Results
LAFAYETTE, La. —
Xavier University of Louisiana freshmen
Mansur Ali and
Charity Johnson
finished third in the discus Friday at the Louisiana Classics track and field meet, and Ali set a school record.
Ali threw the discus 48.01 meters/157 feet, 6 inches
to break an 87-year-old men's school record. Louis Williams set the previous mark of 45.56 meters/149 feet, 6 inches
at the inaugural Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships in Atlanta on April 23, 1938.
Johnson's best in the women's discus was
43.48 meters/142 feet, 8 inches.
The two-day meet — XULA's first competition of the 2025 outdoor season — will resume at 8 a.m.
Saturday at Cajuns Track/Soccer Facility of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
Here are all XULA results from day one of the Louisiana Classics:
Women
Discus:
Charity Johnson, 3rd in 43.48 meters/142 feet, 8 inches;
Cailyn Riley, 14th in 31.00 meters/101 feet, 8 inches;
Britney Dixon, 15th in 30.09 meters/98 feet, 8 inches;
Mikayla Fannin, 17th in 28.58 meters/93 feet, 9 inches;
Javara Williams, 18th in 28.32 meters/92 feet, 11 inches;
Kayla Gant, 20th in 24.27 meters/79 feet, 7 inches;
Rayonna Rousell, 21st in 20.39 meters/66 feet, 10 inches
Javelin:
Javara Williams, 16th in 23.33 meters/76 feet, 6 inches;
Cailyn Riley, 17th in 21.97 meters/72 feet, 1 inch;
Kayla Gant, 18th in 19.70 meters/64 feet, 7 inches;
Rayonna Rousell, 20th in 17.21 meters/56 feet, 5 inches;
Mikayla Fannin, 21st in 15.79 inches/ 51 feet, 9 inches;
Charity Johnson, 22nd in 15.34 meters/50 feet, 4 inches;
Britney Dixon, 23rd in 10.02 meters/32 feet, 10 inches
Men
Discus:
Mansur Ali, 3rd in 48.01 meters/157 feet, 6 inches (school record —
old record 45.56 meters/149 feet, 6 inches by Louis Johnson, April 23, 1938);
Tele Jegede, 6th in 44.89 meters/147 feet, 3 inches;
Pete Gandah, 17th in 31.14 meters/102 feet, 2 inches;
Maurice Green, 19th in 28.23 meters/92 feet, 7 inches; Maceo Rainey, 21st
in 20.00 meters/65 feet, 7 inches; John Orgah, tied for 22nd, no mark
Javelin:
Tele Jegede, 15th in 36.85 meters/120 feet, 10 inches;
Mansur Ali, 16th in 36.00 meters/118 feet, 1 inch;
Maurice Green, 18th in 30.54 meters/100 feet, 2 inches;
Maceo Rainey, 19th in 24.14 meters/79 feet, 2 inches;
Kameron Loyd, 20th in 24.07 meters/78 feet, 11 inches;
Pete Gandah, 21st, no mark
