BIRMINGHAM – McNeese track star Jalon White sprinted his name into the record book for the second time this season in the 400-meters with a school record time of 46.93 to capture first place in the event at the Samford Bulldog Open.
The time also set a Bulldog Open meet record, the second meet record White has broken this season as well. The time solidifies his No. 1 ranking in the Southland Conference in the event with the SLC Championships upcoming.
White also finished third in the 200m with a PR time of 21.31 and a No. 3 ranking in the conference.
Also for the Cowboys, Tyler Challis finished fourth in the weight throw event with a personal record mark of 54-10-25, moving him up to a No. 5 ranking in the conference. Shot put freshman Marcus Francis continues to improve each week as he topped the 50-foot mark with a sixth place finish and a PR throw of 50-0.75 and climbing to No. 5 in the SLC rankings.
Joey Croft clocked a PR in winning the mile run with a time of 4:09.87, raising him to No. 1 in the conference rankings.
On the women's side, Janell Fullerton finished first in the shot put with a throw of 48-0. She'll enter the conference meet ranked No. 1 in the league in her specialty event.
Morgan Talley jumped 39-5 to finish third in the triple jump for a new PR and lifting her to No. 2 in the conference rankings right behind teammate Malaiya Jedkins.
The team A in the 4x400-meter relay made up of Kayla Warner, Jordan Carter, Dreunna Washington and Shania Anthony, finished second with a season-best time of 3:50.19 and moving into a No. 2 ranking in the league.
Warner posted a PR in the 800m with a sixth place time of 2:15.45 and moving to No. 3 in the SLC while Washington ran a season-best 24.57 in the 200m for a fifth place finish and a No. 3 conference ranking in the event. She also moved up to No. 3 in the 60m following her time of 7.67.
Cowgirl Results:
60m Prelims – 5, Dreunna Washington 7.71Q, Makayla Heath 8.00; MiKayla Wright 8.21.
60m Semis – 6, Dreunna Washington 7.68Q.
60m Finals – 5, Dreunna Washington 7.67.
60mH Prelims – Morgan Talley, 9.07Q; Reagan West 9.27; Kinnady Hawkins 9.42.
60mH Semis – Morgan Talley, 8.82.
200m – 5, Dreunna Washington 24.57; 26, Malaiya Jedkins 25.62; 41, Makayla Heath 26.28.
400m – 12, Shania Anthony 58.45; 19, Kayla Harrison 59.53; 28, Jordan Carter 1:00.31.
800m – 6, Kayla Warner 2:15.45; 8, Irene Barreiro-Lopez 2:16.88; 14, Ciara Gilroy 2:19.18; 16, Danna Diaz 2:19.72; 35, Priscilla Ibarra 2:29.13.
3000m – 4, Alissa Lander 10:33.36.
Mile – 7, Sorcha Moloney 5:10.13; 12, Pamela Kosgei 5:16.61; 14, Aurelia Jepkorir 5:19.19; 24, Bonnie Andres 5:31.84.
Long Jump – 5, Morgan Talley 18-8; 8, Malaiya Jedkins 18-6.5; 17, Zur'Najah Poullard, 17-3.5
Triple Jump – 3, Morgan Talley 39-5; 5, Malaiya Jedkins 39-1.25.
Shot Put – 1, Janell Fullerton 48-00; 12, Ane Torres, 40-6.25; 19, Ashari Jones 38-2.
Weight Throw – 12, Chloe Hernandez 49-9.25; 15, Mariah Lee 48-8.25.
Pole Vault – 6, Maja Gebauer 12-1.5; 17, Aubry Weyerstrass 9-0.25.
High Jump – 8, Zur'Najah Poullard 5-2.25
4x400m - 2, 3:50.19 (Kayla Warner, Jordan Carter, Dreunna Washington, Shania Anthony; 12, 4:09.62 (Irene Barreiro-Lopez, Danna Diaz, Ciara Gilroy, Aurelia Jepkorir.
Cowboy Results:
60m Prelims – Kameron Quinn 6.94Q; Zac Martin 7.04Q; Joshua Raphael 6.91Q; DaMarion Roane 7.01Q
60m Semis – Joshua Raphael 5.91; DaMarion Roane 6.92; Kameron Quinn 6.93; Zac Martin 7.04.
60mH Prelims – Ronnie Jackson 8.30Q
60mH Semis – 8.22Q.
60mH Finals – 4, Ronnie Jackson 8.27.
200m – 3, Jalon White 21.31; 10, DaMarion Roane 21.92; 12, Richard Lee 21.97; 23, Zac Martin 22.35.
400m – 1, Jalon White 46.93 (School Record, Samford Open Record); 9, Terrill Banks 49.11; 19, Richard Lee 50.02; 20, Ondray Miles 50.09; 24, Rodney Tookes 50.27.
800m – 7, Evans Kemboi 1:55.58; 8, Filippo Squassina 1:55.99; 11, Omer El-Fadl 1:56.14; 17, Elias Loriposia 1:57.87; 38, James Hyland 2:05.64.
3000m – 2, Aaron Smith 8:35.82; 3, Henry Kiplagat 8:37.78; 6, Jacob Kipkogei 8:47.81; 10, Gilbert Kimutai 8:56.65.
Mile – 1, Joey Croft 4:09.87; 4, Aaron Gilliam 4:14.59; 6, Omer El-Fadl 4:15.80; 8, Evans Kemboi 4:17.97; 14, James Hyland 4:24.79.
Shot Put – 6, Marcus Francis 50-0.75; 8, Tyler Challis 47-4.25; 11, Garrett Dietert 46-7.25.
Weight Throw - 4, Tyler Challis 54-10.25; 11, Reilly LeBlanc 48-4.75; 14, Bryce Guillotte 46-6.25; 18, Hunter Longing 43-4.75.
High Jump – 10, Patrick Boudreaux 6-2.75.
Triple Jump – 9, Ronnie Jackson 44-4.75; 18, Patrick Boudreaux 40-3.25.
Long Jump – 16, Ronnie Jackson 21-8.25.
Pole Vault – 2, Hayes Thompson 15-0.
