SMU track and field delivered 10 personal bests across three meets, led by Nea Sanders’ school-record hurdles run and multiple NCAA-ranking marks.
SMU track and field turned in one of its strongest weekends of the outdoor season, piling up personal bests, program history marks and national-caliber performances across meets in Austin, San Marcos and Palo Alto.
The Mustangs posted 10 personal records, and several of those results could carry major NCAA implications as the season moves deeper into April.
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The biggest headline came from Nea Sanders, who rewrote the SMU record book in the 100-meter hurdles.
Racing at the Texas Relays, Sanders clocked a blazing 13.09 in the prelims to set a new school record and establish herself as one of the top hurdlers in the country. Her breakout time now has her sitting 11th in the NCAA, giving SMU track and field a major national storyline heading into next weekend.
The Mustangs also got a huge field event boost from Cleo Martin-Evans, who soared 6.54 meters in the long jump at Texas State.
That mark moved her to No. 2 all-time at SMU and placed her fourth in the NCAA standings. Freshman Lily Muzzy added more momentum with a 12.69-meter triple jump, good for third in the meet, eighth in school history and a top-50 national ranking.
On the sprint side, Jasmine Franklin delivered a standout weekend of her own.
She ran a personal-best 23.73 in the 200 meters to move into sixth in SMU history, while also posting a season-best 11.62 in the 100.
Magnolia Crissup added a PR of 55.31 in the 400, and the 4x400 relay team of Haylie Donovan, Kirin Chacchia, Crissup and Ariana Sutton posted the sixth-fastest time in program history at 3:40.75.
Distance standout Macey Hilton made noise at Stanford, running 2:06.25 in the 800 and 4:17.35 in the 1,500, both personal bests that moved her to second all-time at SMU in each event. Carolina Correia also broke through with a 16:22.98 PR in the 5,000.
SMU heads next to the Texas A&M 44 Farms Team Invitational with plenty of momentum.
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