Tag: Autumn Roberts

Women’s indoor relay qualifies for nationals at New Mexico meet

The OLLU women’s 4X400 relay team set a school record and qualified for nationals this past weekend at the University of New Mexico Collegiate Classic.

Aziza Clark ran the 60m hurdles with a NAIA “B” Standard time of 8.99, while the 4x400m relay team of Morghan Neely, Autumn Roberts, Aziza Clark and Alexandria Segura set the school record at 3:58.44.

Head Coach Patrick Torres commented, “I feel like the relay qualifying is extra special because of how elusive 4×400 qualifying has been for us as a team in the past. Aziza Clark getting a B in the hurdles added to the great feeling we left the track with.”

Women’s relay breaks OLLU record at Aurora Grand Prix

The OLLU women’s 4x400m relay team broke a school record on Jan. 19 at the Aurora Grand Prix in Illinois and came in first place with a time of 4:02.86. The team consists of Alexandria Segura, Morgan Neely, Autumn Roberts and Madison Walker.

Head Coach Patrick Torres commented, “Our relay team is a few mistakes away from making the leap to the next level, and I’m also proud of our individual performances. We’re definitely starting the year right.”

The indoor event was sponsored by the Aurora University Spartans and featured teams from NCAA D1, D2 and NAIA universities.

OLLU celebrates achievements of Track and Field teams

OLLU recognized the achievements of the men’s and women’s track and field teams from the 2022-2023 season during the virtual 11th Annual Big Blue Athletics Banquet.

The season was highlighted by the men’s 4x100m relay team finishing in fifth place at the NAIA National Championships and earning NAIA All-American honors. The four team members include Richard Davis, Troy Stinson, Cerrone Thompson and Julian Verastegui. Twelve members of the men’s team made it to the NAIA National Championships in Indiana. 

In addition, the women’s 4x100m relay team also qualified for nationals. They include Alondra Toledo, Kiana Kebbi, Autumn Roberts and Larrisa McHenry. Qualifying for the NAIA Indoor Championships earlier in the spring were Jose Zarate for the 5000m, Tr’Darius Taylor for the 60m and Ian Lee Heung for the Triple Jump.

The season also featured the men winning the Red River Athletic Conference championships and the women finishing in second. Jose Zarate was the men’s high point track athlete of the year.