Mustangs Open Outdoor Season At TCU Invitational

Friday, March 16

Forth Worth, TX / Lowdon Track & Field Complex

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TCU Invitational

Mustangs Open Outdoor Season At TCU Invitational

Mar 13 | Track & Field

SMU Will Join 10 Other Teams in Fort Worth, Texas

2018 TCU Invitational
Date	March 16-17, 2018
Location	Lowdon Track & Field Complex (Hosted by TCU)
Live Results	Flash Results
Meet Info	General Info \| Schedule \| Heat Sheets

DALLAS (SMU) - For the eighth consecutive year, the SMU Track and Field team will open outdoor season at the TCU Invitational on March 16-17 at the Lowdon Complex in Fort Worth, Texas.

Events will begin on Friday at 11:30 a.m. with women's discuss and Saturday at 9:30 a.m. with women's javelin. Running events will begin on Saturday at 12:20 p.m. with the 3,000-meter steeplechase.

SMU will be competing against 10 other teams this weekend: Abilene Christian, Arkansas State, Baylor, Eastern Michigan, North Texas, Northwestern State, Oklahoma, Stephen F. Austin, TCU and UT Arlington.

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS RECAP:
Behind a record-breaking performance from junior Latessa Johnson in the 200-meter dash, the SMU track & field team earned first runner-up at the American Athletic Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships last month.

For the second time in her career, Johnson shattered the AAC indoor record in the 200-meters. Her time of 23.17 topped the personal best and SMU record of 23.29 which she established earlier this season at the Tyson Invitational. The Dallas native also took home the gold in 2016, clocking a time of 23.48.

Teammate Chelsea Francis took the bronze in the event with a time of 23.73, breaking her personal best by 0.04 seconds. The sprints duo continued to add to SMU's point total in the 60-meter dash, with Francis earning a second-place finish (7.33) and Johnson finishing in fourth (7.42).

In field events, freshman Cassie Ackemann picked up a bronze medal in her first conference championships meet. The Ben Lomond, California native earned a mark of 1.73m (5-8.00) in the high jump to take third.

Hannah Miller followed up her second-place finish in the 5000-meters at last year's conference championship with a 16:34.94 mark to claim gold in the event, leading the pack throughout the entire race. Miller secured her second conference title of the weekend with a commanding win of the 3,000-meters (9:39.10). The sophomore totaled the most points of any female athlete over the weekend, earning her the title of Meet MVP on the women's side.

The Mustangs capped off day one with a second-place finish in the distance medley. Tess Misgen led off the event, followed by Ashton Woods, Madison Pyle and Miller. The group finished with a time of 11:35.33.

INDOOR SEASON CONFERENCE HONORS:
Hannah Miller
    Female Most Valuable Performer Award
    All-Conference – 5,000m (gold), 3,000m (gold)
    American Conference Female Track Athlete of the Week (Jan. 23)
Chelsea Francis
    All-Conference – 60m dash (silver), 200m dash (bronze)
    American Conference Female Track Athlete of the Week (Jan. 30)
Latessa Johnson
    All-Conference – 200m dash (gold)
    American Conference Female Track Athlete of the Week (Feb. 13)
Cassie Ackemann
    All-Conference – High Jump (bronze)
Tess Misgen, Madison Pyle, Ashton Woods, Hannah Miller
    All-Conference – Distance Medley (silver)

UP NEXT:
The Mustangs travel to Fayetteville, Arkansas for the Arkansas Spring Invitational on March 23-24.

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