RESULTS
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Following a rain-soaked start to the 2023 WAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships, student-athletes returned to Homer Bryce Stadium for the second day of action. The Aggies, especially the throws team, made their mark across the seven events they competed in, including a quintet of top-eight finishes. After the first two days, NM State sits in 4th place with 34 points. Utah Valley maintains their lead with 40 points.

Friday
Aliyah Logan finished second with a time of 13.22 in the 100m hurdle prelims, losing out to Keria Christie-Galloway by six-thousands of a second while setting a personal best in the process. Valissa Brown took the top spot in her heat, finishing with the third best time among entrants (13.40) – a personal record. T'Erica Boyd became the third Aggie to qualify for Saturday's final, recording the sixth fastest time after posting a time of 13.71, another personal best in the event for NM State.
 
Thulisile Amon claimed the top spot in her heat and finished with the second fastest time overall (2:08.88) to earn her place in Saturday's final.
 
 
Jhana Downie finished at the top of the leaderboard for the second day in a row, qualifying for the 400m dash finals after posting a time of 52.86 – just short of her personal best in the event.
 
 
Sierra Brewer recorded a new personal best in the 100m dash prelims, posting a time of 11.68, advancing to tomorrow's final.
Grace Pendarvis finished with the second-best time in her heat after crossing the line with a time of 11.87.

 
Rebecca Green powered her way to a third-place finish in the shotput, recording a final distance of 15.22m (49-11.25"). This marks her best performance in any WAC Track & Field Championship (Indoor or Outdoor).

Alesha Lane finished in ninth after tallying a mark of 13.96m (45-9.5"), a new personal best and her best finish at any WAC Track & Field Championship.
 

Emily Birch claimed NM State's best finish through two days of competition, taking home the silver medal after recording a final distance of 59.85m (196-4") in the hammer throw. This marks the first time medal finish she's earned at any WAC Track & Field Championship.

Miranda Tcheutchuoa finished right behind Green, taking third with a mark of 57.75 (189-6") to earn six points; the first WAC Championship medal finish in her collegiate career.  

Makiya Moore marked the third Aggie in the top-eight of the event, finishing in seventh with a toss of 52.79m (173-2"). This is her fourth time recording a top-eight finish at any WAC Track & Field Championship.

Kaelyn Fenstermacher made her first appearance at the WAC Outdoor Track & Field Championship in the event, recording a distance of 48.18m (158-1").
 


Valissa Brown set a personal best, with a final distance of 5.97m (19-7") to take eighth place and earn NM State another point in the standings.
 
 

2023 WAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships – Day Two
1. Utah Valley	40 points
2. Grand Canyon	39 points
3. Stephen F. Austin	35 points
4. New Mexico State	34 points
5. Southern Utah	29 points
6. UTRGV	25 points
7. Abilene Christian	21 points
8. California Baptist	18 points
9. Sam Houston	15 points
10. UT Arlington	10 points
11. Tarleton	7 points

 
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