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Arianna Hayde Sets School Record In the Triple Jump at UNM Team Open

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Eastern New Mexico track & field continued its season at the UNM Team Open, hosted by University of New Mexico, held at the Albuquerque Convention Center, in Albuquerque, N.M. on Saturday afternoon. A handful of student-athletes set personal bests and a few set top five marks in the program history.

Arianna Hayde turned in a school record in the triple jump with a leap of 11.60m (38' 0.75"), finishing 7th at the meet. Hayde's leap placed above the previous record of 11.30m by Kris-Ann Walters at the ASU Early Grizzly Open in 2014. Hayde also turned in a solid performance in the long jump, finishing with a distance of 5.35m (17' 6.75") placing 20th, and 3rd in the ENMU record books.
 
In the sprints, several student-athletes set personal bests. Malia Sanchez set personal bests in both the 60-meter dash (8.15 seconds) and 200-meter dash (27.57 seconds). In the 400-meter dash, Alisha Hayde turned in a time of 1:03.26 (career best), and Savannah Romero also finished with a personal best time of (1:05.85).
 
In the mile, Lethabo Seema marked a finished the mile with a personal best time of 5:22.76, while Lauren Griego also set a career best time for the mile, 5:56.84. Aminata Kenyawani turned in a 9th-place finish in the 3000-meter run, with a time of 10:47.68 (season best). Dorcas Kosgei broke a personal best time of 11:16.8 in the 3000, finishing in 12th.
 
As for the men's track & field program, both Devis Cheruiyot and Japhet Toroitich landed on the top-5 in ENMU records for the 800-meter run. Cheruiyot finished in 10th with a time of 1:56.42, and Toroitich crossed the finish line just behind in 11th with a time of 1:56.65. Both times were just short of the program record, with Cheruiyot landing in 2nd all-time and Toroitich 3rd all-time.
 
Mohamed Megeno set personal bests in both the 60-meter dash and the 200-meter dash, with times of 7.25 and 23.06, respectively. Iziah Hall also set a career time for the 400-meter dash, clocking 50.17 during the meet. Ricky Diaz also set a personal best in the mile, with a time of 5:16.00.

The Greyhounds have a week-long break before returning to the track for the Texas Tech Shoot Out held at the Sports Performance Center on the campus of Texas Tech, in Lubbock, Texas. The two-day meet starts on Friday, Feb. 11, and concludes on Saturday, Feb. 12.

Players Mentioned

Ricky Diaz

Ricky Diaz

Distance
Sophomore
Lauren Griego

Lauren Griego

Distance
Junior
Aminata Kenyawani

Aminata Kenyawani

Distance
Senior
Savannah Romero

Savannah Romero

Mid. Distance
Sophomore
Lethabo Seema

Lethabo Seema

Mid. Distance
Senior
Japhet Toroitich

Japhet Toroitich

Mid. Distance
Sophomore
Devis Cheruiyot

Devis Cheruiyot

Mid. Distance
Junior
Dorcas Kosgei

Dorcas Kosgei

Distance
Sophomore
Malia Sanchez

Malia Sanchez

Sprints
Freshman
Mohamed Megeno

Mohamed Megeno

Sprints
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Ricky Diaz

Ricky Diaz

Sophomore
Distance
Lauren Griego

Lauren Griego

Junior
Distance
Aminata Kenyawani

Aminata Kenyawani

Senior
Distance
Savannah Romero

Savannah Romero

Sophomore
Mid. Distance
Lethabo Seema

Lethabo Seema

Senior
Mid. Distance
Japhet Toroitich

Japhet Toroitich

Sophomore
Mid. Distance
Devis Cheruiyot

Devis Cheruiyot

Junior
Mid. Distance
Dorcas Kosgei

Dorcas Kosgei

Sophomore
Distance
Malia Sanchez

Malia Sanchez

Freshman
Sprints
Mohamed Megeno

Mohamed Megeno

Sophomore
Sprints