Results
Meet information
NEW ORLEANS —
Xavier University of Louisiana men's track and field broke the Red River
Athletic Conference Championships scoring record Saturday
and won its second RRAC team title in three years at Tad Gormley Stadium.
XULA scored 405 points,
139 more than the previous RRAC men's mark set by former member Wiley in 2017
and tied by Our Lady of the Lake in 2023. XULA's total exceeded
the Gold Nuggets' RRAC women's record of 392 Saturday.
The Gold Rush won 6-of-9 events Friday
and 9-of-11 Saturday. XULA's final-day champions were
Daunté Kelly in the 200-meter dash (21.83 seconds),
Jaheene Bell in the 400 hurdles (53.65),
Landan Gillespie in the 1,500 (4:14.95),
Lejaune George in the 5,000 (19:46.68),
Tele Jegede in the hammer (42.31 meters/138 feet, 10 inches) and the shot put (13.76/45-1 3/4),
Damien Trahan in the high jump (2.02/6-7 1/2),
Seth Alexander in the long jump
(6.58/21-7 1/4) and the 1,600 relay team of
Winston Young, Bell,
Juston Tweh and Kelly.
Overall Alexander and Jegede won three individual events apiece,
and George and Kelly won two apiece.
Men's high-point awards went to
Gillespie (track) with 39 points and Alexander (field) with 35.
XULA's second-day qualifying marks
for NAIA nationals were Trahan with a B-mark in the high jump and Bell with an A-mark in the 400 hurdles.
XULA's Yhann Plummer was named RRAC Coach of the Year.
Here are all XULA men's results from the second and final day of the 2024
RRAC Championships:
100:
Daunté Kelly, 3rd in 10.85;
Bryson Osborne, 4th in 11.01;
Jeffon Dudley, 5th in 11.09;
Shevaughn Fearon, 7th in 11.18
200:
Daunté Kelly, 1st in 21.83;
Juston Tweh, 3rd in 22.06;
Jeffon Dudley, 6th in 22.32;
Jaheene Bell, 9th in 23.90
800:
Damoy Boyd, 3rd in 1:56.12;
Landan Gillespie, 4th in 2:02.71;
Caydon Carpenter, 5th in 2:07.48;
Lejaune George, 7th in 2:13.03
1,500:
Landan Gillespie, 1st in 4:14.95;
Lejaune George, 3rd in 4:36.31;
Skyler Madison, 4th in 4:43.18
5,000:
Lejaune George, 1st in 19:46.68;
Landan Gillespie, 2nd in 20:38.18;
Skyler Madison, 3rd in 20:41.62
400 Hurdles:
Jaheene Bell, 1st in 53.65;
Dayton Jamierson, 4th in 58.28;
David Morris, 5th in 1:00.16;
Maurice Green, 7th in 1:11.07
1,600 Relay:
Winston Young,
Jaheene Bell,
Juston Tweh,
Daunté Kelly, 1st in 3:16.30
Hammer:
Tele Jegede, 1st in 42.31 meters/138 feet, 10 inches;
Maurice Green, 3rd in 22.75 meters/74 feet, 8 inches;
Kristoffe Clifford, 4th in 21.69 meters/71 feet, 2 inches;
TJ Jones, 5th in 18.84 meters/61 feet, 10 inches
High Jump:
Damien Trahan, 1st in 2.02 meters/6 feet, 7 1/2 inches;
Ovane Williams, 2nd in 1.95 meters/6 feet, 4 3/4 inches;
Dayton Jamierson, 3rd in 1.90 meters/6 feet, 2 3/4 inches;
Seth Alexander, 4th in 1.75 meters/5 feet, 8 3/4 inches
Long Jump:
Seth Alexander, 1st in 6.58 meters/21 feet, 7 1/4 inches;
Jalen Young, 2nd in 6.49 meters/21 feet, 3 1/2 inches;
Damien Trahan, 4th in 5.97 meters/19 feet, 7 inches
Shot Put:
Tele Jegede, 1st in 13.76 meters/45 feet, 1 3/4 inches;
Kristoffe Clifford, 2nd in 12.51 meters/41 feet, one-half inch;
Maurice Green, 7th in 9.97 meters/32 feet, 8 1/2 inches;
Blake Harris, 8th in 9.37 meters/30 feet, 9 inches
Team Scoring:
XULA 405, Huston-Tillotson 127, Jarvis Christian 109, Our Lady of the Lake 16, Texas College 10
