2018 Music City Challenge (Hosted by Vanderbilt)
Date	Feb. 9-10, 2018
Location	Vanderbilt Multipurpose Facility
Live Results	Cfptiming.com
Meet Information	Meet Info & Schedule
2018 Tyson Invitational (Hosted by Arkansas)
Date	Feb. 9-10, 2018
Location	Randal Tyson Track Complex
Live Results	FlashResults.com
Meet Information	Meet Info & Schedule
Video	Friday | Saturday

DALLAS (SMU) - The SMU track & field team will continue its indoor season this weekend with the team splitting for trips to the Music City Challenge in Nashville, Tennessee, and the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
 
In Nashville, events are slated to begin on Friday at 4 p.m. with women's weight throw and Saturday at 10 a.m. with women's 3000m. In Fayetteville, events will begin Friday at 2 p.m. with the women's long jump and Saturday at 11 a.m. with the women's pole vault.
 
Last season's trip the Music City Challenge brought personal bests for multiple Mustangs, including Charlotte-Tara Murphy in the 3000m and Hannah Miller in the mile. Tochi Nlemchi finished eighth in shot put with a heave of 51 feet (15.54m). Junior Jacquetta Cannon's shot put mark of 46-9 (14.25m) was good for 13th, while sophomore Daniella Murchison finished tied for 14th with a toss 45-1 (13.74m).
 
The weekend will mark SMU's first return to the Tyson Invitational since 2015, when Tochi Nlemchi placed 11th in the shot put (14.76m).
 
CONFERENCE-LEADING MARKS (FEB. 7):
Going into week five, the Mustangs hold three American Athletic Conference-leading marks:
60m – Chelsea Francis (7.34) – Houston Invitational
200m – Latessa Johnson (23.74) – Red Raider Invitational
3000m – Hannah Miller (9:26.62) – Vanderbilt Invitational
 
FRANCIS WINS AMERICAN CONFERENCE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK (JAN. 30):
SMU sophomore Chelsea Francis was named the American Athletic Conference Female Track Athlete of the Week on Jan. 30. The Carrollton, Texas native ran a 7.39 in both the prelims and semifinals and improved to 7.34 in the finals to win the event. The mark gave Francis the top spot in the American Athletic Conference 60m rankings and put her at 23rd in the nation with an NCAA-qualifying time. Her finish also gives her the second-best indoor 60m time in SMU history behind Stephanie Kalu's time of 7.28 set in 2014. Francis was also a member of the second-place 4x400m relay at the Houston Invitational.

MILLER WINS AMERICAN CONFERENCE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK (JAN. 23):
SMU sophomore Hannah Miller was named the American Athletic Conference Female Track Athlete of the Week on Jan. 23. The award comes days after Miller set a new personal record and broke the existing SMU record in the 3000m at the Vanderbilt Invitational in Nashville, Tennessee. Miller placed fifth in the event with a time of 9:26.62, beating her own PR of 9:29.43 set in 2017 and the school record of 9:28.90 set by Mary Alenbratt in 2013. The mark also put Miller atop the American Athletic Conference rankings in the women's 3000m. The Invercargill, New Zealand native leads the second-place athlete by nearly 20 seconds. Her mark also ranks No. 21 in the nation.
 
UP NEXT:
The Mustangs will travel to Birmingham, Alabama, for the American Athletic Conference Indoor Track & Field Championship on Friday, Feb. 23. At last season's conference championship, Hannah Miller earned the bronze in the 3,000 meters and SMU finished sixth overall with 44 points.
 
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