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Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
Leon Johnson NSU Invitational
Cajuns Put Up High Marks at NSU Invitational
4/17/2011 1:25:00 AM | Track and Field
Albert Fournette broke a 26-year old school record and 11 others claimed top-5 finishes for the Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns men and women's track & field teams at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational held in Natchitoches on Saturday.
Fournette, a sophomore from Saline, won the shot put event with a throw of 57-7 ¾ (17.57m). He surpassed the previous UL record mark of 57-7 held by Robert Sippio since May 5, 1985. Fournette's mark ranks 14th in the NCAA East Region and is 29th nationally.
Also in the shot put, Myles Melancon set a personal best, tossing it a distance of 57-2 ¾ (16.68m). Jacob Domingue placed fifth with a distance of 54-9 ½ (16.98m).
Domingue claimed fourth in the discus, setting a personal best, with a throw of 173-6 (52.89m).
Zachary France, a sophomore from Slidell, placed second in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 16:00.15. Freshman Patrick Spiller ran 17:22.51 clinching fifth, while Cody Tilley had a time of 17:45.10.
Hlfti Kahssay was third in the women's 5,000-meter with a time of 22:16.17.
In the hammer, Garrett Harkless notched a throw of 173-3 (52.82m), earning fourth. Jacob Fontenot cleared a distance of 172-9 (52.65m) to finish fifth.
In the 100-meter dash, Alexis Malone notched a time of 12.03 to place fifth overall. Amanda Roberts ran the 400-meter dash in 57.39 for fifth.
Junior Amber Laurent cleared a height of 10-6 (3.20m) to earn a top-5 marking.
Several others claimed personal bests at the meet including Ta'Shania Bean. The freshman had a career-best in the long jump of 18-1 (5.51m) and the triple jump 37-10 ½ (11.54m).
Morgan Breaux set a personal mark running the 200-meter dash in 24.95 seconds.
"This was a good meet for us," said interim head coach Paula Ogunbanjo. "A lot of our athletes stepped up and hit some huge marks and personal bests. I look forward to the next couple of meets before the Sun Belt Conference Championships."
Next Saturday April 23, the Cajuns return to Baton Rouge for the LSU Alumni Gold meet. UL will host another meet, the Cole-Lancon Invitational, on Saturday, April 30.
MEN'S PERFORMANCE LIST
100m
Kenneth Bellard (29) 11.19
200m
Willie Allen (17) 22.29
400m
Willie Allen (18) 51.32
5,000m
Zachary France (2) 16:00.15
Patrick Spiller (5) 17:22.51
Cody Tilley (7) 17.45.10
High Jump
Brent Adams (7) 6-4/1.93m
Long Jump
Kenneth Bellard (8) 22-4 ½ /6.82m
Shot Put
Albert Fournette (1) 57-7 ¾/17.57m SR
Myles Melancon (2) 57-2 ¾/16.98m
Jacob Domingue (5) 54-9 ½/16.70m
Discus Throw
Jacob Domingue (4) 173-6/52.89m
Garrett Harkless (6) 164-7/50.16m
Myles Melancon (13) 131-4/40.03m
Jacob Fontenot (15) 129-5/39.46m
Hammer Throw
Garrett Harkless (4) 173-3/52.82m
Jacob Fontenot (5) 172-9/52.65m
Jacob Domingue (7) 167-7/51.07m
Albert Fournette (15) 116-11/35.64m
Javelin Throw
Casey Comeaux (8) 187-0/57.00m
Chris Comeaux (12) 163-10/49.94m
WOMEN'S PERFORMANCE LIST
100m
Alexis Malone (5) 12.03
Morgan Breaux (8) 12.13
Ta'Shania Bean (18) 12.77
200m
Morgan Breaux (6) 24.95
Amanda Roberts (10) 25.22
Alexis Malone (12) 25.31
400m
Amanda Roberts (5) 57.39
400m Hurdles
Abi Brown (6) 1:06.21
1,500m
Petrona Layne (6) 4:57.69
April Colomb (10) 5:03.37
Jenna Picou (17) 5:12.49
5,000m
Hlfti Kahssay (3) 22:16.17
Long Jump
Ta'Shania Bean (7) 18-1/5.51m
Triple Jump
Ta'Shania Bean (8) 37-10 ½/11.54m
Pole Vault
Amber Laurent (5) 10-6/3.20m
Hammer Throw
Jansen Williams (10) 139-1/42.39m
Javelin Throw
Brittney Ruiz (10) 111-11/34.12m
Kirsten Meche (13) 107-3/32.69m
High Jump
Tiffany Patrick (11) 4-11/1.50m
Shot Put
Tiffany Patrick (19) 35-9 ½/10.91m
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