NEW ORLEANS — Edward Angel, a 2018 All-American, leads a contingent of five Xavier University of Louisiana men who will compete Wednesday through Friday in the NAIA National Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Gulf Shores, Ala.
        Mickey Miller Blackwell Stadium is the venue.
        Angel, fifth in the high jump at nationals as a freshman in 2018, is seeded sixth this week with a best jump of 2.10 meters — 6 feet, 10 3/4 inches — from his first-place performance at the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Championships.
        Also in the high jump is XULA's Damien Trahan, who qualified for nationals at the Carey Last Chance meet with 2.05 meters/6 feet, 8 3/4 inches.
        Another with NAIA nationals experience is Santerrius Barlow, a transfer from Union (Ky.) who is seeded sixth in the 100-meter dash (10.45 second) and eighth in the 200 (21.09). Barlow was All-America at 2019 nationals after an eighth-place finish for Union and a time of 10.98.
        XULA has two triple jumpers qualified. Seth Alexander is seeded fifth with 14.90 meters/48 feet, 10 3/4 inches, and Jeffery Frazier is 21st with 14.44 meters/47 feet, 4 1/2 inches.
        The schedule for XULA's men:
        •  Wednesday:  200 preliminaries, 6:15 p.m.
        •  Thursday:  High jump final, 4:30 p.m.; 100 preliminaries, 4:40 p.m.
        •  Friday:  Triple jump final, 1:30 p.m.; 100 final, 4 p.m.; 200 final, 5:20 p.m.