Clarke and Campbell Lead NMHU In Colorado

Pueblo, Colorado - The New Mexico Highlands Track and Field team was in Colorado on Saturday to compete at the Chuck Haering Open Invitational, hosted by CSU Pueblo.

Highlighting the day for the Cowgirls was Patreece Clarke's performance in the 100 meter dash as she posted the top time of the day at 11.83 which is the third fastest time of the season in the RMAC.  

Also in the 100 meter dash Olivia Moore returned to the track and posted a career best 12.88.

"Olivia has shown remarkable perseverance in athletics and life. She is inspirational," said Head Coach Bob DeVries.

Rojrika Campbell tied for the top mark today in the High Jump as she cleared 1.65m which is the second best mark this season in the conference.

"We recruited Rojrika as an all-around jumper, but the High Jump is looking like her best event," Said DeVries.

Freshman Kacian Powell ran a 56.98 in the 400 meter dash which is the fourth fastest time in the RMAC. Nadine Rose (57.87) and Lucia Harrison (58.05) finished seventh and eighth respectively in the 400.

"This bodes well for our potential in the 4x400 relay. Now we need to transfer the potential into kinetic performance," commented DeVries after the race.

Freshman Emma Hurren posted another personal best, her sixth consecutive, in the 800 meter run with a 2:28.6.  Hurren came back to anchor the Cowgirls 4x400 in a gritty battle against Colorado College to secure the heat win.

"Emma is starting to believe she can race college athletes," said DeVries about Hurren's performance on Saturday.

Selena Fresquez set her collegiate best (27.58) in the 200 meter dash and came back an hour later to lead off the HU 4x400.

On Fressquez DeVries said, "Selena won her heat and got our relay to the front in her leg, she's such a fighter."

In the 3000 Steeple Josey French moved to the number two spot on the Cowgirls all-time performance list with a 12:30.7.

On French's effort, DeVries said, "We don't really get to practice steeple with our track, this was Josey's first time going over the steeple barriers this year. She's going to race faster."

Complete results from Saturday's meet can be found here.