LAKE CHARLES – McNeese Cowboy middle-distance runner Omer El-Fadl set a new Cowboy Relays record in the 1500-meters on Saturday in McNeese's first home meet since 2019 while former Cowgirl shot put champion and current student assistant coach Janelle Fullerton set a new meet record in her premier event.
 
El-Fadl clocked a 3:52.90 to win the men's 1500 and breaking the old mark of 3:56.01 set in 2015 by Matt Rice of ULL. Fullerton threw 50-4 to break the old record of 50-0 set in 2019 by Lakeitha Elmore of ULM.
 
Over the years, the Cowboy Relays has been named the Bob Hayes Challenge to honor the memory of the longtime head coach and athletic director. His wife, Nell Hayes, was in attendance on Saturday.
 
"It was great to see Mrs. Nell at the meet today," said McNeese head coach Brendon Gilroy. "She addressed the team after the 4x400 relays before presenting the trophy in his honor."
 
Overall, McNeese won the team combined scoring with 361 points followed by Dillard with 153, Grambling 123, Northwestern State 122 and Texas Southern 88.
 
The Cowboys captured seven first places on the day – Zac Martin in the 100m, El-Fadl in the 1500, Kevin Kimaiyo (3000m), 4x100 and 4x400m relays, Tyler Challis (hammer) and Hunter Longino (javelin).
 
The Cowgirls posted nine first place finishes – Marta Pascoa (1500), Reagan West (100m hurdles), 4x100 and 4x400 relays, 1600m SMR, Chloe Peloquin (pole vault), Chelsea Heggar (long jump), Mariah Lee (hammer) and Blance Beard (javelin).
 
Final Team Scores Combined: 1, McNeese 361; 2, Dillard 153; 3, Grambling 123; 4, Northwestern State 122; 5, Texas Southern 88.
 
Cowgirl Results:
100m – 4, Chelsea Heggar 12.01.
1500m – 1, Marta Pascoa 4:48.80; 2, Sorcha Moloney 4:49.68; 3, Jasmine Perez 4:50.53; 4, Irene Barreiro-Lopez 4:53.85; 5, Bonnie Andres 4:59.56; 6, Grace Sullivan 5:04.61; 9, Faith Rotich 5:50.66.
100m Hurdles – 1, Reagan West 13.91; 2, Bridget Trahan 14.29.
4x100m Relay – 1, 46.83 (Makayla Heath, Kayla Harrison, Reagan West, Boluwatife Akinwande).
4x400m Relay – 1, 3:49.57 (Jordan Carter, Kayla Warner, Akinwande, Harrison); 2, 4:06.84 (Pascoa, Barreiro-Lopez, Perez, Ciara Gilroy); 3, 4:21.73 (West, Andres, Moloney, Sullivan).
1600m SMR – 1, 4:03.96 (Harrison, Heath, Akinwande, Gilroy)
Pole Vault – 1, Chloe Peloquin 10-6; 2, Aubry Weyerstrass 10-0.
Long Jump – 1, Chelsea Heggar 19-2 ½; 4, Bridget Trahan 17-8 ¾.
Shot Put – 2, Ashari Jones 46-8; 7, Reese Grossie 41-4 ½; 9, Amerie Guillory 35-6.
Discus – 2, Reese Grossie 144-1; 3, Chloe Hernandez 142-6; 5, Jaslyn Russell 137-4; 9, Ashari Jones 125-9; 11, Madison Freeman 119-9.
Hammer – 1, Mariah Lee 184-11; 3, Chloe Hernandez 163-1; Jaslyn Russell 150-7; 8, Reese Grossie 128-4; 10, Madison Freeman 98-3.
Javelin – 1, Blanche Beard 140-1; 3, Hadley Ryland 125-4; 6, Allison Freeman 120-5; 8, Addisyn Bonsall 114-0; 9, Amerie Guillory 99-5.
 
Cowboy Results:
100m – 1, Zac Martin 10.31; 3, Samuel Gray 10.55.
1500m – 1, Omer El-Fadl 3:52.90; 2, Gilbert Kimutai 4:06.45; 4, Jacob Kipkogei 4:08.27; 5, Filippo Squassina 4:09.05; 6, Abdullah Elkhair 4:18.72; 7, Desmond Kiplimo 4:38.59.
3000m – 1, Kevin Kimaiyo 9:10.49.
110m Hurdles – 5, Logan Broussard 16.80.
4x100m Relay – 1, 40.77 (Kaleb Blalock, Samuel Gray, Matthew Madrey, Zac Martin).
4x400m Relay – 1, 3:23.92 (Gray, Obied Mohamed, Madrey, Jaden Powell); 2, 3:31.07 (Suqassina, Elkhair, Kimutai, El-Fadl).
1600m SMR – 2, 3:34.18 (Madrey, Blalock, Ondray Miles, Mohamed).
High Jump – 2, Michael Berry 6-3 ¼; 5, Logan Broussard 5-8.
Long Jump – 5, Michael Berry 23-3 ½; 7, Christian Malbreaux 22-1 ½.
Triple Jump – 2, Christian Malbreaux 43-7 ¾.
Shot Put – 3, Marcus Francis 52-1 ¾; 6, Tyler Challis 45-11 ¼; 7, Garrett Dietert 44-10 ¾.
Discus – 4, Marcus Francis 156-2; 5, Tyler Challis 153-0; 6, Garrett Dietert 140-5.
Hammer – 1, Tyler Challis 184-8; 3, Marcus Francis 149-2; 4, Garrett Dietert 139-5.
Javelin – 1, Hunter Longino 214-5; 2, Trey Marsh 176-10; 3, Tyler Challis 162-1.