LAFAYETTE, La. - The Gold Nuggets track and field team proved their skill Friday and Saturday in their visit to the 2026 Louisiana Classics, which featured a loaded field of athletes, mostly from NCAA Division I schools.

The star of the meet for Xavier was Jade Harris, who earned a podium in the 100-meter hurdles, taking silver in a time of 14.39. 

The 100 hurdles were a strength for Xavier, which landed three athletes in the top 15. Charieon Doxley was 5th with a run of 14.33, while Ariyah Edwards was 15th in a time of 15.63. Doxley was also  22nd in long jump with a 5.20-meter best. 

Tori Robinson-Thomas, already the indoor pentathlon champion of the Southern States Athletics Conference, showed why she is successful in multi-discipline events. She took 7th in the high jump with a 5-foot-1.75 clearance, 7th in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:06.60, and 13th in the shot put with an 11.40-meter throw. 

London Provo had the best showing for Xavier in the field events with a 5th-place finish in the triple jump (11.06 meters). 

Other top performers for the Gold Nuggets were Kayla Garrett with an 11th-place finish in the 800, Charity Johnson with a 17th-place finish in the hammer throw, and Jordan Blair with a 22nd-place finish in the 400.

The meet began in true Friday with four field events. On the first day, Damysia Walls was 20th in discus with a best throw of 38.50 meters and  23rd in the javelin with a 28.55-meter effort. 

Full meet results are available on the AdkinsTrak site. 

Xavier returns to action Saturday, March 28, with the fourth installment of the NOLA Triangular, which will take place at Tad Gormley Stadium.