The SMU track and field team will head to Denton, Texas Thursday to participate in the UNT Twilight meet.

The Mustangs’ last competition was the Oklahoma Invitational in
Norman, Okla. last Friday and Saturday. Sophomore Victoria Leks won the high jump with a season-best mark of 1.73 meters.

Junior Silje Fjortoft finished second in the 3000 meters with a time of 10:02.28.

Despite the fact that her time beat the old meet record of 10:10.76, the first place finisher, Caroline Jepleting, now holds the new meet record of 9:39.79. The Mustangs had two more top-five finishes by sophomore Ayla Gill and senior Lauren Kuhner.

Gill’s throw of 56.74 meters gave her a third place finish.

After placing eighth in the discus throw with a mark of 45.20 meters, Kuhner earned a fifth place finish with a throw of 55 meters.

Sophomore Ebony Cuington came in eighth place in the 400-meter hurdle. She had a time of 1:07.44.

The SMU 4×100 relay came in eighth place with a time of 3:52.95.

Freshmen Klara Bodinson and Sara Sjokvist each did well in the 1500-meter run.

Bodinson’s time of 4:45.66 earned her a seventh place finish, and Sjokvist’s time of 4:49.29 earned her a ninth place finish.