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The NM State track and field team traveled north to the Albuquerque Convention Center for the third consecutive meet, closing out the regular season at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational.
FRIDAY
Alesha Lane tallied her fourth top three finish of the 2026 season and recorded a third-place finish in the weight throw, posting a best mark of 18.22 meters. Kamryn Cadle, 15.71 meters (51 feet, 5 inches), finished second among Aggies, with freshmen Avery Jordan (15.11 meters) and Julia Nystrand (15.02 meters) right behind, as each posted significant personal bests.
Aileen Alvarado notched a season-best high jump mark at 1.61 meters (5 feet, 3.25 inches) in the high jump, nearly matching her indoor best of 1.62 meters.
Cameron Hodges recorded the top mark among Aggies in the long jump (5.35 meters), while Aja Johnson posted a mark of 5.15 meters.
Marlee Cavitt showed improvement in the 200 meter for the second straight week, finishing sixth overall in the unseeded competition with a mark of 23.78 seconds, the third fastest 200 time in program history. Sophomore Jaylah McDonnell posted a season-best time of 24.28, while Alyssa Crump posted a new personal best of 24.60.
Jordan Torres recorded the top time among Aggies in the 3,000-meter run, posting a season best and altitude-adjusted time of 10:09.48 to take ninth overall. Trista Cordova recorded a new personal best time of 10:25, while Ainsleigh Kasprick (10:32.82) also notched a new top mark in the event. Abigail Beam made her season debut (10:58.19).
Running unattached, Nia Allison finished third overall in the 3,000, with a time of 9:55.65.
Kennedy Taylor made her debut in the 400, the lone Aggie to compete in the event this season.
Marlene Mosqueda tallied the top finish for the Aggies in the 600-meter run, taking third with a time of 1:32.27, the fastest NMSU time in the event since at least 2010.
Eloïse Stuart tallied a time of 1:34.88 to take seventh, with Angela Korte joining Mosqueda and Stuart in the top 10 with a mark of 1:35.99 to take eighth. Adéla Steinsová finished 12th with a time of 1:37.31, as all four recorded new personal bests.
SATURDAY
Alesha Lane led the Aggies in the shot put to begin Saturday, finishing eighth with a mark of 14.21 meters. This becomes the senior’s seventh top-10 finish of 2026. Julia Nystrand improved in the event at each meet during the regular season, culminating in a personal best mark of 12.95 meters.
Sara McKee paced the Aggies in the 60-meter hurdles, posting a new personal best time of 8.82 seconds.
Cavitt posted a sixth-place finish in the 60-meter dash, recording a new NMSU best of 7.48 to tie her with Jhana Downie for the third-fastest time in program history.
Running unattached once again on Saturday, Allison took first place in the mile run with a mark of 4:50.84.
Jordan Torres tallied the fastest time among NM State entrants in the mile, posting a time of 5:04.87 to take 11th overall. Trista Cordova (5:15.71), Murrie Dodge (5:18.71) and Brooke Kelly (5:19.12) notched personal bests. Abigail Beam made her event debut, finishing with a time of 5:31.50.
Mosqueda improved to a time of 2:10.61 (fourth place overall) to lead the Crimson & White in the 800-meter, retaining her spot in third place in the NMSU record books.
The quartet of Julissa Daniels, Alyssa Crump, Adéla Steinsová and Angela Korte competed in the 4x400 meter relay to close the Aggies’ regular season.
With the regular season concluded, NMSU now looks ahead to the 2026 Conference USA Indoor Track & Field Championships, held Feb. 27-28 at the Liberty Indoor Track Complex in Lynchburg, Virginia.
