NORMAN, Okla. – Eastern New Mexico set eight personal records at the Sooner Invitational hosted by the University of Oklahoma this weekend.
"We had some pretty good things happen," said head coach
Joshua Harden after the meet. "There are some positives to come away from."
Those include
Savannah Romero (200m – 28.19),
Maritza Alvarez (1500m - 5:14.51),
Mahault Lebrun (400m hurdles – 1:03.79),
Tamia Smith (HT – 44.29m (145' 4")),
John Magee (200m – 22.94),
Luis Holguin (400m - 52.88),
Ethan Woodrome (3000 steeplechase – 12:18.31), and
Jude Murray (48.21m – 158' 2").
Three women ran in the 100m dash –
Jaliyah Denny (12.55),
Ashlynn Evans (12.90), and
Malia Sanchez (13.26). Denny (26.33) and Sanchez (27.90) joined
Meghan Rodriguez (27.67) and Romero in the 200m.
Rodriguez (1:02.19) and Romero (1:04.78) ran the 400m for the Hounds in Norman.
Kaylyn De La Rosa continued showcase improvements in the 2023 season with a 2:26.53 result in the 800m. Her teammates, Alvarez and
Lauren Griego (5:27.19), fared well in the 1500m.
Lebrun broke her school record in the 400m hurdles with an impressive run. She took seventh out of 15 competitors in the event.
The long jump saw Evans clear 5.17m (16' 11.5").
Tamia Smith had a good day in the throws events. She finished at 13.0m (42' 8") in the shot put and earned a personal record and fifth-best throw in school history in the hammer throw.
Tatiana Hall joined her in the HT with a 35.59m (116' 9") toss.
Jha'Niah Johnson completed the weekend for the women in the discus with a 30.70m result (100' 9").
On the men's side, Murray (10.71),
Timothy Frederick (10.74), and Magee (11.37) ran great races in the 100m. Magee earned a PR in the 200m and his teammate missed out on a PR by just one-hundredth of a second as
Timothy Frederick (21.21) took eighth in a field of 46 runners.
Holguin's PR in the 400m helped the Greyhounds. His teammate
Ricky Diaz finished the 1500m in 4:53.36.
Woodrome ran in the most unique of all races – the steeplechase. His finish marked the first in his collegiate career.
Murray shined in the javelin with the PR and
Noe Ybaben did well in the shot put with a 13.52m (44' 4.25") throw.
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The Hounds were well represented by a handful of student-athletes at the Ross Black Open hosted by New Mexico Junior College.
Two student-athletes won their respective events.
Paige Graham cleared 3.35m (10' 11.75") in the pole vault and
Alex Williams tossed 56.18m (184' 4") in the javelin.
Four Hounds tossed in the shot put with a trio earning PR's – Malachi Torres (PR – 10.30m(33' 9.5")),
Jesse Woodruff (8.61m (28' 3")), Colin Ulrich (PR – 8.55m (28' 0.5")), and
Josh Bachechi (PR – 5.69m (18' 8").
Devis Cheruiyot (1:59.03) took fifth in the 800m and his teammate Aiden Kepfer (2:10.28) posted a personal best time in the same event.
Elise Toya represented the women in the shot put with a 5.92m toss.
"Paige had a really solid day," said head coach
Joshua Harden on the Ross Black Open. "She was able to take three decent attempts at 3.46m."
The Greyhounds will be back in action at the Buffalo Invitational set for this Saturday. More information will be available soon.
