LAKE CHARLES – Sakari Famous broke her own school women's high jump record and 34-year-old Ralph O. Ward Rec. Complex mark and Tyler Challis toppled and 11-year-old men's weight throw record on the second and final day of the McNeese Indoor II Track & Field meet here Friday.
 
The performances highlighted a day that saw 15 McNeese personal records broken along with 17 first place finishes among the Cowboys and Cowgirls in addition to two more McNeese athletes winning while competing as unattached.
 
Challis won the men's weight throw with his toss of 60-5 coming on his second attempt out of six. That broke the old mark of 58-8.75 that was set by Thomas Canchola in January of 2013.
 
Famous, who broke the school record while winning a gold medal at the 2022 Southland Conference Indoor Championships, matched that mark of 5-10.75 at this year's season opener at the LSU Purple Tiger two weeks ago. Her clearing of 5-11.25 on Friday ranks tied as the 5^th-best mark in Southland Conference history and 21^st best in the nation this season.
 
School Records:
Tyler Challis, Men's Weight Throw, 60-5. Breaks old mark of 58-8.75 set by Thomas Canchola in 2013.
Sakari Famous, Women's High Jump, 5-11.25. Breaks her own record of 5-10.75 set at the 2022 SLC Championships where she won a gold medal and tied it in the season opener at the LSU Purple Tiger two weeks ago.
 
Ralph O. Ward Rec Complex Records:
Sakari Famous, Women's High Jump, 5-11.25. Breaks old record of 5-8.75 set by Lamar in 1990.
 
New PRs:
Ondray Miles, 55m, 6.61
Jalon White, 55m, 6.74
Omer El-Fadl, Mile, 4:11.09
Michael Berry, Long Jump, 22-7.25
Tyler Challis, Weight Throw, 60-5
Kayla Harrison, 55m, 7.21
Makayla Heath, 55m, 7.39
Jordan Carter, 400m, 57.61
Sakari Famous, High Jump, 5-11.25
Jaslyn Russell, Shot Put, 46-11.5; Weight Throw, 51-5
Amerie Guillory, Shot Put, 36-4
Mariah Lee, Weight Throw 61-0
Madison Freeman, Weight Throw, 48-5
Kinnady Hawkins, Weight Throw, 47-9
 
 
Cowboys Results:
55m Finals: 1, Keon Beavers 6.45; 2, Kalen Beavers 6.47; 3, Ondray Miles 6.61 (PR); 5, Jaden Powell 6.66; 6, Jalon White 6.74 (PR); 7, Tyson Green 6.84.
55m Prelims: Keon Beavers 6.48Q, Kalen Beavers 6.55Q, Ondray Miles 6.70Q, Jalon White 6.74Q, Jaden Powell 6.76Q, Tyson Green 6.90Q, Kriston Pierson 6.95, Kade Cooley 7.07.
400m: 7, Nicholas Moron 52.81.
800m: 1, Alex Martin 1:51.35; 2, Filippo Squassina 1:54.15; 5, Abdullah Elkhair 1:58.04; 11, Colby Trahan 2:00.91; 12, Obied Mohammed 2:01.12; 14, Sullivan Hanna 2:01.70; 16, Dmari Francis 2:02.91.
Mile: 1, Omer El-Fadl 4:11.09 (PR)
3,000m: 3, Gilbert Kimutai 8:55.74; 8, Kevin Kimaiyo 9:10.88; 10, Jacob Kipkogei 9:21.35
High Jump: 1, Michael Berry 6-4.75.
Long Jump: 1, Amire Ledet 23-11; 5, Michael Berry 22-7.25 (PR).
Shot Put: 1, Marcus Francis 55-4.25; 3, Abner Johnson 48-7.5; 4, Tyler Challis 45-3.5; 15, Logan Broussard 34-6.25.
Weight Throw: 1, Tyler Challis 60-5 (School Record, 58-8.75 by Thomas Canchola in 2013); 2, Marcus Francis 56-8; 4, Abner Johnson 50-3.
Heptathlon: 1, Logan Broussard 4233; 3, Christian Malbreaux 3674; 4, Tanny Beard 2631.
4x400: 8, 3:48.42 (Pierson, Francis, Cooley, Green.
 
Cowgirls Results:
55m Finals: 1, Latavia Jack 7.14; 2, Kayla Harrison 7.21 (PR); 3, Makayla Heath 7.39 (PR); 5, Chelsi Tatum 7.52; 6, Layla Parker 7.65.
55m Prelims: Latavia Jack 7.18Q, Kayla Harrison 7.29Q, Makayla Heath 7.40Q, Chelsi Tatum 7.45Q, Tia Andrews 7.45Q, Layla Parker 7.61Q, Jashyra Thomas 7.64, Iseoluwa Babarinde 7.79, Pauliqua Landry 7.81.
200m: 2, Layla Parker 25.97; 3, Makayla Heath 26.27; 4, Jashyra Thomas 26.38 (SB); 12, Chelsi Tatum 27.28 (SB); 18, Pauliqua Landry 27.69; 19, Zaria Hamilton 27.69.
400m: 1, Jordan Carter 57.61 (PR); 3, Zaria Hamilton 1:00.05; 6, Boluwatife Akinwande 1:02.73.
800m: 1, Kayla Warner 2:15.48; 3, Irene Barreiro-Lopez 2:17.83; 5, Nia Riley 2:21.57; 6, Jasmine Perez 2:22.50.
3,000m: 1, Jeny Barcenas 9:50.72; 2, Marta Pascoa 10:07.14; 4, Sorcha Maloney 10:39.60.
Mile: 1, Ciara Gilroy-UNAT 5:04.40.
High Jump: 1, Sakari Famous 5-11.25 (School Record; Rec. Complex Record, 5-8.75 in 1990).
Pole Vault: 1, Morgan Louvier 10-11.75 (SB).
Long Jump: 2, Chelsea Hegger 17-9.5.
Shot Put: 1, Jaslyn Russell 46-11.5 (PR); 3, Ashari Jones 42-0.5; 7, Amerie Guillory 36-4 (PR).
Weight Throw: 1, Mariah Lee 61-0 (PR); 3, Jaslyn Russell 51-5 (PR); 5, Madison Freeman 48-5 (PR); 6, Kinnady Hawkins 47-9 (PR); 8, Esmeralda Ruiz 45-2.
Pentathlon: 1, Morgan Talley-UNAT 3735; 4, Baylie Benton 1999
4x400: 1, McNeese A, 3:53.66 (Carter, Warner, Thomas, Harrison); McNeese B, 4:16.56 (Akinwande, Heath, Hamilton, Parker).