The SMU track and field team is headed to California to compete in the Bryan Clay Invitational this week.
The Mt. SAC Relays are being held at the same time, just a short distance away at Azusa Pacific University.
Due to several international and possible 2012 Olympic athletes competing at the relays, it is extremely hard to qualify for the events and is one of the best in the nation.
In response to the difficulty of gaining entrance into the Mt. SAC Relays, the Bryan Clay Invitational will beheld at the same time.
SMU has several athletes competing in the Mt. SAC relays, which is being held April 19-21.
Sophomore Isis Wilson will be competing in the 400-meter dash, along with freshman standout Craishia Washington.
Washington currently holds the record at SMU for the 100-meter dash with an outstanding time of 11.57 seconds.
Junior distance runner, Mary Alenbratt and freshman Kajsa Barr will both be running the 800-meter event. Alenbratt and Barr will also compete in the 1500-meter run with veteran runner Kristine Eikrem-Engeset.
Mustang Frida Kristiansson will finish out the same event for SMU in the final heat.
Kristiansson will also compete in the 3000-meter steeplechase – an obstacle event that derives its name from steeplechase racing. SMU will send Washington, Wilson, Lakeisha James and Amber Evans to represent the team in the 4×400 relay.
Sophomore Lisa Egarter who will compete for the Mustangs in the high jump. Egarter posted her highest jump of the outdoor season, 5.49 meters, at the North Texas Invitational on April 7.
Helena Perez will throw shot put in the meet, while Rayann Chinn will represent the team in discus.
Ayla Gill will throw in her usual event, the hammer throw, where she will compete in the first flight of the event. Gill has had several strong showings this outdoor season, gaining her personal best throw of 53.26 meters at the Bobby Lane Invitational in March.
Evans will also represent the Mustangs in the Olympic division, as she competes in the 200 and 400-meter dash.
Evans has set the bar high for herself this meet; she holds the team record this season in both the 200 and 400, with impressive times of 23.53 and 54.32 seconds respectively.
Eikrem-Engeset will also make her way to the Olympic division in the 3000-meter steeplechase.
Up next, the ladies head to the Bobcat Invitational in San Marcos, Texas April 27 to April 28.