Lady T-Birds Open Track Season at UNM!!!

New Mexico Junior College

Indoor Track and Field

UNM- MLK Invitational - January 19^th and 20^th, 2018

T-Birds hit 17 National Qualifying Marks in 1^st meet of the 2018 Season

New National Qualifying Marks: 17

Improved Qualifying Marks: --

Notes: The T-Birds opened the 2018 Indoor Track and Field season at the Martin Luther King Invitational hosted by the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.

The team managed to post 17 performances that met the NJCAA Qualifying standards. Double individual qualifiers were: Esther Gitahi (800M and Mile), Teresha Jacobs (800M and Mile) and Kristal Liburd (Long Jump and Triple Jump).

Up Next: January 26^th – Texas Tech Red and Black Open

Results:           

60M                 Trishawna Crawford               7.67                  National Qualifier

                        Octavia Cato                             7.84

                        Shian Hyde                               7.87                 

                        Britney Hew                             7.92

                        Makayla Baker                         8.33

200M               Raheema Westfall                   25.09                National Qualifier

                        Shian Hyde                              25.24                National Qualifier

                        Octavia Cato                             25.49

                        Trishawna Crawford                  25.71

                        Britney Hew                             26.14

                        Makayla Baker                         28.07

400M               Akor Maywin                           60.17                           

600M               Erin Sermons                          1:37.60             National Qualifier

                        D'Jai Baker                             1:37.94             National Qualifier

800M               Esther Gitahi                           2:17.62             National Qualifier

                        Teresha Jacobs                        2:23.32             National Qualifier

                        Sharon Jerono                         2:23.56             National Qualifier

                        Cynthia Kipserem                     2:36.68            

Mile                 Esther Gitahi                           5:02.62             National Qualifier

                        Teresha Jacobs                        5:21.57             National Qualifier

                        Sharon Jerono                           5:35.93

                        Cynthia Kipserem                     5:41.63

60M Hurdles     Abbigale Butler                         11.42

4 x 400M                                                          3:59.37             National Qualifier

High Jump        Akor Maywin                           5'1 ¼"

                        Abbigale Butler                         4'9 ½"

Long Jump       Kristal Liburd                         18'4 ¼"            National Qualifier

                        Cathilee Mullings                      16'11 ¼"

                        Abbigale Butler                         14'3 ¾"                                                           

Triple Jump      Cathilee Mullings                    37'10 ½'           National Qualifier

                        Kristal Liburd                         37'6 ½"            National Qualifier

                        Akor Maywin                          37'1"                National Qualifier

                        Jayda Cooper                            35'3 ¼"

Pole Vault        Priscille Guerin                       10'4 ¾"            National Qualifier

Shot Put            Bristol O'Connor                     41'7 ¼"            National Qualifier

Weight Throw   Bristol O'Connor                      44'6 ¾"

Meet Results: https://www.tfrrs.org/results/51962.html

Individual NJCAA National Rankings

As of January 22^nd

60M                 Trishawna Crawford                           9^th                    7.69

200M               Raheema Westfall                               7^th                    25.16

200M               Shian Hyde                                          9^th                    25.31

600M               Erin Sermons                                      5^th                    1:37.60

600M               D'Jai Baker                                         6^th                    1:37.94

800M               Esther Gitahi                                       2^nd                    2:16.85

800M               Teresha Jacobs                                    3^rd                    2:22.52

800M               Sharon Jerono                                     4^th                    2:22.76

Mile                 Esther Gitahi                                       2^nd                    4:56.03

Mile                 Teresha Jacobs                                    3^rd                    5:14.56

4 x 400M          Hew, Westfall, Hyde, Sermons            4^th                    3:59.53

Pole Vault        Priscille Guerin                                   7^th                    10'4 ¾ (3.17m)

Long Jump      Kristal Liburd                                     4^th                    18'4 ¼' (5.59m)

Triple Jump     Cathilee Mullings                                3^rd                    37'10 ½" (11.54m)

Triple Jump     Kristal Liburd                                     5^th                    37'6 ½" (11.44m)

Triple Jump     Akor Maywin                                      7^th                    37'1" (11.30m)

Shot Put           Bristol O'Connor                                 8^th                    41'7 ¼" (12.68m)

NJCAA qualifiers link: https://www.tfrrs.org/lists/2128.html?gender=f