Senior Vanessa Jules placed first in three of four heptathlon events Thursday in the first day of the Conference USA Track and Field Championships from Houston, Texas.

Marshall will begin competition at the Conference USA Track and Field Championships at 5 p.m. ET. on Thursday in Houston, Texas with Vanessa Jules and Shanice Johnson in the heptathlon.

Junior Amanda Hottenstein won the hammer throw Friday at the Ohio Open in Athens, Ohio with a personal best throw of 50.18 meters and has been named Marshall's Student-Athlete of the Week.

Junior Amanda Hottenstein and senior Amanda Kennedy won their events Friday at the Ohio Open in Athens, Ohio.

With the Conference USA Championships just around the corner, the Marshall track and field team will have one final tune-up on Friday at the Ohio Open in Athens, Ohio.

For the eighth time this season, Marshall's track and field team broke a different school record in the outdoor season as the 4x200 meter relay team set a new mark Friday at Penn Relays.