HOUSTON – Meghan Lemke won the Southland Conference title in
the 3,000-meter run and was one of four Islanders to finish in the
top seven in the mile highlighting the final day of the Southland
Conference Indoor Championship at the Bill Yeoman Fieldhouse.
Lemke won the
3,000-meter run by less than a quarter of a second and was second
in the mile with a school record time of 5:03.58 as the Islanders
scored 17 of their 41.33 points to climb to sixth. Courtney Johnson
was fifth in 5:13.55, Sheila Salil sixth (5:14.86) and Caitlin
Arambula was seventh in 5:15.44.
Hannah Maenius
placed second in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:14.67 breaking
her own school-record mark of 2:16.11. Kendra Harris placed eighth
in the triple jump with a mark off 11.45m (37'6-3/4").
"I feel really
good about how we finished today especially with the injury to Anne
Ronoh," said director of track and field Shawn Flanagan. "We ran
really in the middle and distance events. Meghan performed
extremely well and I was very please with how we did in the mile
with five runners in the top seven."
Hickel Woolery
set a school record in the shot to place fourth as the men finished
tenth. His throw of 16.79m (55'1") broke the record he set at last
year's meet. The Islanders received a pair of eigth-place finishes
as well. Alex Vasquez was eighth in the 800-meter run with a time
of 1:56.70, while Erik Burciaga was eighth in the 3000 with a time
of 8:42.37.
"The men did as
well as they could have with the personnel they have," said
Flanagan. "I am confident with more events outdoor that we can
finish better at the outdoor meet.
"I an all I am
fairly satisfied with what the women have accomplished this weekend
and overall we had some great individual performances. We have a
lot of work to do, but I am confident we have the ability to
improve on both sides."
Women's
Standings
Stephen
F. Austin 158
Texas
State
113.66
Sam
Houston State 84
UT
Arlington 76
UTSA
74
Texas
A&M-Corpus Christi 41.33
Southeastern
Louisiana
36
McNeese
State 35
Northwestern
State
24
Nicholls
State 11
Lamar
10
Men's
Standings
UTSA
120.50
UT
Arlington 101
Southeastern
Louisiana
81.50
Lamar
79
Stephen
F. Austin 75
Texas
State 62
Sam Houston State 46
McNeese
State 39
Northwestern
State
37
Texas
A&M-Corpus Christi 12
Central
Arkansas 9
