BIRMINGHAM, Ala. —
Blake Harris became Xavier University of Louisiana's third man this season to
qualify for NAIA nationals in the triple jump when he produced a season-best 14.52 meters —
47 feet, 7 3/4 inches — Saturday at the Samford Invite indoor track and field meet.
Harris placed fifth in the event, and his mark ranks 10th on the NAIA 2023 indoor list.
XULA's other top-10 finishes were
Olevia Brown
in the women's long jump (seventh place, 5.13 meters/16 feet, 10 inches),
Zoe Cordova
in the women's triple jump (seventh, 10.73 meters/35-2 1/2)
Jeffery Frazier in the men's triple jump
(eighth, 14.04 meters/46-0 3/4) and
Skylah Barton in the women's 800-meter run (10th, 2 minutes, 34.85 seconds).
Here are all XULA results — event distances in meters except where noted —
from the Samford Invite:
Women
60 Preliminaries:
Olevia Brown, 30th in 8.30;
Jade Harris, 44th in 8.56
200:
Darryan Horton, 16th in 26.16;
Jade Harris, 44th in 8.56
800:
Skylah Barton, 10th in 2:34.85
Long Jump:
Olevia Brown, 7th in 5.13 meters/16 feet, 10 inches;
Zoe Cordova, 16th in 4.86 meters/15 feetm 11 1/2 inches;
A'Blesin Wilson, 21st in 4.61 meters/15 feet, 1 1/2 inches
Shot Put:
DaNya Horne, 17th in 11.06 meters/36 feet, 3 1/2 inches;
Kayla Gant, 28th in 10.06 meters/33 feet, one-quarter inch
Triple Jump:
Zoe Cordova, 7th in 10.73 meters/35 feet, 2 1/2 inches;
A'Blesin Wilson, 12th in 9.77 meters/32 feet, three quarters of an inch
Men
60 Preliminaries:
Caydon Carpenter, 54th in 7.53;
Seth Alexander, tie-55th in 7.55;
Jaylen Dillahunty, tie-55th in 7.55
200:
Winston Young, 17th in 22.75;
Coulaj Eans, 25th in 22.99;
Caydon Carpenter, 33rd in 23.37
400:
Winston Young, 13th in 50.38;
Maurice Green, 29th in 52.52;
Coulaj Eans, 34th in 54.23
Mile:
Lejaune George, 25th in 4:40.76
60 Hurdles Semifinals:
Dayton Jamierson, 15th in 8.76
High Jump:
Dayton Jamierson, 18th in 1.80 meters/5 feet, 10 3/4 inches
Long Jump:
Blake Harris, 13th in 6.58 meters/21 feet, 7 1/4 inches;
Seth Alexander, 27th in 6.32 meters/20 feet, 9 inches;
Jaylen Dillahunty, 28th in 6.18 meters/20 feet, 3 1/2 inches
Shot Put:
Thomas Donald, 18th in 11.87 meters/38 feet, 11 1/2 inches
Triple Jump:
Blake Harris, 5th in 14.52 meters/47 feet, 7 3/4 inches;
Jeffery Frazier, 8th in 14.04 meters/46 feet, three-quarters of an inch
