Trio Of Mustangs Set To Compete At Championships At The Peak

Championships At The Peak
Friday, Feb. 26 - Saturday, Feb. 27
Cadet Field House | Colorado Springs, Colo.
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SMU Track and Field heads to Colorado for the Championships at the Peak meet running from Friday to Saturday from the Air Force's Cadet Field House. SMU will feature a trio of Mustangs slated to compete at the meet, Cassie Ackemann, Funminiyi Olajide and Raelyn Roberson.

Ackemann cleared 1.70m in the high jump earlier in the season at the H-Town SpeedCity Meet. Her jump earned her a second-place finish and the second best mark in the conference. Her career best for the indoor high jump is 1.76. The senior is a two-time AAC Indoor medalist in the event.

Olajide has a pair of first-place finishes in the first two meets of her collegiate career. She recorded a long jump of 6.17m in the first Speed City Series, winning the meet by a healthy margin and giving her the second-best mark in the SMU record book. In the second meet, Olajide jumped 6.16 and earned AAC Field Athlete of the Week honors. She currently has the nation's 22^nd ranked long jump.

Roberson has also excelled in the long jump during her freshman season. Roberson finished in sixth in her first meet with a 5.46m long jump. She topped that during her second appearance finishing in third with a 5.66m jump. She currently sits as the fifth-best mark in the conference.

The first Mustang event will be the long jump scheduled for 11:30 a.m. CT on Friday. The high jump is slated for Saturday morning at 9 a.m. CT.

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Players Mentioned

Cassie Ackemann

Funminiyi Olajide

Raelyn Roberson

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