NASHVILLE – McNeese's Morgan Talley broke an eight-year-old Cowgirl 60-meter hurdles record, not once but twice on Saturday during the final day of the Vanderbilt Music City Challenge.
 
Talley clocked a time of 8.45 in the first round of the event to qualify for the semifinals, where she ran an 8.35 to advance to the finals. Both times bettered the previous record of 8.49 that was set by Lauren Thompson on Feb. 17, 2015. In the finals, Talley ran an 8.51 to finish in fourth place.
 
Her 8.35 is the fastest in the Southland Conference this season and the 11^th-fastest in the South Central Region.
 
• The Cowgirls got a third place finish from Kayla Harrison in the 400-meters where she ran a personal best time of 55.60. Her time is ranked third in the league.
• Kayla Warner's 2:14.45 in the 800m is the 5^th-fastest in the conference.
• Overall, the Cowgirls posted 11 PRs in the meet.
• Weight thrower Mariah Lee recorded a new PR with a mark of 58-8 ¾ and widening her No. 1 ranking in the conference.
• The Cowboys saw eight personal record fall and had a couple of speedy finishes in the 400-meters.
• Ondray Miles won the 400-meters in the unseeded field with a time of 48.06 while in the seeded field of the 400, Jalon White clocked a Southland Conference-best 47.13 to finish in second place.
• White also ran a 21.67 in the 200 for a season-best time and eighth-fastest in the league.
• Filippo Squassina ran a 1:53.44 in the 800-meters to record a new personal best and also moving him into the No. 2 ranking in the league.
 
Cowboy Results:
60m 1^st Round – 25, Kaleb Blalock 7.04; 30, Matthew Madrey 7.08
200m – 10, Jalon White 21.67; 15, Kaleb Blalock 21.87 PR; 31, Matthew Madrey 22.18 PR; 42, Samuel Gray 22.62
400m (seeded) – 2, Jalon White 47.13
400m (unseeded) – 1, Ondray Miles 48.06 PR; 32, Samuel Gray 51.05
600m – 22, Colby Trahan 1:23.92 PR
800m – 30, Filippo Squassina 1:53.44 PR; 47, Omer El-Fadl 1:54.23 PR; 72, Colby Trahan 1:58.30
Mile – 58, Omer El-Fadl 4:11.90 PR; 89, Kevin Kimaiyo 4:31.20
3000m – 40, Gilbert Kimutai 8:40.98 PR; 46, Jacob Kipkogei 8:53.29
Long Jump – 22, Logan Broussard 19-7
Weight Throw – 21, Tyler Challis 55-11 ¾
Shot Put – 23, Garrett Dietert 44-0 ¾
Pole Vault – 12, Logan Broussard 13-9 ¼
 
Cowgirl Results:
60m 1^st Round – 25, Kayla Harrison 7.72 PR; 26, Tia Andrews 7.74; 38, Boluwatife Akinwande 7.86
60m Hurdles 1^st Round – 2, Morgan Talley 8.45Q; 34, Bridget Trahan 9.05 PR; 37, Reagan West 9.10
60m Hurdles Semifinals – 2, Morgan Talley 8.35Q SCHOOL RECORD
60m Hurdles Finals – 4, Morgan Talley 8.51
200m – 20, Kayla Harrison 24.88 PR; 48, Boluwatife Akinwande 25.53 PR; 58, Tia Andrews 25.71 PR; 64, Makayla Heath 26.26 PR
400m – 3, Kayla Harrison 55.60 PR; 21, Boluwatife Akinwande 58.13; 36, Jordan Carter 59.33
800 – 29, Kayla Warner 2:14.45; 55, Irene Barreiro-Lopez 2:18.09; 56, Ciara Gilroy 2:18.33
Mile – 70, Ciara Gilroy 5:02.77; 92, Jasmine Perez 5:15.58 PR; 93, Grace Sullivan 5:17.75
3000m – 25, Marta Pascoa 10:08.87; 40, Sorcha Moloney 10:19.70; 42, Bonnie Andres 10:25.42
Long Jump – 17, Chelsea Heggar 18-3; 20, Morgan Talley 18-1 ½
Weight Throw – 15, Mariah Lee 58-8 ¾ PR; 27, Chloe Hernandez 50-7 ½
Shot Put – 19, Ashari Jones 42-11 ¾ PR; 25, Reese Grossie 38-2 ¼
4x400 – 8, 3:50.90