TOPEKA, Kan. – Macayla Needham won a pair of events to pace Southeastern as the Savage Storm turned in 28 top-10 finishes on its way to a second-place finish at the Washburn Alumni Invite on Dec. 2 in Topeka, Kan.
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SE finished with 98.2 points to finish second as a team behind host Washburn's 101 points.
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The Storm would see 10 new school records set on Saturday as well as 31 personal bests.
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Needham set school records in both the shot put and the weight throw while taking home the top spot in each event for the weekend.
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She would smash the school record and set a meet record with her shot put toss of 14.31 meters which also becomes the first Southeastern mark to hit the NCAA Division II provisional mark.
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Needham followed up with a win in the weight throw, posting a school record 15.96 meter throw.
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Samantha Wallis was top-five in both events as well, hitting a 12.48 meter throw in the shot put to finish third, before adding a 14.35 meter toss in the weight throw to finish fourth.
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Moving from throws to jumps, Southeastern would post a trio of top-10 finishes in the triple jump as Jayda Williams posted an 11.41 meter jump to establish the school record and finish third in the event.
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Jada Johnson was next in line in sixth with a total leap of 10.82 meters, while Helen Erua added a 10.35 meter mark to finish eighth.
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Malori Pletcher would turn in a second-place finish in the high hump with a school record mark of 1.50 meters, while Johnson would add an eighth-place finish in the long jump with a leap of 4.94 meters.
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Makensi Greenwood would set a new school record in the 400 meter after turning in a time of 1:00.09 which was good for a fifth-place finish, while Samari Holmes checked in with a top-10 finish in the event and a time of 1:01.58.
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Kaitlyn Cedillo would set a school mark in the 600-yard run, clocking a time of 1:33.71 which was good for a second-place finish while Ashlyn Vasquez would cross in seventh with a 1:41.99.
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Yazmin Reyes would also set a new school record after posting a run of 20:22.13 in the 5,000 meter, earning a sixth-place finish.
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Williams would pick up a second record on the day as she would clock a 9.19 in the finals of the 60-meter hurdles to finish third in the event and establish a school best in the run.
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Ashton Carter would round out the new record after clocking a 7.96 in the 60 meter, the school's first sub-eight second run in the event, and posting a 10
th place finish.
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The Storm would put all five of its runners in the 800 meter in the top-10, led by
Madison Rowe who clocked a 2:26.80 to finish second.
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Alexis Longoria was next in with a time of 2:34.20 to finish fourth, followed by
Arden Kesterson in fifth at 2:35.20, Aereonna Cardenas in eighth at 2:41.85, and
Savannah Sandoval in 10
th with a run of 2:46.24.
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Genevi Martinez would add to the distance success with a ninth-place finish in the 1,000 meter with a run of 3:38.55, while Kesterson would follow in the mile run with a time of 5:41.94 to finish seventh.
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SE would see a trio of 4x400 meter relay teams place in the top 10, led by the foursome of Helen Erua, Greenwood, Caylee Conley, and Rowe who clocked a 4:06.50 to finish second.
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Southeastern will be back in action Dec. 9 when it travels to Norman, Okla., for the J.D. Martin Invitational hosted by Oklahoma.
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Washburn Alumni Invitational Results
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60 M
Athlete             Meet             Mark    Place
Ashton Carter       Washburn Alumni  7.96    10th
Teya Dixon          Washburn Alumni  8.07    17th
Karissa Nixon       Washburn Alumni  8.14    19th
Charisma Lacy-Raye  Washburn Alumni  8.20    21st
Lauren Stuard       Washburn Alumni  8.46    33rd
Saniya Carter       Washburn Alumni  8.51    38th
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200 M
Athlete             Meet             Mark    Place
Teya Dixon          Washburn Alumni  26.60   16th
Charisma Lacy-Raye  Washburn Alumni  26.70   17th
Karissa Nixon       Washburn Alumni  26.91   21st
Toni McCellon       Washburn Alumni  27.84   27th
Kendal Fellegy      Washburn Alumni  27.87   28th
Saniya Carter       Washburn Alumni  28.59   32nd
Malori Pletcher     Washburn Alumni  29.79   35th
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400 M
Athlete             Meet             Mark    Place
Makensi Greenwood   Washburn Alumni  1:00.09 5th
Samari Holmes       Washburn Alumni  1:01.58 9th
Caylee Conley       Washburn Alumni  1:02.80 13th
Amore Armstrong     Washburn Alumni  1:03.09 15th
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600 YDS
Athlete             Meet             Mark    Place
Kaitlyn Cedillo     Washburn Alumni  1:33.71 2nd
Ashlyn Vasquez      Washburn Alumni  1:41.99 7th
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800 M
Athlete             Meet             Mark    Place
Madison Rowe        Washburn Alumni  2:26.80 2nd
Alexis Longoria     Washburn Alumni  2:34.20 4th
Arden Kesterson     Washburn Alumni  2:35.62 5th
Aereonna Cardenas   Washburn Alumni  2:41.85 8th
Savannah Sandoval   Washburn Alumni  2:46.24 10th
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1,000 M
Athlete             Meet             Mark    Place
Genevi Martinez     Washburn Alumni  3:38.55 9th
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Mile
Athlete               Meet                   Mark Place
Arden Kesterson      Washburn Alumni 5:41.94 7th
Alexis Longoria      Washburn Alumni 5:53.40 11th
Aereonna Cardenas Washburn Alumni    5:57.31 14th
Savannah Sandoval Washburn Alumni    6:11.83 16th
Genevi Martinez       Washburn Alumni 6:17.38 17th
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5,000 M
Athlete             Meet             Mark    Place
Yazmin Reyes        Washburn Alumni  20:22.13 6th
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60 M Hurdles
Athlete             Meet             Mark    Place
Jayda Williams      Washburn Alumni  9.19 (F) 3rd (F)
Jayda Williams      Washburn Alumni  9.25 (P) 3rd (P)
Jada Johnson        Washburn Alumni  10.37 (P) 10th
Toni McCellon       Washburn Alumni  10.68 (P) 11th
Malori Pletcher     Washburn Alumni  11.08 (P) 12th
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4x400 M Relay
Athlete               Meet                   Mark Place
Erua, Greenwood,
Conley, Rowe         Washburn Alumni 4:06.50 2nd
Fellegy, Cedillo,
Helgren, Williams Washburn Alumni     4:18.64 5th
Longoria, Armstrong,
Vasquez, Nixon       Washburn Alumni 4:22.11 6th
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High Jump
Athlete             Meet             Mark    Place
Malori Pletcher     Washburn Alumni  1.50m   2nd
Toni McEllon        Washburn Alumni  1.45m   10th
Helen Erua          Washburn Alumni  1.40m   14th
Jada Johnson        Washburn Alumni  1.35m   18th
Karissa Nixon       Washburn Alumni  1.30m   19th
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Long Jump
Athlete             Meet             Mark    Place
Jada Johnson        Washburn Alumni  4.94m   8th
Helen Erua          Washburn Alumni  4.77m   13th
Kendal Fellegy      Washburn Alumni  4.63m   15th
Karissa Nixon       Washburn Alumni  4.57m   18th
Lauren Stuard       Washburn Alumni  4.48m   21st
Lily Helgren        Washburn Alumni  4.40m   22nd
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Triple Jump
Athlete             Meet             Mark    Place
Jayda Williams      Washburn Alumni  11.41m  3rd
Jada Johnson        Washburn Alumni  10.82m  6th
Helen Erua          Washburn Alumni  10.35m  8th
Kendal Fellegy      Washburn Alumni  10.16m  11th
Lily Helgren        Washburn Alumni  10.13m  12th
Lauren Stuard       Washburn Alumni  10.05m  14th
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Shot Put
Athlete             Meet             Mark    Place
Macayla Needham     Washburn Alumni  14.31m* 1st
Samantha Wallis     Washburn Alumni  12.48m  3rd
Mariana Mendez      Washburn Alumni  11.01m  9th
Isabella Drane      Washburn Alumni  8.39m   24th
Keitian Bell        Washburn Alumni  8.10m   25th
Emma Berry          Washburn Alumni  7.84m   26th
*NCAA DII Provisional Qualifying Mark
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Weight Throw
Athlete             Meet             Mark    Place
Macayla Needham     Washburn Alumni  15.98m  1st
Samantha Wallis     Washburn Alumni  14.35m  4th
Emma Berry          Washburn Alumni  11.00m  17th
Mariana Mendez      Washburn Alumni  10.83m  20th
Keitian Bell        Washburn Alumni  10.68m  22nd
Isabella Drane      Washburn Alumni  10.53m  24th
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