SEGUIN, Texas - McMurry University leads a trio of teams within one point of each other as the 2025 SCAC Women's Track and Field Championship got underway on Friday on the campus of Texas Lutheran University. Official Website | Results | Photo Gallery
Competition in three events - shot put, javelin and long jump - kickstarted the meet; a day that was highlighted by a record-breaking performance from first-year Annabelle Lanik of Trinity and a double gold medal effort from sophomore Kendra Humphries of McMurry.
DAY ONE STANDINGS
1. McMurry - 28
2. Texas Lutheran - 27
3. Trinity - 26
4. LeTourneau - 12
T5. Colorado College - 10
T5. Southwestern - 10
7. St Thomas - 3
8. Concordia (Texas) - 1
T9. Centenary - 0
T9. Dallas - 0
T9. Ozarks - 0
T9. Schreiner - 0
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Sophomore Kendra Humphries of McMurry (watch post race interview) made her SCAC championship meet debut and earned gold in the shot put with a toss of 13.07 meters (42' 10 1/2") - the second-longest throw in SCAC meet history. Senior Julissa Rodriguez of Texas Lutheran, the 2022 champion in the event, finished second with an effort of 13.01 meters (42' 8 1/4") - the fourth-longest toss in conference meet history. Sophomore Tori Colman of McMurry was third with a throw of 11.72 meters (38' 5 1/2").
- McMurry's Kendra Humphries (watch post race interview) made it two-for-two, taking top honors in the javelin with a toss of 37.68 meters (123' 7"). With the victory, Humphries became the first woman since Texas Lutheran's Tia Hart in 2021 and just the third all-time to sweep the shot put and javelin at the same conference championship meet. Natalie Ferdi of LeTourneau became the Yellowjackets first-ever female All-SCAC performer as the sophomore finished second with a throw of 34.56 meters (113' 5") and junior Kirsten Smith of Texas Lutheran was third with a toss of 32.25 meters (105' 10").
- First-year Annabelle Lanik of Trinity (watch post race interview) closed the first day with a record-breaking performance, taking top honors in the long jump by leaping to victory with a 5.97 meters (19' 7") effort. Lanik shattered the previous mark of 18' 10" - a mark that had stood since 2005 - by nine inches. Her teammate, senior Joy Areloa who is the two-time defending champion in the event, finished second with a jump of 5.71 meters (18' 8 3/4"), which is the fourth-best effort in conference meet history. Junior Clara Lippert of Colorado College took third with a leap of 5.37 meters (17' 7 1/2").
UP NEXT
- Competition resumes tomorrow with the men's 10,000-meter final at 8:00 a.m., followed by the women's event at 8:45 a.m. A complete schedule of events can be found here.
