Norrell Breaks Own 55m Hurdles Record as TLU Opens Indoor Season
LAKE CHARLES, LA -- The Texas Lutheran women's track and field team opened its indoor season Friday at the McNeese Indoor Invite at McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Junior Taylor Norrell (Lake Jackson/Brazosport) opened her junior season with a bang, breaking her own 55m hurdles record with an event winning time of 9.20 seconds. The record was previously 9.34 seconds set her freshman year at the 2022 McNeese Indoor Invite.
Trinity Murdock (Katy/Paetow) finished fourth in the 55m dash with a time of 7.44 seconds.
Ashlynn Recknagel (La Vernia/La Vernia) finished second in the pole vault and first amongst Division-III competitors with a mark of 3.20m.
In throws, Julissa Rodriguez (Deer Park/Deer Park) finished fifth in the indoor shot put with a 12.31m mark, leading all D3 competitors. Rodriguez would also lead D3 competitors in the weight throw (13.53m).
Coach McCown's Comments: "This was a good opener for us. We had several event champions, several personal bests and a very positive first meet for both the Men's and Women's teams. It's always good to get meet one under your belt and have a starting point to work off of, build on and improve on. It will be fun to see what this group can accomplish this season. Go Dogs!"
Texas Lutheran travels to Houston for the FasTrak Athletix Collegiate Challenge on Feb. 3. For all updates on Texas Lutheran Track and Field, follow @tluthrows and @tluxctf on Instagram as well as as all official TLU Athletics accounts. All schedule updates can be found on tlubulldogs.com.