BATON ROUGE – McNeese Cowboy thrower
Marcus Francis took home gold in the men's shot put at Friday's LSU Purple Tiger indoor meet Friday afternoon.
The senior from Lake Charles picked up his second career indoor win after throwing 55-8 ¼, beating out Southeastern's Donroy Brown by nearly eight inches.
The Cowboys had a couple of second place finishes on the day,
Sullivan Hanna in the 800-meters with a time of 1:57.51 and
Nicholas Moron in the 400m at 50.11.
Logan Broussard placed third in the 200m with a time of 23.14 and
Ondray Miles third in the 600m at 1:20.08.
For the Cowgirls,
Jaslyn Russell posted two top three finishes. She placed second in the shot put with a mark of 46-3 ¼ and third in the weight throw at 55-0 ¼.
Ashari Jones finished third in the shot put at 44-7 ½.
McNeese returns to action on Jan. 30-31 when it hosts the McNeese Indoor II & Multi at the Ralph Ward Rec Complex.
McNeese Results
Men's 60m Prelims –
Kalen Beavers 6.90;
Amari Godette 6.92;
Jaden Powell 7.04;
Cash Williams 7.10;
Daniel Miller 7.21;
Logan Broussard 7.33.
Women's 60m Prelims –
Latavia Jack 7.61;
Chelsi Tatum 7.97; Gabriele Andrews 7.98;
Jashyra Thomas 8.03;
Tia Andrews 8.08;
Pauliqua Landry 8.14 PR.
Men's 200m – 3,
Logan Broussard 23.14.
Women's 200m – 8,
Bridget Trahan 27.64.
Men's 400m – 2,
Nicholas Moron 50.11; 4,
Cash Williams 52.11; 10,
Daniel Miller 55.68 PR.
Women's 400m – 8,
Janayah Dotson 1:00.77; 16,
Ivey Washington 1:03.27.
Men's 600m – 3,
Ondray Miles 1:20.08; 12, Obied Mohamed 1:23.96; 17,
Colby Trahan 1:25.70.
Women's 600m – 7,
Keelei Dorsey 1:41.21; 14,
Kaylie Goad 1:43.15.
Men's 800m – 2,
Sullivan Hanna 1:57.51
Women's 800m – 2,
Sullivan Hanna 1:57.51.
Men's Mile – 14,
Kevin Kimaiyo 4:39.09; 18,
Owen Kirkland 4:44.69
Women's Mile – 25,
Uxue Castro-Martin 5:32.50.
Men's 60m Hurdles Prelims –
Daniel Miller 9.12;
Logan Broussard 9.69.
Women's 60m Hurdles Prelims –
Bridget Trahan 9.32;
Mya Harmon 9.69.
Men's Long Jump – 12,
Michael Berry 20-2.50.
Women's Long Jump – 17,
Bridget Trahan 15-4.75; 18,
Rheagan Butler 15-4.25.
Men's High Jump – 11,
Chris Calloura 6-4.
Men's Shot Put –
Marcus Francis 55-8.25.
Women's Shot Put – 2,
Jaslyn Russell 46-3.25; 3,
Ashari Jones 44-7.50.
Men's Weight Throw – 4,
Tyler Challis 60-1.75; 6,
Marcus Francis 57-7.75.
Women's Weight Throw - 3,
Jaslyn Russell 55-0.25 PR; 7,
Ta'Khara Johnson 50-4.0
