
Mustangs Begin Outdoor Season On Thursday In Houston
Mar 13 | Track & Field
COUGAR SPRING BREAK INVITATIONAL
Thursday, March 14 | Houston, Texas
Tom Tellez Track | All Day
LIVE RESULTS Â SCHEDULE
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HOUSTON (SMU) – SMU Track & Field heads to Houston for the first outdoor event of the season at the Cougar Spring Break Invitational on Thursday March 14.
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The meet will begin with field events at 10 a.m. from the University of Houston's Tom Tellez Track. The running events that feature Mustangs begin at 1:35 p.m. and run through the evening. The Spring Break Invite is one of seven regular season events this season that SMU is slated to participate in.
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The Mustangs return four of their six all-conference athletes from their 2018 outdoor campaign. Hannah Miller was all-conference in the 10,000 and 5,000 while Chelsea Francis won bronze in the 100m and 200m. Atipa Mabonga was a silver medalist in the Triple Jump and Svenja Ojstersek won silver in the 10,000. Â
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SMU finished in fifth at the conference championship and placed five athletes in eight total entries across six events into the NCAA West Prelims.
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The Mustangs had two qualifiers for the NCAA Championship in Tochi Nlemchi and Latessa Johnson. Nlemechi finished in 16th in the shot put earning All-American status in the last event of her Mustang career.
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MUSTANGS SCHEDULED TO COMPETE
JAVELIN
Olivia Witt
Bethan Burley
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HAMMER
Dareth Douglass
Daniella Murchison
Kennedy Godsey
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TRIPLE JUMP
Cassie Ackemann
Atipa Mabonga
Nicole Iloanya
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HIGH JUMP
Sophia Weldon
Olivia Witt
Cassie Ackemann
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DISCUS
Dareth Douglass
Daniella Murchison
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SHOT PUT
Olivia Witt
Bethan Burley
Kennedy Godsey
Daniella Murchison
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1500 M
Hannah Miller
Svenja Ojstersek
Anneke Grogan
Olivia Heatley
Robin Montemayor
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100 HURDLES
Ashton Woods
Jacy Sparks
Olivia Witt
Bethan Burley
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400 M
Madison Pyle
Brooke Shepherd
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100 M
Nicole Iloanya
Atipa Mabonga
Olivia Mars
Bryanna Hernandez
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200 M
Chika Iwuamadi
Ashton Woods
Olivia Witt
Madison Pyle
Brooke Shepherd
Cassie Ackemann
Olivia Mars
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3000 M
Anneke Grogan
Robin Montemayor
Hannah Miller
Svenja Ojstersek
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4x400
1.Ashton Woods
2.Chika Iwuamadi
3.Brooke Shepherd
4.Madison Pyle
5.Chelsea Francis
1. Cassie Ackemann
2. Jacy Sparks
3. Olivia Witt
4. Olivia Mars
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Thursday, March 14 | Houston, Texas
Tom Tellez Track | All Day
LIVE RESULTS Â SCHEDULE
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HOUSTON (SMU) – SMU Track & Field heads to Houston for the first outdoor event of the season at the Cougar Spring Break Invitational on Thursday March 14.
Â
The meet will begin with field events at 10 a.m. from the University of Houston's Tom Tellez Track. The running events that feature Mustangs begin at 1:35 p.m. and run through the evening. The Spring Break Invite is one of seven regular season events this season that SMU is slated to participate in.
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The Mustangs return four of their six all-conference athletes from their 2018 outdoor campaign. Hannah Miller was all-conference in the 10,000 and 5,000 while Chelsea Francis won bronze in the 100m and 200m. Atipa Mabonga was a silver medalist in the Triple Jump and Svenja Ojstersek won silver in the 10,000. Â
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SMU finished in fifth at the conference championship and placed five athletes in eight total entries across six events into the NCAA West Prelims.
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The Mustangs had two qualifiers for the NCAA Championship in Tochi Nlemchi and Latessa Johnson. Nlemechi finished in 16th in the shot put earning All-American status in the last event of her Mustang career.
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MUSTANGS SCHEDULED TO COMPETE
JAVELIN
Olivia Witt
Bethan Burley
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HAMMER
Dareth Douglass
Daniella Murchison
Kennedy Godsey
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TRIPLE JUMP
Cassie Ackemann
Atipa Mabonga
Nicole Iloanya
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HIGH JUMP
Sophia Weldon
Olivia Witt
Cassie Ackemann
Â
DISCUS
Dareth Douglass
Daniella Murchison
Â
SHOT PUT
Olivia Witt
Bethan Burley
Kennedy Godsey
Daniella Murchison
Â
1500 M
Hannah Miller
Svenja Ojstersek
Anneke Grogan
Olivia Heatley
Robin Montemayor
Â
100 HURDLES
Ashton Woods
Jacy Sparks
Olivia Witt
Bethan Burley
Â
400 M
Madison Pyle
Brooke Shepherd
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100 M
Nicole Iloanya
Atipa Mabonga
Olivia Mars
Bryanna Hernandez
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200 M
Chika Iwuamadi
Ashton Woods
Olivia Witt
Madison Pyle
Brooke Shepherd
Cassie Ackemann
Olivia Mars
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3000 M
Anneke Grogan
Robin Montemayor
Hannah Miller
Svenja Ojstersek
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4x400
1.Ashton Woods
2.Chika Iwuamadi
3.Brooke Shepherd
4.Madison Pyle
5.Chelsea Francis
1. Cassie Ackemann
2. Jacy Sparks
3. Olivia Witt
4. Olivia Mars
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