Lady Texans at the Corky Classic | National Qualifiers
The South Plains College Lady Texans opened their indoor season with strong performances and multiple national-qualifying marks at the Corky Classic at Texas Tech University.
LUBBOCK, TX - The South Plains College Lady Texans opened their indoor season with strong performances and multiple national-qualifying marks at the Corky Classic at Texas Tech University.
Nour Rahou placed ninth in the women's 600 yards with a time of 1:23.41, while Morgane Lenoir finished 13th in the 800 meters in 2:17.12. Alison Guaman highlighted the distance events by winning the 3000 meters with a time of 10:50.78.
Head Coach Wes Miller praised the team's performance, saying, "I'm excited for this group and for our start to the season. We have been training hard for the past four and a half months and have a lot of new faces. We went in to see where we're at against some very good competition and left with a lot of great performances and direction for improvement. We left with 20 national qualifying marks to start week one along with six national leaders, and I'm looking forward to more to come this weekend."
Several Lady Texans recorded national-qualifying marks.
400 Meters
- Mathilde Maison – 57.74
600 Meters
- Nour Rahou – 1:33.42 (No. 1 in the nation)
800 Meters
- Morgane Lenoir – 2:16.73
1000 Meters
- Alison Guaman – 3:02.84
60-Meter Hurdles
- Oluwatumininu Sanyaolu – 8.75
- Rashema Lindo – 8.82
4x400 Relay
- Maison, Sanyaolu, Lenoir, Lindo – 3:52.26 (No. 2 in the nation)
Triple Jump
- Leticia Ouaba – 12.03m (Top qualifying mark in the nation)
Shot Put
- Kahllah Bailey – 13.71m
- Suerena Alexander – 12.41m
Weight Throw
- Kahllah Bailey – 14.58m
The Lady Texans will continue their indoor season at the NAIA/JUCO Challenge on January 24 in Pittsburg, Kansas.
