LAKE CHARLES – Jeny Barcenas came up big at the Bryan Clay Invitational for the McNeese track and field program over the weekend as the senior runner broke two school records in the women's 1500m and the 3000m steeplechase.
Barcenas clocked a 4:28.50 in the 1500m to break a 28-year-old record of 4:29.34 that was set by Sarah Salmon in the 1998 season. She broke her own school record in the steeplechase with a time of 10:26.37, bettering the previous record by 12 seconds.
She's currently ranked No. 1 the Southland Conference and 41
st in the NCAA East Region in the steeplechase.
Between the two meets at the Bryan Clay and the Houston Tom Tellez Invitational, McNeese had a total of 10 personal records broken on the men's and women's side.
Uxue Castro-Martin wasn't far behind Barcenas in the 1500m, clocking a PR time of 4:29.02 which moved past Salmon for No. 2 all-time in school history.
At Houston,
Fancy Jelagat took first place in the 800-meters with a PR time of 2:12.44 which moved her into the No. 4 slot on the all-time best list.
McNeese will return to action on Saturday when it competes in the LSU Alumni Invitational.
Bryan Clay Invitational
Men's 1500m Invite –
Gregory Martin 3:45.82 (89
th overall, 6
th in Heat 6);
Omer El-Fadl 3:50.14 (133
rd overall, 16
th in Heat 10)
Men's 1500m Open A –
Samuel Serrano Borrego 3:57.46 (14
th in Heat 3)
Women's 1500m Open A –
Jeny Barcenas 4:28.50 PR (40
th overall, 9
th in Heat 3);
Uxue Castro-Martin 4:29.02 PR (50
th overall, 6
th in Heat 7)
Men's 5000m Open B –
Ryan McCarthy 14:36.23 PR (39
th overall, 10
th in Heat 3)
Women's 3000mSC Open –
Jeny Barcenas 10:26.37 PR (18
th overall, 1
st in Heat 5)
Houston Tom Tellez Invitational
Men's Results
100m Prelims –
Elijah Hay 10.73; Simon Larsen 11.05;
Daniel Miller 11.24
110m Hurdles Prelims –
Daniel Miller 15.55;
Kye Lehr 15.68
400m – 11,
Nicholas Moron 49.52
400m Hurdles – 13, Obied Mohamed 58.31
800m – 6, James Boutte 1:53.08; 10,
Nathan Waller 1:55.73; 11,
Sullivan Hanna 1:55.99; 19,
Colby Trahan 1:58.22; 25, Abdullah Elkhair 2:02.53
Triple Jump – 6,
Quinten Goodie 44-6
Hammer – 10, Reginald Burks 145-3; 12,
Britt Miller 123-10
Shot Put – 10, Reginald Burks 46-1.25
Pole Vault – 6,
Lawson Fritsch 15-1
