ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Two provisional marks paved the way for Eastern New Mexico women's track and field at the Don Kirby Invitational hosted by the University of New Mexico.

Jodian Stewart now has the 27th furthest jump among DII student-athletes in the long jump. Her mark of 5.82m (19-1.25) puts her in a solid spot going into the Lone Star Conference championships. Her teammate Celina Thomas finished the event at 5.10m (16-8.75). Thomas also had a nice mark in the triple jump at 10.64m (34-11).

Tamia Smith threw over 15-meters for her third time this season with a 15.04m (49-4.25) result in the weight throw. Smith ranks fourth among all throws from the Lone Star Conference in the event and is one of three student-athletes to toss that distance (15m) three times or more in 2023-24.

The shot put saw Smith toss 13.43m (44-0.75) and Kennedy Ulmer with a 11.75m (38-6.75) finish.

Aeriana Langley cleared her first height of 1.51m (4-11.5), but came up just shy of clearing the next bar in the high jump.

Minerva Cerda Hernandez led the way in the 400m for the Hounds as she crossed the line in 1:00.62, which comes just tenths of seconds away from a personal top time. Her teammate Meghan Rodriguez came just behind with a 1:00.88 result. Mariana Marquez (1:02.52) and Savannah Romero (1:04.24) also finished the race.

Cerda Hernandez also competed in the pole vault as she cleared the first two heights with ease going over the 3.03m (9-11.25) bar.

Overall, the team had strong runs in the sprints.

Helena Klutsey Carboo (24.97s), Meghan Rodriguez (26.58s), Riley Midgett (26.64s), Mariana Marquez (27.01s), Malia Sanchez (27.92s), and Savannah Romero (28.24s) ran the 200m.

The other Greyhound to make a splash in the meet was Grizell Scarlett. The first-year Greyhound advanced to the invitational finals after a 7.50s run in the 60m and followed it with a 7.45s. Due to altitude conversion, her time at the University of Oklahoma (7.46s) remains her quickest this season.

Other solid marks for ENMU in the 60m include Jodian Stewart (7.73s PR), Helena Klutsey-Carboo (7.87s PR), Riley Midgett (8.02s}, Ambrosia Francis (8.06s), and Malia Sanchez (8.15s).

Lastly, ENMU ran a 4x400 consisting of Rodriguez, Cerda-Hernandez, Marquez, and Romero finishing in 4:08.03s.

The Greyhounds will now be off for two weeks to prepare for the 2024 indoor Lone Star Conference track and field championships.