LAS CRUCES, N.M. – New Mexico State track and field continues the indoor season with the Don Kirby Collegiate Elite Invitational on Friday, Feb. 8. The two-day meet is set to take place at the Albuquerque Convention Center and is hosted by New Mexico.
 
In their last meet, the Aggies posted a solid showing that included a new program record in the weight throw. Taniya Mitchell recorded a mark of 18.77m (61-7) taking home first in the event while also rewriting the NM State record books. Mitchell previously threw 18.70m (61-4) on her fourth attempt, which also would have put the senior atop the record books, but she bested the mark on her final throw.
 
On the track, Asjah Wallace ran 8.74 in the 60m hurdles. The time ranks fifth in the New Mexico State record books and third on the Western Athletic Conference performance list. In the 3,000m, Julia Yescas came away with ninth when she clocked in at 10:27.37. The time was also a personal record for the junior.
 
The Don Kirby Collegiate Elite Invitational starts with the women's long jump at 3 p.m. MT. Running events on the women's side begin with the unseeded 400m at 5:15 p.m. Saturday's events start at 9:30 a.m. with the women's shot put and the first running event of the day is the 60m hurdles at 10a.m. Fans can follow along with the action at flotrack.org or Liverunningresults.com.