BIRMINGHAM – McNeese's track and field squad will open up action at the 2019 Southland Conference Indoor Championships here Sunday at the Birmingham Crossplex as the Cowgirls focus their sights on a top three finish and possibly taking home some hardware.
The Southland Indoor Track & Field Championships will be streamed on the Southland Digital Network. Visit southland.org/live or download the Southland Conference app, available for iPhone, Android, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and Roku.
Events will get underway at 8:30 a.m. with events for the men's pentathlon and women's heptathlon.
Individual events will start at noon with the women's 5,000-meters while the field events will start at 1 with the women's weight throw.
"We're looking forward to getting the competition underway," said head coach
Brendon Gilroy. "The work is done. The hay is in the barn. It's time to saddle up and turn it loose."
The Cowgirls currently have 15 selections ranked in the top 10 in the Southland Conference in their respective events.
Sprinter
Aleyah Donald is ranked No. 1 in the 60 meters at 7.51 and is fourth in the 200 meters at 24.47.
Grace McKenzie, who will be competing in individual events for the championships, is ranked second in the 800 meters (2:13.21), second in the high jump (school record 5-8.5), fourth in the 60-meter hurdles (8.65), and fifth in the long jump (19-2.75). She tops the league in the pentathlon with a school and conference record 4211 points, but she will not compete in the multis but instead try to pick up more points for the Cowgirls in the individual events.
Thrower
Alanna Arvie is second in the weight throw (61-8.5); and distance runner
Alex Eykelbosch is second in the mile run (4:55.52) and third in the 3,000-meters (9:55.20).
On the men's side, spinter
Tyler Smith is ranked third in the 200 meters (school record 21.25) and is fourth in the 60 meters (6.72).
Darion Dunn is fourth in the 60-meter hurdles (8.05) and is fifth in the long jump (23-8).
The Cowboys have three runners ranked in the top 10 in the mile run –
Luke Horgan (5
th at 4:13.55),
Joey Croft (7
th at 4:14.55), and
Aaron Gilliam (8
th at 4:15.59). Croft will not compete in the mile run at the SLC meet, but will instead run in the 3,000-meters.
Cowgirl Entries:
60m –
Aleyah Donald,
Taneisha Allen
200m –
Victoria Pierson,
Aleyah Donald,
Taneisha Allen
400m –
Victoria Pierson,
Destiny Johnson
800m –
Shania Anthony,
Grace McKenzie
1 Mile –
Jessica Fox,
Ciara Gilroy
3000m –
Alex Eykelbosch,
Jessica Fox,
Ciara Gilroy, Sally Hughes,
Gladys Jerotich,
Alissa Lander, Marta Lukijaniuk
5000m –
Alex Eykelbosch, Sally Hughes,
Gladys Jerotich,
Alissa Lander, Marta Lukijaniuk
60m hurdles –
Brentney Carroll,
Shaelyn Hines,
Rachel Woods,
Grace McKenzie
High jump –
Crystal Coulter,
Grace McKenzie
Long jump –
Morgan Talley,
Shaelyn Hines,
Heaven Terrell,
Malaiya Jedkins,
Carli McDonald,
Crystal Coulter,
Grace McKenzie
Triple jump –
Morgan Talley,
Shaelyn Hines,
Heaven Terrell,
Malaiya Jedkins,
Carli McDonald
Shot put –
Alanna Arvie
Weight throw –
Alanna Arvie
Cowboy Entries:
60m –
Tyler Smith,
Tyler Syrie,
Gared Brown
200m –
Tyler Smith,
Tyler Syrie,
Gared Brown
400m –
Terrill Banks,
Ethan Rapp,
Kobe Nevills,
Blake Comeaux
800m –
Jakalub Rhodes
1 Mile –
Aaron Gilliam,
Niall Holt,
Luke Horgan,
Markus Kopp
3000m –
Joey Croft,
Brian Flanagan,
Aaron Gilliam,
Markus Kopp,
Daniel Saina
5000m –
Daniel Saina
60m hurdles –
Korey London,
Darion Dunn, Lucas-Arno Voigt,
Blake Grace
High jump – Kevin Tripeaux,
Lentz Similien
Pole vault – Brendon Ford,
Adriano Theriot
Long jump – Kevin Tripeaux,
Lentz Similien,
Darion Dunn,
Nemanja Koviljac
Triple jump – Kevin Tripeaux,
Lentz Similien,
Darion Dunn,
Nemanja Koviljac
Shot put –
Garrett Dietert
Heptathlon –
Jelle De Jong,
Marcellus Boykins,
Lewis Cain
