ALLENDALE, Mich. – Nine top-10 finishes highlight the competition for the Northern Illinois University women's track and field team at the GVSU Big Meet on Friday (Feb. 11). The Huskies earned four top-10's on the track and five more in field events. 

"The athletes continue to show improvement," said NIU Director of Track and Field Connie Teaberry. "The staff can't ask for a better day of competition when your athletes are focused and begin to put Monday through Thursday practice sections, race plans, and technical execution visible in their events. Over three-fourths of the ladies competing either had a season's best or a personal best which is a sign that things are clicking in the right way. We have one meet left before MAC and at the rate their going more great performances are in the horizon."

In the invitational section of the long jump, Jazmyn Smith (Pinecrest, Fla./Gulliver Prep) posted a season-best mark of 5.97 meters to finish second. Kenyae Majors (Burlington, N.C./Hugh Cummings) also recorded a season-best leap, measuring 5.84 meters, to take seventh. 

The high jump invitational saw Taylor Ramsey (St. Louis, Mo./Incarnate Word Academy) post her second-best mark of the season, clearing 1.64 meters to finish fifth. 

Other top-10 finishes in field events came in the triple jump invitational, where Kendal Only (Huntley, Ill./Huntley) measured 11.19 meters with her best jump of the day, finishing eighth. In the weight throw, Fatima Stingily (Romeoville, Ill./Romeoville) bettered her previous season-best by nearly a meter with a  mark of 15.30 meters, finishing 10th.

On the track, Jahnetta Jones (Romeoville, Ill./Romeoville) ran her fastest time of the season in the 400 meters at 56.02 seconds to earn a fifth-place finish. Kennedy Crawford (Douglasville, Ga./Alexander) was also in the top-10 in the 400, taking ninth with a season-best time of 56.46 seconds. 

Two more season-best times for the Huskies came in the 200-meter dash where Malia Watkins (Upper Marlboro, Md./Missouri State) claimed sixth with a time of 24.46 seconds and Skylynn Blue (Indianapolis, Ind./North Central) had a ninth-place finish in 24.59. 

Next Friday, Feb. 18, the Huskies will compete in one final regular season indoor meet at the Eastern Illinois Friday Night Special in Charleston, Ill., before getting set for the MAC Indoor Championship on Feb. 25-26 in Kent, Ohio. 

60-meter Dash
41. Scout Regular, 8.00
42. Jazmyn Smith, 8.00
47. Kenyae Majors, 8.04

200-meter Dash
6. Malia Watkins, 24.46
9. Skylynn Blue, 24.59
37. Roshell Rowe, 25.79

400-meter Dash
5. Jahnetta Jones, 56.02
9. Kennedy Crawford, 56.46
14. Roshell Rowe, 57.46

800-meter Run
42. Brooke Lytle, 2:18.72
48. Julia Finegan, 2:19.81
49. Emma Vorpagel, 2:19.85
56. Kayla La Fontain, 2:21.02
66. Meagan Biddle, 2:32.08
67. Grace Louis, 2:35.67

Mile Run
43. Brooke Lytle, 5:11.20
52. Grace Louis, 5:13.37
74. Hannah Ricci, 5:31.16

3,000-meter Run Heat #3
15. Joy Jackson, 10:47.71
19. Kaitlin Miller, 11:00.03

60-meter Hurdles
11. Scout Regular, 8.78

High Jump Invite
5. Taylor Ramsey, 1.64m

Long Jump Invite
2. Jazmyn Smith, 5.97m
7. Kenyae Majors, 5.84m

Long Jump
13. Taylor Ramsey, 5.44m
24. Kendal Only, 5.12m

Triple Jump Invite
8. Kendal Only, 11.19m

Shot Put
20. Fatima Stingily, 11.45m

Weight Throw
10. Fatima Stingily, 15.30m