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Aggies Close Day Two at New Mexico Collegiate Classic

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Thobile Amon sets personal record, finishes eighth in Mile run

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – After a solid showing on Friday, the NM State Track & Field team returned to the Albuquerque Convention Center for day two of the New Mexico Collegiate Classic, hosted by the University of New Mexico. Multiple Aggies recorded top-20 finishes and set personal bests, including Thobile Amon, who's time of 4:58.81 in the mile secured an eighth-place finish and a new personal record.
 
Valissa Brown (8.55) and T'Erica Boyd (8.89) claimed top-15 finishes in the qualifying round of the 60m hurdles, finishing third and 13th respectively. Brown and Aliyah Logan turned in top-20 performances in the prelims, with Brown crossing the line 17th with a time of 8.44 and Logan in 19th with a time of 8.51.
 
Sierra Brewer managed 13th place with a time of 7.60 in the 60m dash qualifying round.
 
A trio of Aggies made the top-20 in the mile run, with Thobile Amon setting the pace for the team with a personal best time of 4:58.81 to take eighth. Maggie Gibbs claimed 11th with a time of 5:01.21 to set a new personal best, with Emily Stutesman taking 17th with a time of 5:14.88 to round out the top finishers. Kayla O'Connell recorded a personal best after crossing the line with a time of 5:21.60.
 
Terice Steen rounded out the top finishers for the Aggies, taking 14th in the 400m dash, collecting a new personal best with a time of 55.16.

The 4x400 team of Terice Steen, Jhana Downie, T'Erica Boyd and Jahnya Hill pulled off a massive performances in Albuquerque. The team finished the race fourth overall, defeating a number top schools including TCU and Grand Canyon, and also moved into the number two spot all-time in school histroy for the event. 
 
UP NEXT
NM State will make one last trek to Albuquerque for the Don Kirby Elite Invitational, Friday, Feb. 10th and Saturday, Feb. 11th before the Western Athletic Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships, which is taking place in Spokane, Wash. February 24-25.
 
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