Greenwood Picks up Win in Second SE Indoor Meet

NORMAN, Okla. – Makensi Greenwood won the 800 meter with a school-record run while Macayla Needham broke a pair of school record for the second-straight week to lead Southeastern at the J.D. Martin Invitational in Norman, Okla., hosted by the University of Oklahoma.
 
The Savage Storm had four marks that matched or set school records, with Malory Pletcher matching her high jump mark to join Greenwood's 800 meter and Needham's marks in the shot put and weight throw.
 
As a team, SE would see 36 total top-10 finishes and 31 new personal bests on the day.
 
Greenwood picked up the team's lone event victory with a 2:20.37 in the 800-meter run, besting the previous season-best by six seconds and passing the previous school record in the event by two seconds.
 
It was also one of the team's most successful events as all six runners would finish in the top eight.
 
Alexis Longoria was next in line with a fourth-place finish and a run of 2:27.62, followed by Madison Rowe in fifth with a time of 2:34.82, and Arden Kesterson in sixth with a run of 2:38.32.
 
Genevi Martinez would cross in seventh with a time of 2:39.01, while Savannah Sandoval rounded out the runners with a mark of 2:41.07 to finish eighth.
 
For the second-straight week, Needham was dominant in the throwing events, first breaking her own school record for the shot put with a toss of 14.35 meters which improved on her already NCAA DII Provisional mark and ranks as the seventh-best toss in Division II through two weeks of the indoor season.
 
She would add a 16.89-meter toss in the weight throw which was good for third place on the weekend and currently ranks fourth in the central region.
 
Samantha Wallis joined her in the top-10 in both events, finishing seventh in the shot put with a throw of 12.87 meters followed by a 10^th place finish in the weight throw with a toss of 13.81 meters.
 
Pletcher would match her record jump from a week ago by going over 1.50 meters which was good to finish sixth, while Toni McCellon improved on her best jump with a mark of 1.45 meters to finish seventh.
 
Teya Dixon led a group of five to finish top-10 in the 200-meter run, posting a 26.25 to finish fourth place.
 
Caylee Conley was next in line with a run of 26.26 to finish fifth, with Charisma Lacy-Raye in seventh with a time of 26.34 while Karissa Nixon was eighth with a 26.36.
 
Kendal Fellegy would add a sixth-place finish with a run of 1:02.25 in the 400 meters, while Ashlyn Vasquez clocked a time of 1:36.88 in the 600 yards to finish seventh.
 
Yazmin Reyes paced a foursome of top-10 finishers in the 3,000 meters, crossing in 11:30.88 to finish sixth.
 
Longoria was next in with a time of 11:54.94 to finish eighth, followed by Sarah Coblentz with a run of 12:00.95, with Aereonna Cardenas turning in a 10^th place finish on a time of 12:10.17.
 
Jayda Williams would qualify for the finals in the 60-meter hurdles at her second-straight meet, clocking a prelim run of 9.23 before shaving that to a 9.22 in the finals to finish fifth.
 
The 4x400 meter relay squad of Conley, Karissa Nixon, Rowe, and Greenwood put together a time of 4:11.88 which was good for sixth.
 
Williams would lead a group of triple jumpers who turned in top-10 finishes, logging a distance of 10.54 meters to finish third.
 
She was followed by Jada Johnson in fourth with a mark of 10.35 meters, with Fellegy next in fifth with a 10.30 meter jump, Helen Erua in sixth with a 10.20 meter jump, and Lily Helgren in eighth with a jump of 10.13 meters.
 
Williams added a 10^th-place finish in the long jump with a leap of 4.90 meters.
 
Southeastern will be back in action Jan. 19, 2024, when it travels to Pittsburg, Kan., for the Rumble in the Jungle hosted by Pittsburg State.
 
JD Martin Invitational Results
 
60 M
Athlete              Meet              Mark     Place
Karissa Nixon        JD Martin Invite  8.03     18th
Teya Dixon           JD Martin Invite  8.03     19th
Caylee Conley        JD Martin Invite  8.04     20th
Charisma Lacy-Raye   JD Martin Invite  8.18     25th
Alniecia Clayton     JD Martin Invite  8.18     26th
Amore Armstrong      JD Martin Invite  8.23     28th
Lauren Stuard        JD Martin Invite  8.55     34th
 
200 M
Athlete              Meet              Mark     Place
Teya Dixon           JD Martin Invite  26.25    4th
Caylee Conley        JD Martin Invite  26.26    5th
Charisma Lacy-Raye   JD Martin Invite  26.34    7th
Karissa Nixon        JD Martin Invite  26.36    8th
Amore Armstrong      JD Martin Invite  26.60    10th
Jayda Williams       JD Martin Invite  26.64    11th
Helen Erua           JD Martin Invite  27.04    14th
Alniecia Clayton     JD Martin Invite  27.97    22nd
Malori Pletcher      JD Martin Invite  29.21    26th
 
400 M
Athlete              Meet              Mark     Place
Kendal Fellegy       JD Martin Invite  1:02.25  6th
 
600 YDS
Athlete              Meet              Mark     Place
Ashlyn Vasquez       JD Martin Invite  1:36.88  7th
 
800 M
Athlete              Meet              Mark     Place
Makensi Greenwood    JD Martin Invite  2:20.37  1st
Alexis Longoria      JD Martin Invite  2:27.62  4th
Madison Rowe         JD Martin Invite  2:34.82  5th
Arden Kesterson      JD Martin Invite  2:38.32  6th
Genevi Martinez      JD Martin Invite  2:39.01  7th
Savannah Sandoval    JD Martin Invite  2:41.07  8th
 
Mile
Athlete              Meet              Mark     Place
Arden Kesterson      JD Martin Invite  5:38.40  7th
Sarah Coblentz       JD Martin Invite  5:48.14  9th 
Yazmin Reyes         JD Martin Invite  5:48.62  10th
Genevi Martinez      JD Martin Invite  5:52.21  12th
Aereonna Cardenas    JD Martin Invite  5:57.16  13th
Savannah Sandoval    JD Martin Invite  6:20.00  16th
 
3,000 M
Athlete              Meet              Mark     Place
Yazmin Reyes         JD Martin Invite  11:30.88  6th
Alexis Longoria      JD Martin Invite  11:54.94  8th
Sarah Coblentz       JD Martin Invite  12:00.95  9th
Aereonna Cardenas    JD Martin Invite  12:10.17  10th
 
60 M Hurdles
Athlete              Meet              Mark     Place
Jayda Williams       JD Martin Invite  9.22 (F)  5th (F)
Jayda Williams       JD Martin Invite  9.23 (P)  5th (P)
Toni McCellon        JD Martin Invite  10.11 (P) 10th
Jada Johnson         JD Martin Invite  10.14 (P) 11th
Malori Pletcher      JD Martin Invite  10.61 (P) 15th
 
4x400 M Relay
Athlete              Meet              Mark     Place
Conley, Nixon,
Rowe, Greenwood      JD Martin Invite  4:11.88  6th
 
High Jump
Athlete              Meet              Mark     Place
Malori Pletcher      JD Martin Invite  1.50m    6th
Toni McEllon         JD Martin Invite  1.45m    7th
 
Long Jump
Athlete              Meet              Mark     Place
Jayda Williams       JD Martin Invite  4.90m    10th
Jada Johnson         JD Martin Invite  4.76m    13th
Kendal Fellegy       JD Martin Invite  4.56m    14th
Lily Helgren         JD Martin Invite  4.54m    15th
Helen Erua           JD Martin Invite  4.44m    16th
Lauren Stuard        JD Martin Invite  4.36m    17th
 
Triple Jump
Athlete              Meet              Mark     Place
Jayda Williams       JD Martin Invite  10.54m   3rd
Jada Johnson         JD Martin Invite  10.35m   4th
Kendal Fellegy       JD Martin Invite  10.30m   5th
Helen Erua           JD Martin Invite  10.20m   6th
Lily Helgren         JD Martin Invite  10.13m   8th
 
Shot Put
Athlete              Meet              Mark     Place
Macayla Needham      JD Martin Invite  14.35m*  2nd
Samantha Wallis      JD Martin Invite  12.87m   7th
Mariana Mendez       JD Martin Invite  10.43m   11th
Keitian Bell         JD Martin Invite  9.68m    15th
Emma Berry           JD Martin Invite  8.95m    19th
Isabella Drane       JD Martin Invite  8.78m    22nd
*NCAA DII Provisional Qualifying Mark
 
Weight Throw
Athlete              Meet              Mark     Place
Macayla Needham      JD Martin Invite  16.89m   3rd
Samantha Wallis      JD Martin Invite  13.81m   10th
Keitian Bell         JD Martin Invite  11.95m   12th
Emma Berry           JD Martin Invite  11.37m   14th
Isabella Drane       JD Martin Invite  9.82m    21st
Mariana Mendez       JD Martin Invite  9.59m    23rd