LUBBOCK, Texas – The final day of the 2023 Lone Star Conference outdoor track and field championships saw two Eastern New Mexico student-athletes earn podium finishes.

Tamia Smith earned her second career medal in a LSC championship after taking second place in the shot put. The junior proved to be a tough competitor in a group of top talent with a personal best throw of 13.71m (44' 11.75"). She took the lead for a brief moment before another competitor beat her mark by 5.50 inches.

Smith's teammate Kennedy Ulmer proved to have another incredible performance. The freshman from Cleveland HS tossed her best throw ever at 12.78m (41' 11.25") to take seventh. This marks the third time she has scored team points in a conference championship.

The other Hound to earn a top-three mark was freshman Alex Williams.

He put himself in third on his second throw of the day as he tossed the javelin 64.49m (211' 7"). Including himself, three of the top-ten throwers in NCAA DII competed in the event.

Williams ended up taking home the third-place medal and likely secured a spot in the 2023 NCAA DII outdoor track and field championships.

Paige Graham just missed earning points in the pole vault to take ninth. In her final meet as a Greyhound, she cleared 3.17m (10' 4.75") on her final attempt.

Luis Holguin successfully cleared 4.15m (13.75") on his third attempt to finish the meet in 14th.

Freshman Ashlynn Evans landed a jump in the long jump marking 4.99m (16' 4.5"). She completed the championships in the event with a 20th place finish.

Also competing in a field event was Noe Ybaben. The freshman from Seminole, Texas was 1.50 inches away from a personal best throw at 13.62m (44' 8.25"). He was about 16 inches shy from qualifying for finals.

The running events started with the women's 4x100 with Malia Sanchez, Kiara Cox, Meghan Rodriguez, and Ashlynn Evans getting things off on the right foot for ENMU. The quad took sixth finishing in 49.48s.

The women were also represented by Mahault Lebrun in the 400m hurdles. The freshman from France showcased her speed with a 1:03.44 PR to take sixth.

Lebrun joined Meghan Rodriguez, Kaylyn De La Rosa, and Savannah Romero in the 4x400. The team crossed the line in 4:05.60 to finish eighth in the championships.

On the men's side, Timothy Frederick ran a pair of solo races after qualifying for the finals in the 200m and 400m.

He blazed through the 200m in 20.987s to finish seventh. He added a fifth place nod in the 400m at 47.17s.

Frederick also was the anchor leg in the men's 4x400 that took eighth in the final event of the meet. He joined John Magee, Luis Holguin, and Devis Cheruiyot to a 3:22.92s finish.

Overall, the women's squad took eighth among twelve teams with 26 points. They came within four points (30) of sixth place Lubbock Christian.

The men finished tenth out of twelve programs. They came just two points short of ninth-place Cameron (15) in the competition.

"I am proud of our team," said head coach Joshua Harden after the meet. "We accomplished so much and it is exciting to see our group grow."

Eastern New Mexico does not conclude the season here as Timothy Frederick and Alex Williams are scheduled to compete at the WT Last Chance Meet on Sunday.