Most of the New Mexico track and field squad will rest this weekend before the team hosts the Mountain West Conference Championship.
Head coach Joe Franklin said the team will send a distance medley relay team to North Carolina. They will be competing in the UCS Invitational in Winston-Salem on Saturday for the sole purpose of trying to qualify for nationals.
Franklin said he believes some of the athletes have already secured their place. Sophie Connor posted a personal record last week in the mile and Callie Thackery set a school record in the women’s 3,000 meter run.
Holly Van Grinsven is expected to compete in the women’s 400 meter run, Emily Hosker-Thornhill in the 800, Connor in the 1,200 and Thackery in the 1,600.
Zoe Howell will be an alternate for the distance medley relay, but is also expected to compete in the women’s 600 meter, individually. On the men’s side, Elmar Engholm is projected to participate in the 1-mile run.
Robert Maler is a sports reporter for the Daily Lobo. He primarily covers cross country, tennis, and track and field. He can be reached at sports@dailylobo.com or on Twitter @robert_maler.
