EMPORIA, Kan. – Northwestern Oklahoma State track and field starts the second outdoor track season in school history. The Rangers were led by the 4x100 meter relay team and Ladasheray Bell in the 400-meter dash. At the same time, Deja Lacy and Kelsey Swindle set new school records in their events on Friday afternoon at the Emporia Invitational inside Francis G. Welch Stadium.

"Our team was very excited to get to put a uniform on, many for the first time in their career," Head Coach Jill Lancaster. "The Ladies' competitive effort was great! We will use this information to move forward in preparation for the meets that lie ahead prior to the conference championships. Our field events set the tone with a school-record and many personal best. It was a long-awaited opportunity to compete, and we look forward to moving forward in the weeks ahead."

The 4x100 relay team consisting of Babette Bright, Lacy, Shakira Lane and Cayla Smither turned in a fifth-place finish, while Bell placed sixth in the 400m dash.

The 4x100m relay team finished with a time of 50.58, which finished behind Washburn 'A', Emporia State 'A' and 'B' and Central Oklahoma.

NWOSU had two squads run in the 4x400-meter relay; team 'A' consisting of Alexa Leyva, Emily Smith, Smither and Briley Yunker, placed eighth with four minutes 28.95 seconds. With a 10th place finish, team 'B' of Emilie Brown, Lane, Mallory Paruszewski and Alyssa Wilson had a time of 4:54.29.

The Rangers had four compete in the 100-meter dash; they were led by Bright, who placed 16th with a time of 13.09, Lacy had a time of 13.18, Lane clocked a time of 13.35 and Wilson had a time of 14.69.

In the 200-meter race, with a time of 26.38 seconds, setting a new school record was Lacy. Bright was the next member of the Red-and-Black to finish at the 27.63 mark, Bell clocked a finish of 28.09, while Harlie Whisenant had a time of 29.49 and Elizabeth McMahan turned in a time of 29.74.

Bell's sixth-place finish in the 400-meter race with a time of 1:03.50. Smith turned in a 10th place finish, ending with a time of 1:05.22, while Angel Marshall had a time of 1:13.95 in 17th place.

In the 800-meters run, Yunker placed 19th with a time of two minutes and 34.78 seconds; Mariah Malloy finishes with a time of 2:42.34.

Malloy paced NWOSU in the 1500-meter race; she turned in a time of five minutes and 33.96 seconds for 21st place. Jerika Coon and Savannah Francis also competed in the race, Coon had a time of 6:05.43, while Francis finished at the 6:50.56 mark.

Whisenant led Northwestern in the 100-meter hurdles, with a time of 17.61 and McMahan had a time of 18.07.

During the 400-meter hurdles, Paruszewski finished with a time of 1:23.13 and Brown had a time of 1:28.27.

In the triple jump, Natasha Stocks placed seventh, while Kaitlyn McClary finished in eighth. Stocks jumped 9.10m and McClary leaped 8.09m.

The Rangers were paced in the long jump by Aaliyah Stovall; she jumped 5.22m, the second-longest jump in school history. Leyva was next at 5.00m, Wilson gained 4.80m. Smither jumped 4.46m and Stocks reached 4.09m.

Northwestern had Eryn Setzer compete in the discus throw, tossing for 29.63m.

In the hammer throw, Swindle threw for 35.96m to break the school record.

Setzer led the Red-and-Black in the javelin throw, gaining 29.57m. McMahan's total distance was 29.25m, and Swindle threw for 23.19m.

Shaylee Beck was the lone competitor in the shot put for NWOSU; she threw for a distance of 8.26m.

The Rangers will return to the track inside Welch Stadium next weekend for the Emporia State Relays. The action starts at 3:00 p.m. on Friday and 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. 

 Event 1 Women 100 Meter Dash

  16 Bright, Babette 13.09  

  21 Lacy, Deja 13.18  

  26 Lane, Shakira 13.35  

  42 Wilson, Alyssa 14.69  

  

 Event 3 Women 200 Meter Dash

  12 Lacy, Deja 26.38  

  27 Bright, Babette 27.63  

  35 Bell, Ladasheray 28.09  

  46 Whisenant, Harlie 28.49  

  49 McMahan, Elizabeth 29.97  

 Event 5 Women 400 Meter Dash

  6 Bell, Ladasheray 1:03.50  

 10 Smith, Emily 1:05.22 

 17 Marshall, Angel 1:13.95 

  

 Event 7 Women 800 Meter Run

  19 Yunker, Briley 2:34.78  

  26 Malloy, Mariah 2:42.34  

  

 Event 9 Women 1500 Meter Run

  21 Malloy, Mariah 5:33.96 

  28 Coon, Jerika 6:05.43  

  30 Francis, Savannah 6:50.56   

  

 Event 13 Women 100 Meter Hurdles

  16 Whisenant, Harlie 17.61  

  19 McMahan, Elizabeth 18.07  

  21 Wilson, Gina 21.84  

  

 Event 15 Women 400 Meter Hurdles

  18 Paruszewski, Mallory 1:23.13  

  19 Brown, Emilie 1:28.27

  

 Event 19 Women 4x100 Meter Relay

  5 Northwestern 'A' 50.58  

  Briley Yunker, Emily Smith, Cayla Smither, Alexa Leyva  

  

 Event 21 Women 4x400 Meter Relay

  8 Northwestern 'A' 4:28.95  

 Briley Yunker, Ladasheray Bell, Shakira Lane, Cayla Smither

  3 Northwestern 'B' x4:54.29  

 Deja Lacy, Alexa Leyva, Harlie Whisenant, Angel Marshall

Event 27 Women Long Jump

  8 Stovall Aaliyah 5.22m +1.1 17-01.50  

  11 Leyva, Alexa 5.00m NWI 16-00.00  

  18 Wilson, Gina 4.80m NWI 15-09.00  

  24 Smither, Cayla 4.46m NWI 14-07.75  

  26 Stocks, Natasha 4.09m NWI 13-05.00

  

 Event 29 Women Triple Jump

  7 Stocks, Natasha 9.10m NWI 29-10.25

  8 McClary, Kaitlyn 8.09m +0.0 26-06.50

 Event 31 Women Shot Put

  21 Beck, Shaylee 8.26m 27-01.25

 Event 33 Women Discus Throw

  19 Setzer, Eryn 29.63m 97-02  

Event 35 Women Hammer Throw

  20 Swindle, Kelsey 35.96m 118-00  

 Event 37 Women Javelin Throw

 16 Setzer, Eryn 29.57m 97-00  

 17 McMahan, Elizabeth 29.25m 95-11  

  22 Swindle, Kelsey 23.19m 76-01  
 

 Women - Team Rankings - 18 Events Scored

 1) Fort Hays St. 157.50   

 2) Emporia State 129.50

 3) Central Oklahoma 92    

 4) Iowa Central CC 57  

 5) Washburn 54    

 6) Oklahoma Christian 46  

 7) Missouri Southern 29    

 8) Pittsburg St. 18  

 9) St. Mary 16    

 10) Northwestern Oklahoma 15  

 11) Allen CC 7    

 12) Ottawa 1