Results
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS (SMU) — The Mustangs placed second at the Texas A&M Invitational with a score of 72. Freshman Correia Carolina lead SMU running a time of 17:20.6 in the 5k race to place seventh.Â
Senior Macey Hilton was close behind in tenth, running 17:38.4 — a personal best by over 14 seconds. Sophia Keditukei ran 17:45.5 for 14th. Ellie Grammas and Ruby Little both PRed, placing 21st and 22nd. Elizabeth Smits placed 37th. There were 144 athletes competing in today's meet.Â
"It was a strong team performance on a hot and humid day," Head Coach 'A Havahla Haynes said. "I challenged the women to get out hard through the first kilometer and hold that pace through the mile as we prepare for championship season in October. They executed well, and now our next step is tightening up our pack if we want to win moving forward."
SMU will compete next at Oklahoma State on September 26th.Â
FULL MUSTANG RESULTS
7 Correia Carolina 17:20.6
10 Macey Hilton 17:38.4 (PR)
14 Sophia Keditukei 17:45.5
21 Ellie Grammas 18:05.6 (PR)
22 Ruby Little 18:08.1 (PR)
37 Elizabeth Smits 18:30.8
TEAM SCORES
1 Texas A&M 33
2 SMU 72
3 UC San Diego 73
4 Houston 115
5 UT-Arlington 116
6 TCU 136
7 UT-Tyler 252
8 Dallas Baptist 252
9 Ouachita Baptist 261
10 St. Edward's 267
11 Sam Houston 277
12 Our Lady of the Lake 359
13 Blinn College 405
14 Prairie View 415
North Texas NTS