Results

SMU traveled to Texas Tech University's Invite this weekend and came home with five new personal bests. Head Coach A'Havahla Haynes said this weekend contained some of the best competition in the nation. 

"With (the high competition), expectations and desire were high heading into the weekend," Haynes said. "The two days were filled with opposites. Some events went well and others did not." 

The 800 and the mile in Lubbock consisted of many SMU athletes and a lot of successes. In the 800, freshman Macey Hilton ran a time of 2:12.36 for second place among the competitive field. Leoni Mierswa wasn't far behind in fifth with a time of 2:14.66. Kaitlyn Gearin also performed well in her first collegiate indoor 800 with a time of 2:19.91. 

Senior Maddie Hulcy was able to achieve personal bests in both the 800 and the mile with times of 2:27.28 and 5:08.26 -- scoring seventh in the mile. Mierswa led the Mustangs in the mile placing fifth and running a time of 5:02.96. 

On the sprints side, freshman Nea Sanders was only one spot off qualifying for finals in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.01, and Lucia Sanchez kept her PR streak going this weekend with a time of 9.15. In the 400, Whitney Williams led the team in 25th with a time of 56.59 amongst the stacked field, and Sanders achieved a PR with a time of 58.02. Camryn McPhaul followed closely behind in 40th with a time of 58.13. 

Raelyn Roberson placed seventh in the long jump with a distance of 5.81 meters, and Maykayla Jackson jumped 11.71 meters in the triple jump. 

"The team has pieces to get to the next level, but some of the results turned up as no marks or appear to be less than one's ability," Haynes said. "However, the work is being done and everyone is inching forward." 

The Mustangs have one weekend off to train before traveling to New Mexico for the Don Kirby Invite on February 10th and 11th.  

FULL MUSTANG RESULTS  

200 

72 Camryn McPhaul 25.67 

87 Nea Sanders 26.08 

400  

25 Whitney Williams 56.59 

38 Nea Sanders 58.02 (PR) 

40 Camryn McPhaul 58.13 

800 

2 Macey Hilton 2:12.36  

5 Leoni Mierswa 2:14.66 

11 Kaitlyn Gearin 2:19.91  

12 Kendall Saeger 2:21.18 

22 Alanis Robineau 2:25.02 

25 Mackenzie Montandon 2:25.62 

26 Maddie Hulcy 2:27.38 (PR) 

27 Lior Kremer 2:27.80 

28 Nikoleta Rafailaki 2:28.92 

29 Mia Olsen 2:29.50 

Mile 

5 Leoni Mierswa 5:02.96 

7 Maddie Hulcy 5:08.26 (PR) 

8 Alanis Robineau 5:08.26 

9 Macey Hilton 5:13.80 

10 Kendall Saeger 5:15.44 

11 Kaitlyn Gearin 5:17.08 

17 Lior Kremer 5:21.93 

20 Mia Olsen 5:27.30 

26 Nikoleta Rafailaki 5:34.56 

4x400 

18 SMU 3:57.68 

Long Jump 

7 Raelyn Roberson 5.81m 

Triple Jump B Section 

18 Maykayla Jackson 11.71m 

60m Dash Qualifying 

32 Raelyn Roberson 7.78 

60mH Qualifying  

17 Nea Sanders 9.01 (PR) 

22 Lucia Sanchez 9.15 (PR)  

26 Olivia Dobson 9.24