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SMU Competes On Day Two Of Vanderbilt Indoor Invitational

Jan. 25, 2014

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (SMU) - Junior sprinter Craishia Washington led the Mustang sprinters with a fourth (7.53) place finish in the 60-meter dash and a sixth place (24.92) finish in the 200-meter dash as the SMU indoor track and field team competed on day two of the Vanderbilt Indoor Invitational in Nashville, Tenn. SMU had 17 individual top 10 finishes throughout the invite.

"It's all about progression towards the conference championship and this weekend was an excellent step in the right direction," director track & field Dave Wollman said. "We are all really happy with our progress weekend."

In addition to Washington, junior Stephanie Kalu finished first in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.34 seconds. She also crossed the finish line in 13th (24.92) in the 200-meter dash. Sophomore Rachel Scruggs and senior Isis Wilson finished seventh and 12th with times of 56.24 and 57.26, respectively in the 400-meter dash.

Senior Helena Perez and Junior Rayann Chin led the Mustang throwers as they placed fifth (15.34m) and sixth (15.12m) in the shot put.

In the distance events, freshman Tova Magnusson led SMU in the 3000-meter run as she placed sixth with a time of 9:43.94. Sophomores Holly Archer, Karoline Skatteboe and Melanie Stemper placed seventh (9:44.92), eighth (9:45.90) and ninth (9:46.12) in the same race, respectively. In the one mile run, freshman Agnes Sjöström placed ninth as she crossed the finish line in a time of 4:58.27.

SMU is back in action on Feb. 2 to compete at the Red Raider Invitational hosted by Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas.

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Players Mentioned

Holly Archer

Holly Archer

Distance
5' 3"
FR
Rayann Chin

Rayann Chin

Throws
6' 0"
JR
Stephanie Kalu

Stephanie Kalu

Sprints
5' 6"
JR
Tova Magnusson

Tova Magnusson

Distance
5' 6"
FR
Helena Perez

Helena Perez

Throws
5' 11"
SR
Rachel Scruggs

Rachel Scruggs

Sprints
5' 4"
SO
Agnes Sjöström

Agnes Sjöström

Distance
5' 8"
FR
Karoline Skatteboe

Karoline Skatteboe

Distance
5' 5"
SO
Melanie Stemper

Melanie Stemper

Distance
5' 4"
SO
Craishia Washington

Craishia Washington

Sprints
5' 8"
JR
Isis Wilson

Isis Wilson

Sprints
55' 5"
SR

Players Mentioned

Holly Archer

Holly Archer

5' 3"
FR
Distance
Rayann Chin

Rayann Chin

6' 0"
JR
Throws
Stephanie Kalu

Stephanie Kalu

5' 6"
JR
Sprints
Tova Magnusson

Tova Magnusson

5' 6"
FR
Distance
Helena Perez

Helena Perez

5' 11"
SR
Throws
Rachel Scruggs

Rachel Scruggs

5' 4"
SO
Sprints
Agnes Sjöström

Agnes Sjöström

5' 8"
FR
Distance
Karoline Skatteboe

Karoline Skatteboe

5' 5"
SO
Distance
Melanie Stemper

Melanie Stemper

5' 4"
SO
Distance
Craishia Washington

Craishia Washington

5' 8"
JR
Sprints
Isis Wilson

Isis Wilson

55' 5"
SR
Sprints