Results
LAFAYETTE, La. — Five Xavier University
of Louisiana athletes in four events qualified for NAIA nationals
at the Louisiana Classics track and field meet Saturday.
Freshmen
Fedjine Bell and Jaelyn Mitchell qualified in
two women's events apiece.
The qualifiers:
• Mitchell in the 200-meter dash, 24.59 seconds
• Bell in the 400, 57.17
• The women's 400 relay team
of Bell, Nevaeh Lacey, Tanii O'Gwin and Mitchell, 47.03
• Two-time NAIA national
champion
Seth Alexander in the men's triple jump, 14.75 meters/48 feet, 4 3/4 inches
Alexander and
Dayton Jamierson had XULA's only top-five finishes in this
meet, which included eight NCAA Division I schools. Alexander was third in the triple
jump and the long jump, the latter with a personal best of 7.11 meters/23 feet, 4 inches,
and Jamierson was fifth in the men's high jump at 1.99 meters/6-6 1/4.
Winston Young of the Gold Rush was
eighth in the 400 in 48.40, two-hundredths of a second from the NAIA nationals qualifying mark.
The meet was XULA's second of the outdoor season.
NAIA nationals will be May 22-24 at Marion, Ind. Next for the Gold Rush and Gold Nuggets
will be the Southern Miss Invitational March 29-30 at Hattiesburg, Miss.
Here are all XULA results — event distances in meters except where noted —
from the Louisiana Classics:
Women
100:
Nevaeh Lacey, 14th in 12.19; Tanii O'Gwin, 22nd in 12.62;
Leojai Hibbert, 25th in 12.64
200:
Jaelyn Mitchell, 9th in 24.59;
Nevaeh Lacey, 13th in 25.06;
Fedjine Bell, 15th in 25;26; Tanii O'Gwin, 24th in 26.07
400:
Fedjine Bell, 6th in 57.17; Jaelyn Mitchell, 11th in 58.64
800:
Skylah Barton, 15th in 2:44.11;
Vanessa Oladapo, 16th in 2:45.97
1,500:
Skylah Barton, 18th in 5:31.01;
Amber Parks, 26th in 6:37.59
5,000:
Amber Parks, 16th in 24:07.44
100 Hurdles:
Jade Harris, 12th in 14.89;
Kylar Coleman, 13th in 14.91;
Leojai Hibbert, 16th in 15.05;
Kayla Jackson, 24th in 16.71; Amaya Sanford, 25th in 17.01
400 Hurdles:
Jade Harris, 6th in 1:08.47;
Kayla Jackson, 7th in 1:09.38;
Amaya Sanford, 8th in 1:14.11
400 Relay:
Fedjine Bell, Nevaeh Lacey, Tanii O'Gwin, Jaelyn Mitchell, 6th in 47.03
Discus:
Elise Adams, 21st in 34.40 meters/112 feet, 10 inches;
Britney Dixon, 28th in 29.68 meters/97 feet, 4 inches;
Cailyn Riley, 29th in 29.15 meters/95 feet, 7 inches
Hammer:
Elise Adams, 21st in 35.98 meters/118 feet, 0 inches;
Kayla Gant, 26th in 30.74 meters/100 feet, 10 inches;
Rayonna Rousell, 29th in 23.92 meters/78 feet, 5 inches;
Britney Dixon, 32nd in 13.55 meters/44 feet, 5 inches;
Cailyn Riley, 33rd, no mark
High Jump:
Leojai Hibbert, 18th, no height
Javelin:
A'Blesin Wilson, 30th in 27.24 meters/89 feet, 4 inches;
Elise Adams, 34th in 21.70 meters/71 feet, 2 inches;
Kayla Gant, 35th in 17.55 meters/57 feet, 7 inches;
Rayonna Rousell, 36th in 16.71 meters/54 feet, 10 inches;
Britney Dixon, 38th in 15.94 meters/52 feet, 3 inches;
Cailyn Riley, tied for 39th, no mark
Long Jump:
A'Blesin Wilson, 21st in 4.91 meters/16 feet, 1 1/2 inches;
Leojai Hibbert, 24th in 4.74 meters/15 feet, 6 3/4 inches;
Olevia Brown, 28th in 4.60 meters/15 feet, 1 1/4 inches;
Zoe Cordova, 29th in 4.54 meters/14 feet, 10 3/4 inches
Shot Put:
Elise Adams, 23rd in 9.96 meters/32 feet, 8 1/4 inches;
Rayonna Rousell, 27th in 9.65 meters/31 feet, 8 inches;
Britney Dixon, 28th in 9.23 meters/30 feet, 3 1/2 inches
Triple Jump:
A'Blesin Wilson, 10th in 10.46 meters/34 feet, 4 inches;
Zoe Cordova, 12th in 10.31 meters/33 feet, 10 inches
Men
100:
Juston Tweh, 25th in 11.05;
Bryson Osborne, 30th in 11.12;
Jeffon Dudley, 38th in 11.42
200:
Juston Tweh, 18th in 21.80;
Daunté Kelly, 29th in 22.26;
Winston Young, 32nd in 22.41
400:
Winston Young, 8th in 48.40;
Daunté Kelly, 10th in 48.60;
Derek Favorite, 25th in 51.53
800:
Caydon Carpenter, 17th in 2:00.80
1,500:
Lejaune George, 33rd in 4:18.27;
Landan Gillespie, 34th in 4:18.36;
Skyler Madison, 43rd in 4:38.82
5,000:
Lejaune George, 13th in 16:35.38;
Landan Gillespie, 15th in 17:07.13;
Skyler Madison, 16th in 18:02.19
110 Hurdles:
Dayton Jamierson, 13th in 18.95
400 Hurdles:
Maurice Green, 10th in 1:01.74; David Morris, 11th in 1:01.97;
Dayton Jamierson, 12th in 1:02.26
400 Relay:
Daunté Kelly,
Bryson Osborne,
Winston Young,
Juston Tweh, 6th in 41.64
Discus:
Tele Jegede, 23rd in 35.73 meters/117 feet, 2 inches;
Maurice Green, 31st in 25.03 meters/82 feet, 1 inch
Hammer:
Tele Jegede, 16th in 36.06 meters/118 feet, 3 inches;
Maurice Green, 21st in 18.25 meters/59 feet, 10 inches
High Jump:
Dayton Jamierson, 5th in 1.99 meters/6 feet, 6 1/4 inches;
Damien Trahan, tied for 12th, no height
Javelin:
Maurice Green, 30th in 25.92 meters/85 feet, 0 inches;
Derek Favorite, 31st in 19.07 meters/62 feet, 6 inches
Long Jump:
Seth Alexander, 3rd in 7.11 meters/23 feet, 4 inches;
Damien Trahan, 29th in 5.96 meters/19 feet, 6 3/4 inches;
Jeffon Dudley, 31st in 5.65 meters/18 feet, 6 1/2 inches
Shot Put:
Tele Jegede, 20th in 12.49 meters/40 feet, 11 3/4 inches;
Maurice Green, 27th in 9.72 meters/31 feet, 10 3/4 inches;
Derek Favorite, 29th in 6.43 meters/21 feet, 1 1/4 inches
Triple Jump:
Seth Alexander, 3rd in 14.75 meters/48 feet, 4 3/4 inches