University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Saturday, April 10
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
11 a.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
at
Crimson Tide Invitational
Meyers Leads Record-Setting Day for Louisiana at Crimson Tide Invitational
4/10/2021 9:27:00 PM | Track and Field
Louisiana posts eight top-5 all-time finishes in school history during three-day event
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Claire Meyers led a 1-2 finish in the women's javelin, extending her school-record mark set two weeks ago and leading the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Track and Field team to a record-setting day during the final day of the Crimson Tide Invitational on Saturday at Sam Bailey Track and Field Stadium.
Kiana Foster posted a pair of top-5 all-time performances for Louisiana with Yves Cherubin, Maria Bienvenu, Ta'La Spates, Emoni Coleman all etching their names in the Ragin' Cajuns record books to cap off a successful weekend.
One day after Chandler Mixon's school-record performance in the men's decathlon, Meyers, who previously set the school-record in the women's javelin (163-9) on March 25 at the Texas Relays, claimed the individual title after recording a throw of 175 feet, 0 inches and posting the 10th-best throw nationally during the 2021 season.
Meyers was joined in the final standings by Bienvenu, a freshman who had the fourth-best throw in school history (151-2) entering the meet. Bienvenu eclipsed her personal best after posting a throw of 161-4 to finish second overall in the event for the Ragin' Cajuns and recording the second-best throw.
Foster recorded a pair of top-5 finishes for Louisiana, finishing third overall in the 200-meters (23.62) and fourth in the 100 meters (11.54). Foster's mark in the 100 was the third-fastest in school history and the best time by a Ragin' Cajuns sprinter since Keisha Ray Owens posted a time of 11.36 in 1993. The freshman's time in the 200 meters was the fifth-best in school history and fastest since Deanna Alford's time of 23.47 in 2009.
Cherubin's time of 13.82 seconds in the men's 110-meter hurdles – good for fifth-place in the event – was the fastest recorded by a Louisiana hurdler since Larry Moore's school-record mark (13.66) in 1992 while Spates' time of 55.21 in the women's 400-meters was the third-best in school history.
Emoni Coleman posted a time of 2:13.31 in the women's 800-meters for Louisiana and the fifth-best time in school history.
Louisiana recorded a pair of second-place performances on the men's side during the final day as Obdarius Ware was second in the long jump (24-4 ¼) while the men's 4x100-meter relay team was second with a time of 40.09 seconds. John Joseph posted a pair of top-10 marks for the Ragin' Cajuns finishing fourth overall in the long jump (23-10 ¼) and eighth in the triple jump (49-2 ¼).
Brock Appiah clocked a time of 21.14 seconds in the men's 200-meters to finish fifth overall for Louisiana with Nathan Fergusson adding a fifth-place finish in the 400-meter hurdles (53.59).
Brooklynne Wilson's throw of 170-10 in the women's discus earned her a third-place finish with Frankie Griffin, Kennedy Washington and Taylor Davis each clearing 5-7 in the high jump. The women's 4x100-meter relay team clocked a time of 45.04 to finish third overall for Louisiana with Shonita Brome setting a personal-best in the women's 400-meter hurdles (1:01.36).
Louisiana returns to action on Saturday (April 17) when it travels to Baton Rouge to compete in the Boots Garland Invitational at LSU's Bernie Moore Track Stadium.
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Kiana Foster posted a pair of top-5 all-time performances for Louisiana with Yves Cherubin, Maria Bienvenu, Ta'La Spates, Emoni Coleman all etching their names in the Ragin' Cajuns record books to cap off a successful weekend.
One day after Chandler Mixon's school-record performance in the men's decathlon, Meyers, who previously set the school-record in the women's javelin (163-9) on March 25 at the Texas Relays, claimed the individual title after recording a throw of 175 feet, 0 inches and posting the 10th-best throw nationally during the 2021 season.
Meyers was joined in the final standings by Bienvenu, a freshman who had the fourth-best throw in school history (151-2) entering the meet. Bienvenu eclipsed her personal best after posting a throw of 161-4 to finish second overall in the event for the Ragin' Cajuns and recording the second-best throw.
Foster recorded a pair of top-5 finishes for Louisiana, finishing third overall in the 200-meters (23.62) and fourth in the 100 meters (11.54). Foster's mark in the 100 was the third-fastest in school history and the best time by a Ragin' Cajuns sprinter since Keisha Ray Owens posted a time of 11.36 in 1993. The freshman's time in the 200 meters was the fifth-best in school history and fastest since Deanna Alford's time of 23.47 in 2009.
Cherubin's time of 13.82 seconds in the men's 110-meter hurdles – good for fifth-place in the event – was the fastest recorded by a Louisiana hurdler since Larry Moore's school-record mark (13.66) in 1992 while Spates' time of 55.21 in the women's 400-meters was the third-best in school history.
Emoni Coleman posted a time of 2:13.31 in the women's 800-meters for Louisiana and the fifth-best time in school history.
Louisiana recorded a pair of second-place performances on the men's side during the final day as Obdarius Ware was second in the long jump (24-4 ¼) while the men's 4x100-meter relay team was second with a time of 40.09 seconds. John Joseph posted a pair of top-10 marks for the Ragin' Cajuns finishing fourth overall in the long jump (23-10 ¼) and eighth in the triple jump (49-2 ¼).
Brock Appiah clocked a time of 21.14 seconds in the men's 200-meters to finish fifth overall for Louisiana with Nathan Fergusson adding a fifth-place finish in the 400-meter hurdles (53.59).
Brooklynne Wilson's throw of 170-10 in the women's discus earned her a third-place finish with Frankie Griffin, Kennedy Washington and Taylor Davis each clearing 5-7 in the high jump. The women's 4x100-meter relay team clocked a time of 45.04 to finish third overall for Louisiana with Shonita Brome setting a personal-best in the women's 400-meter hurdles (1:01.36).
Louisiana returns to action on Saturday (April 17) when it travels to Baton Rouge to compete in the Boots Garland Invitational at LSU's Bernie Moore Track Stadium.
Follow the Ragin' Cajuns on Twitter (@RaginCajunsTRK), Facebook (Ragin' Cajuns TRK) or Instagram (@RaginCajuns_TRK) to stay up-to-date on all that is happening with Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Track and Field/Cross Country.
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