SMU Set For Competition At Music City Challenge

Friday, February 8

Nashville, Tenn.

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Music City Challenge

SMU Set For Competition At Music City Challenge

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Friday, Feb. 8 – Saturday. Feb. 9
3:30 p.m.-- (FRI) 10 a.m.-- (SAT)
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Nashville, Tenn (SMU) – The SMU Track & Field team travels to Nashville to compete at the Music City Invitational hosted by Vanderbilt, Friday through Saturday, in what will be SMU's final regular season event of the Indoor Season.

The action from Nashville will begin with field events on Friday starting at 3:30 p.m., and first of the track events are set for 7 p.m. The full slate of Saturday action begins at 10:00 a.m.

Along with hosts Vanderbilt, and the Mustangs, the field includes 26 programs, including five from the American Conference: SMU, Cincinnati, Memphis, Tulane and UCF. Filling out the rest of the field are Alabama, East Tennessee State, Eastern Kentucky, Eastern Michigan, Georgia Tech, Illinois State, Indiana State, Lipscomb, Maryland, Michigan, Middle Tennessee, Milligan (TN), Mississippi State, North Carolina, North Dakota State, Ole Miss, Towson, Western Kentucky and Xavier.

So far, through three indoor events, the Mustangs have posted three top times in the conference. Chelsea Francis has the AAC's best times in the 60m and 200m while Nicole Iloanya has the longest triple jump. Hannah Miller (5000m) and Chika Iwuamadi both have second best conference marks.

Nationally, Francis' SMU record-breaking mark in the 60m ranks tied for 11^th and her 200m is 42^nd. Iwuamadi's 400m time ranks 23^rd. In the 5000m, Miller is ranked 34^th, while Svenja Ojstersek's ranking is 51^st. Illoyana's triple jump mark is 22^nd in the country.

After Nashville, the Mustangs will have a one-weekend break before heading to Birmingham to compete at the American Conference Indoor Track & Field Championship.

SMU Participants

WEIGHT THROW
Daniella Murchison
Kennedy Godsey

HIGH JUMP
Olivia Witt
Cassie Ackemann

LONG JUMP
Olivia Witt

200M
Jordanae Scott
Ashton Woods
Cassie Ackemann
Jacy Sparks
Brooke Shepherd

5000M
Olivia Lackner
Robin Montemayor
Anneke Grogan

SHOT PUT
Daniella Murchison
Bethan Burley
Olivia Witt

60M HURDLES
Olivia Witt
Jacy Sparks

60M
Alexis Center
Jordanae Scott
Bryanna Hernandez

MILE
Olivia Lackner
Robin Montemayor

400M
Brooke Shepherd

800M
Madison Pyle

3000M
Hannah Miller
Svenja Ojstersek
Anneke Grogan