With four top-10 finishes, SMU’s track and field team had a very successful weekend at both the Stanford Invitational and the Bobby Lane Invitational.

At the Stanford Invitational, freshman Mary Alenbratt came in second in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:25.90. Junior Silje Fjortoft came in eighth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:30.62.

During the first day at UTA’s Bobby Lane Invitational, sophomore Ayla Gill won the hammer throw with a throw of 54.38 meters.

Senior Lauren Kuhner followed close behind with a throw of 51.12 meters. Kuhner’s throw was enough for a fourth place finish.

At the second day of the Bobby Lane Invitational, SMU took three wins.

Sophomore Simone du Toit won both the shot put and the discus. Sophomore Viktoria Leks took home the third win with a victory in the long jump.

The Mustangs finished fourth in the meet with 62 points.

Du Toit has been named co-Conference USA Athlete of the Week. Her win in the shot put at 16.42 meters is tied for second best in the NCAA. Her 51.13 meters discus throw is an NCAA fourth best. 

Up next, the SMU team will head to the University of Texas in Austin for the Texas Relays, April 1-3.