Southeastern Sets High Bar at First Indoor Meet

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.
 
SE finished with 98.2 points to finish second as a team behind host Washburn's 101 points.
 
The Storm would see 10 new school records set on Saturday as well as 31 personal bests.
 
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.
 
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.
 
Needham followed up with a win in the weight throw, posting a school record 15.96 meter throw.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
Southeastern will be back in action Dec. 9 when it travels to Norman, Okla., for the J.D. Martin Invitational hosted by Oklahoma.
 
Washburn Alumni Invitational Results
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
600 YDS
Athlete              Meet              Mark     Place
Kaitlyn Cedillo      Washburn Alumni   1:33.71  2nd
Ashlyn Vasquez       Washburn Alumni   1:41.99  7th
 
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
 
1,000 M
Athlete              Meet              Mark     Place
Genevi Martinez      Washburn Alumni   3:38.55  9th
 
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
 
5,000 M
Athlete              Meet              Mark     Place
Yazmin Reyes         Washburn Alumni   20:22.13  6th
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
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    26^th
*NCAA DII Provisional Qualifying Mark
 
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