Track & Field: Cajuns Impressive In Season Opening Texas A&M 12-Man Invitational

CAJUNS IMPRESSIVE IN SEASON-OPENING A&M 12-TEAM INVITATIONAL

 

COLLEGE STATION, Texas � The Louisiana Ragin� Cajuns track and field team posted a pair of school records and earned six first-place performances, while finishing third overall in both the men�s and women�s events at the Texas A&M 12-Team Invitational on Friday at the Gilliam Indoor Track and Field Stadium.

 

Meredith Driskill (pole vault) and Justin Victor (weight throw) each posted school-records in claiming their respective events while Morgan Breaux (60-meter dash), Lindsey Harmon (high jump), Tia Mitchell (triple jump) and Kenneth Nassar (shot put) each earned first-place performances in the Ragin� Cajuns indoor season opener.

 

On the women�s side, the Ragin� Cajuns scored 99.5 points to place third in the 11-team event behind Stephen F. Austin (130) and Sam Houston State (108). In the men�s 16-event schedule, the Ragin� Cajuns scored 68.5 points to finish behind SFA (105) and SHSU (103).

 

 ï¿½We had a bunch of high marks on both sides today and we were pleased with the results,� head coach Lon Badeaux said. �The women were highly competitive with some good marks and we had some great performances today on the men�s side. I was pleased with how our seniors and veterans performed today � they did what they had to do. Overall, it was business as usual.�

 

Driskill claimed the women�s pole vault with a mark of 12 feet, 4.75 inches to eclipse her previous record. Breaux posted a time of 7.59 seconds to claim the 60-meters while Harmon recorded a mark of 5 feet, 6 inches in the high jump with Mitchell earning a top performance after jumping 18-8.50.

 

Victor claimed the men�s weight throw title after his winning throw of 63-9.50 set a school record while Nassar claimed the shot put title after recording a winning throw of 52-7.25.

 

Alex Harrell (5-6, women�s high jump), Tarvia Conway (39-7.75, women�s triple jump), Devin Davis (23-9, men�s long jump) and Ricky Theyard (49-3, men�s triple jump) all earned second-place finishes for the Ragin� Cajuns with Ta�Shania Bean (39-0.25, women�s triple jump), Jana Jones (41-10.75), women�s shot put) and Dionte Heath (6-6.25, men�s high jump) all recording third-place performances.

 

The Ragin� Cajuns will return to action on Friday (Jan. 24) when it travels to compete in the A-State Invitational, hosted by Arkansas State.

 

Texas A&M 12 Team Invitational – 1/17/2014                  
Texas A&M University                             
McFerrin Athletic Center                           

 

Results                                   
Women 60 M
Preliminaries
2. Morgan Breaux, 7.68q  
8. Stacy Imagbe, 7.83q

 

Women 60 M
Finals
1. Morgan Breaux, 7.59 
4. Stacy Imagbe, 7.80 

 

Women 200 M
4. Morgan Breaux, 25.16

 

Women 400 M
19. Kayla Thompson, 1:00.16

 

Women 800 M
5. Danielle Castaldi, 2:17.04 
17. Kaylei Esfeller, 2:38.05 

 

Women 1 Mile
8. Anna Katherine Devitt, 5:19.19 
9. Claire Hodges, 5:19.94 

 

Women 3000 M
15. Claire Hodges, 10:50.65 

 

Women 60 M Hurdles
Preliminaries
11. Kaitlyn Moreau, 9.25
13. Alexandra Harrell, 9.32

 

Women 4×400 M Relay
6. Louisiana, 3:54.96

 

Women High Jump
1. Lindsey Harmon, 1.68m, 5-06.00
2. Alexandra Harrell, 1.68m, 5-06.00
7. Madalyn Trisler, 1.58m, 5-02.25

 

Women Pole Vault
1. Meredith Driskell, 3.78m, 12-04.75
5. Emily Gale, 3.48m, 11-05.00
9. Amanda Gale, 3.48m, 11-05.00

 

Women Long Jump
1. Tia Mitchell, 5.70m, 18-08.50
4. Ta’Shania Bean, 5.62m, 18-05.25

 

Women Triple Jump
2. Tarvia Conway, 12.08m, 39-07.75
3. Ta’Shania Bean, 11.89m, 39-00.25

 

Women Shot Put
3. Jana Jones, 12.77m, 41-10.75
14. Brandi Franks, 11.42m, 37-05.75
20. Precious Lollis, 10.84m, 35-06.75

 

Women Weight Throw
6. Jana Jones, 15.65m, 51-04.25
16. Precious Lollis, 12.60m, 41-04.25
17. Brandi Franks, 12.50m, 41-00.25

 

Men 60 M
Preliminaries
16. Omari Davis, 7.16

 

Men 400 M
15. Keygan Keys, 49.73
33. Lamont Abraham, 54.27

 

Men 800 M
7. Matthew Rice, 1:56.86 
14. Scott Brewster, 2:01.30 

 

Men 1 Mile
5. Jacob Chicola, 4:24.10 
8. Logan Pearce, 4:26.82 
9. Cole Stafford, 4:26.83 

 

Men 60 M Hurdles
Preliminaries
2. Morgan Cormier, 8.34q
15. Wes Gonzales, 8.80
16. Harald Bust, 8.82

 

Men 60 M Hurdles
Finals
4. Morgan Cormier, 8.34 

 

Men Distance Medley
3. Louisiana, 10:44.45 

 

Men High Jump
3. Dionte Heath, 1.99m, 6-06.25

 

Men Pole Vault
5. Joshua McDaniel , 4.37m, 14-04.00
8. Nicolas Laurent, 4.37m, 14-04.00
10. Matt Wilson, 4.37m, 14-04.00

 

Men Long Jump
2. Devin Davis, 7.24m, 23-09.00
6. Micah Thomas, 6.80m, 22-03.75
13. Harald Bust, 6.35m, 20-10.00

 

Men Triple Jump
2. Ricky Theyard, 15.01m, 49-03.00
8. Quadaex White, 13.73m, 45-00.50

 

Men Shot Put
1. Kenneth Nassar, 16.03m, 52-07.25
11. Spencer Nezat, 12.69m, 41-07.75

 

Men Weight Throw
1. Justin Victor, 19.44m, 63-09.50
8. Landon Carroll, 15.53m, 50-11.50
11. Spencer Nezat, 13.57m, 44-06.25

 

Women – Team Scores – 16 Events Scored
1. Stephen F. Austin – 130       
2. Sam Houston State – 108  
3. Louisiana – 99.50    
4. Lamar – 56  
5. North Texas – 50       
6. Texas Southern – 43  
7. Houston Baptist – 39       
8. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi – 31  
9. Texas-Pan American – 19      
10. Northwestern State – 17  
11. Prairie View – 10.50                                       
 
Men – Team Scores – 16 Events Scored
1. Stephen F. Austin – 105       
2. Sam Houston State – 103  
3. Louisiana – 68.50
4. North Texas – 65  
5. Texas-Pan American – 52       
6. Lamar – 48  
7. Texas Southern – 37       
8. Northwestern State – 35.50
9. Prairie View – 34       
9. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi – 34  
11. ULM – 26.50   
12. Houston Baptist – 2.50

 

 

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