COMMERCE, Texas – The East Central University men's and women's track & field teams had strong showings at the East Texas Invitational, hosted by Texas A&M-Commerce.  The men's team finished 8^th of 18 teams, while the women were 11^th of 18.

The Tigers also saw three first-place performances, two from Jr. Abigael Kemboi and one from RJr. Zach Wells.  ECU also added 15 more top-10 marks.
 

Women's Results
Student-Athlete	Event	Place	Time/Distance
RFr. Emily Pitts	100 Meters	25th	13.22 (PR)
Fr. Madison Ham	800 Meters	13th	2:31.55
	1,500 Meters	7th	5:05.25 (PR)
Jr. Abigael Kemboi	1,500 Meters	1st	4:47.13 (PR)
	5,000 Meters	1st	18:13.35
RSr. Katie Cowger	1,500 Meters	6th	4:48.59
Jr. Natali Mireles	1,500 Meters	18th	5:25.03 (PR)
	5,000 Meters	9th	20:47.96
RSr. Jaden McCallister	1,500 Meters	28th	5:47.47
Sr. Emisela Martines	5,000 Meters	14th	21:53.33
RFr. McKenna Leveling	Discus	20th	20.38m
	Shot Put	21st	8.25m
RSo. Kaylee Bruce	Long Jump	19th	4.68m
Sr. Jaclyn Robertson	Triple Jump	9th	10.43m (PR)
Men's Results
Student-Athlete	Event	Place	Time/Distance
Sr. Yson Hogan	100 Meters	28th	11.43 (PR)
Fr. Seth Ferguson	400 Meters	32nd	59.61
RJr. Zach Wells	1,500 Meters	1st	4:00.74
	800 Meters	3rd	1:54.30 (PR)
Fr. Jackson Parrish	1,500 Meters	6th	4:08.67
	800 Meters	3rd	1:54.30 (PR)
Sr. Carson Sandvik	1,500 Meters	7th	4:10.41 (PR)
	5,000 Meters	2nd	15:14.83 (PR)
Jr. Chris Larson	1,500 Meters	8th	4:10.53 (PR)
Jr. Gilberto Palomo	1,500 Meters	12th	4:14.96 (PR)
Fr. Elijah Cook	1,500 Meters	23rd	4:23.70
	800 Meters	37th	2:10.78
So. Elijah Woodward	1,500 Meters	25th	4:24.45 (PR)
Fr. AJ Gustin	1,500 Meters	26th	4:24.96
Sr. Denzel Vilsaint	3000 Steeplechase	8th	12:00.73
Sr. Edward Njuguna	800 Meters	24th	2:02.55
??. Maverick Stephenson	5,000 Meters	6th	15:49.78
Fr. Jonathon Vaughan	Discus	7th	39.30m
	Shot Put	9th	11.74m
So. Jebediah Owen	Discus	20th	29.00m
	Shot Put	10th	11.60m

Tiger Quick Facts

• Jr. Abigael Kemboi made her mark on the season, claiming first in the 1,500 meters and the 5,000 meters
  • 1,500 Meters – 4:47.13 (Personal Record)
  • 5,000 Meters – 18:13.35
• RJr. Zach Wells added a first-place finish in the 1,500 meters for the second-straight meet
  • East Texas Invitational – 1^st – 4:00.74
  • OBU Invitational – 1^st – 3:55.65
  • UT Tyler Ice Breaker – 5^th – 3:58.93
• Wells also earned a top-3 finish in the 800 meters
  • 3^rd – 1:54.30 (Personal Record)
• A total of five women's team members and eight men set personal records at the meet
  • RFr. Emily Pitts – 100 Meters – 13.22
  • Fr. Madison Ham – 1,500 Meters – 5:05.25
  • Jr. Natalie Mireles – 1,500 Meters – 5:25.03
  • Sr. Jaclyn Robertson – Triple Jump – 10.43m
  • Sr. Yson Hogan – 100 Meters – 11.43
  • Fr. Jackson Parrish – 800 Meters – 1:54.30
  • Sr. Carson Sandvik – 1,500 Meters – 4:10.41
    • 5,000 Meters - 15:14.83 
  • Jr. Chris Larson – 1,500 Meter – 4:10.53
  • Jr. Gilberto Palamo – 1,500 Meters – 4:14.96
  • So. Elijah Woodward – 1,500 Meters – 4:24.45

Up Next

• The Tigers have two more meets on the schedule until the Great American Conference Championships
  • April 22-23 at John Jacobs Invitational – hosted by the University of Oklahoma
  • April 28 at Under Armor Invite – hosted by UT Arlington
• ECU will then head to Shawnee, Okla., for the GAC Championships
  • May 5-7