HOUSTON – McNeese track and field displayed another solid outing in week two of the indoor track and field season when both the Cowboys and Cowgirls competed at the FasTrak Collegiate Challenge on Saturday.
 
Headlining the day was the Cowgirls' 4000m DMR teams that finished 1-2 in the event. Team "A" made up of Ciara Gilroy, Irene Barreiro-Lopez, Danna Diaz and Sorcha Moloney won the race with a time of 12:24.76. They were followed by McNeese team "B" comprised of Pamela Kosgei, Shania Anthony, Aurelia Jepkorir and Alissa Lander, finished second with a time of 13:02.58.
 
Other top three finishes for the Cowgirls saw Kayla Warner place second in the 400-meters at 57.95, Barreiro-Lopez third in the 800m (2:21.96), Sakari Famous tied for first in the high jump at 5-7.75, Janell Fullerton second in the shot put at 50-1.5, and Malaiya Jedkins third in the triple jump (40-6.25).
 
On the men's side, Jalon White continue his impressive start to his McNeese career when he finished second (first collegian) in both the 200-meters (21.39) and 400-meters (47.49).
 
The Cowboys put up a great race in the mile run event with Aaron Gilliam winning with a time of 4:12.87, Joey Croft finishing second at 4:16.46 and Omer El-Fadl in sixth place with a time of 4:24.00.
 
The DMR team of Joey Croft, Filippo Squassina, El-Fadl and Gilliam finished first with a time of 10:23.27.
 
McNeese will next be in action on Friday and Saturday when it hosts the McNeese Indoor and Multis at the Ralph Ward Recreation Complex.
 
Cowgirl Results
60m Dash Prelims – 13, Malaiya Jedkins 7.90; 21, Makayla Heath 8.01.
60m Hurdles Prelims – 13, Reagan West 9.12; 16, Morgan Talley 9.30; 17, Kinnady Hawkins 9.31.
200m – 28, Kayla Harrison 26.58; 30, MiKayla Wright 26.66; 33, Makayla Heath 27.00; 40, Reagan West 27.44.
400m – 2, Kayla Warner 57.95; 10, Shania Anthony 1:00.31; 12, Jordan Carter 1:00.73.
800m – 3, Irene Barreiro-Lopez 2:21.96; 14, Priscilla Ibarra 2:35.09.
Mile Run – 5, Sorcha Moloney 5:10.53; 6, Cirar Gilroy 5:12.25; 8, Danna Diaz 5:14.90; 11, Aurelia Jepkorir 5:24.36; 12, Pamela Kosgei 5:24.55; 16, Alissa Lander 5:27.77.
Shot Put – 2, Janell Fullerton, 50-1.5; 15, Ashari Jones 39-6.
Weight Throw – 10, Chloe Hernandez 49-8; 16, Mariah Lee 46-9.5
High Jump – T1, Sakari Famous 5-7.75; 4, Jordyn Garriet 5-5.75; T21, Zur-Najah Poullard 4-9.75.
Long Jump – 5, Morgan Talley 18-4.75; T10 Malaiya Jedkins 17-2.
Triple Jump – 3, Malaiya Jedkins 40-6.25; 6, Morgan Talley 39-1.25; 15, Zur'Najah Poullard 35-5.5.
4000mDMR – 1, 12:24.76 (Gilroy, Barreiro-Lopez, Diaz, Moloney); 2, 13:02.58 (Kosgei, Anthony, Jepkorir, Lander).
 
Cowboy Results
60m Dash Finals: 4, Kameron Quinn 6.90; 6, Zac Martin 6.94; 8, Samuel Gray 6.95.
60m Dash Prelims – 2, Kameron Quinn, 6.90 Q; 3, Zac Martin 6.92 Q; 7, Samuel Gray 6.95 Q; 24, Caleb Frank 7.15; 27, Kaleb Blalock 7.16
60m Hurdles Prelims – 11, Ronnie Jackson 8.29.
200m – 2, Jalon White 21.39; 46, Ondray Miles 23.11; 48, Kaleb Blalock 23.16; 51, Christian Fulcher 23.23.
400m – 2, Jalon White 47.49; 13, Richard Lee 51.26; 14, Ondray Miles 51.30; 20, Rodney Tookes 51.89; 31, Filippo Squassina 53.54.
800m – 4, Evans Kemboi 1:57.70; 18, Pavel Kraus 2:05.96.
Mile Run – 1, Aaron Gilliam 4:12.87; 2, Joey Croft 4:16.46; 6, Omer El-Fadl 4:24.00.
High Jump – T7, Patrick Boudreaux 6-2.
Long Jump – 27, Ronnie Jackson 20-0.5.
Triple Jump – 12, Patrick Boudreaux 41-6.
Shot Put – 15, Garrett Dietert 46-7.5; 22, Marcus Francis 44-10.5; 28, Hunter Longino 40-11.
Weight Throw – 9, Tyler Challis 51-10; 13, Reilly LeBlanc 49-1; 20, Garrett Dietert 42-2.75; 21, Hunter Longino 40-9.75.
4000mDMR – 1, 10:23.27 (Croft, Squassina, El-Fadl, Gilliam).