Women’s Track Posts Strong Performances, White Headlines with Record-Breaking Jump
DENTON, Texas – The East Central University women's track & field team competed at the Bill Schmidt Invite, hosted by the University of North Texas, on Friday and Saturday, turning in another strong weekend highlighted by multiple top-five finishes and historic performances.
Leading the way for the Tigers was freshman
Jazmine White, who delivered a standout performance in the high jump, placing third overall with a mark of 1.68m (5'6"). The leap marked an NCAA qualifying standard, making her just the second female track & field athlete in ECU history to reach that mark, joining Anna Mora (2019, 10K). White's jump also set a new program record, surpassing the previous mark of 1.60m set last season, and currently ranks her among the top jumpers in the GAC, sitting fifth in the conference while joining a select group of conference athletes to hit the NCAA standard this year.
In the high jump, ECU saw multiple athletes place near the top, with
Lexii Lecrone recording a personal-best mark of 1.62m to finish fifth, followed by
Zoe Grooms in seventh (1.56m) and Isabel Gabbert in eighth (1.53m, PB).
Kalese Anderson also turned in a top performance, finishing fourth in the long jump with a mark of 5.44m (17'10.25").
On the track,
Haley Ellison posted a strong all-around performance, recording a personal-best time of 1:03.19 in the 400m, while also competing in the 100m and 200m.
Chloe Tatum added solid efforts in both the 200m (26.24) and 400m (1:04.23), while
Jordan Blades and White also competed in the 200m.
In the sprints, Ellison led the Tigers in the 100m prelims (12.99), followed by White (13.71).
Macee Hall represented ECU in the 100m hurdles, clocking a time of 18.32.
In distance events,
Stephanie Ojo competed in the 800m, finishing with a time of 2:47.25.
The Tigers continue to build momentum across multiple events as they head into the final stretch of the outdoor season.
