COLLEGE STATION – The McNeese men's and women's track and field teams will kick off the indoor season on Friday when they compete in the Ted Nelson Invitational at Texas A&M.
Events are scheduled to begin at noon with the women's high jump, men's pole vault, and men and women's long jump. Track events will also begin at noon with the women's 60 meters preliminaries.
Live results can be followed at flashresults.com.
Joining McNeese in College Station are: Texas A&M, Houston Baptist, Incarnate Word, UL-Lafayette, ULM, Louisiana Tech, New Mexico JC, Northwestern St, Prairie View A&M, Sam Houston St, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Texas A&M-Kingsville, Texas Southern, Tillotson University, UTRGV, and Western Texas College.
McNeese head coach Brendon Gilroy has entered the men in 15 events and 16 events for the women.
On the men's side, Lentz Similien will compete in the high jump, an event he placed third in at the 2018 Southland Conference Indoor Championships.
In the 400-meter race, SLC finals qualifier Terrill Banks will be joined be Kobe Nevills, Blake Comeaux, Ethan Rapp, and Morgan Fredrick.
Comeaux, Banks, Rapp, and Nevills will also run the 4 x 400-meter relay. An event that saw the same group take fourth place at last years SLC Indoor Championships.
For the women, Grace McKenzie will return to the track after a historic sophomore year that saw her with top finishes in the pentathlon and heptathlon at the 2018 SLC Indoor Championships and Outdoor Championships, respectively.
Junior thrower Alanna Arvie will be competing in both the shot put and weight throw, two events in which she finished in the top four at the 2018 SLC Indoor Championships.
Alex Eykelbosch and Gladys Jerotich will return to long distance running after successful 2018 cross country campaigns. Both women will be competing in the 3,000-meter race on Friday. Eykelbosch took third in the 1500-meter race at the 2018 SLC Outdoor Championships while Jerotich finished fourth in the 6,000-meter cross country championship.
Cowboy Entries
60m dash: Tyler Smith, Wilshawn Williams, Tyler Syrie
200m dash: Gared Brown, Tyler Smith, Gage Socha
400m dash: Terrill Banks, Kobe Nevills, Blake Comeaux, Ethan Rapp, Morgan Frederick
800m run: Jakalub Rhodes, Dimitri Thornton, William Griffiths
1-mile run: Damian O'Boyle, Luke Horgan, William Devaney
3,000-meter run: Miguel Barrera-Lopez, Aaron Gilliam, Markus Kopp, Daniel Saina
5,000-meter run: Eric Greene
60m high hurdles: Korey London, Lucas Voigt, Blake Grace, Jelle DeJong, Marcellus Boykins, Lewis Cain
4x400m relay: Blake Comeaux, Terrill Banks, Ethan Rapp, Kobe Nevills, Jakalub Rhodes, Gage Socha, Tyler Smith, Morgan Frederick
4,000-meter medley: Luke Horgan, Morgan Frederick, Matt Griffiths, Joey Croft, Damian O'Boyle, Jakalub Rhodes, Dimitri Thornton
High Jump: Kevin Tripeaux, Lentz Similien
Pole Vault: Brendan Ford
Long Jump: Kevin Tripeaux, Lentz Similien, Jelle Dejong, Marcellus Boykin, Lewis Cain
Triple Jump: Nemanja Koviljac
Shot Put: Garrett Dietert
Cowgirl Entries
60m dash: Aleyah Donald, Taneisha Allen
200m dash: Victoria Pierson, Aleyah Donald, Rachel Woods
400m dash: Destiny Johnson
800m run: Shania Anthony, Bailey Fruge, Priscilla Ibarra
1-mile run: Ciara Gilroy, Jessica Fox, Jordan Waine
3,000-meter run: Alex Eykelbosch, Gladys Jerotich, Alissa Lander
5,000-meter run: Estela Pina, Sally Hughes, Sophie Grabner
60m high hurdles: Brentney Carroll, Shaelyn Hines, Grace McKenzie
4x400m relay: Aleyah Donald, Victoria Pierson, Destiny Johnson, Shania Anthony, Rachel Woods, Malaiya Jedkins, Taneisha Allen, Carli McDonald
4,000-meter medley: Ciara Gilroy, Rachel Woods, Bailey Fruge, Jordan Waine, Jessica Fox, Malaiya Jedkins, Shania Anthony, Priscilla Ibarra
High Jump: Crystal Coulter, Morgan Talley
Pole Vault: McKenzie McCoy
Long Jump: Heaven Terrell, Grace McKenzie, Carli McDonald, Malaiya Jedkins
Triple Jump: Morgan Talley, Malaiya Jedkins
Shot Put: Alanna Arvie
Weight Throw: Alanna Arvie, Kira Benkmann
