SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Northern Illinois University women's track and field team competed in a pair of events in Texas this weekend as the Huskies participated in both the Bobcat Invitational at Texas State as well as the Texas Relays. NIU recorded 10 top-10 finishes at Texas State in the opening weekend of the outdoor season. 

The top finish for the Huskies came in the 4x100-meter relay where the quartet of Jazmyn Smith (Pinecrest, Fla./Gulliver Prep), Malia Watkins (Upper Marlboro, Md./Missouri State), Kimone Hines (Hanover, Jamaica/Southern-New Orleans) and Skylynn Blue (Indianapolis, Ind./North Central) recorded a time of 46.09 second to finish second behind only South Dakota (45.85). 

Watkins and Blue were also in the top-10 in the 100 meters as Watkins posted a time of 11.86 second to claim fifth and Blue was 10th in 11.97. 

Kadeja Campbell (St. Ann, Jamaica/Southern-New Orleans) had a pair of top-five finishes, taking third in the 400 meters and fourth in the 200 meters. Campbell ran a time of 54.53 seconds in the 400, behind only Bianca Stubler of Wisconsin (53.42) and Iowa State's Bria Barnes (54.40). Meanwhile in the 200, Campbell posted a time of 24.23 seconds, just over a quarter-second off the winning time of unattached competitor Melissa Gonzalez (23.97). 

Also on the track, Sara Atkins (Warrenville, Ill./Wheaton Warrenville South) was seventh in the 5,000 meters, running a time of 18:15.85. 

In the triple jump, Diamond Riley (St. Louis, Mo./Ritenour) and Kenyae Majors (Burlington, N.C./Hugh Cummings) were both in the top-10 as Riley's best leap of the day measured 12.37 meters to take sixth and Majors was right behind with a top mark of 12.08 meters to finish seventh. Majors also finished eighth in the long jump, where her top mark measured 5.81 meters. 

Taylor Ramsey (St. Louis, Mo./Hazelwood Central) was seventh in the high jump, clearing the bar at 1.65 meters. 

The Huskies also competed at the Texas Relays in Austin this weekend where Brooke Lytle (Waukesha, Wis./Waukesha West) posted the fastest time in the MAC early in the season in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, finishing 11th in a time of 10:56.68. 

NIU will return to action next Saturday, April 2, when the Huskies travel to Normal, Ill., to compete in the Redbird Invite. 

Texas Relays

100-meter Dash
38. Skylynn Blue, 12.10
60. Katrina Small, 12.49

4x100-meter Relay
13. Smith, Watkins, Hines, Blue, 48.76

4x400-meter Relay
16. Jones, Lewis, Campbell, Watkins, 3:45.50

100-meter Hurdles
20. Scout Regular, 14.44
48. Dymier Jeffery, 15.50

3,000-meter Steeplechase
11. Brooke Lytle, 10:56.68

Bobcat Invitational

100-meter Dash
5. Malia Watkins, 11.86
10. Skylynn Blue, 11.97
20. Scout Regular, 12.28
24. Jazmyn Smith, 12.31
27. Katrina Small, 12.38

200-meter Dash
4. Kadeja Campbell, 24.23
16. Jahnetta Jones, 24.86
24. Kimone Hines, 25.02

400-meter Dash
3. Kadeja Campbell, 54.53
15. Jahnetta Jones, 56.58
24. Kaitlyn Lewis, 58.46

800-meter Run
25. Emma Vorpagel, 2:21.37

5000-meter Run
7. Sara Atkins, 18:15.85

4x100-meter Relay
2. Smith, Watkins, Hines, Blue, 46.09

100-meter Hurdles
14. Scout Regular, 14.25
27. Taylor Ramsey, 14.82

High Jump
7. Taylor Ramsey, 1.65m
22. Dymier Jeffery, 1.55m 

Long Jump
8. Kenyae Majors, 5.81m
13. Diamond Riley, 5.68m
32. Taylor Ramsey, 5.15m

Triple Jump
6. Diamond Riley, 12.37m 
7. Kenyae Majors, 12.08m
12. Katrina Small, 11.90m
18. Kendal Only, 11.70m

Hammer Throw
28. Fatima Stingily, 36.44m

Shot Put
26. Fatima Stingily, 11.02m