LINCOLN NEBRASKA - Northwestern Oklahoma State concluded their first indoor meet of 2023 on Saturday in Lincoln, Nebraska hosted by the University of Nebraska.The Rangers traveled 24 athletes to the meet this past weekend Friday through Saturday. The team picked up right where they started this season in Lawrence Kansas with an excellent showing.
"We are starting to see more and more of the team stepping to the plate in a very competitive environment this season. We're excited about the confidence the team is gaining and the momentum. The effort of the performances area providing feeling optimism our Coaching staff is very proud of this group" stated head coach Jill Lancaster.
The Rangers had 13 runners in the 60 meter dash in the qualifying heats. Brianna Brantley and Debbie Olalere paced Northwestern as Brantley finished second in the 60m dash at 7.85 beating her previous school record at 7.86 she set on December 3 in Lawrence. Olalere finished third in race right behind Brantley with a tim of 7.88. Next for the Rangers was their third top 10 finisher in Diamond Hilton finishing in ninth with exactly a time of 8.00. Northwestern had three more place in the top 30 in Shackera Douglas placing 16th in the race followed by Darianne Thompson 26th and Tavonyia Lacy in 29th. Aja Johnson, Riley Midgett Anayah Green, Raegen Thurmond, Ladashery Bell, and Kate Foster all placed in the top 50 for the 60m dash.
In the 200 meter the Rangers had eight athletes compete with two placing in the top 30. These two individuals were Shackera Douglas and Tavonyia Lacy. Douglas finished at 26.76 finishing 23rd follwoed by Lacy at 27.00 in 28th. Darianne Thompson placed 32nd at 27.14 followed by Debbie Olalere 37th at 27.30. Northwestern had four indiviudals place in the next 10 spots in Riley Midgett (41st), Renaja Engermann (42nd), Shakira Lane (44th), and Anayah Green (49th). Northwestern had three individuals compete for a personal best in Tavonyia Lacy, Renaja Engermann, and Anayah Green.
In the 400m event Northwstern had two atheletes compete in Renaja Engermann and Shakira Lane. Engermann placed 36th in heat 1:03.70 and Lane finished in 44th with 1:05.76. Lane and Engermann both set personal record in this event.
The 600m Gina Wilson placed 16 overall in the event at 1:54.42. The women 1000m and women 3000m were the Rangers other two event here as in the 1000m Emily Flores placed 30th followed by Jasmin Garcia in 31st. In the 3000m Liberty Goodnow placed 28th in the event followed by Leiyah Light 29th place.
In the 1000 meter event Emily Flores and Jasmine Garcia set peronsal best along with Liberty Goodnow and Leiyah Light in the 3000 meter event.
The long jump event Aja Johnson placed 12th overall with 5.13m setting a new personal best in the long jump.
Women's Triple jump Rangers had one individual in Ladasheray Bell at 9.62m setting a new personal record for herself.
In the 4x400 meter relay of Engermann, Douglas, Thompson, Brantley placed 12th in the event with a final time of 4:15.82 followed by a team made of Lacy, Bell, Thurmond, and Green placing 13th with 4:19.56.
The women distance medley was made of Flores, Foster, Garcia, Goodnow with a mark of 14:40.66
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