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2018 WAC Outdoor Track and Field Championship

Track & Field Christina Anderson

Aggies Dominate at Desert Heat Classic

NM State closed out the regular season with a solid showing in Tucson, Ariz.

TUCSON, Ariz. New Mexico State track and field concluded its regular season with the Desert Heat Classic at Roy P. Drachman Stadium on Saturday.
 
Lashira Tremble took eighth in the 100m dash when she recorded a time of 11.79. Keosha Sanders took home 11th when she ran 11.86. For the 200m, Camira Haughton ran 24.37 for tenth place. Tremble also competed in the event and clocked in a time of 24.72 to finish in 17th place.
 
In the 100m hurdles, Telecia Briscoe came in 11th place when she posted a time of 13.88. Arniesha Mitchell placed 14th when she ran 14.12. Elizabeth Mendoza finished 10th in the 400m hurdles when she ran 1:03.61.
 
For the 400m, Haughton was the top finisher when she ran 55.64. Lanie Whelpley (56.55) and Takiyah Johnson (56.78) placed 18th and 22nd, respectively.
 
Crissey Amberg came in fifth in the 800m when she ran a personal best time of 2:12.14. Nicolette Pacheco clocked in at 2:18.11 to take eighth in the event. Richelle Sandin came in 14th in the 1,500m, clocking in at 4:52.41.
 
The 4 x 100m relay team of Asjah Wallace, Tremble, Sanders and Whelpley claimed fourth when they clocked in at 46.27. Moselle De Los Santos, Mendoza, Amberg and Johnson ran 3:50.15 in the 4 x 400m relay to take home eighth.
 
In the discus, Bristol O'Connor took home eighth when she threw a personal best mark of 45.53m (149-4). Sam Ponds came in 11th when she posted mark of 43.24m (141-10).
 
Yemisi Oroyinyin took fifth in the hammer throw, posting a personal-best mark of 54.62m (179-2). Alyssa Watkins followed closely behind in sixth when she threw 53.48m (175-5). Emily Hernandez placed 10th (48.86m, 160-3) while Kylie Pollard (48.47m, 159-0) finished in 11th place.
 
For the javelin, Kayli Farmer made the event finals and posted a mark of 41.00m (134-6) to place eighth. Andi Harrelson (38.77m, 127-2) came in tenth while Alyssa Covarrubia (32.65m, 107-1) finished in 16th. Oroyinyin also came in tenth in the shot put when she posted a mark of 12.89m (42-3.50).
 
In the high jump, Keyarha Wilson (1.67m, 5-3-3.75) took fifth while Farmer (1.62m, 5-3.75) finished in sixth. For the triple jump, Hannah Smith came in fourth when she posted a mark of 12.12m (39-9.25).

The Aggies get set for the Western Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships. The three-day meet is set to take place in Orem, Utah from May 9-11.
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Crissey Amberg

Crissey Amberg

DIS/MD
Redshirt Senior
Telecia Briscoe

Telecia Briscoe

SP/JPS
Junior
Alyssa Covarrubia

Alyssa Covarrubia

Throws
Junior
Moselle De Los Santos

Moselle De Los Santos

SP
Freshman
Kayli Farmer

Kayli Farmer

TH/JP
Redshirt Senior
Andi Harrelson

Andi Harrelson

TH
Junior
Camira Haughton

Camira Haughton

SP/HUR
Senior
Emily Birch

Emily Birch

TH
Freshman
Takiyah Johnson

Takiyah Johnson

SP
Freshman
Elizabeth Mendoza

Elizabeth Mendoza

SP/HUR
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Crissey Amberg

Crissey Amberg

Redshirt Senior
DIS/MD
Telecia Briscoe

Telecia Briscoe

Junior
SP/JPS
Alyssa Covarrubia

Alyssa Covarrubia

Junior
Throws
Moselle De Los Santos

Moselle De Los Santos

Freshman
SP
Kayli Farmer

Kayli Farmer

Redshirt Senior
TH/JP
Andi Harrelson

Andi Harrelson

Junior
TH
Camira Haughton

Camira Haughton

Senior
SP/HUR
Emily Birch

Emily Birch

Freshman
TH
Takiyah Johnson

Takiyah Johnson

Freshman
SP
Elizabeth Mendoza

Elizabeth Mendoza

Freshman
SP/HUR