SLC Outdoor Championships
Women Sweep Southland With Outdoor Title
5/11/2014 7:41:00 PM | Women's Track & Field
The Sam Houston women's track & field squad used seven top three performances and 176 points to claim the Southland Conference Outdoor Championships while sweeping the indoor and outdoor titles for the first time since the 2008 season.
In the process, the Bearkats halted rival Stephen F. Austin's streak of five outdoor consecutive championship wins, outscoring the Lumberjacks by 44 points.
Entering the day, SHSU had put itself in position for 12 point opportunities and the Kats took advantage.
In the high jump, Nicole Jenrette captured a lifetime best of 5 feet, 8 ½ inches in a second place finish while boosting the Sam point total by 10 one day after taking third in the heptathlon.
“I wanted to do well for my team and my mom,” Jenrette said. “It's Mother's Day and I'm from New Mexico so they couldn't make it. It was a great weekend. I was tired coming in, those two days were rough but you've got to do what you've got to do for your team.”
In the women's triple jump, Kaylynne Wright put on a show. The junior's leap of 40 feet, 11 ¾ inches was a personal best and good enough for second place overall.
The Kats captured third in the 4x100-meter relay as the quartet of Kristian Austin, Elizabeth Ene, Danielle Demas and Winnie Ileso hit a time of 45.85.
"It's really exciting because we haven't won indoor and outdoor since 2008," Starr said of the championship. "Knowing that Alyssa (Dooley) was a senior we had to do it for her as well."
Dooley was a big favorite heading into the 1,500-meter relay run and did not disappoint. The redshirt senior won the event going away at 4:28.71, nearly three seconds ahead of the second place competitor.
"Consistency is probably the most important quality to have in running," Dooley said. "I base my training all off of that. I want to make sure I feel good during workouts and races. You have to be a competitor."
In the women's 100-meter hurdles, as they've done so many times before, senior Sabrina Starr and Danielle Demas went 1-2 with times of 13.19 and 13.36 respectively. Starr's mark of 13.19 was a personal best in what has been a storied career.
"We knew that we had to go 1-2 to win to get the points we needed," Starr said. "I was really nervous about it because I knew if I didn't do my best I wasn't going to win. Being a senior I wanted to do that."
Lygia Foreman would finish in a tie for the meet's high point scorer with 20.5 points. Foreman captured first place in the women's 200-meter dash with a time of 23.97 tallying 10 points in the process and helping the Bearkats begin to pull away. Paula Smith came in sixth in the event at 24.40.
Foreman would add to her outstanding weekend with a second place finisher in the 400-meter dash. The junior has now finished top three in the event each of the last four Southland Conference Championships.
Three Bearkats were finals qualifiers in the 800-meter dash including Alyssa Dooley, Brianna McCall and Nicole Aponte. The trio would finished 5-6-7 led by McCall (2:14.24) who was followed by Dooley (2:15.64) and Aptone (2:16.73).
SHSU would also go in order in the 400-meter dash taking 4-5-6 led by Ruth Amaku (1:00.03) followed by Alexandria Kimble (1:02.56) and Danielle Demas (1:02.64).
Other notables included three SHSU athletes taking part in the shot put finals. The Kats were led by Kristine Hanks (46 feet, ½ inch) in fifth, Adrienne Quillin (43 feet, ¼ inch) in eighth and Ashley Jenkins in 12th (42 feet, 2 ¼ inch).
With the championship in hand, the quarter of Ruth Amaku, Jordan Grady, Alexandria Kimble and Lygia Foreman overwhelming took control of the 4x400-meter relay with a first place time of 3:41.08.
For senior Alyssa Dooley, it was a moment that could not come soon enough.
"I'm stoked right now," Dooley said. "I didn't run indoor so I wasn't a part of the championship indoors. I've been here five years but never won a championship. This is just a really exciting way to finish my running career at Sam."
Event 34 Women High Jump
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Name Year School Finals Points
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Finals
2 Nicole Jenrette SO Sam Houston St. 1.74mL 5-08.50
8
1.55 1.60 1.65 1.68 1.71 1.74 1.77
P XXO O XO XXO XXO XXX
7 Paula Smith SO Sam Houston St. 1.65m 5-05.00
3
1.55 1.60 1.65 1.68
P O XO XXX
Event 32 Women 4x100 Meter Relay
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School Finals H# Points
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Finals
3 Sam Houston St. 45.85 2 6
1) Kristian Austin SR 2) Elizabeth Ene SO
3) Danielle Demas SO 4) Winnie Ileso JR
Event 37 Women Triple Jump
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Name Year School Finals Wind Points
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Finals
2 Kaylynne Wright JR Sam Houston St. 12.49m 3.3 40
11.75 8
FOUL(3.1) FOUL(2.4) 12.27m(2.5) 12.00m(2.4) 12.15m(4.5) 12.49
(3.3)
7 Khalaya Williams FR Sam Houston St. 11.87m 2.4 38
11.50 2
11.87m(2.4) FOUL(2.3) 11.65m(4.2) 11.57m(2.4) 11.65m(2.3)
11.49m(2.5
Event 30 Women 100 Meter Hurdles
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Name Year School Finals Wind Points
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Finals
1 Sabrina Starr SR Sam Houston St. 13.19 2.6 10
2 Danielle Demas SO Sam Houston St. 13.36 2.6 8
Event 25 Women 800 Meter Run
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Name Year School Finals Points
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Finals
5 Briana McCall FR Sam Houston St. 2:14.24 4
6 Alyssa Dooley SR Sam Houston St. 2:15.64 3
7 Nicole Aponte SO Sam Houston St. 2:16.73 2
Event 38 Women Shot Put
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Name Year School Finals Points
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Finals
5 Kristine Hanks FR Sam Houston St. 14.03m 46-00.50
4
14.03m 13.71m FOUL FOUL 13.93m
8 Adrienne Quillin JR Sam Houston St. 13.11m 43-00.25
1
12.72m 13.11m FOUL FOUL 12.42m
FOUL
12 Ashley Jenkins SO Sam Houston St. 12.86m 42
02.25
12.86m FOUL 12.56m
Event 31 Women 400 Meter Hurdles
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Name Year School Finals Points
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Finals
4 Ruth Amaku SO Sam Houston St. 1:00.03 5
5 Alexandria Kimble FR Sam Houston St. 1:02.56 4
6 Danielle Demas SO Sam Houston St. 1:02.64 3
Event 23 Women 200 Meter Dash
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Name Year School Finals Wind Points
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Finals
1 Lygia Foreman JR Sam Houston St. 23.97 2.3 10
6 Paula Smith SO Sam Houston St. 24.40 2.3 3
Event 33 Women 4x400 Meter Relay
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School Finals H# Points
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Finals
1 Sam Houston St. 3:41.08L 2 10
1) Ruth Amaku SO 2) Jordan Grady SO
3) Alexandria Kimble FR 4) Lygia Foreman JR
Women 5000 Meter Run
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Name Yr School Finals
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Finals
4 Olivia Olguin FR S.H.S.U. 18:20.63 5
17 Ana Moreno FR S.H.S.U. 19:19.84
