Indoor TF Meet

McNeese to compete at SLC Indoor Track & Field Meet

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - The 2021 Southland Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships begin Sunday, Feb. 28, at the Birmingham CrossPlex in Birmingham, Ala. Sunday's events begin at 9 a.m. with heptathlon and pentathlon events, with action continuing on Monday.

The 2021 Southland Indoor Track & Field Championships will be streamed on the Southland Digital Network. Link to video and live results can be found on the Championship Central page.

"We are going to this weekend with an open mind," said McNeese head coach Brendon Gilroy. "With such an unconventional season due to Covid and hurricanes, that limited our fall prep with the team. Most came back surprisingly ready and focused. We've only had a couple of opportunities to see what we have. We brought a small group of sprints and hurdles to LSU and we conducted our annual Blue & Gold scrimmage this past weekend along with the conference XC meet this past Sunday.   

"The men will be looking towards All-Conference performers Gideon Cheplak (5000m), Josh Raphael (60m runner-up) and Kobe Nevills (400m indoor school record holder for some experienced leadership.   

"The ladies will have a lot of youth to rely on. A few to watch out for will be junior 800m specialist Shania Anthony )4th place a last year). She will team up with Kayla Warner in that event. Two young speedsters, sophomores Dreunna Washington and Tia Andrews, should hold their own in the 60m. Dreunna will come back in the long jump, an event she finished third last year." 

Sunday's field events are scheduled to begin with the finals portion of the women's pole vault at 1:30 p.m. and will conclude with the men's high jump finals at 5:30 p.m. Opening-day running events begin with the women's 5,000m finals at 12 p.m., immediately followed by the men's 5,000m finals event at 12:30 p.m. Day one will conclude with the women's distance medley relay (DMR) at 6:20 p.m., followed by the men's DMR final at 6:50 p.m.

Monday's finals action begins at 10 a.m., with the 60m hurdles portion of the heptathlon, one of three events in the multi event, which will be finalized that afternoon with the 1,000m run. In addition to the women's high jump, men's and women's shot put and triple jump will serve as Monday's lone field events. Monday's running event finals open with the women's 60m hurdles at 11 a.m. and conclude with the men's 4x400m relay at 2:50 p.m.
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