Women's Track & Field out-performs themselves at the CSU Early Bird

Las Vegas, NM --- In what was the first competition for the New Mexico Highlands women's track & field squad, the Cowgirls didn't fail to disappoint as the CSU Pueblo Early Bird Track Meet on Saturday March 20^th.
 
Saydie Moss kicked off her collegiate outdoor career with a second place finish in the Javelin (34.52 meters) on Friday afternoon as Kaitlyn Scott threw beyond her college best mark for a 4^th place finish (47.74) in the hammer throw. Moss followed her performance in the Javelin with a 1^st place finish in the discus with a mark of 42.41 on her first attempt.
 
"After a full year away from the track, I didn't know what to expect" NMHU head coach Bob DeVries commented after the first day of competition. "As coaches, we set expectations low – no pressure, lets see what happens – and then the team performs, well, like they've been waiting for a year for an opportunity to show what they are made of."
 
Moss followed her performance in the Javelin with a 1^st place finish in the discus on Saturday with a mark of 42.41 on her first attempt as Angelina Oliver, a freshman from Albuquerque and a member of the NMHU volleyball team, made her college debut with a 2^nd place finish (1.55m) in the high jump.
 
"Coach Hawkins, Coach Russel, and Coach Dunbar along with Coach Sanchez in the weight room and the athletic training staff have done an amazing job keeping the team focused, positive, and ready" stated DeVries.
 
Results for the Cowgirls at the CSU Early Bird
 
100m Dash:
Kadesha Adams – 5^th place 12.22
 
200m Dash:
Kadesha Adams – 4^th place 25.17
Taneika Elliston – 28.09
Charity Johnson –  27.16
Akira Martinez-Crook – 30.00
 
800m Run:
Alesa Darley – 2:38:36
Jackie Gamez – 2:45:13
Faith Lovato – 10^th place 2:32:08
Nieves Pacheco – 11^th place 2:32:32
 
1,500m Run:
Faith Lovato – 19^th place 5:09
 
5,000m Run:
Jasmine Turtle-Morales – 6^th place 19:05
Mia Vigil – 9^th place 19:34
 
100m Hurdles:
Beatrice Armijo – 17.54
 
400m Hurdles:
Beatrice Armijo – 1:11
 
3,000m Steeplechase:
Anabella Miller – 3^rd place 12:48
 
4 x 400m Relay: 4:34
Alesa Darley –
Faith Lovato –
Akira Martinez-Crook –
Nievez Pacheco –
 
High Jump:
Angelina Oliver – 2^nd place 1.55m
Elena Rivera – 4^th place 1.50m
 
Long Jump:
Kaitlyn Holl – 4.90 meters (16'1")
 
Triple Jump:
Taneika Elliston – Foul
Kaitlyn Holl – Foul
Annie Topal – DNC
 
Shot Put:
Alicia Arias
 
Discus Throw:
Saydie Moss – 1^st place 42.41 meters (139'2")
Kaitlyn Scott – 32.40 meters (106'3")
 
Hammer Throw:
Kaitlyn Scott – 4^th place 47.74 meters (156'7")
 
Javelin:
Saydie Moss – 2^nd place 34.52 meters (113'3")
 
"We had more than a dozen career best this weekend, some huge Personal Records, like Katy in the hammer throw and Saydie Moss to win the discus against 17 other RMAC throwers" DeVries stated, "or Anabella Miller blowing up away her best time ever in the steeplechase by more than 30 seconds. It was really fun to watch – especially these ladies, so resilient with such grit. No matter what challenges the last year has thrown at them, they have kept grinding. We couldn't be more proud"
 
 
 
Along with the women competing, the New Mexico Highlands men's cross country team also was able to compete this weekend (unattached), and they performed with grit as Andrew Amor ran away with a 1^st place finish in the 5,000-meter race with a time of 14:57. Amor fell down during the race after being bumped by another runner and tripped on the rail. Andrew popped up and ran the guy down over the last 1,000 meters. The men's team will compete in four track meets this off-season during their non-championship segment.
 
Men's Cross Country Results
 
100m Dash:
Cameron Browning – 11.57
 
1,500m Run:
John Hall – 4:29
 
5,000m Run:
Andrew Amor – 1^st place 14:57
Collins Kurui – 15:51
 
High Jump
Owen Olney – 1.95m (6' 4.75")
 
The Cowgirls will be back in action next weekend, again in Pueblo, CO at the Spank Blasing Invitational on Saturday, March 27^th.
 
GO COWGIRLS!!
 
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