RESULTS

LAKE CHARLES – Twelve first place finishes and 11 personal records broken highlighted McNeese's performance at the McNeese Indoor II Invitational here Friday afternoon at the Ralph O. Ward Recreation Complex as both the Cowboys and Cowgirls swept the teamtitles.
 
The Cowboys recorded 165 points, beating out Louisiana-Lafayette (113), Southeastern Louisiana (110), Southern (33) and Grambling (27). The Cowgirls racked up 174 total points, followed by Southeastern Louisiana (109), Southern (55), ULL (50) and Grambling (34).
 
Cowboy sprinter Tyler Smith kept his hot streak going with a first place finish in the 55-meter dash with a time of 6.42, just .03 seconds off his personal best.
 
Also for the men, Luke Horgan took first in the 800-meters with a time of 1:58.29 and freshman Joey Croft grabbed his first collegiate win in his first appearance in the mile run with a time of 4:17.79.
 
Nemanja Koviljac (46-6.25), Lentz Similien (46-3.50) and Darion Dunn (42-2.25) finished 1-2-4 in the triple jump as Dunn was competing in the event for the first time and also placed third in the long jump.
 
The 4x400-meter relay was an exciting one as Cowboy anchor Jakalub Rhodes came from behind to help the Cowboys edge out Southeastern Louisiana by .06 seconds as McNeese took the win with a time of 3:24.37.
 
On the women's side, Aleyah Donald set a new PR in the 55-meters with a winning time of 7.14. Freshmen Shania Anthony and Shaelyn Hines picked up their first collegiate wins, Anthony in the 600-meters at 1:38.08 while Hines won the 55-meter hurdles at 8.44. Brentney Carroll (8.48) and Rachel Woods (8.50) followed Hines to finish second and third in the hurdles while both set new PRs in the process.
 
Hines also finished second in the long jump (18-2.25) and was third in the triple jump (37-8.50), both season highs for the freshman.
 
Crystal Coulter won the high jump at 5-feet, 5-inches and Heaven Terrell captured first place in the long jump with a mark of 18-4.50
 
COWBOYS' RESULTS
55m: 1, Tyler Smith 6.42; 3, Gared Brown 6.57 (PR); 4, Blake Comeaux 6.62. Others – Andrew Socha 6.74; Terrill Banks 6.81; Ethan Rapp 6.82 (PR); Kobe Nevills 6.82; Morgan Frederick 6.90; Nemanja Koviljac 7.32.
200m: 14, Blake Grace 24.74
400m: 3, Ethan Rapp 50.65.
600m: 3, Jakalub Rhodes 1:23.13; 4, Terrill Banks 1:24.01; 6, Morgan Frederick 1:24.42; 9, Dimirti Thornton 1:26.60; 12, Kobe Nevills 1:28.45; 13, Blake Comeaux 1:29.28
800m: 1, Luke Horgan 1:58.29; 2, Niall Holt 1:58.38; 6, William Devaney 2:02.78 (PR).
1-Mile: 1, Joey Croft 4:17.79; 2, Markus Kopp 4:26.89.
3000m: 6, Aaron Gilliam 8:44.01; 9, Daniel Saina 8:51.10 (PR); 10, Damian O'Boyle 8:55.05; 11, Eric Greene 9:15.48
55m Hurdles: 2, Blake Grace 8.02; 3, Lucas-Arno Voigt 8.18; 4, Kevin Tripeaux 8.19; 5, Lentz Similien 8.22.
High Jump: 3, Kevin Tripeaux 6-2.75 (tied PR).
Pole Vault: 7, Andrew Treme 14-1.25; 8, Brendon Ford 14-1.25; 9, Tyler Hixon 13-1.50; 10, Cain Lewis 12-7.50.
Long Jump: 3, Darion Dunn 23-8; 12, Lewis Cain 20-5; 13, Lucas-Arno Voigt 20-4.25; 16, Zackery Boatright 18-3.25.
Triple Jump: 1, Nemanja Koviljac 46-6.25; 2, Lentz Similien 46-3.50; 4, Darion Dunn 42-2.25.
Shot Put: 5, Garrett Dietert 46-9.50; 8, Darko Radakovic 42-0.
Weight Throw: 13, Garrett Dietert 40-3.50.
4x400m Relay: 1, 3:24.37.
 
COWGIRLS' RESULTS
55m: 1, Aleyah Donald 7.14 (PR); 3, Victoria Pierson 7.28; 7, Malaiya Jedkins 7.45; 8, Taneisha Allen 7.51 (PR).
200m: 4, Taneisha Allen 26.09 (PR).
600m: 1, Shania Anthony 1:38.08; 5, Rachel Woods 1:45.80; 7, Destiny Johnson 1:46.68; 8, Priscilla Ibarra 1:46.72
800m: 3, Bailey Fruge 2:27.65.
1-Mile: 1, Alex Eykelbosch 4:58.44 (PR).
3000m: 1, Gladys Jerotich 10:31.69; 2, Jessica Fox 10:39.37; 3, Sally Hughes 10:49.74; 6, Marta Lukijaniuk 11:05.39; 7, Alissa Lander 11:06.04; 9, Ciara Gilroy 11:21.56; 11, Sophie Grabner 11:37.10
55m Hurdles: 1, Shaelyn Hines 8.44; 2, Brentney Carroll 8.48 (PR); 3, Rachel Woods 8.50 (PR).
High Jump: 1, Crystal Coulter 5-5; 2, Morgan Talley 5-1.
Long Jump: 1, Heaven Terrell 18-4.50; 2, Shaelyn Hines 18-2.25; 3, Carli McDonald 18-0.50; 10, Malaiya Jedkins 16-10.75; 13, Kionte Sampson 16-0.50.
Triple Jump: 3, Shaelyn Hines 37-8.50; 4, Morgan Talley 37-1.75.
Shot Put: 3, Alanna Arvie 41-8.75.
Weight Throw: 2, Alanna Arvie 61-8.50; 5, Kira Benkmann 52-1.75.