Results
Meet information
NEW ORLEANS — Defending-champion Xavier University
of Louisiana women's track and field — led by repeat champions
Skylah Barton,
Kynnedy Turner and
A'Blesin Wilson and NAIA-A qualifying marks from Turner and
Jade Harris —
rolled to a 120-point lead Friday in the Red River Athletic Conference Championships at Tad Gormley Stadium.
The Gold Nuggets won 7-of-9 events and scored
177 points. Huston-Tillotson is second with 57 points, and Jarvis Christian is third with 19.
The XULA women seek their seventh consecutive conference team championship and their 10th in 11 attempts.
This is XULA's third season as an RRAC member.
The second and final day of the meet will be Saturday —
field events at 10 a.m., track events at noon. Venue address is 5400 Stadium Drive, zip 70124, and admission is free.
Barton ran 3,000 meters in 14 minutes, 24.44 seconds to repeat as champion.
Barton also won the 10,000 (58:04.65). Turner repeated in the 400 with a PR of 56.47 and an A-mark for NAIA nationals
May 22-24 at Marion, Ind. Wilson won another javelin title, this time with 28.45 meters/93 feet, 4 inches.
Harris won the 100 hurdles with an NAIA A-mark of 14.29.
The Gold Nuggets' other champions were
Elise Adams
in the discus (PR of 37.72 meters/123 feet, 9 inches),
Kahdijah Bailey
in the triple jump (NAIA B-mark of 11.51 meters/37 feet, 9 1/4 inches) and the 3,200 relay (10:51.16).
Here are all XULA women's results from the first day of the 2024
RRAC Championships:
400:
Kynnedy Turner, 1st in 56.47;
Jaelyn Mitchell, 4th in 58.32;
Vanessa Oladapo, 5th in 59.51;
Fedjine Bell, 7th in 1:01.23
3,000:
Skylah Barton, 1st in 14:24.44;
Amber Parks, 2nd in 14:40.83
10,000:
Skylah Barton, 1st in 58:04.65;
Amber Parks, 2nd in 1:10:04.96
100 Hurdles:
Jade Harris, 1st in 14.29;
Kylar Coleman, 2nd in 14.52;
Leojai Hibbert, 3rd in 14.82;
Kayla Jackson, 4th in 15.53
400 Relay:
Amari Barkley,
Nevaeh Lacey,
Jaelyn Mitchell,
Kynnedy Turner, 2nd in 47.73
3,200 Relay:
Skylah Barton,
Fedjine Bell,
Hannah Stoutmire,
Vanessa Oladapo, 1st in 10:51.16
Discus:
Elise Adams, 1st in 37.72 meters/123 feet, 9 inches;
Cailyn Riley, 3rd in 36.76 meters/120 feet, 7 inches;
Britney Dixon, 4th in 36.05 meters/118 feet, 3 inches;
Rayonna Rousell, 6th in 21.86 meters/71 feet, 9 inches
Javelin:
A'Blesin Wilson, 1st in 28.45 meters/93 feet, 4 inches;
Cailyn Riley, 3rd in 26.61 meters/87 feet, 4 inches;
Elise Adams, 4th in 22.20 meters/72 feet, 10 inches;
Kayla Gant, 6th in 20.36 meters/66 feet, 9 inches
Triple Jump:
Kahdijah Bailey, 1st in 11.51 meters/37 feet, 9 1/4 inches;
Leojai Hibbert, 3rd in 11.32 meters/37 feet, 1 3/4 inches;
Zoe Cordova, 4th in 10.60 meters/34 feet, 9 1/2 inches;
A'Blesin Wilson, 5th in 10.39 meters/34 feet, 1 1/4 inches
Team Scoring:
XULA 177, Huston-Tillotson 57, Jarvis Christian 19
