Despite only having five competitors in the 85th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, the SMU track and field team was able to place two of them in top-five finishes. 

Sophomore Helena Perez placed third in the shot put with a throw of 14.93 meters, earning her third-straight top-three finish this spring season.

Freshman Rayann Chin took the third spot in the discus, with an impressive heave of 48.66 meters. Like Perez, this is Chin’s third top-three finish of the season.

Senior Ayla Gill finished in the top 15 for the hammer throw with a toss of 53.16 meters – an improvement on her season best of 52.79 meters, which she threw at the TCU Invitational on March 15.

Senior sprinter Amber Evans finished 33rd in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.80 seconds, while Maresha Carrie took 58th in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:07.67.

Up next, the ladies head to California and North Texas to compete in the North Texas and Stanford Invitationals, which will both be held April 6 to April 7.