GULF SHORES, Ala. — Xavier University
of Louisiana's men produced three All-Americans Friday —
Jeffery Frazier,
Seth Alexander and
Santerrius Barlow — and their highest-ever team finish
at the NAIA National Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Frazier, seeded 21st in the triple jump,
earned the Gold Rush's second-ever top-3 finish at NAIA outdoor nationals
with a school record of 15.16 meters / 49 feet, 9 inches. Frazier finished third. Alexander also earned
All-America in this event, placing eighth at 14.89 meters / 48 feet, 10 1/4 inches.
XULA's Clement Owunna was third in the 110 hurdles in 2004.
William Carey's Ineh Emmanuel won the triple jump in 15.96 meters / 52 feet, 4 1/2 inches.
Barlow, second in Thursday's preliminaries, finished fourth in the 100 final
in 10.39 seconds. The top five finishers in that event were separated by eight-hundredths
of a second; Warner's Alexander Gray (10.31) edged Emmanuel
by one-hundredth of a second for the title.
The top eight finishers in each event at
earned All-America.
Frazier, Alexander and Barlow scored a combined 12 points,
giving XULA a tie for 21st place in the team standings. Doane and Madonna tied for the team title
with 44 points apiece, and Indiana Tech was third with 43 points.