NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Jeny Barcenas gave the McNeese track and field team its only medal stand mark on day two of the 2026 Southland Conference Outdoor Championships when she finished in second place in the 3000-meter steeplechase.
 
The event capped a full day of action that saw the Cowgirls also pick up points in the shot put and javelin events.
 
The Cowgirls are in eighth place with 26 points heading into Saturday's final day of competition while the Cowboys are in ninth place with five points.
 
Both teams will have several opportunities to add to their point totals with a full slate of scoring events on Saturday beginning at 11 a.m. with the women's discus and men's pole vault events.
 
On Friday, Jaslyn Russell just missed out on the medal stand with a fourth place finish after throwing 50-4.5 in what was one of the more competitive women's shot put competitions in recent memory. The Cowgirls collected two points in the javelin event with Sydnie Cooley's seventh place finish after throwing 138-7.
 
Two Cowgirl runners fell victim of the qualification rules that kept them from advancing to their respective event finals.
 
Alexandria Stewart recorded a personal record in the 400-meters with a time of 55.67 which ranked as the eighth-fastest in the group. However, each heat winner automatically qualifies for the eight-person final. The winner of the first team ran .14 seconds slower than Stewart but was awarded the finals spot due to her heat win.
 
The same occurred to Fancy Jelagat in the 800-meters when she ran a 2:13.70 for the eighth-fastest overall, but the winner of the third heat ran a 2:14.01 but was awarded the finals spot.
 
All four Cowgirls in the 400-meters recorded PRs. Along with Stewart's mark, Jashyra Thomas ran a 55.75, Keelei Dorsey 56.53, and Janayah Dotson 56.98.
 
Also recording PRs on the day were Adriana Chavarria with 4334 points in the heptathlon and Sarah Davidson with 3691 points, also in the combined events. Davidson set a new PR in the 800m portion of the hept with a time of 2:35.64. Kennah Bent broke two PRs in the combined events, first in the javelin where she threw 91-5, then in the 800-meters with a time of 2:45.22.
 
Women's Team Scoring after Day 2
1, Lamar 63; 2, Northwestern State 59.5; 3, SFA 56.5; 4, A&M-Corpus Christi 48; 5, East Texas A&M 32; 6, UTRGV 29; 7, UIW 27; 8, McNeese 26; 9, HCU 6; 10, Nicholls 4; 10, Southeastern 4
 
Men's Team Scoring after Day 2
1, SFA 64; 2, UIW 63; 3, A&M-Corpus Christi 43; 4, Northwestern State 29; 5, Lamar 25; 6, Southeastern 20; 7, East Texas A&M 15; 8, UTRGV 8; 9, McNeese 5; 10, Nicholls 1; 12, New Orleans 0
 
Day 2 Cowgirl Results
100m Prelims – Gabriele Andrews 12.29
400m Prelims – Alexandria Stewart 55.67 PR; Jashyra Thomas 55.75 PR; Keelei Dorsey 56.53 PR; Janayah Dotson 56.98 PR
800m – 8, Fancy Jelagat 2:13.70; 22, Danielle Salinas 2:20.56; 23, Uxue Castro-Martin 2:21.33; 25, Lily Simon 2:22.60
3000mSC – 2, Jeny Barcenas 10:41.86; 10, Edyn Hill 12:03.47
Shot Put – 4, Jaslyn Russell 50-4.25; 13, Leah Guy 42-1.5; 28, Isabella Punchard 35-4.5; 29, Ta'Khara Johnson 33-5.25; 30, Nele Anton 31-10; 31, Mya Charles 31-6
Javelin – 7, Sydnie Cooley 138-7; 10, Brianna Underwood 125-9; 11, Faith Cauthron 125-0
Heptathlon
    Heptathlon Scoring – 10, Adriana Chavarria 4334 PR; 14, Kennah Bent 3877; 17, Sarah Davidson 3691 PR
    Long Jump – Kennah Bent 16-2.5; Adriana Chavarria 16-0.25; Sarah Davidson 15-4.25
    Javelin – Adriana Chavarria 101-6; Kennah Bent 91-5 PR; Sarah Davidson 56-11
    800m – Adriana Chavarria 2:33.05; Sarah Davidson 2:35.64 PR; Kennah Bent 2:45.22 PR
 
Day 2 Cowboy Results
100m Prelims – Elijah Hay 10.83; Simon Larsen 10.83
800m Prelims – Sullivan Hanna 1:51.54 PR; Omer El-Fadl 1:52.38; James Boutte 1:53.32; Gregory Martin 1:53.41; Samuel Serrano Borrego 1:55.26; Colby Trahan 1:56.44
3000mSC – 12, Owen Kirkland 9:58.26
Long Jump – 17, Michael Berry 21-0; 19, Quinten Goodie 18-11
Shot Put – 19, Reginald Burks 48-2.25; 24, Britt Miller 39-11.25