BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – McNeese track and field returns to action Thursday, Friday, and Saturday as it competes in the Samford Multis and Samford Invitational.
The multis will kick-off on Thursday with the women's pentathlon and the men's heptathlon and come to a close on Friday. The Samford Invitational will begin on Friday and conclude Saturday.
Competing for the women in the pentathlon will be senior Grace McKenzie and junior Jordan Barrett.
McKenzie currently holds the McNeese school record in the pentathlon with a score of 4030, a mark that crowned her champion at the 2018 Southland Conference Indoor Championships.
On the men's side, junior Terren Gills and sophomore Marcellus Boykins will represent McNeese in the heptathlon.
Gills finished sixth in the 2018 SLC Indoor Championships with a personal record 4644 points.
On Friday McNeese will see Cowboys competing in 12 events and Cowgirls competing in 11. Events will begin at 8:00 am with the men's weight throw and the women's high jump and 200-meter dash.
For the Cowboys, senior Tyler Smith is currently ranked No. 3 in the league in the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.77.
In the 400-meters the Cowboys currently hold four of the top ten spots in the conference. Sophomore Kobe Nevills leads the group at No. 4 with a time of 49.03 followed by No. 6 Terrill Banks (49.07), No. 7 Ethan Rapp (49.21), and No. 8 Blake Comeaux (49.32).
For the women, senior runner Alex Eykelbosch currently sits atop the standings in the 3,000-meter with a time of 9:55.86.
Junior weight thrower Alanna Arvie currently sits in the No. 2 spot with a throw of 57-2.
Men's Entries
60m
Tyler Smith, Gared Brown, Andrew Socha, Wilshawn Williams, Tyler Syrie
200m
Tyler Smith, Gared Brown, Wilshawn Williams, Blake Grace, Ethan Rapp, Kobe Nevills, Blake Comeaux, Terrill Banks, Morgan Frederick, Andrew Socha, Korey London, Tyler Syrie
400m
Jakalub Rhodes, Terrill Banks
1-Mile
Niall Holt
60m Hurdles
Lucas Voigt, Blake Grace, Darion Dunn, Korey London
4x400m Relay
Frederick, Rhodes, Rapp, Nevills, Comeaux, Banks, Brown, Smith
High Jump
Zackery Boatright
Pole Vault
Andrew Treme, Adriano Theriot, Tyler Hixon, Brendan Ford
Long Jump
Kevin Tripeaux, Lentz Similien, Nemanja Koviljac, Darion Dunn
Triple Jump
Kevin Tripeaux, Lentz Similien
Shot Put
Garrett Dietert, Darko Radakovic
Weight Throw
Garrett Dietert, Darko Radakovic
Women's Entries
60m
Malaiya Jedkins, Taneisha Allen, Carli McDonald, Aleyah Donald
200m
Brentney Carroll, Destiny Johnson, Taneisha Allen
400m
Victoria Pierson, Shania Anthony, Destiny Johnson
60m Hurdles
Brentney Carroll, Shaelyn Hines
4x400m Relay
Donald, McKenzie, Pierson, Anthony, Johnson, Allen, Carroll, Jedkins
High Jump
Crystal Coulter
Pole Vault
McKenzie McCoy
Long Jump
Morgan Talley, Shaelyn Hines, Heaven Terrell, Crystal Coulter
Triple Jump
Morgan Talley, Heaven Terrell, Malaiya Jedkins, Carli McDonald
Shot Put
Alanna Arvie
Weight Throw
Alanna Arvie, Kira Benkmann
