The Our Lady of the Lake Saints women’s track and field continued its outdoor season with a competitive two-meet stretch, opening at the Texas Relays before returning to action at the Bobcat Invitational.
At the Texas Relays in Austin, the Saints were led by freshman Alex Wells, who posted a time of 12.11 in the 100 meters against a deep collegiate field. In the distance events, senior Liliana Hernandez turned in a top-10 finish in the 1500 meters, placing eighth in 4:59.59.
OLLU also saw solid relay performances, highlighted by the 4×100-meter relay team of Nataley Doka, Wells, Sa’Nya Auguste, and Jadae Freeman, which ran 49.01 in preliminary competition. The 4×800-meter relay squad of Monica Sanchez, Mia Curiel, Hernandez, and Madison Perez added a 10th-place finish with a time of 9:36.30.
In the field events, Lawren Tanner delivered one of the team’s top marks of the meet, placing 12th in the long jump with a leap of 5.57 meters (18-3.25). Jeslynn Flores also competed in the high jump.
The Saints carried that experience into the Bobcat Invitational in San Marcos, where they produced a number of steady performances across multiple event groups. Samantha Solis led the team in the 100 meters with a time of 13.63, while Morghan Neely and Brianna Rodriguez competed in the 200 meters, posting times of 26.00 and 28.33, respectively.
Rodriguez returned in the 400 meters with a time of 1:03.74, while freshman Sadie Romero led the team in the open 400 with a 59.08 performance. In the middle-distance events, Daylah Vega and Claudia Lopez recorded times of 2:31.41 and 2:33.29 in the 800 meters.
The Saints showed depth in the 1500 meters, led by Mia Curiel‘s 4:58.07, followed closely by Zaddie Santacruz (5:01.54) and Vega (5:10.31). Leilani Leza and Lopez rounded out the group with times of 5:24.34 and 5:35.47, respectively.
Kymberli Cavazos represented OLLU in the hurdles, running 18.25 in the 100-meter hurdles and 1:11.33 in the 400-meter hurdles.