PORTALES, N.M. – It's finally time for the 2024 Lone Star Conference outdoor track and field championships. Eastern New Mexico University heads to San Angelo, Texas for the three day meet hosted by Angelo State University. Before ENMU takes to competition, please read the 4x4 Preview:

1.) Men's Entries: The men will be represented by Hemon Joseph (decathlon, javelin, long jump), Kooper Ellis (hammer throw), Noe Ybaben Burciaga (hammer throw, shot put), Timothy Frederick (200m, 400m, 4x100, 4x400), Jude Murray (100m, 200m, javelin, 4x100, 4x400), Rosean Young (100m, 200m, 4x100), Jamoi Jackson (400m, 4x400), Alex Williams (javelin), Devin Gallegos (javelin), Luis Holguin (pole vault), Alexander Johnson (4x100), and Malachi Torres (4x100, 4x400). The top eight marks will score during the championships. Those Greyhounds with top-eight seeds include Rosean Young (100m, 4x100), Timothy Frederick (200m, 400m, 4x100, 4x400), Jamoi Jackson (400m, 4x400), Alexander Johnson (4x100), Jude Murray (4x100, 4x400), Malachi Torres (4x100, 4x400), Luis Holguin (pole vault), Hemon Joseph (long jump, javelin, decathlon), Noe Ybaben Burciaga (shot put), Alex Williams (javelin), Devin Gallegos (javelin). Based on seeds, the team is expected to score around 53 points. That would have placed seventh at the 2023 championships and would be a 40-point improvement when the team took tenth overall.

2.) Women's Entries - Eastern New Mexico will be represented by Tamia Smith (hammer throw, shot put), Jha'Niah Johnson (hammer throw, discus), Celina Thomas (triple jump), Grizell Scarlett (100m, 200m, 4x100, 4x400), Ambrosia Francis (100m, 200m, 4x100), Riley Midgett (100m, 200m, 4x100), Kennedy Ulmer (discus, javelin, shot put), Samantha Medina (discus), Aeriana Langley (high jump), Helena Carboo-Klutsey (400m, 4x100, 4x400), Minerva Cerda Hernandez (400m, pole vault, 4x400), Malia Sanchez (100m, 4x100), Deziree Bosquez (javelin), Jodian Stewart (long jump, 4x100), and Meghan Rodriguez (4x400). In order to help the team score, competitors must finish in the top eight. Currently, those sitting within those boundaries for ENMU are Grizell Scarlett (100m, 200m, 4x100), Jodian Stewart (4x100, long jump), Riley Midgett (4x100), Helena Carboo-Klutsey (4x100), Ambrosia Francis (4x100), Malia Sanchez (4x100), Minerva Cerda Hernandez (pole vault), Tamia Smith (shot put, hammer), Kennedy Ulmer (shot put, discus, javelin), and Deziree Bosquez (javelin). The program is projected to score 51 points during the conference meet. That would nearly double the 26 points scored by ENMU a year ago at the outdoor championship and place fifth overall.

3.) Top Seeds In – Two Greyhounds come into San Angelo as the top rated student-athlete in their respective event. Trinidad and Tobago native, Timothy Frederick holds a 20.72s time in the 200m. He achieved the mark at the Willie Williams Classic in Arizona to begin his outdoor campaign. Frederick is one of four LSC competitors with a time under 21 seconds. Rio Rancho, N.M. native, Kennedy Ulmer threw 44.30m at the John Jacobs Invitational in Norman, Okla. Her mark sits as the best in the conference by more than four meters. She is seeking a throw of 46 meters or greater to improve her chances to attend the NCAA DII outdoor championships later this month.

4.) Chasing History – Eastern New Mexico will look to place high this week at Angelo State. The women's program has placed fifth in three previous LSC championships, but never higher. The men's team's best place came in 2011 when they took fourth at the marquee outdoor event. Currently, both teams sit in eighth among league foes according to rankings provided by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).