Women's T&F Indoor Champs

Women's Track and Field

Women's Track and Field Earns Second Indoor National Championship

YANTON, S.D. – Women's track and field cruised to their second title in program history, racking up a total of 111 points in the 41st annual NAIA Women's Indoor Track & Field Nation Championship at Ruth Donohoe Fieldhouse on the campus of Mount Marty (S.D.) Friday.

The Warriors never trailed in the national meet, kicking off the day with Loanie Cellard winning the 3000-meter racewalk in 14:33.43. Leondra Correia led the Warriors by scoring 38 points in the national meet, where she was named to the Outstanding Performer and Most Valuable Performer awards. She took first place in the pentathlon on Wednesday with a total of 3743 points for a new program record and personal best. Correia also captured a pair of national titles on Friday, clearing the height of 1.70 meters (5 feet, 7 inches) in the high jump for another personal best. She later earned her second title in three years in the 60-meter hurdles, clocking a time of 8.62 seconds. Correia was also fifth in the long jump (5.68 meters – 18 feet, 7.75 inches) and sixth in the triple jump (11.70 meters – 38 feet, 4.75 inches).

Destiny Copeland claimed second in the long jump with a distance of 5.98-meters while Katlyn Jones finished fifth (5.64m), a new personal best, Carlie Turner finished in seventh (5.61m) and Mariam Davis earned 14th with 5.10-meters. Erica Xayarath also placed in the high jump at 12th with 1.56-meters. Jones finished fifth in the 60-meter hurdles with 8.84 seconds while Xuxa Peart claimed fifth in the 400-meters in 56.60-seconds, for a new personal best, and Destinee McGrady was right behind her in sixth in 57.48-seconds.

Sha'Londa Terry finished the 60-meter dash in eighth with a time of 7.77-seconds before Copeland earned second in the triple jump with 12.03-meters. Jones finished 15th in the triple jump with 11.07-meters. Derica Gibson led the Warriors in the 200-meter dash taking third in 24.85 seconds while Soyinne Greynion earned sixth in 24.92-seconds for a new personal record with Terry taking seventh in 25.01-seconds.

A team comprised of Peart, Antonishka Deveaux, Brianna Tillman and McGrady combined for a third-place finish in the 4x400 relay in 3:50.80.

The Warriors had three other placers in the pentathlon with Copeland claiming fourth with 3439 points for a personal best, Renique Smith earning fifth with 3316 points, and Jones finishing in 12th with 3071 points.
 
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Players Mentioned

Destiny Copeland

Destiny Copeland

Hurdles/Multi
Junior
Leondra Correia

Leondra Correia

Multi
Graduate Student
Mariam Davis

Mariam Davis

Jumps
Senior
Antonishka Deveaux

Antonishka Deveaux

Sprints
Graduate Student
Derica Gibson

Derica Gibson

Multi
Sophomore
Katlyn Jones

Katlyn Jones

Jumps/Hurdles
Sophomore
Destinee McGrady

Destinee McGrady

Sprints
Junior
Renique Smith

Renique Smith

Multi
5' 4"
Fifth Year
Sha

Sha'Londa Terry

Sprints
5' 3"
Senior
Loanie Cellard

Loanie Cellard

Racewalk
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Destiny Copeland

Destiny Copeland

Junior
Hurdles/Multi
Leondra Correia

Leondra Correia

Graduate Student
Multi
Mariam Davis

Mariam Davis

Senior
Jumps
Antonishka Deveaux

Antonishka Deveaux

Graduate Student
Sprints
Derica Gibson

Derica Gibson

Sophomore
Multi
Katlyn Jones

Katlyn Jones

Sophomore
Jumps/Hurdles
Destinee McGrady

Destinee McGrady

Junior
Sprints
Renique Smith

Renique Smith

5' 4"
Fifth Year
Multi
Sha

Sha'Londa Terry

5' 3"
Senior
Sprints
Loanie Cellard

Loanie Cellard

Graduate Student
Racewalk