HOUSTON – McNeese Cowgirl jumper Malayia Jedkins leaped to new distances on Saturday at the 16^th Annual J Fred Duckett Rice Twilight Meet where she broke a 28-year old school record in the triple jump.
 
Jedkins finished second in the event after jumping 42-feet, 5 ½-inches to break the old mark of 41-10.5 that has been held by NaTosha Barber since 1993.
 
The record-breaking performance highlighted several impressive finishes by the Cowboys and Cowgirls as they continue to prepare for the Southland Conference Outdoor Championships.
 
Distance runner Gideon Cheplak clocked one of the fastest times in school history in the 5,000-meter run with a first place time of 14:19.60. Matthew Madrey placed first in the 200-meter dash at 21.60 and Terrill Banks had a first place finish in the 400-meters at 48.15.
 
On the women's side, Blanche Beard won the javelin event with a throw of 140-11. Aurelia Jepkorir placed second in the 5000-meters at 17:26.67 and Alanna Arvie was third in the hammer throw with a toss of 203-3. The Cowgirl 4x100 relay team made up of Jedkins, Washington, Heath and Andrews, finished third with a time of 46.20.
 
McNeese will be back in action on May 1 at the Texas A&M Alumni Muster in its final tune-up before the May 14-16 conference championships.
 
McNeese Results:
Men 100m – 6, Kameron Quinn 10-71; 22, Matthew Madrey 10.96
Women 100m – 6, Tia Andrews 12.38; 11, Makayla Heath 12.64; 16, Kinnady Hawkins 12.88
Men 200m – 1, Matthew Madrey 21.60; 6; Josh Raphael 21.79; 19, Rodney Tookes 22.39; 24, Caleb Frank 22.57
Women 200m – 22, Makayla Heath 25.81; 27, Tia Andrews 25.99; 32, Destiny Johnson 27.20
Men 400m – 1, Terrill Banks 48.15; 4, Ethan Rapp 48.95; 9, Ondray Miles 49.47
Women 400 – 5, Jordan Carter 58.39; 11, Destiny Johnson 59.90
Men 1500m – 27, Markus Kopp 4:03.62
Women 1500m – 24, Danna Diaz 4:56.97
Men 5000m – 1, Gideon Cheplak 14:19.60; 4, Jacob Kipkogei 14:33.49; 6, Henry Kiplagat 14:41.86
Women 5000m – 2, Aurelia Jepkorir 17:26.67; 13, Alissa Lander 18:33.34
Men 3000m SC – 4, Joey Croft 9:10.77; 7, Aaron Gilliam 9:25.33; 13, Elias Loriposa 9:49.34
Women 3000m SC – 14, Marta Lukijaniuk 11:56.35
Women 100 Hurdles – 5, Kinnady Hawkins 14.76
Men 400 Hurdles – 6, Rodney Tookes 57.81; 7, Zhulien Monev 58.87
Women High Jump – 10, Zur'Najah Poullard 5-3.75; 17, Morgan Talley 4-11
Men Long Jump – 18, Ronnie Jackson 22-7.25; 32, Zhulien Monev 22-11.25
Women Long Jump – 13, Dreunna Washington 18-7.25; 27, Morgan Talley 17-2
Men Triple Jump – 6, Marcellus Boykins 45-3.5
Women Triple Jump – 2, Malayia Jedkins 42-5.5
Men Shot Put – 22, Garrett Dietert 45-1
Women Shot Put – 7, Alanna Arvie 47-5.25
Women Hammer – 3, Alanna Arvie 203-3; 6, Kira Benkmann 175-6; 7, Jemira Thomlinson 175-4; 26, Chloe Hernandez 139-8
Men Discus – 21, Garrett Dietert 133-1
Women Discus – 4, Jemira Thomlinson 159-2; 12, Chloe Hernandez 127-10
Men Pole Vault – 10, Kameron Aime 15-3.5
Women Pole Vault – 14, Aubry Weyerstrass 10-2.75
Men Javelin – 4, Hunter Longino 199-0; 12, Logan Nettles 158-11; 14, Zhulien Monev 151-8
Women Javelin – 1, Blanche Beard 140-11; 4, Alanna Arvie 133-4; 7, Victoria Canter 116-11; 11, Chloe Hernandez 96-10
Women 4x100m Relay – 3, 46.20 (Jedkins, Washington, Heath, Andrews)
Men 4x400m Relay – 8, 3:15.71 (Nevills, Banks, Rapp, Miles)