LAKE CHARLES – Eighteen total first place finishes, 16 personal records set, and a McNeese school record broken highlighted McNeese's day at the annual indoor track and field meet on Friday.
McNeese came up big in both the men's and women's throws, taking first place in the shot put and weight throw in both events for each squad.
Cowboy thrower
Marcus Francis had the big throw of the day in the weight throw where he set a new school record with his mark of 62-8.5, one that ranks eighth in the NCAA South Central Region and second in the Southland Conference. He was a double-winner when he captured first in the shot put with a throw of 57-5.5.
For the Cowgirls in the throwing events,
Jaslyn Russell won the shot put with a personal-record throw of 47-0.75 while freshman
Ta'Khara Johnson captured the weight throw event with a PR mark of 54-1.75, moving her up to 16
th in the region.
Winners on the day for the Cowboys included:
Amari Godette in the 55m (6.54),
Jaden Powell (600m, 1:24.90), Abdullah Elkhair (800m, 1:54.26),
Alex Martin (mile with a PR time of 4:12.90),
Ryan McCarthy (3000m with a PR time of 8:45.83),
Daniel Miller (55m hurdles, 8.28),
Chris Calloura (high jump, 6-4.75),
Amire Ledet (triple jump with a PR mark of 49-4.25), and the McNeese A 4x400 relay team (3:18.00 with the team compiled of
Nicholas Moron,
Kalen Beavers,
Jaden Powell,
Ondray Miles).
Other first place winners for the Cowgirls consisted of:
Latavia Jack in the 55m with a time4 of 7.27,
Jeny Barcenas in both the mile run (5:04.61) and the 3000m (10:24.15), and the Cowgirl A relay team made up of
Janayah Dotson, Gabriele Andrews,
Keelei Dorsey and Jashyra Thoms with a time of 3:55.46.
Cowboys' Results:
55m Prelims –
Amari Godette 6.49;
Kalen Beavers 6.54;
Nicholas Moron 6.68;
Ondray Miles 6.69; Jaylen Etheridge 6.85
55m Finals – 1,
Amari Godette 6.54; 2,
Kalen Beavers 6.55; 3,
Ondray Miles 6.64; 4,
Nicholas Moron 6.72; 6, Jaylen Etheridge 6.78.
200m – 2,
Daniel Miller 22.90 (PR); 4,
Cash Williams 23.12.
400m – 6,
Cash Williams 51.81 (PR).
600m – 1,
Jaden Powell 1:24.90; 3,
Tino Bovender 1:26.69; 9,
Logan Broussard 1:29.34.
800m – 1, Abdullah Elkhair 1:54.26; 2,
Tray'Quan Francis 1:54.43; 3, Obied Mohamed 1:56.51 (PR); 4,
Colby Trahan 1:58.29 (PR).
Mile – 1,
Alex Martin 4:12.90 (PR); 2,
Filippo Squassina 4:19.32; 3,
Ryan McCarthy 4:22.27; 4,
Sullivan Hanna 4:26.71.
3000m – 1,
Ryan McCarthy 8:45.83 (PR); 3,
Kevin Kimaiyo 9:08.75; 5,
Owen Kirkland 9:16.66; 9, Ben Preddy 9:37.21.
55mH – 1,
Daniel Miller 8.28.
4x400 Relay – 1, McNeese A, 3:18.00 (Moron, Ka. Beavers, Powell, Miles); 3, McNeese C, 3:26.83; 4, McNeese B, 3:30.61.
High Jump – 1,
Chris Calloura 6-4.75.
Pole Vault – T1,
Logan Broussard 14-1.25.
Long Jump – 6,
Michael Berry 21-10; 9,
Logan Broussard 20-4.25.
Triple Jump – 1,
Amire Ledet 49-4.25 (PR).
Shot Put – 1,
Marcus Francis 57-5.5; 5, Reginald Burks 45-11.75; 7,
Tyler Challis 45-0.5; 15,
Logan Broussard 35-5.25 (PR).
Weight Throw – 1,
Marcus Francis 62-8.5 (PR); 2,
Tyler Challis 59-2.75.
Cowgirls' Results:
55m Prelims –
Latavia Jack 7.27;
Jashyra Thomas 7.42;
Tia Andrews 7.44;
Makayla Heath 7.46;
Chelsi Tatum 7.47; Gabriele Andrews 7.50;
Pauliqua Landry 7.75 (PR).
55m Finals – 1,
Latavia Jack 7.23; 2,
Jashyra Thomas 7.40 (PR); 3,
Chelsi Tatum 7.48; 4,
Makayla Heath 7.48; 5, Gabriele Andrews 7.53; 7,
Tia Andrews 7.59; 8,
Pauliqua Landry 7.81.
200m – 3,
Janayah Dotson 26.48; 6,
Chelsi Tatum 27.05; 8,
Pauliqua Landry 27.23 (PR); 9,
Ivey Washington 27.26.
400m – 3,
Zaria Hamilton 1:02.47.
800m – 2,
Jasmine Perez 2:20.45 (PR); 3, Irene Barreiro-Lopez 2:20.95; 4,
Keelei Dorsey 2:22.34; 6,
Grace Sullivan 2:23.86; 10,
Uxue Castro-Martin 2:27.26; 11,
Kaylie Goad 2:30.97.
Mile – 1,
Jeny Barcenas 5;04.61; 3,
Grace Sullivan 5:12.08; 4, Irene Barreiro-Lopez 5:14.20; 5,
Jasmine Perez 5:14.52.
3000m – 1,
Jeny Barcenas 10:24.15; 3,
Grace French 10:48.23.
4sx400 Relay – 1, McNeese A, 3:55.46 (Dotson, G. Andrews, Dorsey, Thomas); 5, McNeese B, 4:09.75 (Heath, Hamilton, Washington, Goad).
High Jump – 3,
Baylie Benton 5-1.25.
Long Jump – 6,
Rheagan Butler 17-2 (PR).
Shot Put – 1,
Jaslyn Russell 47-0.75 (PR); 3,
Ashari Jones 43-7; 11,
Leah Guy 34-9; 14,
Ta'Khara Johnson 33-4.75.
Weight Throw – 1,
Ta'Khara Johnson 54-1.75 (PR); 3,
Jaslyn Russell 53-0.25; 6,
Leah Guy 47-3; 10,
Macie Campbell 39-6.
