NASHVILLE, Tenn. – McNeese's indoor track and field squad posted another solid outing over the weekend as it took part in the Vanderbilt Music City Challenge.
 
The meet marks the second to last in the regular season for the Cowboys and Cowgirls before the February 25-26 Southland Conference Indoor Championships.
 
Omer El-Fadl had his best run in the mile at the meet, clocking a personal record time of 4:06.29 which is also ranked as the second-fastest mile in Cowboys indoor history. It also moved up to the No. 2 spot in the league rankings.
 
In the men's 4x400 relay, the 'A' team made up of Jaden Powell, Kalen Beavers, Ondray Miles and Jalon While finished fifth with a time of 3:15.69 to mark the fastest on the season.
 
White clocked under 22 seconds in the 200 meters for the second straight meet when he finished 15^th overall with a time of 21.91 while his time of 47.17 and second place finish in the 400 meters is a season-best. That time ranks as the top mark in the Southland Conference.
 
Alex Martin also clocked a season-best in the 800m with a time of 1:51.33.
 
On the women's side, Morgan Talley clocked a personal record in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.34 for a second-place finish. Talley was competing as an unattached athlete since she is taking a redshirt for the indoor season. She also placed fifth in the long jump at 18-9.
 
Kayla Harrison clocked a season-best time in the 400-meters at 56.10 for an 11^th-place finish in the seeded event. In the 800m, Kayla Warner placed sixth with a season-best time of 2:12.12.
 
Cowboy Results:
60m: Koen Beavers 6.91; Kalen Beavers 6.96; Samuel Gray 7.06
200m: 15, Jalon White 21.91; 22, Kalen Beavers 22.11; 27, Koen Beavers 22.19
400m Seeded: 2, Jalson White 47.17; 5, Ondray Miles 47.90
400m Unseeded: 12, Jaden Powell 49.45
600m: 29, Sullivan Hanna 1:24.18; 32, Colby Trahan 1:24.53; 34, Obied Mohamed 1:24.80
800m Unseeded: 4, Alex Martin 1:51.33; 9, Filippo Squassina 1:52.11; 39, Abdullah Elkhair 1:55.55
Mile: 20, Omer El-Fadl 4:06.29 (PR)
4x400 Relay: 5, A (Jaden Powell, Kalen Beavers, Ondray Miles, Jalon White) 3:15.69; 19, B (Samuel Gray, Colby Trahan, Alex Martin, Obied Mohamed)
Long Jump Seeded: 11, Amire Ledet 22-3.75; 12, Michael Berry 22-1.75
Long Jump Open: 25, Logan Broussard 20-7
Shot Put Open: 9, Abner Johnson 52-6.75
Weight Throw: 4, Tyler Challis 59-4.25; 10, Michael Francis 56-1.25
 
Cowgirl Results:
60m Prelims: Latavia Jack 7.68; Kayla Harrison 7.83
60m Qualifying: Latavia Jack 7.66; Kayla Harrison 7.81; Makayla Heath 7.83
200m: Kayla Harrison 25.00; Latavia Jack 25.44; Layla Parker 26.03
400m: 19, Jordan Carter 57.42; 27, Jashyra Thomas 58.57
400m Seeded: 11, Kayla Harrison 56.10
600m: 20, Nia Riley 1:37.81
800m Unseeded: 6, Kayla Warner 2:12.12; 38, Irene Barreiro-Lopez 2:16.73; 55, Grace Sullivan 2:20.19
Mile: Marta Pascoa 5:03.61; Jeny Barcenas 5:03.62; Grace Sullivan 5:08.55
3000m Unseeded: 14, Marta Pascoa 9:56.53; 28, Sorcha Moloney 10:15.45; 31, Ciara Gilroy (Unat) 10:17.0
3000m Seeded: 27, Jeny Barcenas 9:58.43
60m Hurdles Finals: 2, Morgan Talley (Unat) 8.34 (PR)
60m Hurdles Qualifying: Chelsea Heggar 9.34
4x400 Relay: 6, A (Jordan Carter, Jashyra Thomas, Kayla Harrison, Kayla Warner) 3:47.98; 23, B (Makayla Heath, Irene Barreiro-Lopez, Nia Riley, Grace Sullivan) 4:06.57
High Jump Invite: 2, Sakari Famous 5-10.5
High Jump Open: 11, Zur'Najah Poullard 5-1.25
Long Jump Seeded: 5, Morgan Talley (Unat) 18-9; 14, Chelsea Heggar 17-7.5
Shot Put Seeded: 21, Ashari Jones 43-7.25; 25, Jaslyn Russell 42-1.25
Weight Throw Open: 8, Mariah Lee 60-4; 22, Jaslyn Russell 49-5.5