DeKALB – Stiff competition stifled NIU women’s track and field’s chances at the Bryan Clay Invitational, as it only earned two top-five finishes. 

NIU’s 4×100 meter relay team consisting of fifth-year Kimone Hines, junior Skylynn Blue, junior Scout Regular and graduate Suerethia Henderson took the best finish at the invite, finishing in second place. The relay group’s official time was 45.61 seconds. 

Regular earned another top-five finish in the 100-meter hurdles, finishing fifth overall in a field of 68 runners. Regular’s official time was 13.79 seconds, tying her outdoor season best. 

Fifth-year Dymier Jeffery tied for sixth place with five other athletes – her best finish of the outdoor season – in the high jump, jumping 1.62 meters, which was her best jump of the outdoor season. 

At the Fighting Illini Invitational on March 8, NIU’s 4×400 relay team finished in fifth place with a time of 3:55.13. This week, NIU finished in 16th place in the event and finished with a time of 3:48.87. 

The relay team consisted of sophomore Talayssia Sanders, senior Jahnetta Jones, sophomore Roshell Rowe and junior Kennedy Crawford. 

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NIU will travel to two invitationals next week, the Michael Johnson Invitational at Baylor University and the Gary Wieneke Memorial at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The events will take place Friday and Saturday.