Track & Field Heads To Texas Relays and Bobcat Invitational

Thursday, March 25

Austin, Texas

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Texas Relays

Mar 24 | Track & Field

TEXAS RELAYS
March 25 – March 27 | All Day
Myers Stadium | Austin, Texas

BOBCAT INVITATIONAL
March 25 – March 27 | All Day
Bobcat Stadium | San Marcos, Texas

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SMU Track and Field heads to a pair of outdoor meets this week as the Mustangs take on the Texas Relays and the Bobcat Invitational.

The Mustangs send a contingent of sprinters, hurdlers and short middle distance runners to the Texas Relays, one of the marquee events of the Outdoor calendar. The three-day event begins on Thursday from Myers Stadium on the campus of the University of Texas.

The Bobcat invite begins on Thursday and runs through Saturday from the Texas State Track & Field Complex in San Marcos. The events kicks off for the Mustangs with Thursday's first half of the heptathlon.

The Mustangs set three program top-10s last week at the TCU Invite. Ashton Woods highlighted the weekend with a record-breaking performance in the 400 hurdles. Woods topped former teammate's Madison Pyle's best time by posting a 59.45 in the meet.

Jernaya Sharp posted a top-three SMU time with a 13.98 performance in the 100 hurdles, 0.60 off the program record. Sharp, a transfer from Notre Dame, recorded her best collegiate 100 hurdle of 13.47 back in 2019.

Annette Bolomboy earned a spot in the SMU top-10 with a time of 55.29 in the 400m, good for eighth all-time.

Chika Iwuamadi is one of three Mustangs with conference leading marks in 2021. Iwuamadi posted a 54.62 in the 400m at the TCU Invite and leads the conference in that event by 0.58 seconds. Bolomboy is third in the AAC with her 55.29 400m time.

Funminiyi Olajide posted the conference's best long jump at the Outdoor opener in Austin. The freshman's jump of 6.30 was the second best in program history. Ashton Woods record-breaking 400 hurdles mark also leads the AAC.

MUSTANGS IN NCAA Top 50s
400m
12^th Chika Iwuamadi 54.62
22^nd Annette Bolomboy 55.29

100 Hurdles
45^th Jernaya Sharp 13.98

400 Hurdles
9^th Ashton Woods   59.45

37^th 4x400 Team   46.62

High Jump
43^rd Cassie Ackemann 1.69

LONG JUMP
13^th Funminiyi Olajide 6.14m

The NCAA West Prelims are set for May 27-29 at in College Station. The top 48 student-athletes in the region in each event (other than the Heptathlon – top 24) will be accepted along with the top 24 relay teams.
Current Mustang individuals in a qualifying position,
Scott (100m & 200m), Olajide (100m & High), Laye (100m), Woods (200m & 400 H), Iwuamadi (400m), Bolomboy (400m), Savoy (800m), Sharp (100 H), Ackemann (High), Roberson (High), Mabonga (Triple), Dobson (Javelin)

MUSTANGS SET TO COMPETE AT TEXAS RELAYS
100m
Chelsea Francis
Jada Laye
Jordanae Scott

100 Hurdles
Jernaya Sharp

200m
Jada Laye
Jordanae Scott

400m
Annette Bolomboy
Chika Iwuamadi
Whitney Williams

400 Hurdles
Ashton Woods

800m
Madison Savoy

4x400
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