Track & Field  Nicolle Holcomb

 

CANYON, Texas – The Eastern New Mexico track and field program kicked off the 2021 outdoor season on Friday at the Spring Break Classic hosted by West Texas A&M. The Hounds had a strong showing in their first meet in over a year.

Jessica Campbell topped the high jump event with a 1.65-meter performance. She also finished second in the javelin with a throw of 36.31 meters and ninth in the 100-meter hurdles (16.19).

In the shot put, Tamia Smith placed second with a personal best 12.69-meter throw. In the discus, Smith finished sixth (32.93m).

The women’s team saw six individual top-10 performances on the track. Neri Getraide finished second in the 5000-meter run with a time of 18.41.93. Torisha LaForce ran a 1:09.80 in the 400-meter hurdles which was good for third place.

In the 800-meter run, Malethabo Seema finished fourth with a time of 2:20.66, while Lethabo Seema placed 12th (2:28.47).

Jaliyah Denny had strong performances in the 100 (13th, 12.38) and 200 (6th, 25.75) meter dashes.

Marta Pascoa and Mercy Rotich finished 10th and 11th in the 1500-meter run with times of 5:08.46 and 5:10.97, respectively.

The 4×400 meter relay team of LaForce, M. Seema, L. Seema, and Savannah Romero took fifth place with a time of 4:11.37.

On the men’s side Dan Hurren ran a 1:57.73 in the 800-meter, which was good for eighth place.

Jon Fuentes finished 12th in the 1500-meter run with a time of 4:16.99.

The Greyhounds are back in action on Friday, March 26 at The Open held at Lubbock Christian.

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