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Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
Ted Nelson Invitational
Ragin' Cajuns Roll To Ted Nelson Invitational Men's Title
1/17/2020 7:26:00 PM | Track and Field
Louisiana earns combined four individual titles, 20 top-five finishes in 17-team field
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Louisiana, which earned a combined 20 top-five finishes, claimed the men's 17-team field with 94 points while the Ragin' Cajuns women's team finished sixth overall (43.5) among 17 teams.
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Courtois, who set the meet record in the men's pole vault at the 2019 event, claimed his first individual title in a Louisiana uniform after clearing 16-1 ¼. The New Iberia native was one of three Ragin' Cajuns to finish in the top eight with Chandler Mixon finishing sixth (15-7 ¼) with freshman Nick Russell finishing eighth (15-1 ½).
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Williams, the defending Sun Belt Conference champion in the men's weight throw, built on his season-opening mark last week of 64-5 to post a mark of 64-8 to claim first-place honors by over three feet.
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Theyard, who earned a pair of top-five finishes, led Louisiana to a 1-2 finish in the men's high jump after clearing the bar at 6-8 ¼ with teammate Damon Guidry finishing second at 6-6 ¼. Theyard came back in the men's triple jump where his mark of 48-2 ¾ earned him a fifth-place finish.
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In the men's shot put, Shaquille Singuineau posted a second-place finish in the event after recording a mark of 52-10 while John Joseph finished eighth overall in the men's long jump (22-10 ¾).
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Coleman produced one of eight top-5 finishes on the women's side for Louisiana when she claimed the 800-meters in 2:14.91. Freshman Kiana Foster clocked a time of 7.62 in the 60-meter dash preliminaries before finishing fourth (7.74) in the finals. Another freshman, Ta'La Spates, clocked a time of 57.26 to finish eighth overall in the women's 400-meters while the 4x400-meter relay team placed fifth overall (3:52.61).
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The men's 4x400-meter relay team recorded a time of 3:16.01 and finished second behind host Texas A&M.
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Tahj Whitfield (8.11, 60-meter hurdles) and Terroll Jolla (21.56, 200-meters) each earned third-place finishes in their respective events for the Ragin' Cajuns with Yves Cherubin (8.19, 60-meter hurdles) and Key Alfred (1:54.69, 800-meters) each finishing fourth.
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Louisiana placed three runners in the top-eight in the men's 400-meter dash as Nathan Fergusson (48.62) was fourth, Kemondrick Walter (49.00) fifth and Tyrell Hargrove (49.56) eighth.
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The Ragin' Cajuns placed three athletes in the top-eight of the women's pole vault with Kimmie Rushford finishing fourth (11-9), Reagann Leleux (11-3) fifth and freshman Cammi Martinez (11-3) eighth.
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Frankie Griffin (5-6) and freshman Taylor Davis (5-4 ¼) finished third and fourth respectively for Louisiana in the women's high jump with Alexis James posting her second top-5 finish of the season in the women's weight throw (54-7 ¼).
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Louisiana will continue its competition in the Lone Star State beginning on Friday when it travels to Houston to compete in the FasTrak Collegiate and Multi-Event Challenge at Yeoman Fieldhouse.
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