COMMERCE, Texas -- Midwestern State's Delaini Hanna and Trell'Kyrah Watkins set school records to lead the Mustangs to a strong opening Friday night in the East Texas Invitational at Memorial Stadium.

Hanna broke her own program-best mark in the pole vault by 6 inches, clearing 10 feet and 6 inches to finish fourth.

The 5-6 sophomore from Archer City matched her school record of 10 feet on her second try, then cleared the bar at 10 feet, 6 inches -- also on her second attempt.

Watkins, a freshman out of Dallas Kimball High, took more than a second off of the previous program record in her first effort in the 400-meter hurdles.

She placed fourth overall with a time of 1:05.24.

Senior Peyton Lewis recorded a wind-aided mark of 17 feet, 8 inches to win the long jump, while junior Sydney MacDonald won the 10,000-meter run with a time of 40:54.47.

Freshman Perla Flores finished fourth with her first collegiate 10K effort with a time of 42:34.05.

The East Texas Invitational concludes with a full slate of events on Saturday.

East Texas Invitational

Memorial Stadium
Commerce, Texas

Midwestern State Track Results

400-Meter Hurdles: 4. Trell'Kyrah Watkins, 1:05.24^.
10,000-Meter Run: 1. Sydney MacDonald, 40:54.47; 4. Perla Flores, 42:34.05*.

Midwestern State Field Results

Pole Vault: 4. Delaini Hanna, 10-6^.
Long Jump: 1. Peyton Lewis, 17-8 (+3.6).

^ - denotes school record.
* - denotes personal best.