RESULTS

BATON ROUGE – McNeese Cowgirl jumper Dreunna Washington soared to a new personal record with a win in the long jump while Sakari Famous won the high jump with a McNeese best height as the Cowgirls and Cowboys competed at the LSU Bayou Bengal Indoor Meet on Friday.
 
Washington bettered her previous long jump PR by nearly a foot when she marked out a 19-8 to finish in first place while Famous cleared 5-8.5, an inch better than her previous McNeese best and one-inch shy of her all-time PR. Famous remains unbeaten on the season, winning the event in all three of her meet entries this season.
 
Five other Cowgirls posted new personal bests on the day – Jordan Carter in the 800-meters (2:24.75, 5^th place); Priscilla Ibarra, 800-meters (2:29.86, 9^th); Morgan Talley, 60m hurdles (8.89); Reagan West, 60m hurdles (9.07), and Ane Torres, shot put (42-0.75, 6^th).
 
On the men's side, Richard Lee and Marcus Francis posted the highest finish for the Cowboys, Lee with a second place post in the 400-meters and Francis with a second place finish in the shot put.
 
The two also hit new personal highs in their event. Lee clocked a new PR in the 400-meters with a time of 50.61. He also ran the 60-meters, timing out at 6.95 in the qualifying round. Francis placed second in the shot put with a throw of 49-3, nearly three feet longer than his previous best.
 
Other Cowboys to post personal records include DaMarion Roane (6.99), Kaleb Blalock (7.05) and Christian Fulcher (7.20) in the 60-meters; Filippo Squassina in the 400m (52.55); Pavel Kraus in the 800m (2:05.42); Payton Foreman in the mile run (4:29.99); and Tyler Challis in the weight throw (46-10).
 
McNeese will be back in action next Friday and Saturday at the Samford Invitational for the final tune-up before the Southland Conference Indoor Championships Feb. 27-28.
 
Cowgirl Results:
60m Prelims – Dreunna Washington 7.75; Malaiya Jedkins 7.91; Kayla Harrison 7.96 PR; Makayla Heath 8.03.
400m – Makayla Heath 1:03.51.
800m – 5, Jordan Carter 2:24.75 PR; 7, Shania Anthony 2:25.14; 9, Priscilla Ibarra 2:29.86 PR; 11, Grace Sullivan 2:32.86.
3000m – 3, Bonnie Andres 11:00.20.
60mH Prelims – Morgan Talley 8.89q PR; Reagan West 9.07 PR; Kinnady Hawkins 9.19.
60mH Finals – 8, Morgan Talley 8.98.
High Jump – 1, Sakari Famous 5-8.5 MCN PR; 9, Jordyn Garriet 5-0.5.
Long Jump – 1, Dreunna Washington 19-8 PR; 5, Morgan Talley 18-7.75.
Shot Put – 6, Ane Torres 42-0.75 PR; 7, Ashari Jones 40-5.5.
Weight Throw – 7, Chloe Hernandez 48-0.5; 8, Mariah Lee 47-7.75.
 
Cowboy Results:
60m Qualifying – Richard Lee 6.95q; DaMarion Roane 6.99 PR; Samuel Gray 7.00; Kaleb Blalock 7.05 PR; Caleb Frank 7.11; Terrell Banks 7.18; Christian Fulcher 7.20 PR; Ondray Miles 7.21; Rodney Tookes 7.25.
60m Prelims – Kameron Quinn 6.96; Richard Lee 6.97; Zac Martin 7.01; Joshua Raphael 7.04.
400m – 2, Richard Lee 50.61 PR; 7, Ondray Miles 51.81; 10, Filippo Squassina 52.55 PR; 13, DaMarion Roane 53.14; 18, Kaleb Blalock 54.74.
600m – 5, Terrill Banks 1:23.52; 7, Filippo Squassina 1:24.11.
800m – 9, Pavel Kraus 2:05.42 PR.
Mile – 8, Elias Loriposia 4:29.99; 13, Payton Foreman 4:45.22 PR.
High Jump – 4, Patrick Boudreaux 6-3.25.
Shot Put – 2, Marcus Francis 49-3 PR; 4, Garrett Dietert 46-10.25; 5, Tyler Challis 46-10 PR.
Weight Throw – 5, Tyler Challis 52-5.25; 9, Bryce Guillotte 47-5.