BATON ROUGE, La. —
Jeffery Frazier triple-jumped 47 feet, 1 inch Saturday at the LSU Invitational track and field meet to become the second man from Xavier University of Louisiana to qualify for NAIA nationals in this event this season.
Frazier finished fourth in the competition. His imperial mark converted to 14.35 meters.
Frazier will join teammate
Seth Alexander in the competition at NAIA nationals. A week ago Alexander and Frazier finished 1-2 in the event at the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Championships.
Frazier was one of three from XULA to earn top-five finishes at LSU.
Edward Angel (fourth place, 2.03 meters/6 feet, 8 inches) and
Damien Trahan (fifth place, 1.98 meters/6 feet, 6 inches) did it in the men's high jump.
There was no team scoring in the meet, which primarily featured NCAA Division I athletes.
Here are all the XULA results from the LSU Invitational:
Women
100:
Ariel Ford, 19th in 12.45
200:
Alexis Williams, 26th in 25.20;
Ariel Ford, 30th in 25.33
100 Hurdles:
Shennare Williams, 18th in 14.72
Discus:
DaNya Horne, 10th with no mark (foul)
Shot Put:
DaNya Horne, 14th in 10.57 meters (34 feet, 8 1/4 inches)
Men
100:
Santerrius Barlow, 8th in 10.56
200:
Santerrius Barlow, 12th in 21.25
Discus:
Evan Simmons, 15th in 38.64 meters (126 feet, 9 inches)
High Jump:
Edward Angel, 4th in 2.03 meters (6 feet, 8 inches);
Damien Trahan, 5th in 1.98 meters (6 feet, 6 inches)
Triple Jump:
Jeffery Frazier, 4th in 14.35 meters (47 feet, 1 inch)
