RESULTS
LAKE CHARLES – McNeese indoor track and field racked up a total of eight 1^st-place awards at Friday's Cameron Communications McNeese Indoor Invitational including a double winner by Gemma Bridge in the 1-mile and 3,000-meter races.
 
In addition to the first place finishes, the squad posted 19 top three finishes while 23 others put up new PRs (personal records).
 
Perhaps the biggest performance on the day came from triple jumper John Lemke who soared for a personal best measurement of 50-feet, 6-inches on his final jump of the day to move him into the No. 2 spot in the Southland rankings in the event.
 
Oliver James posted a time of 8:23.22 for a new PR in winning the 3,000-meters for the second straight week while moving into the No. 1 spot in the conference. The Cowboys swept the awards in the long distance race with Nathan Jones (8:23.66) and Fisher Hamilton (8:31.74) finishing second and third while also posting new PRs. And Olandis Johnson grabbed a first place in the 600 meters with a time of 1:22.49.
 
On the women's side, Bridge clocked PRs in both the 1-mile (5:15.94) and 3,000-meters (10:17.49) to win both events.
 
RaKira Turner's first place throw of 46-06.25 in the shot put moved her up to No. 2 in the conference rankings. She also set a new PR in the weight event with a second place mark of 50-10.75.
 
The other first place finish for the Cowgirls had Maegan Moore winning the 55-meter dash with a time of 7.11
 
 
Cowboys Results
55m: Tyler Smith, 1^st, 6.39; Trace Trosclair, 4^th, 6.51; Kartavius Hamilton, 5^th, 6.57; Morgan Smith, 9^th, 6.68
600m: Olandis Johnson, 1^st, 1:22.49
800m: Matthew Myers, 7^th, 2:13.25 (PR)
3,000m: Oliver James, 1^st, 8:23.22 (PR); Nathan Jones, 2^nd, 8:23.66 (PR); Fisher Hamilton, 3^rd, 8:31.74 (PR); Enrique Soto, 4^th, 8:33.65 (PR); Enock Bor, 6^th, 8:52.71
Shot Put: Hiram Morales, 2^nd, 54-05.25; Darko Radakovic, 6^th, 40-11.50 (PR)
Long Jump: Kartavius Hamilton, 3^rd, 23-04.50; John Lemke, 5^th, 22-08; Tyler Smith, 11^th, 20-09.25; Trace Trosclair, 18^th, 19-04.75 (PR); Zach Dibbern, 19^th, 19-04
Triple Jump: John Lemke, 1^st, 50-6 (PR); Isiah Brumfield, 9^th, 41-08.75 (PR)
Pole Vault: Landon Dore, 3^rd, 15-07 (PR); Tyler Hixon, 6^th, 13-05.75 (PR); Tate Terrebonne, 7^th, 13-05.75 (PR); Zach Dibbern, 9^th, 13-05.75
 
Cowgirl Results
55m Dash: Maegan Moore, 1^st, 7.11; Victoria Martin, 10^th, 7.51
600m: Kristian Ojonta, 2^nd, 1:48.20; Grace McKenzie, 4^th, 1:51.17
1-Mile: Gemma Bridge, 1^st, 5:15.94 (PR); Rhian Dawes, 2^nd, 5:16.12 (PR); Alison Smegal, 3^rd, 5:19.23 (PR); Imogen Hull, 6^th, 5:26.45 (PR)
3,000m: Gemma Bridge, 1^st, 10:17.49 (PR); Rhian Dawes, 4^th, 10:53.17 (PR)
55m Hurdles: Breyauna Jackson, 5^th, 9.15; Maya Tunwar, 8^th, 9.38
Weight Throw: RaKira Turner, 2^nd, 50-10.75 (PR)
Shot Put: RaKira Turner, 1^st, 46-06.25; Maya Tunwar, 3^rd, 38-05.50; Grace McKenzie, 9^th, 33-05.25 (PR); Breyauna Jackson, 12^th, 29-11.50; Kristian Ojonta, 13^th, 29-06.50
Long Jump: Maya Tunwar, 7^th, 17-01.50; Maegan Moore, 8^th, 16-09.25 (PR); Grace McKenzie, 9^th, 16-08.50 (PR); Breyauna Jackson 12^th, 16-00.50; Kristian Ojonta, 13^th, 15-11 (PR)
Triple Jump: Nina Radisavljevic, 5^th, 36-08.50 (PR)
Pole Vault: Katie Thornton, t2nd, 11-05.75; Hannah Ogea, t5th, 10-11.75; Kennedy Sampey, t7th, 10-06.