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SMU To Compete at Bobcat Classic

Apr 25 | Track & Field

Mustangs eye NCAA-qualifying marks in final meet before conference championships

2018 Bobcat Classic
Date	April 27-28, 2018
Location	Bobcat Track & Field Stadium (Hosted by Texas State)
Live Results	bwsportstiming.com
Meet Info	Meet Info/Schedule \| Heat Sheets

DALLAS (SMU) – In the final stretch of outdoor season, SMU Track & Field will head to San Marcos, Texas for the Bobcat Classic April 27-28. It will be the second time this outdoor season that the Mustangs compete at Texas State's Bobcat Track & Field Stadium after earning six top finishes at the Bobcat Invitational last month.

Women's field events kick off on Friday at 1 p.m. with the hammer throw and continue on Saturday at 11 a.m. with the discus. Running events will begin with the 3,000-meter steeplechase on Friday at 9 p.m. and continue through Saturday afternoon.

Live Results are available through bwsportstiming.com.

The Mustangs are fresh from a weekend of elite competition on the West Coast after taking on the field at the Mt. SAC Relays, Beach Invitational and Pacific Coast Intercollegiate. With season-best marks at the Mt. SAC Relays, two Mustangs moved atop the American Athletic Conference performance list in two new events. Latessa Johnson's second-place finish in the 200m invitational marked her second conference-leading mark and the 15^th best time in the NCAA. Hannah Miller also found a second event in which to lead the American in her first 5,000m race of the season. The sophomore finished in a personal-best 16:09.99.

OUTDOOR SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:

Hannah Miller picked up four straight event titles at the first three meets of outdoor season (TCU Invitational, Arkansas Spring Invitational and Stanford Invitational). At Stanford, she won her section of the 10,000m in a PR 33:43.35 for the third-best time in program history. The sophomore set a meet record in the 3,000m at the Arkansas Spring Invitational (9:35.67).
Latessa Johnson tops both the 100m and 200m conference performance lists and ranks nationally in both events. She took eighth in the 100m against elite competition at the Texas Relays in 11.25w. The junior took second place in the invitational 200m at the Mt. SAC Relays with a time of 22.92, just short of her SMU record time of 22.80.
Tochi Nlemchi earned podium-worthy marks in shot put at each of the Mustangs first three outdoor meets. She collected shot put titles at the TCU Invitational and the Arkansas Spring invitational and followed it up with a second-place and conference-leading mark of 16.71m at the Texas Relays.
Freshman Atipa Mabonga found her stride at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate, collecting her first collegiate triple jump title with a lead of 12.48m. The mark ranks fourth in the American and is a collegiate PR for Mabonga.
Junior Madison Pyle won the 800m at the Bobcat Invitational in 2:12.60, shaving nearly ten seconds from her previous outdoor PR of 2:22.05 and earning her first collegiate event win.

MUSTANGS WITH TOP-25 NCAA RANKINGS (APRIL 25)
Based on the TFRRS.ORG NCAA performance list:
100m
19. Latessa Johnson (11.25w) – Texas Relays

200m
15. Latessa Johnson (22.92) – Mt. SAC Relays

10,000m
17. Hannah Miller (33:43.35) – Stanford Invitational

Shot Put
14. Tochi Nlemchi (16.71m) – Texas Relays

MUSTANGS WITH TOP-10 CONFERENCE MARKS (APRIL 25)
Based on the TFRRS.ORG American Athletic Conference performance list:
100m
1. Latessa Johnson (11.25) – Texas Relays
3. Chelsea Francis (11.42) – Arkansas Spring Invitational
8. Alexis Center (11.61) – Arkansas Spring Invitational

200m
1. Latessa Johnson (22.92) – Mt. SAC Relays
10. Alexis Center (23.99) – Bobcat Invitational

800m
10. Tess Misgen (2:11.30) – Arkansas Spring Invitational

1,500m
3. Hannah Miller (4:28.11) – TCU Invitational
10. Svenja Ojstersek (4:34.65) – Arkansas Spring Invitational

5,000m
1. Hannah Miller (16:09.99) – Mt. SAC Relays
4. Svenja Ojstersek (16:44.85) – Mt. SAC Relays
5. Anneke Grogan (16:56.61) – Mt. SAC Relays
9. Marlene Gomez-Islinger (17:04.95) – Mt. SAC Relays

10,000m
1. Hannah Miller (33:43.35) – Stanford Invitational
3. Svenja Ojstersek (34:54.72) – Mt. SAC Relays
6. Marlene Gomez-Islinger (35:14.57) – San Francisco State Distance Carnival

400H
8. Madison Pyle (1:01.28) – Arkansas Spring Invitational

3,000m Steeplechase
9. Anneke Grogan (10:52.47) – Mt. SAC Relays

4x100 Relay
5. SMU (45.48) – Arkansas Spring Invitational

High Jump
5. Cassie Ackemann (1.73m) – TCU Invitational

Triple Jump
4. Atipa Mabonga (12.48m) – Pacific Coast Intercollegiate

Shot Put
1. Tochi Nlemchi (16.71m) – Texas Relays

Heptathlon
4. Anna Novosadova (4,613 points) – Bobcat Invitational

INDOOR SEASON RECAP
The Mustangs finished indoor season with a runner-up finish at the American Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships, earning seven all-conference finishes. SMU totaled 85 points and finished behind Cincinnati (147 points) for the team's best finish since 2014.

The push was led by Hannah Miller, who picked up individual titles in the 3,000-meter and the 5,000-meter and a second-place finish as a member of the distance medley. She earned the Most Valuable Performer on the women's side of the meet, totaling the most points of any individual. Miller placed fifth in the 3,000-meter at the Vanderbilt Invitational, setting a new PR and school record with a mark of 9:26.62. The finish earned her the American Conference Female Track Athlete of the Week award on Jan. 24.

Latessa Johnson added to her SMU legacy in indoor, finishing first in the 200m dash at the conference championships with a meet and school record-breaking time of 23.17. The mark edged out her previous record time of 23.29, which she set just weeks before at the Tyson Invitational. Johnson earned the AAC Women's Indoor Track Most Outstanding Performance Award and the conference Athlete of the Week honor on Feb. 13. She finished indoor season with the 22^nd best time in the NCAA and the top time in the American.

Chelsea Francis was a standout in the 60m and the 200m throughout indoor season. The sophomore earned All-AAC honors in both events, with silver in the 60m and bronze in the 200m. She finished indoor with two wins in the 60m (Red Raider Invitational, Houston Invitational) and ran a 7.30 at the Tyson Invitational to secure the second-best time in program history. She won the American Female Track Athlete of the Week on Jan. 30 and finished indoor with the top 60m time and the third-best 200m time in the American Conference.

The Mustangs also picked up an All-Conference finish in the distance medley, comprised of Tess Misgen, Madison Pyle, Ashton Woods and Hannah Miller. The relay finished in 11:35.33. Freshman Cassie Ackemann added the final medal to SMU's count, earning bronze in the high jump with a mark of 1.73m.

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
    AAC Women's Indoor Track Most Outstanding Performance Award (200m dash)
    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 will continue to train until the American Athletic Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships May 11-13 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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