SE Trio Wins Event Titles at Dan Veach Invite

MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Katlen Clem, Madison Rowe, and Camaella Achuo each won events as Southeastern turned in nearly 30 top-10 performances in the team's final pre-conference meet tune-up at the Dan Veach Invitational in Magnolia, Ark., on Saturday.
 
Katlen Clem snagged the team's first event title on Saturday, turning in a 2:15.13 in the 800 meters to win the event while Ashlynn Barrett clocked a 2:27.12 to finish eighth.
 
Madison Rowe followed suit an event later as she logged a win in the400 meter hurdles on a run of 1:02.92.
 
Camaella Achuo made it three-straight event wins when she clocked a 25.61 in the 200 meters to finish first, leading a foursome of top-eight finishes.
 
She was joined by La'Najah Ticey in fourth with a run of 26.24, Je'Mela Harris crossed in fifth with a time of 26.32, while Mildred Medina checked in eighth on a time of 27.50.
 
Anjelika Abraham posted a second-place finish in the 1,500 meters, clocking a time of 5:03.15, while Devyn Doakes snuck into the top 10 in the event with a time of 5:15.69 to finish ninth.
 
Rowe turned in the fastest 400 meter time of the season at 56.57 to finish third, just ahead of teammate La'Najah Ticey who crossed in fourth with a time of 57.92. Andria Williams added an eighth-place finish in the 400 meters with a run of 59.43.
 
Je'Mela Harris and Camaella Achuo finished back-to-back in the 100 meters with Harris clocking a 12.50 to finish fourth and Achuo checking in fifth with a 12.51.
 
Genevi Martinez and Calibre Keene kicked off the day in the 3,000 meter steeplechase, with Martinez turning in a fourth-place finish with a run of 12:33.62 while Calibre Keene was next in line in fifth with a time of 12:55.90.
 
Sarah Coblentz posted a fifth-place finish in the 5,000 meters on a time of 20:53.69.
 
SE closed out he running events with a pair of 4x400 meter relay squads placing in the top four, led by the foursome of Clem, Ticey, Rowe, and Tailyn Higginbotham who finished second on a run of 3:57.81.
 
They were followed by the second quad of Ashlynn Barrett, Ayanna Liggens, Andrea Lopez, and Alana Fontenote who finished fourth with a time of 4:17.55.
 
In the field events, Savannah Sandoval turned in a sixth-place finish in the javelin with a toss of 29.00 meters, while Emma Berry snuck int the top-10 in ninth with a throw of 25.25 meters.
 
SE put a foursome of athletes in the top-10 in the hammer, led by Mariana Mendez who finished fifth on a throw of 39.45 meters. She was followed by Khareah Horton in sixth with a toss of 39.30 meters and Berry in seventh with a mark of 39.26 meters.
 
Kaitlyn Ervin closed out the foursome with a throw of 34.45 meters to check in 10^th.
 
Mildred Medina added an eighth-place finish in the high jump on a leap of 1.45 meters.
 
Chanelle Chandler turned in a fourth-place finish in the discus on a throw of 37.70 meters, while Barry checked in eighth on a toss of 36.15 meters.