COLLEGE STATION – McNeese's Olandis Johnson and John Lemke picked up first place awards at Friday's Texas A&M Indoor Invitational while six Cowboys and Cowgirls recorded both personal bests and Southland Conference season bests.
 
The Cowboys finished ninth out of 14 teams with 33 points while the Cowgirls placed 11^th out of 14 with 12.5 points.
 
The sophomore Johnson rebounded from a seventh place finish in the 800 meters at last week's LSU Purple Tiger Invite to clock a personal best time of 1:55.19 to finish first on Friday. It's the second fastest time in the conference this season.
 
Junior jumper Lemke leaped to a first place mark of 48-11.50 in the triple jump marking the longest leap on the season in the conference while setting an indoor personal best.
 
Another PR went to Hiram Morales who threw 55-5.50 in the shot put for a second place finish and the longest in the league this year while distance runner Nathan Jones clocked the fastest time in the SLC this year in the 3,000-meters to finish sixth with an indoor PR time of 8:30.41.
 
On the women's side, senior distance runner Gemma Bridge had the highest finish of the meet at fourth place in the 3,000-meters with a PR time of 10:36.18, a time that ranks as the fastest in the conference this season. One other PR was set for the Cowgirls that coming from Maegan Moore with a time of 25.15 in the 200-meters for an eighth place finish.
 
Men's Team Scores:
1. Texas-Arlington 123.5; 2. Sam Housotn State 82; 3. Louisiana Tech 62; 4. TAMU-Kingsville 53.5; 5. North Texas 52; 6. ULL 42; 7. TAMU-CC 37; 8. ULM 36; 9. McNeese 33; 10. Lamar 31; 12. UT-Rio Grande Valley 22; 13. Prairie View 13.5; 14. Houston Baptist 9.
 
Women's Team Scores:
1. Sam Houston State 141; 2. Texas-Arlington 89; 3. Louisiana Tech 69; 4. North Texas 47.5; 5. TAMU-CC 44; 6. TAMU-Kingsville 41; 7. Lamar 38; 8. ULL 30; 9. Houston Baptist 29; 10. UT-Rio Grande Valley 28; 11. McNeese 12.5; 12. Prairie View 8; 13. Texas Southern 5; 14. ULM 4.
 
Cowboy Finishes
60m – Tyler Smith, 8^th, 7.04 – 6.97 prelims, 2^nd in 3^rd heat
200m – Blake Comeaux, 26^th, 22.95
            Morgan Smith, 31^st, 23.76
400m – Blake Comeaux, 23^rd, 51.27
            Jaylen Goodly, 30^th, 53.40
            Morgan Smith, 33^rd, 53.79
800m – Olandis Johnson, 1^st, 1:55.19; 2^nd fastest in SLC; Indoor PR
            Finlay Murray, 12^th, 1:56.83
            Enock Bor, 22^nd, 2:01.64
3,000m – Nathan Jones, 6^th, 8:30.41; fastest in SLC; Indoor PR
            Luke Betts, 8^th, 8:37.05; 2^nd fastest in SLC
            Oliver James, 9^th, 8:41.80
Long Jump – Kartavius Hamilton, 16^th, 21-3.50
            Steven Benjamin, 22^nd, 20-2.50
            Tyler Smith, 23^rd, 10-10.75
Triple Jump – John Lemke, 1^st, 48-11.50; longest in SLC; Indoor PR
Shot Put – Hiram Morales, 2^nd, 55-5.50; longest in SLC; Indoor PR
 
Cowgirl Finishes
60m –   Maegan Moore, 6^th, 7.82 – 7.78 prelims, 2^nd in 5^th heat
200m – Maegan Moore, 8^th, 25.15; Indoor PR
            Victoria Martin, 33^rd, 26.57
            Ayanna Weeks, 40^th, 27.59
400m – Victoria Martin, 12^th, 59.18
800m – Kaitlyn Jeter, 22^nd, 2:28.17
            Kristian Ojonta, 29^th, 2:37.71
1-Mile -             Alison Smegal, 9th, 5:23.05
            Rhian Dawes, 11th, 5:25.62
            Leonie Weber, 20^th, 5:43.86
3,000m – Gemma Bridge, 4^th, 10:36.18; fastest in SLC; Indoor PR
Long Jump – Maya Tunwar, 23^rd, 16-7.25
            Kristian Ojonta, 14-11.25
Shot Put – RaKira Turner, 8^th, 42-2.25
Weight – RaKira Turner, 17^th, 44-9
High Jump – Grace McKenzie, 12^th, 5-2.25
            Maya Tunwar, 14^th, 5-2.25