ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Midwestern State Track & Field picked up points in team scoring on the opening day of the 2026 Lone Star Conference Indoor Track & Field Championship, including a podium finish at the Albuquerque Convention Center on Friday evening.
 
The Midwestern State Distance Medley Relay (DMR) team took home silver on the first night of the championship meet. The team of Jadyn Dangerfield, Jessie Heath, Maggie Neal, and Grace Pineda earned the accolade. The group clocked a 12:10.01, with West Texas A&M taking first place (11:49.15).
 
Jessie Heath began the day with a school record in the 400 meters, qualifying for the finals of the event tomorrow afternoon. Heath raced to a 55.37, setting a school record and a provisional mark in the event (also a personal best). Heath finished 8^th out of the 20 racers, snagging the final spot alongside the seven heat winners.
 
Jadyn Dangerfield and Maggie Neal both advanced to the finals of the 800 meters. Dangerfield set a new personal best in the event (2:11.80), moving to 3^rd in MSU Indoor All-Time Performance List. Neal finished in the top two of her heat to earn automatic progression into the final, posting a time of 2:13.99, while Hallie Kogler finished 13^th (2:27.42).
 
Kennedy Johnson and Kennedy DeHorney both posted PR's in the 200 meters, with Johnson qualifying for the final. Johnson (24.83) and DeHorney (24.98) each ran the 2^nd and 3^rd fastest times in the event in the MSU Indoor Performance List. Johnson won her heat, earning a spot in the finals tomorrow afternoon.

The Mustangs produced three strong performance's in the 5000 meters, with Ella Pando crossing the line in 5^th to score points for the Mustangs (18:25.51). Perla Flores followed for the Mustangs in 10^th (19:18.26), while Isabel Hernandez posted a 19:33.09 mark to take 13^th place.
 
In the 60-meter hurdles, Shalisa Williams raced to her second sub-nine second mark of the season (8.98), taking 10^th and missing finals qualification by six one-hundredths of a second. During the 60-meter dash, Kennedy DeHorney posted a personal best (7.80), setting a career mark by one-hundredth of a second. Kennedy Johnson (7.76, 13^th) and Karissa Nixon (7.78, 17^th) both also raced in the 60-meter dash.

Midwestern State continue to compete in the championship on Saturday, with the first events beginning at 11:30 a.m. local time.

Here is how the Mustangs placed in each event at the first day of the 2026 Lone Star Conference Indoor Track & Field Championship:

2026 Lone Star Conference Indoor T&F Championships

Albuquerque Convention Center
Albuquerque, N.M.

Midwestern State Track Results (Friday, Feb. 27)

60 Meters (Prelims): 14. Kennedy Johnson, 7.76; 17. Karissa Nixon, 7.78; 19. Kennedy DeHorney, 7.80*. 
60 Meter Hurdles (Prelims): 10. Shalisa Williams, 8.98.
200 Meters (Prelims): 7. Kennedy Johnson, 24.83*q, 13. Kennedy DeHorney, 24.98*
400 Meters (Prelims): 8. Jessie Heath, 55.37*#qp
800 Meters (Prelims): 3. Jadyn Dangerfield, 2:11.80*qp; 5. Maggie Neal, 2:13.99q; 13. Hallie Kogler, 2:27.42. 
5,000 Meters: 5. Ella Pando, 18:25.51; 10. Perla Flores, 19:18.26; 13. Isabel Hernandez, 19:33.09.

Relays

Distance Medley Relay: 2. Midwestern State (Jadyn Dangerfield, Jessie Heath, Maggie Neal, Grace Pineda), 12:10.01.
 
q – Qualified for finals on Saturday
p - NCAA Division II provisional qualifying time/mark.
* - indicates personal record (indoor or outdoor).
^ - indicates indoor personal record.
#- indicates school record