COLLEGE STATION, Texas (WNTZ) — The LSU track and field team wrapped up the first day of competition at the SEC Indoor Championships on Thursday, with the LSU women securing a third-place standing with 19 points at Texas A&M’s Fasken Indoor Track & Field Facility.

The highlight of the day came in the women’s distance medley relay (DMR), where Callie Hardy, Ella Onojuvwevwo, Michaela Rose, and Lorena Rangel Batres delivered a historic performance. The quartet captured gold with a record-breaking time of 10:50.15, setting a new LSU program record and SEC meet record. The victory marked LSU’s first women’s DMR conference title since 1985.

• Hardy (1200m): 3:24.48
• Onojuvwevwo (400m): 50.93
• Rose (800m): 2:01.37
• Rangel Batres (1600m): 4:33.48

Freshman Edna Chepkemoi also made history in the women’s 5000-meter, clocking a school-record 15:39.43 to earn bronze. Competing in her first-ever 5000m race for LSU, Chepkemoi shattered the previous program record of 16:08.34, set last season by Ella Chesnut.

In the women’s long jump, Machaeda Linton secured a sixth-place finish with a best mark of 6.28 meters (20’ 7.25”), adding three points to the team total.

On the men’s side, sophomore Jaiden Reid qualified for the 200-meter final, finishing fourth in the prelims with a time of 20.46 seconds—a national record for the Cayman Islands and the third-fastest time in LSU history.

The SEC Indoor Championships continue Friday as LSU looks to build on its momentum.

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