ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico One year ago, Jasmyn Steels walked into the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships as something of an unknown.

NATCHITOCHES Natashia Jackson can check off perhaps the one thing missing from her Southland Conference indoor track and field resume SLC Women's Athlete of the Year.

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama There are plenty of adjectives to describe high-level competitors outstanding, incredible, amazing, phenomenal all of which applied to Natashia Jackson on Monday afternoon in the Southland Conference Indoor Championships.

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama Northwestern State finished day one of the Southland Conference Indoor Championships with four podium finishes and qualifying 11 runners for Monday's finals.

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama The Northwestern State women's track and field program has been knocking on the door of a Southland Conference indoor track and field championship for the past couple of seasons.

NATCHITOCHES Natashia Jackson stands alone atop the Southland Conference indoor 400 meter record book.