OKLAHOMA CITY — Xavier University of Louisiana produced nine top-10 finishes Saturday in its varsity debut at the Head of the Oklahoma regatta.
        XULA's Lashall Richards won the women's open novice 1x with a time of 33 minutes, 51.117 seconds.
        Finishing second for the XULA women were Diamond Smith, Paige Walls, Margo Davis and Alana Sankey in the open 4x in 25:41.522. Brandon King and Mekhi Akonnor placed fourth in 2:05.072 in the men's open 2x 500-meter grand final.
        The two-day meet will conclude Sunday at a downtown site on the Oklahoma River. XULA will compete at 9:50 and 10:55 a.m., then bus back to campus.
        XULA rowed as a club program the past two academic years. XULA varsity rowing is the first for men and women at a Historically Black College and University (HBCU).
        Here are all XULA results from day one of the Head of the Oklahoma:

Women
        Open Lightweight 1x:  Kamryn Days, 6th in 22:10.4
        Collegiate Novice/Frosh 4+:  Camryn Brown, Lashall Richards, Hailey Journet and Nyla Archibold (coxswain), 9th in 23:38.916
        Open 2x:  Taylor Kentish/Victoria Duffey, 10th in 25:09.918; Margo Davis/Paige Walls, 11th in 25:32.238; Vasha Marshall/Alana Sankey, 12th in 26:26.432
        Open 4x:  Diamond Smith, Paige Walls, Margo Davis and Alana Sankey, 2nd in 25:41.522
        Open 1x 500m Grand Final:  Kamryn Days, 6th in 2:11.622
        Open 2x 500m Grand Final:  Taylor Kentish/Victoria Duffey, 6th in 2:35.322
        Open Novice 1x:  Lashall Richards, 1st in 33:51.117

Men
        Open 2x:  Brandon King/Mekhi Akonnor, 7th in 20:59.695
        Open 2x 500m Grand Final:  Brandon King/Mekhi Akonnor, 4th in 2:05.072