ENMU Track and Field Teams Compete at Texas Tech Invitational

LUBBOCK, TX – The Eastern New Mexico University track and field teams began their first season of competition since 1987 with a successful effort at the Texas Tech Invitational, Mar. 29 at R.P. Fuller Stadium. The Greyhounds and Zias were entered in a total of 18 events, and earned a total of 13 top five finishes.

Eastern athletes place second in four field events. Price Carter (Fr., Fort Sumner, NM/Fort Sumner HS) took second in the javelin with a throw of 155’1”. Corey Clay (Fr., Snyder, TX/Snyder HS) placed second in the triple jump at 43’7 3/4” and took fourth in the long jump at 22’5 3/4”. In the women’s division, Stephanie Prather (So., Hagerman, NM/Hagerman HS) finished second in the javelin at 102’3” and Nicole Taute (So., Amarillo, TX/Trinity Fellowship Christian) took second in the shot put with a throw of 36’5 1/4”.

The top finisher for ENMU in a running event was provided by Ricardo Hernandez (Fr., Carlsbad, NM/Carlsbad HS), who earned third place in the 5000-meter run with a time of 15:57.80. Karissa Huskey (So., Syracuse, NE/Nebraska Wesleyan University) took fifth place for the Zias in the 3000-meter run after clocking in at 11:41.64.

Eastern claimed third, fourth, seventh and eighth in the women’s discus. Jayme Williams (Fr., Dumas, TX/Dumas HS) took third at 121’11”. Charlotte Sanchez (Fr., Las Vegas, NM/Robertson HS) placed fourth at 119’11”. Daquita Mitchell (Fr., Anton, TX/Anton HS) finished seventh with a throw of 101’5”, and Robyn Anders (Fr., Cloudcroft, NM/Cloudcroft HS) took eighth at 99’4”.

Jaron Singleton (Fr., Carlsbad, NM/Carlsbad HS) edged out teammate Jett Lovelace (Fr., Weatherford, TX/Weatherford HS) for fifth in the 110-meter hurdles in a time of 16.04 seconds. Lovelace placed sixth in 16.07 seconds.

The Greyhounds and Zias will return to action at the Tarleton Relays, set for Apr. 4-5 at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas. The Tarleton Relays will likely feature many of the area’s top NCAA Division II athletes.

Men’s Team

Event Athlete Time/Distance Place
Javelin Price Carter 155’ 1” (47.28m) 2nd
Hadley Patterson 133’ 2” (40.58m) 8th

Discus Warren Nuckols 125’ 9” (38.34m) 7th

Long Jump Corey Clay 22’ 5 3/4” (6.85m) 4th

Triple Jump Corey Clay 43’ 7 3/4” (13.30m) 2nd

High Jump Terence Sharpe 6’ 2 1/4” (1.90m) 6th

3000m Steeple Clint Bizzell 12:32.24 6th

1500m Run Chad Penn 4:16.43 7th
Orlando Sanchez 4:28.26 10th
Jerome Armijo 4:31.66 11th
Jason Mackey 4:33.02 12th

110m Hurdles Jaron Singleton 16.04 5th
Jett Lovelace 16.07 6th

800m Dash Chad Penn 2:02.62 5th
Jeremiah Sears 2:04.57 7th

400m Hurdles Brandon McAlister 1:01.38 6th

200m Dash Mark Hollen 23.90 12th
Jett Lovelace 24.01 13th

5000m Run Ricardo Hernandez 15:57.80 3rd
Orlando Sanchez 16:51.54 5th

Women’s Team

Event Athlete Time/Distance Place
Javelin Stephanie Prather 102’ 3” (31.18m) 2nd

Discus Jayme Williams 121’ 11” (37.17m) 3rd
Charlotte Sanchez 119’ 11” (36.56m) 4th
Daquita Mitchell 101’ 5” (30.92m) 7th
Robyn Anders 99’ 4” (30.28m) 8th

Shot Put Nicole Taute 36’ 5 1/4” (11.22m) 2nd
Charlotte Sanchez 34’ 5 3/4” (10.51m) 5th
Daquita Mitchell 31’ 10” (9.70m) 6th

3000m Run Karissa Huskey 11:41.64 5th
Bridgette Pene 12:02.08 6th

1500m Run Melissa Acosta 5:49.46 11th

800m Dash Melissa Acosta 2:44.53 11th