LUBBOCK, Texas -- Midwestern State's
Asia Robertson made more history on opening night of the Lone Star Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships Thursday at LCU Track & Soccer Facility.
The senior from Allen set a school record, while also becoming the first Mustang to qualify for the conference finals in the 200-meter dash. She was the first MSU student-athlete to qualify for the 100-meter finals finishing eighth in 2022.
Robertson finished third in the second heat of the 200-meter preliminaries with a wind legal time of 24.43 (+0.7), shaving 0.39 seconds off of her previous best time of 24.82 as she finished behind West Texas A&M's Jordan Brown (24.08) and Alana Wilson (24.21).
MSU sophomore
Corinne Thorpe also recorded a personal best time by placing 15th overall with a 25.03 (+0.9) which stands as the second fastest time in program history. Thorpe improved on a wind-aided time of 25.08 set earlier this season at the East Texas Invitational.
Freshman
Steveanna Hearn clocked a PR time 25.24 to place 16th overall which ranks 10th on MSU's all-time list.
Senior
Peyton Lewis scored the first team point for the Mustangs by finishing eighth in the triple jump with a mark of 37 feet, 7 1/4 inches, while freshman
Rylie Tipton finished 15th with a personal best mark of 35 feet, 6 inches.
Senior
Alexandra Feller added a second point for MSU by finishing eighth in the 10,000-meter run with a time of 40:14.77, while
Mariana Sanchez (41:32.70) was 12th,
Sydney MacDonald (43:07.22) was 17th, and
Rosalene Reyes Perez (43:47.34) was 19th.
Sophomore
Arianna Carballeira (5:01.77) and freshman
Ella Pando (5:08.69) finished 13th and 16th, respectively, in the 1,500-meter preliminaries.
Midwestern State competes in all five running events on Friday beginning at 6:30 p.m., while women's high jump begins at 5.
Lone Star Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships
LCU Track & Field Facility
Lubbock, Texas
Midwestern State Track Results
Thursday, May 4
Preliminaries
1,500-Meter Run: 13.
Arianna Carballeira, 5:01.77; 16.
Ella Pando, 5:08.69.
200-Meter Dash: 8.
Asia Robertson, 24.43q^*# (+0.7); 15.
Corinne Thorpe, 25.03* (+0.9); 16.
Steveanna Hearn, 25.24* (+0.6).
10,000-Meter Run: 8.
Alexandra Feller, 40:14.77; 12.
Mariana Sanchez, 41:32.70; 17.
Sydney MacDonald, 43:07.22; 19.
Rosalene Reyes Perez, 43:47.34.
Midwestern State Field Results
Thursday, May 4
Triple Jump: 8.
Peyton Lewis, 37-7.25 (-2.1); 15.
Rylie Tipton, 35-6* (-1.0).
^ - denotes school record
# - denotes LSC Outdoor Championships program best
* - denotes personal record.
q - qualified for event final.
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