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Saturday, May 1
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Southeastern Pre-Conference Tuneup
Foster, Joseph Lead Ragin' Cajuns at SLU Conference Meet
5/1/2021 11:30:00 PM | Track and Field
Louisiana produces 28 top-3 performances in final tuneup before SBC Championships
HAMMOND – Kiana Foster and John Joseph each turned in a pair of first-place performances while the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Track and Field team turned in 28 top-3 finishes as it made its final tuneup before the Sun Belt Conference Championships on Saturday in Southeastern Louisiana's Pre-Conference Meet at the Southeastern Track Complex.
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Foster and Ta'La Spates each etched their names in the Ragin' Cajuns Track and Field record books with impressive times in the women's 100-meter dash while Louisiana recorded 12 first-place finishes in the five-team meet.
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Brock Appiah, Nathan Fergusson, Chandler Mixon, Serenity Rogers, Shonita Brome, Osayi Omorodion and Kennedy Washington each recorded first-place finishes in their respective events while freshman Ashley McMillin tied a personal-best mark and fifth-best performance in the women's discus.
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Foster, competing nearby to her hometown (Amite, La.), clocked a time of 11.23 seconds in the women's 100-meter dash to lead a 1-2-3 finish for Louisiana and post the fastest time by a Ragin' Cajun sprinter since Twilet Malcolm's school-record 11.17 in 1993. Spates finished second in the event at 11.54 – tied for the fourth-fastest time in school history – with Johneisha George finishing third at 11.71.
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Foster added a first-place time in the women's 200-meters for Louisiana at 23.73 with Spates finishing third at 24.32.
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Rogers led a 1-2-3-4 performance for Louisiana in the women's 100-meter dash after clocking a first-place time of 13.62 with Reagann Leleux (14.03), Kennedy London (14.17) and Juliette Smith (14.23) following. Brome notched a first-place time for Louisiana in the women's 400-meter hurdles for Louisiana (1:02.22) with Reina Ryan finishing third overall in the women's 400-meters (56.14).
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The women's 4x100-meter relay team of London, Spates, Rogers and Foster posted a first-place time of 45.01 seconds to win by nearly two seconds over second-place Central Arkansas.
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Washington claimed the women's high jump for Louisiana after clearing the bar at 5-6 with Frankie Griffin (5-6) and Taylor Davis (5-6) each finishing fourth and Smith (5-4 ¼) sixth. Omorodion recorded a mark of 19-1 ¼ to claim the women's long jump for Louisiana with Ariel Young (39-6), Davis (39-1 ¾) and Kaprecia Cowans (38-6 ¾) earning a 2-3-4 finish in the women's triple jump.
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Maria Bienvenu finished fourth overall in the women's javelin for Louisiana (158-4) with McMillin finishing fourth overall in the women's discus (145-4).
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Joseph claimed both the men's long jump (24-4 ½) and triple jump (50-8) for Louisiana with Mixon claiming the men's pole vault (16-10 ¾). Mixon added a second-place finish in the men's 110-meter hurdles for Louisiana (14.17) with Tahj Whitfield finishing third (14.30).
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Appiah claimed the men's 100-meters for Louisiana with a time of 10.36 while Fergusson claimed the men's 400-meter hurdles (51.50). Freshman Tyren Hannah posted a fourth-place mark (154-8) in the men's discus for the Ragin' Cajuns and was fifth in the shot put (52-11 ½).
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Louisiana will return to competition on May 13-15 at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championships in Mobile, Ala. The three-day meet will be streamed live on ESPN+. Â
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Follow the Ragin' Cajuns on Twitter (@RaginCajunsTRK), Facebook (Ragin' Cajuns TRK) or Instagram (@RaginCajunsTRK) to stay up-to-date on all that is happening with Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Track and Field/Cross Country.
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Foster and Ta'La Spates each etched their names in the Ragin' Cajuns Track and Field record books with impressive times in the women's 100-meter dash while Louisiana recorded 12 first-place finishes in the five-team meet.
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Brock Appiah, Nathan Fergusson, Chandler Mixon, Serenity Rogers, Shonita Brome, Osayi Omorodion and Kennedy Washington each recorded first-place finishes in their respective events while freshman Ashley McMillin tied a personal-best mark and fifth-best performance in the women's discus.
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Foster, competing nearby to her hometown (Amite, La.), clocked a time of 11.23 seconds in the women's 100-meter dash to lead a 1-2-3 finish for Louisiana and post the fastest time by a Ragin' Cajun sprinter since Twilet Malcolm's school-record 11.17 in 1993. Spates finished second in the event at 11.54 – tied for the fourth-fastest time in school history – with Johneisha George finishing third at 11.71.
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Foster added a first-place time in the women's 200-meters for Louisiana at 23.73 with Spates finishing third at 24.32.
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Rogers led a 1-2-3-4 performance for Louisiana in the women's 100-meter dash after clocking a first-place time of 13.62 with Reagann Leleux (14.03), Kennedy London (14.17) and Juliette Smith (14.23) following. Brome notched a first-place time for Louisiana in the women's 400-meter hurdles for Louisiana (1:02.22) with Reina Ryan finishing third overall in the women's 400-meters (56.14).
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The women's 4x100-meter relay team of London, Spates, Rogers and Foster posted a first-place time of 45.01 seconds to win by nearly two seconds over second-place Central Arkansas.
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Washington claimed the women's high jump for Louisiana after clearing the bar at 5-6 with Frankie Griffin (5-6) and Taylor Davis (5-6) each finishing fourth and Smith (5-4 ¼) sixth. Omorodion recorded a mark of 19-1 ¼ to claim the women's long jump for Louisiana with Ariel Young (39-6), Davis (39-1 ¾) and Kaprecia Cowans (38-6 ¾) earning a 2-3-4 finish in the women's triple jump.
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Maria Bienvenu finished fourth overall in the women's javelin for Louisiana (158-4) with McMillin finishing fourth overall in the women's discus (145-4).
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Joseph claimed both the men's long jump (24-4 ½) and triple jump (50-8) for Louisiana with Mixon claiming the men's pole vault (16-10 ¾). Mixon added a second-place finish in the men's 110-meter hurdles for Louisiana (14.17) with Tahj Whitfield finishing third (14.30).
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Appiah claimed the men's 100-meters for Louisiana with a time of 10.36 while Fergusson claimed the men's 400-meter hurdles (51.50). Freshman Tyren Hannah posted a fourth-place mark (154-8) in the men's discus for the Ragin' Cajuns and was fifth in the shot put (52-11 ½).
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Louisiana will return to competition on May 13-15 at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championships in Mobile, Ala. The three-day meet will be streamed live on ESPN+. Â
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Follow the Ragin' Cajuns on Twitter (@RaginCajunsTRK), Facebook (Ragin' Cajuns TRK) or Instagram (@RaginCajunsTRK) to stay up-to-date on all that is happening with Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Track and Field/Cross Country.
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