SAN ANGELO, Texas – A full day of competition saw a pair of Eastern New Mexico University women's track and field take podium finishes at the 2024 Lone Star Conference outdoor track and field championships.

Sophomore Kennedy Ulmer not only hit one personal record, but she managed to go back-to-back-to-back in the discus Friday afternoon. The Rio Rancho, N.M. native opened with a throw of 46.38m (152-2) and improved it on her second attempt at 46.86m (153-9).

Ulmer battled a tough breeze as it was blowing straight at the competitors. Therefore, any tilt on the discus would affect its flight path and shorten distance. Throwers needed to be precise at all costs. The second year Greyhound did so by throwing 47.09m (154-6) on her sixth and final attempt to earn second place and put herself in the top-20 among all DII throwers.

"It's unreal. I still can't believe it happened," said Ulmer after the throw. "I'm just so proud of myself because I have come a long way this season. It's been tough not having a coach, but being able to fight through that adversity puts it in perspective."

Another Greyhound earned a silver medal Friday afternoon. Jodian Stewart posted a strong third jump leaping 5.98m (19-7.5). Stewart did not sit in the top-16 after the first jump, but continued to improve her mark on the ensuing attempts to earn the podium result.

"It feels really great. I am grateful for God," said Stewart after the race. "This is a motivation for me. I have been through so much this season and next year I will come back to train harder."

Jumps continued to excel for Eastern New Mexico women's track and field as freshman Aeriana Langley soared over the 1.54m (5-0.75) bar on her first attempt. Since she successfully cleared the bar on both of her first two marks during her first try, she beat out the other competitors who had the same best height, but did so with additional attempts. Langley nearly hit a personal best mark with the next height, but clipped the bar with her foot the final try. The freshman looks to build on the performance as she has three years of eligibility remaining.

Minerva Cerda Hernandez cleared three heights in the pole vault finishing at 3.26m (10-8.25). Her result gave her an eighth-place finish and earned the team one point.

Also putting out a mark in discus for ENMU in her first outdoor track and field championship was Samantha Medina who threw 35.02m (114-11).

The final events of the evening were the prelims for the 100m and 400m.

Freshman Grizell Scarlett ran the quickest prelim time by one-tenth of a second. Her 11.62s sprint heads into Saturday's finale looking for another medalist honor. Two other ENMU student-athletes came very close to qualifying for finals as Riley Midgett finished in 12.47s taking tenth and Ambrosia Francis crossed the line in 12.50s to earn eleventh. Junior Malia Sanchez held a top-15 nod at 12.79s.

Helena Carboo-Klutsey ran 59.05s in the 400m. She finished the race in 21^st and came within 3.5s of earning a bid to compete in the finals. She will now prepare for the 4x400 Saturday afternoon.

Eastern New Mexico sits in fourth place with 23.50 points. The program will compete in javelin, shot put, 4x100, 4x400, 100m, and 200m on the final day of the outdoor championships.