplechase.

On the men's side of the 3000m steeplechase, Toby Kirk finished in 11:15.91, which was good for sixth place.

Eastern has three runners compete in the women's 5000m run. Mercy Rotich finished fourth with a time of 18:23.45. Her altitude adjusted time of 18:08.46 puts her fourth in program history. Aminata Kenyawani crossed in 18:37.63 for seventh place while Kayla Sisneros finished 15th with a time of 19:27.75

The 4x400 relay team of Caroline Bachman, M. Seema, Torisha LaForce, and L. Seema earned fifth place with a time of 4:07.25.

The Greyhounds will compete at the Lone Star Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships on May 6-7-8 at West Texas A&M.
 

Players Mentioned

Caroline Bachman

Caroline Bachman

Middle Distance
Junior
Jessica Campbell

Jessica Campbell

Multi Events
Sophomore
Paige Graham

Paige Graham

Vault/Hurdles
Freshman
Aminata Kenyawani

Aminata Kenyawani

Distance
Junior
Teagan Mosley

Teagan Mosley

Hurdles
Junior
Mercy Rotich

Mercy Rotich

Distance
Senior
Kayla Sisneros

Kayla Sisneros

Distance
Junior
Tamia Smith

Tamia Smith

Sprints
Freshman
Alex Aguirre

Alex Aguirre

Sprints
Sophomore
Toby Kirk

Toby Kirk

Distance
Junior

Players Mentioned

Caroline Bachman

Caroline Bachman

Junior
Middle Distance
Jessica Campbell

Jessica Campbell

Sophomore
Multi Events
Paige Graham

Paige Graham

Freshman
Vault/Hurdles
Aminata Kenyawani

Aminata Kenyawani

Junior
Distance
Teagan Mosley

Teagan Mosley

Junior
Hurdles
Mercy Rotich

Mercy Rotich

Senior
Distance
Kayla Sisneros

Kayla Sisneros

Junior
Distance
Tamia Smith

Tamia Smith

Freshman
Sprints
Alex Aguirre

Alex Aguirre

Sophomore
Sprints
Toby Kirk

Toby Kirk

Junior
Distance