SE Opens Outdoor Season with Solid Outing

TYLER, Texas – Southeastern posted 13 marks that rank as top-10's in program history in its opening weekend of the outdoor season, led by Daryn Batts turning in a school record toss in the shot put at the Texas-Tyler Icebreaker in Tyler, Texas.
 
Batts led a group of throwers who combined across the shot put and discus to post six top-10 finishes at the Icebreaker meet.
 
In the shot put, Batts turned in a toss of 12.44 meters which was 0.14 meters better than the previous best mark and was good for fourth-place at the meet.
 
Samantha Wallis was right behind with a 12.35 meter toss to finish fifth at UTT while ranking as the second-best throw in SE history.
 
Mariana Mendez turned in a 10^th-place finish with a throw of 10.13 which was also good for 15^th on Southeastern's all-time list.
 
Batts and Wallis mirrored their fourth and fifth place finishes in the discus, with Batts turning in the program's eight-best throw of 34.27 meters, followed by a 34.07 meter throw by Wallis which ranks ninth all-time.
 
Kathryn Newsom was next in line with a 30.18 meter throw which was also good for 10^th at the meet and ranks 14tth all-time.
 
SE's relay teams also fared well compared to the Storm record book, with the 4x400 meter team of Trinity Booker, Demi Zavala, Amore Armstrong, and Denaye Thomas turning in a time of 4:06.22 to finish fourth at the meet while ranking as the second-best run in program history.
 
The 4x100 meter teams were equally as solid, with the "A" grouping of Alani Calahan, Charisma Lacy-Ray, Amore Armstrong, and Denaye Thomas turning in a 49.24 to finish third in the race and rank as the third best run for SE. Meanwhile, the "B" grouping of CaTia Gladney, Kenecia Stringfellow, Zavala, and Booker turned in a time of 51.59 to finish fifth at the meet.
 
Thomas and Armstrong turned in top-10 finishes in the 400 meter as well, with Thomas clocking 1:00.45 to finish fifth while Armstrong was in seventh with a mark of 1:01.96. Both rank as top-10 times in the event for SE all-time.
 
Alexis Longoria and Megan Rose turned in top-10 finishes in the 5,000 meter run, with both reaching the Storm top-10 list. Longoria stopped the clock with a time of 20:45.49 to finish ninth, while Rose clocked a 21:01.21 to finish 10^th.
 
Madelynn Coffey joined them among the distance best performances, running the 10,000 meter in a time of 46:43.95 which was good for a ninth place finish and a top-10 spot in SE's career list.
 
A recap of SE's events and finishes can be found below:
 
100m
Alani Calahan                     UT-Tyler               13.00                     16^th
Charisma Lacy-Ray           UT-Tyler               13.03                     18^th
Kenecia Stringfellow       UT-Tyler               13.26                     23^rd
CaTia Gladney                   UT-Tyler               13.85                     27^th
 
200m
Trinity Booker                   UT-Tyler               26.47                     11^th
Alani Calahan                     UT-Tyler               26.58                     12^th
Charisma Lacy-Ray           UT-Tyler               26.97                     14^th
Demi Zavala                        UT-Tyler               27.17                     19^th
Kenecia Stringfellow       UT-Tyler               27.38                     21^st
 
400m
Denaye Thomas                UT-Tyler               1:00.45                  5^th
Amore Armstrong            UT-Tyler               1:01.96                  7^th
 
800m
Rachel Wynn                      UT-Tyler               2:37.96                  15^th
Amanda Rodriguez          UT-Tyler               2:43.56                  22^nd
Bailey Pritchett                 UT-Tyler               2:56.23                  26^th
 
1500m
Alexis Longoria                  UT-Tyler               5:06.73                  11^th
Rachel Wynn                      UT-Tyler               5:25.15                  21^st
Megan Rose                       UT-Tyler               5:29.95                  26^th
Amanda Rodriguez          UT-Tyler               5:40.17                  32^nd
Bailey Pritchett                 UT-Tyler               5:48.57                  34^th
 
5000m
Alexis Longoria                  UT-Tyler               20:45.49               9^th
Megan Rose                       UT-Tyler               21:01.21               10^th
 
10000m
Madelynn Coffey             UT-Tyler               46:43.95               9^th
 
4x100m Relay
Calahan, Lacy-Ray,
Armstrong, Thomas        UT-Tyler               49.24                     3^rd
Gladney, Stringfellow,
Zavala, Booker                  UT-Tyler               51.59                     5^th
 
4x400m Relay
Booker, Zavala,
Armstrong, Thomas        UT-Tyler               4:06.22                  4^th
 
Shot Put
Daryn Batts                         UT-Tyler               12.44m                 4^th
Samantha Wallis               UT-Tyler               12.35m                 5^th
Mariana Mendez             UT-Tyler               10.13m                 10^th
 
Discus
Daryn Batts                         UT-Tyler               34.27m                 4^th
Samantha Wallis               UT-Tyler               34.07m                 5^th
Kathryn Newsom             UT-Tyler               30.18m                 10^th
Mariana Mendez             UT-Tyler               21.73m                 14^th