CINCINNATI (SMU) – Svenja Ojstersek and Hannah Miller put the Mustangs on the board on day one of the American Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships after winning silver and bronze in the 10,000-meter race.
 
Ojstersek earned her first career All-Conference honor after finishing in 35:31.43, just a second behind Wichita State's Winny Koskei. Miller repeated as the 10,000-meter bronze medalist with a time of 35:56.78.
 
The distance duo combined for 14 points to put the Mustangs in second place heading into day two.

Two Mustangs will appear in Sunday's 200-meter dash finals after impressive performances in Friday's trials. Latessa Johnson made a strong case in defense of her title by winning her heat in 23.05. The time bests an 8-year-old stadium record and puts the junior in first place heading to the finals.
 
Chelsea Francis won heat four in 23.48 to also automatically qualify for the finals.
 
Madison Pyle rounded out SMU's track events with a personal best finish in the 400-meter hurdles. The junior raced to a 1:00.30 finish that qualifies her for the event finals on Sunday evening and moves her to third in the event in SMU history.
 
In field events, SMU sent two throwers to the cage to compete in the hammer throw. Tochi Nlemchi missed finals by less than a meter (52.82m) to take 12^th while Daniella Murchison claimed 17^th (43.98m).
 
The Mustangs continue competition tomorrow beginning with the discus throw at 3 p.m. Track events will begin at 6:50 p.m. with the 100-meter trials, where Francis will aim to defend her 2017 100-meter title.
 
Live scoring can be found here, and video stream via the American Digital Network can be found here.
 
SMU Results – American Athletic Conference Outdoor T&F Championships Day One
Hammer Throw
12 Tochi Nlemchi                             52.82m (173-03)
17 Daniella Murchison                     43.98m (144-03)
 
200m Dash – Trials
1 Latessa Johnson                             23.05 – Stadium Record
4 Chelsea Francis                              23.48
 
400m Hurdles
6 Madison Pyle                                 1:00.30 - PR, 3rd at SMU

10,000m
2 Svenja Ojstersek                           35:31.43– All-Conference Silver
3 Hannah Miller                                35:56.78 – All-Conference Bronze
10 Alison Esparza                            37:53.50
14 Marlene Gomez-Islinger             38:48.09
16 Julie Jungblut                              39:01.95 – PR
18 Robin Montemayor                     39:40.48 – PR
 
 
 
Women's Team Rankings – Day One
1. Connecticut – 17
2. SMU – 14
3. Memphis – 11
4. Wichita State – 10
4. East Carolina – 10
6. Tulane – 8
7. Houston – 4
8. UCF – 3
9. Temple - 1