Track And Field: Week Two Recap
Southland Conference
All 12 men’s and 13 women’s track and field teams were in action this weekend as the Sam Houston State men’s and women’s teams won the Texas A&M 13-Team Invitational Friday. The Bearkats took home a total of nine gold medals at the meet, while the Lamar men’s and women’s teams had a total of five first place finishes and four meet records. Stephen F. Austin’s Demi Payne highlighted the weekend by setting an NCAA indoor pole vaulting record at the Texas A&M Team Invitational Saturday.
Sam Houston State at Texas A&M 13-Team Invitational
Stephen F. Austin at Texas A&M Team Invitational
Lamar at Texas A&M 13-Team Invitational
Abilene Christian at Texas A&M Team Invitational
Central Arkansas at Kentucky Invitational
Houston Baptist at Texas A&M 13-Team Invitational
UIW at Houston Leonard Hilton Memorial
McNeese State at Texas A&M 13-Team Invitational
New Orleans at Houston Leonard Hilton Memorial
Nicholls at Houston Leonard Hilton Memorial
Northwestern State at Texas A&M 13-Team Invitational
Southeastern Louisiana at Houston Leonard Hilton Memorial
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at Texas A&M 13-Team Invitational
Sam Houston State at Texas A&M 13-Team Invitational
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Both the Sam Houston State men’s and women’s track and field teams produced dominating performances Friday at the Texas A&M Team Invitational in College Station.
The Kat men and women combined to win nine gold medals, set several meet records and post 11 team season bests and 32 individual season top marks.
The third indoor meet of the 2015 season for the Bearkats, the event saw the SHSU men and women compete against from 12 other universities including five Southland Conference members (Houston Baptist, Lamar, McNeese State, Northwestern State and A&M-Corpus Christi). The meet was held in the Gilliam Indoor Track & Field Stadium at McFerrin Athletic Center on the Texas A&M campus.
For the SHSU women, Danielle Demas won the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 8.61. Her mark was only a tenth of a second off the meet record.
Kara Whitson picked up her third consecutive pole vault win of the indoor season, setting a meet record with a mark of 12’ 11..5” inches. Ashley Thompson was third with a personal best of 12’ 3.5” vault.
Ruth Amaku and Jordan Grady finished first and second in the 400 meters with times of 55.94 and 56.52, respectively.
Camry Grigsby, Amaku, Briana McCall and Grady took gold in the 4x400 relay with a mark of 3:49.24.
Elizabeth Ene placed second in the 200 meters with a time of 24.79. Smith was the runner-up in the high jump, leaping 5’ 8.5”. Camry Grigsby placed third in the 800 meters with a time of 2:13.86. The quartet of Meaghen Seales, Jasmine Lewis, Kodii Church and Nina Gonzales placed third in the distance medley with a clocking of 12:58.82.
For the Sam Houston men, freshman Tyler Adams had a hand in two of the first place performances. First he set a meet record with a leap of 7 feet, 0.25 inches to win the high jump. Then he teamed with Jeffrey Moore, Robert Monticone and Evan Arambula to with the distance medley relay with a time of 10:09.08.
Rodney Jones also was a double winner. First he set a meet record on his way to a first place in the 400 meter dash with a clocking of 47.15 seconds. The he led off the Bearkat 4x400 relay, teaming with Jaylen Johnson, Alex Gilreath and William Stark to win the event with a 3:49.24 clocking.
Ammaad McCarthy placed second in the men’s weight throw with a mark of 55 feet 3.5 inches. Justin Jenkins was the runner-up in the 60 meter dash with a time of 6.91.
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Stephen F. Austin at Texas A&M Team Invitational
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Stephen F. Austin’s Demi Payne continues to make quite a splash for the Lumberjacks early in the 2015 track and field season, setting an NCAA indoor pole vaulting record at the Texas A&M Team Invitational Saturday.
Payne cleared 4.63 meters (15-2 ¼ feet), breaking the previous NCAA mark of 4.61 meters set just yesterday by Arkansas’ Sandi Morris. The previous mark before yesterday was 4.60 meters, held by Texas’ Kaitlin Peetrillose. Payne nearly added to her NCAA record, just missing clearing 4.65 meters (15-3) on her three attempts.
Payne, who transferred to SFA after earning All-America honors at Kansas, has burst onto the scene through her first two meets as a Ladyjack. Last week in Akron, Ohio, Payne broke the program’s indoor pole vault record at 4.30m (14’ 1¼”), shattering the previous women’s mark of 4.09m (13’ 5¼”) – a record that stood for nearly 14 years.
Two other Lumberjacks left College Station with individual crowns on Saturday. In a 25-man field, distance runner Charles Mathenge crossed the finish line first in the 3,000 meters with a winning time of 8:25.36. The win was Mathenge’s first since transferring to SFA prior to the 2014-15 school year.
Fresh off his first place showing at the Arkansas Invitational, senior sprinter Cass Brown-Stewart kept up the momentum with another impressive time in the 400 meter dash. He outran the field boasting a 47.11 second mark to claim his second individual title in the 2015 indoor season in as many meets.
Freshman My’Lik Kerley came in just off Brown-Stewart’s pace in the 400m, running his way to a fourth place finish with a 48.04 mark. Anthony Gallardo ran with Mathenge in the 3,000m and took fourth overall (8:35.00).
In the first scored team event for SFA this season, both the men and women placed near the top of talented fields. The men took third overall as a team with 89 points behind host Texas A&M (163 points) and Texas State (92 points). The Ladyjacks came in fourth as a team with 81 total points on the day. Baylor won the team title on the women’s side with 118.5 points while Texas A&M (102 points) and Texas State (96 points) also edged SFA.
Other notable individual performances include La’Tricia Griffin’s 17.77-meter toss in the women’s weight throw. Her effort was good enough for runner-up honors in the event. Fresh off his personal best height in the Akron Pole Vault Convention last week, senior Cameron Meyer claimed second in the men’s pole vault on Saturday afternoon, surpassing 5.25m.
Jumpers Trey Darty (14.04m) and Jamal Peden (7.32m) each had good afternoons taking fourth in the triple jump and long jump, respectively. Senior DeJernel Jordan and sophomore Courtney High each grabbed fourth place finishes as well – Jordan in the 800m (2:15.81) and High in the 3,000m (10:06.52).
Other distance specialists, Josh Torres and Katrina Fite, earned points in the 5,000m. Fite went out in 18:31.10 and Torres ran in 15:04.03 to go second and third for SFA.
Both the men’s and women’s 4x400 meter relay teams capped the day’s events with third place races. Brown-Stewart, Kerley, Shawn Goff and Joshua Taylor completed their race in 3:10.53 while Dar’Keisha Tryon, Brarysheyia Simpson, Cierra Jefferson and Jessica Hatchett brought in a 3:43.30 mark for the women.
The SFA track and field teams will have next weekend off before returning to action for the Howie Ryan Invitational in Houston from Jan. 30-31.
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Lamar at Texas A&M 13-Team Invitational
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Headlined by Verity Ockenden, Jannika John, Leigh Lattimore and their first place finishes, the Lamar women's track and field team took third place and the men, who had Sam Stabler take a top spot, finished 11th on Friday at the Texas A&M 13-Team Invitational held at Gilliam Stadium at the McFerrin Athletic Complex.
Combined, the Cardinals took down four meet records and five athletes added their times to the all-time Lamar record books.
Ockenden set a meet record in the 800-meter run on a first place finish with a 2:12.19 time that also took the top spot in the Lamar record book. Alexandra Sokolova took second place with a 2:12.93 time to add her name to the list.
Cara Ortiz rounded out the 800m race for Lamar with an 11th place finish and 2:23.64 time.
Big Red also took first and second place in the 3000-meter run. Lattimore put up a 9:36.84 mark to grab the top spot, added her time to LU's books (third) and set a meet record. Evelyn Chavez took the second spot with a 10:05.95 time.
John claimed the second spot on Lamar's all-time list on a 4:46.75 time in the mile run, which set a meet record. John, Ockenden, Solovoka and Lattimore all combined for a first place finish in the distance medley on an 11:46.70 time.
Erin Brown's and Dominique Taylor's top 10 finishes also helped Lamar's women grab third place. Brown finished seventh in the long jump with a 17' 8.75'' mark, and Taylor finished the 60m dash in eight seconds flat to take eighth place.
The men's team dominated the mile run grabbing first, second and sixth places. Stabler set a meet record and took fourth all-time in LU's books with a 4:03.47 time. Stuart Ferguson took second with a run of 4:15.17 and Tobias Riker grabbed sixth on a 4:19.72 mark.
Jared Benford had two top 10 finishes, eighth in the 60-meter dash (7.18) and 10th in the 200-meter dash (22.37). The men's distance medley team, made up of Riker, Ferguson, Aaron Bennett and Federico Gasbarri, finished in 3rd on a 10:30.97 time.
Brian O'Bonna finished eighth in the triple jump on a mark of 45' 10.75''.
Both teams will travel to Birmingham, Ala., the site of the Southland Conference Championships, to participate in the UAB Invitational on Jan. 23.
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Abilene Christian at Texas A&M Team Invitational
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Abilene Christian track and field celebrated a number of top-10 individual performances against some of the region's very best programs Saturday at the nine-school Texas A&M Team Invitational hosted by the Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium.
Sophomore Diana Garcia-Munoz, who was an all-Southland Conference selection in cross country last fall, recorded the Wildcats' highest finish, placing second to UT-Arlington's Gabriela Alfonzo in the 3,000-meter run.
Alfonzo defeated a field of 20 competitors with a time of 9:57.26, while Garcia-Munoz held off junior Maverick Katelyn Hayward for second, 10:04.05 to 10:04.65.
Garcia-Munoz' XC teammates Alexandria Hackett, Isabella Gutierrez, Daniel Block and Sterlen Paul also registered exceptional races today in the mile and 800m.
Hackett recorded a fifth-place and personal record of 5:02.82 in the mile that only was two seconds behind winner Arin Rice of TCU. Gutierrez, meanwhile, came in eighth at 5:09.45.
Block and Paul finished in the same spots as Hackett and Gutierrez in the 800m with marks of 1:53.22 and 1:55.36, respectively. Texas A&M, however, claimed three of the top four places led by winner Cameron Villarreal (1:52.74) and runner-up Efrain Hernandez (1:52.82).
Elsewhere on the track, senior Lexus Williams placed seventh in the 60-meter hurdles in 8.83 seconds after qualifying eighth in 8.90 seconds, and in the 400m, newcomer Rosen Daniel took third vs. a strong 16-man field that was won by Stephen F. Austin's Cass Brown-Stewart in 47.11. UTSA's Christopher Hall was second in 47.58 and Daniel came across in 47.63. Everyone else in the race posted a time of 48 seconds or higher, including Wildcat senior Osei Alleyne Forte who got eighth (48.90).
In the field events, sophomore Kenzie Walker recorded a personal best of 12-9.5 (3.90m) in the pole vault to finish behind winner Demi Payne of SFA (15-2.25 / 4.63m) and second-place Baylor sophomore Annie Rhodes (13-9.25 / 42.0m).
Jaden Dement was eighth in the men's vault with a leap of 15-5 (4.70m), and junior Jelani Rainey was fifth in the weight throw behind a distance of 56-4 (17.7m).
"We recorded great efforts but with only one organized practice since December, I primarily wanted to get though the meet without any injuries," said second-year head coach Keith Barnier. "Overall, we got pushed around pretty good on the boards and three of our better performances got disqualified, so that was extremely disappointing, however, I'm convinced the future of our program is quite promising. I have a very young and talented team that has just been humbled but they're ready to get back to work and have a great meet at Texas Tech in a couple of weeks."
The Wildcats return to action the weekend of Jan. 30-31 for the Masked Rider Open.
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Central Arkansas at Kentucky Invitational
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Senior Chance Tanner turned in three Top 4 performances Saturday in the University of Central Arkansas' indoor season opener at the Kentucky Track and Field Invitational held at Nutter Fieldhouse.
Tanner, from Waldron, finished third in the 400 meters in a time of 48.29, third-best in school history. He was also fourth in the 200 meters in 22:03 _ just behind his own school record of 22:02 _ and teamed with freshmen Jeremiah Watson and Daniel Lawson and senior Kelton Ray to finish third in the 4x400 relay in a time of 3:19.37, the fourth-best in school history.
For the UCA men, freshman Eric Moore went 2.10 meters in the high jump to finish second. Freshman Alonzo Pollum finished sixth in the 800 meters in 1:56.22 (third-best in UCA history), while senior Jonathan Burgess was ninth in the 3,000 meters (8:35.70, third-best in school history). Freshman Daniel Spickes finished eighth in the pole vault (4.75 meters, tied for third-best in school history).
Junior Jaheel Lilly finished sixth (14.54 meters) and junior Anthony Farris-King eighth (14:03) in the triple jump.
For the UCA women, junior Aysia Oliver finished fifth in the triple jump with a leap of 11.45 meters (tied for second in school history). Sophomore Samanthan Gibson tied for eighth in the high jump at 1.60 meters, while UCA's 4x400 relay team of Jean Black, Khadijah Smith, Jasmine Richard and Tiauna Jefferson finished 14th (4:03.34).
Sophomore Hadley Swanson was 17th in the long jump (5.18 meters), while senior Erika Setzler was 22nd in the mile run (5:26.03) and sophomore Brigette Caruthers was 23rd in the 3,000 meters (10:47.41).
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Houston Baptist at Texas A&M 13-Team Invitational
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Freshman Daniel Shelton broke his own week-old school record in the 800 and anchored the 4x400 to another HBU record Friday to lead the Huskies at the Texas A&M 13-Team Invitational at the McFerrin Athletic Center. Shelton finished fourth in the 800 at 1:55.50 to trim .41 off the record he set at the UH Indoor Opener, and he brought the baton home first in heat one of the 4x400
He teamed up with Jordan Claypool, Jarell McFarland and Cody Hammonds to clock 3:20.66 and break the previous record of 3:22.07, set last year. A stunning 48.72 lead-off leg by Claypool set the tone, and HBU never trailed in the heat to finish eighth overall.
Taylor Thomas continued her impressive streak of performances in the long jump, picking up bronze with a leap of 5.57m/18-3.25, and Kierstin Santana was sixth in the 800 with a season-best 2:16.02 before helping the Huskies' 4x400 to another season best of 3:56.06 to place fifth overall. Jazmine Warden had the best race of her HBU career on the opening leg of that relay, splitting 58.79, and Santana handed off to Roneisha Webb, with Jaivairia Bacote on the anchor leg. The other HBU relay finished seventh at 3:57.14 with a team of three freshmen and a sophomore.
Other scoring performances for HBU included Lakesha Cameron's sixth-place finish in the 200 at 25.19, .09 ahead of freshman teammate Tambrisha Banks, who placed eighth. Carolyn McClanahan was eighth in the mile at 5:26.68, and Michelle Chukwujekwu took eighth in the triple jump.
For the men, Juan Fraga was seventh in the mile with a solid 4:20.47, while Oscar Garcia notched a season best in the 5000 at 15:37.47. Decathlete Shawn O'Brien had a pair of personal bests in the 60 hurdles (8.41) and shot put, and fellow multi-eventer Garrison Fick also had a productive day with lifetime bests in the 60 and shot put before anchoring one of the Huskies' 4x400 relays with a PR 49.50 carry.
HBU's next meet is Jan. 30-31 at the University of Houston's Howie Ryan Invitational.
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UIW at Houston Leonard Hilton Memorial
HOUSTON, Texas – The University of the Incarnate Word opened their track and field season at the University of Houston's Leonard Hilton Memorial meet on Friday.
The Cardinals had a number of excellent performances to start the season and even set a pair of school records. Junior Jasmine Waring (San Antonio/Randolph HS) broke the school record in the high jump with a clearance of 5-7.25 to take second place. It was a great start for the 2014 Southland Conference outdoor high jump champion. Freshman Sarea Alexander (San Antonio/MacArthur HS) made the most of her first collegiate meet by knocking off the school record in the triple jump with a distance of 37-9.25.
The UIW women had solid performances on the track and in the field events. Freshman Spring Lucky-Dania (Round Rock/Cedar Ridge HS) advanced to semifinals in the 60 hurdles with a time of 9.36, just 0.01 off the school record. Senior Courtney Miller (San Antonio/Stevens HS) sprinted to a time of 7.75 in the 60 meters which was the fourth fastest time in school history. Sophomore Myah Antwi (Huntsville/Huntsville HS) started her season well in the weight throw with a toss of 50-1.75, the second best in school history.
The Cardinals distance team showed well in their events. Clementine Kauffmann (Hyeres, France/Lycee Notre Dame des Minimes) and Katelyn Mead (Newport, CA/Newport Harbor HS) placed second and fourth, respectively in the 3000 meters. Kauffmann was the runner up in a time of 10:49.77 on the flat track. In the mile, freshman Krista Andreassan (San Antonio/Johnson HS) ran a solid fifth in a time of 5:13.65 while junior Rainy Castaneda (Laredo/United South HS) won her heat going away in a time of 5:18.04. The distance medley relay team of Katherine Strubel (Leander/Leander HS), Vivian Diaz (El Paso/Chapin HS), Andreassen and Emma Jewell (San Antonio/Taft HS) finished second in 13:10.77.
The UIW men did not set any school records, but had plenty of athletes show they have the potential to do so later in the season. Senior Chris DeWitt (San Antonio/Churchill HS) ran three heats of the 60 meters and eventually finished sixth, but had a top time of 7.01 on the day. He was also fifth in the 200 meters with a time of 22.70.
One of the best performances of the meet came from freshman Jamarkese Williams (Temple/Temple HS) who nearly set the school record in the high jump. He cleared 6-6.75 and finished in second place. Junior pole vaulter Jacob Ulbricht (Spring Branch/Smithson Valley HS) also nabbed a second place with a clearance of 15-7, tying his best ever indoor height.
Freshman Douglas Bradshaw (San Antonio/Antonian HS) ran two of the three fastest times in school history in the 60 hurdles. He ran an 8.90 in the opening heats and then an 8.77 in the semifinals. Junior Mario Mora (Converse/Wagner HS) won his heat of the mile in a time of 4:28.76 and then anchored the winning distance medley relay team. Freshmen Cesar Moreno (Del Rio/Del Rio HS), Joshua Lecesne (Humble/Summer Creek HS) and Jorge Quintero (El Paso/Burgess HS) ran the first three legs and the team finished in 10:54.47.
The Cardinals are back in action next Saturday at New Mexico State's Lobo Collegiate Invitational.
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McNeese State at Texas A&M 13-Team Invitational
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Two years after breaking the school record in the women's pole vault as a freshman, junior Nicole Casper bettered her record by two inches on Friday at the Texas A&M 13 Team Invitational with a second place finish of 12-feet, 7 ½ inches.
Casper was one of several highlights for both men's and women's squads as both took sixth place in the team standings.
In the sprints, Maegan Moore (7.72) and Simone Johnson (7.74) finished second and fourth respectively in the women's 60-meter dash. Johnson's time set a new PR and was .06 seconds faster than her previous mark.
Moore also finished third in the 200 meters with a time of 25.05
Kaitlyn Jeter finished fourth in the mile run with a time of 5:19.71 while Rhian Dawes placed seventh with a 5:26.37.
In the 3,000 meters, Katja Woelfl finished third with a time of 10:11.08.
On the men's side, freshman sprinter Ben Jones topped off his collegiate debut with a second place finish in the 60-meters with a time of 6.95. He ran the same time in the prelims with a first place finish in the No. 1 heat.
Ryan Holroyd had the only first place finish for the McNeese teams on the day when he took first in the 5,000 meters with a time of 15:01.46 to win the race by more than four seconds.
The Cowboys fared well in the 3,000 meters as well with Oliver James (8:33.44), Enock Bor (8:33.60) and Nathan Jones (8:38.13) finishing third, fourth and sixth respectively.
Hiram Morales was fourth in the shot put with a mark of 49-7.25 and Dakota Breaux was fifth in the pole vault at 14-11.
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New Orleans at Houston Leonard Hilton Memorial
HOUSTON, Texas – Led by a slew of top finishes at the Leonard Hilton Memorial Track Meet, the New Orleans track and field team put up another outstanding performance this week at the University of Houston on Friday.
Bailey Daigle and Farydah Inoussa each picked up top finishes during the one-day event, Daigle setting a new school record in the pole vault with a second place, 3.35 meter jump and Inoussa earning a personal best and taking top billing in the long jump with a 5.94 meter mark.
Alexia Fortenberry also put her name in the school record books in the 60 meter hurdles, clocking a time of 8.41 to take the event while Anri Steyn and Mikayla Barber placed sixth and seventh in the 400 meter dash respectively.
On the men's side of things, Clayton O'Callaghan picked up a top two finish in the 3,000 meters with a personal best time of 9:23.15 with Federico Machado and Michael Scharr earning top eight honors as well.
In the 800 Michael Batson set a new personal standard with his 1:55.26 time, giving him second place accolades amongst college runners.
Darius Lipps and teammate Constant Pretorius each showed well in the 60 meter finals, Lipps placing third at 6.90 and Pretorius finishing third at 6.98.
The Privateers are back in action next week starting on Friday, Jan. 23 as the squad heads back to Birmingham, Ala. to take part in the Green and Gold Invitational held at UAB.
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Nicholls at Houston Leonard Hilton Memorial
HOUSTON, Texas – The Nicholls State University women’s track and field team held their own at the LSU Indoor Invitational last weekend and came up with an outstanding performance on Friday at the Leonard Hilton Memorial Invitational in Houston, as six Colonels finished in the top ten and four earned top-five finishes.
Nicholls competed at the Yeoman Field House against twelve collegiate programs, including the University of Houston, Rice, Loyola, Texas Southern, Southern Louisiana, Alcorn State and Jackson State. The Colonels were one of four Southland Conference schools competing in the invitational, along with Incarnate Word, Southeastern Louisiana and New Orleans.
Tessni Carruthers earned a second place time in the women’s mile run, crossing only a second away from winning the event with a time of 5:11.93.
In the women’s 800-meter, Ashley Johnson took second, finishing with in 2:21.68, just off of her career best. Callie Scull won her heat and finished fifth overall in the event with a time of 2:26.05, just behind Johnson.
In the women’s distance medley, the Nicholls relay team of Ashley Johnson, Hannah Naquin, Carruthers and Scull came in third with a time of 13:14.56.
The Colonels 4x400 relay team of Courtney Crawford, Kryshell Rolle, Quadri Newson and Rachante Colebrook crossed the finish line with a time of 4:08.73 to earn a sixth place finish.
Colebrook grabbed an eighth place finish in the 400-meter dash with a 1:01.66 time, her career-best.
The Colonels will travel to Birmingham, Ala. for the UAB Green and Gold Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 24 before heading to Lake Charles to take on the McNeese Indoor Classic on Friday, Jan. 30.
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Northwestern State at Texas A&M 13-Team Invitational
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – For the second straight week, Northwestern State's Rechelle Bessard broke her own school record in the weight throw on Friday at the Texas A&M 13-Team Invitational indoor track and field meet, but this time, she crushed it.
Bessard blew by the week-old standard by almost five feet with a 64-5 ¼ winning throw, joining teammates Keona Jackson (shot put) and Por'sha Thomas (triple jump) atop the awards stand with first places in Friday's competition that included six other Southland Conference teams along with Sun Belt members North Texas, UL Lafayette and UL Monroe.
Bessard's mark zoomed her not only from fourth to first, by nearly two feet, in the Southland rankings, but from 37th to 12th on the NCAA list in her specialty.
"She's getting better and that's a big move forward," said NSU head coach Mike Heimerman. "She missed going even further because she can improve on her finish, but we're coming home smiling."
She opened with a 58-10 ¼ toss and entered the final round of three throws in second. Bessard took the lead on her fourth try of the afternoon with a 63-9 ¾ mark, went 62/5 ¾ on her fifth attempt and extended the record on her last attempt.
Jackson, who earlier won the shot at 45-11 ¼, took third in the weight throw (56-10 ¼).
Thomas, the reigning Southland Indoor and Outdoor champion, won for the second straight week by posting a 40-6 ¾ to extend her league lead and her indoor personal best. It bumped her from 15th to 12th on the NCAA list.
Keenan Jackson ran the Southland's third-fastest 200 dash, clocking 21.97 for second place in his race.
Along with Jackson's third in the weight throw, NSU got a bronze in the men's 60 meter dash by Ty Shilling, who ran a 6.96 PR; and from the Demons' 4x400 meter relay team in 3:18.44.
Lawrence Wallace was fourth in the high jump by clearing 6-6 ¼. Also fourth for NSU: Jermeka McBride in the women's 200 in 25.13, and Shilling with a 200-meter 22.01 that ranks fifth in the Southland.
Kwanzaaa Andrus gave the Lady Demons fifth behind Jackson's shot put win, marking 44-3 ¼.
Sixth place finishes for NSU came from DeShayln Jones, whose 57.72 in the 400 dash was the third-fastest Southland mark this season; Braneshia Payton, 8.96 in the 60 meter hurdles; Zhaquan Porter, 46-2 ½ in the triple jump; and Aaron Williams at 23-1 ¾ in the long jump.
Amir James gave NSU three top 8 slots in the men's 200 with his 22.33 for eighth as Keenan Jackson was second and Shilling was fourth.
Complete results were being posted Friday night on the host school's website, 12thman.com.
After meets on two straight Fridays at LSU and A&M, the NSU teams will train at home until the end of the month when they compete at Houston.
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Southeastern Louisiana at Houston Leonard Hilton Memorial
HOUSTON, Texas – Junior Misha Frazier shattered yet another school record after winning the women’s shot put event at the Leonard Hilton Memorial on Friday.
Frazier, the reigning Southland Conference Female Field Athlete of the Week, tossed for a second place distance of fifty-one feet, 8.25 inches; breaking the record previously held by Shalicia Rochon since 2011 (46-06.66). The Kenner native also won the women’s weight throw event for the second week in a row, turning in a winning distance of sixty-two feet, 2.25 inches
The Southeastern Louisiana track and field teams recorded a total of four first-place finishes at the Bill Yeoman Field House.
“We had a very good meet today,” said head coach Sean Brady. “We had a chance to see some of our conference competition, and it was a good test of where we are.”
Junior Raheem Brown placed first in the men’s 60-meter dash, posting a time of 6.86 seconds. The Houston native was also a part of the men’s 4x400 relay team, who placed first. Brown, senior Brendon Mitchell, junior Ashley Riley, and sophomore DJ Woodard combined for a winning time of 3:25.28. Woodard also placed third in the men’s 400-meter dash (51.57).
Also posting impressive numbers was the group of men’s throwers. Junior Alex Young won the men’s weight throw event for the second week in a row, tossing for sixty-eight feet, 9.75 inches. Following right behind Young were teammates Jonathan Kinchen (2nd, 67-01.25) and Brett Olsen (3rd, 66-10.00).
“On the men’s side, our throwers continue to do well,” said Brady. “When you can sweep an event like that, that says a lot.”
Other top finishers for Lions were: junior Kadarius Williams (men’s high jump, 3rd, 6-04.75), junior Gennard Paul (men’s triple jump, 3rd, 48-04.00).
On the women’s side, five Lady Lions finished in the top-three spots in their respective events.
Junior Domonique White placed second in the women’s 200-meter dash, posting a time of 25.33 seconds.
The women’s 4x400 meter relay team, made up of White, Bayleigh Butler, Vanessa Williams, and Kayla Quincy, placed third with a combined time of 4:02.33. In the women’s triple jump, junior Shaniqua Knowles also came in third with a mark of thirty-nine feet, 2.25 inches.
“It was a great experience to have our athletes line up next to some of the best athletes in the world,” Brady said. “That’s always eye-opening for our athletes.”
Next week, Southeastern travels to Birmingham, Alabama for the Vulcan Invitational, hosted by UAB.
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Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at Texas A&M 13-Team Invitational
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's and women's track and field teams started right where they left off at the Texas A&M 13-Team Invitational. After breaking eight school records in the indoor season opener last weekend, the team broke four all-time school records, while posting top-10 numbers 19 different times during the Invitational.
The A&M-Corpus Christi women finished fourth out of the field of 13 while the men took 10th in the squads first scored event of the year.
"We are continuing the good start from last week," said head coach Shawn Flanagan. "We had some great performances today."
Juniors Ebony Collins and Shelby Polasek brought home the Islanders two event titles on the track. Collins, a San Antonio, Texas native put her name at the top of the Islanders record book in the 200-meter dash, finishing first in the event with a time of 24.65. A Reno, Nevada native, Polosek took home to 5000-meter title, finishing the race in 18:45.16 while Carissa Piñón (19:23.97) finished third, respectively.
Senior thrower Brandi Huff now sits at the top of the Islanders' all-time list after her second-place finish in the shot put, finishing the event with a 13.77m (45-02.25) throw. Another standout in the field events was Kerissa Wiley. The junior jumper tied the all-time record she set last week, finishing the high jump event with a score of 1.67m (5-05.75) which was good enough for third-place.
On the men's side, Angelo Garland took second-place in the 400-meter event, breaking the program record that he set last season. The sophomore finished with a time of 48.44. Valentinas Rudys (1:55.21) took third in the 800-meter event while freshman Kemar Mowatt continues to impress, writing his name in the Islanders' history book several times with his finishes in the 60-meter hurdles.
Both distance medley teams finished the Invitational with second-place finishes, with the men finishing in 10:22.68 and the women crossing the line in 12:51.11.
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