University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Wednesday, May 26
Jacksonville, Fla.
1:30 p.m. ET
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NCAA East Preliminary
Louisiana Track & Field Opens Action at NCAA East Preliminary
5/25/2021 6:00:00 PM | Track and Field
Seven athletes in 21-member contingent to compete on first day
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Track and Field team opens competition on Wednesday at the NCAA East Preliminary Round with seven athletes seeing action on the first day of the four-day meet at the University of North Florida's Hodges Stadium.
Action will begin for Louisiana with competition in both the men's long jump and men's pole vault at 2 p.m. (CT) with four Ragin' Cajuns slated to compete in running events beginning at 5 p.m. (CT).
John Joseph and Obdarius Ware will each compete on the opening day in the men's long jump for Louisiana with Cole Courtois and Chandler Mixon competing in the men's pole vault. The Ragin' Cajuns close out the day beginning with Yves Cherubin in the men's 110-meter hurdles at 5 p.m. (CT), followed by Brock Appiah competing in the first of two events on the day – the men's 100-meter dash at 6.
Nathan Fergusson will compete in the first round of the men's 400-meter hurdles at 7:20 p.m. (CT) with Appiah closing out the opening day for Louisiana in the first round of the men's 200-meter dash at 7:45.
Live results and a live video stream of the four-day meet will be available at RaginCajuns.com
Athletes in 14 events along with Louisiana's men's and women's 4x100-meter relay teams will compete. A pair of Ragin' Cajuns –Appiah and women's sprinter Kiana Foster – will each compete in three events during the four-day meet with the duo set to race in the 100-meter dash, the 200-meter dash and the 4x100-meter relay.
Serenity Rogers (women's 100-meter hurdles/4x100 meter relay) and Ta'La Spates (women's 100-meters/4x100-meter relay), Joseph (men's long jump/triple jump) and Ware (men's long jump/4x100-meter relay) are set to compete in a pair of events for Louisiana.
The NCAA East Preliminary is one of two opening round competitions of the NCAA Track and Field Championships with the West Preliminary happening simultaneously in College Station, Texas.
The top 12 performers in each event and top six relay teams from each Preliminary meet will advance to the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on June 9-12 in Eugene, Ore.
LOUISIANA AT NCAA EAST PRELIMINARY
May 26 (all times Central)
2 p.m. – John Joseph (Men's long jump), Obdarius Ware (Men's long jump), Cole Courtois (Men's pole vault), Chandler Mixon (Men's pole vault)
5 p.m. – Yves Cherubin (Men's 110-meter hurdles)
6 p.m. – Brock Appiah (Men's 100-meter dash)
7:20 p.m. – Nathan Fergusson (Men's 400-meter hurdles)
7:45 p.m. – Brock Appiah (Men's 200-meter dash)
May 27
12:30 p.m. – Maria Bienvenu (Women's javelin), Claire Meyers (Women's javelin)
5 p.m. – Serenity Rogers (Women's 100-meter hurdles)
6 p.m. – Kiana Foster (Women's 100-meter dash), Ta'La Spates (Women's 100-meter dash)
7:45 p.m. – Kiana Foster (Women's 200-meter dash)
May 28
12 p.m. – Rylan Theyard (Men's high jump)
2:15 p.m. – John Joseph (Men's triple jump)
4:30 p.m. – Men's 4x100-meter relay (Trejun Jones, Terroll Jolla, Jamhad Booth, Brock Appiah, Warrick Baker – alt, Obdarius Ware – alt)
5:45 p.m. – Men's 110-meter hurdles (Quarterfinals)
6:55 p.m. – Men's 400-meter hurdles (Quarterfinals)
7:10 p.m. – Men's 200-meter dash (Quarterfinals)
May 29
12 p.m. – Frankie Griffin (Women's high jump)
12:30 p.m. – Brooklynne Wilson (Women's discus)
4:30 p.m. – Women's 4x100-meter relay (Kennedy London, Ta'La Spates, Serenity Rogers, Kiana Foster, Johneisha George – alt)
5:45 p.m. – Women's 100-meter hurdles (Quarterfinals)
6:05 p.m. – Women's 100-meter dash (Quarterfinals)
7:10 p.m. – Women's 200-meter dash (Quarterfinals)
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Action will begin for Louisiana with competition in both the men's long jump and men's pole vault at 2 p.m. (CT) with four Ragin' Cajuns slated to compete in running events beginning at 5 p.m. (CT).
John Joseph and Obdarius Ware will each compete on the opening day in the men's long jump for Louisiana with Cole Courtois and Chandler Mixon competing in the men's pole vault. The Ragin' Cajuns close out the day beginning with Yves Cherubin in the men's 110-meter hurdles at 5 p.m. (CT), followed by Brock Appiah competing in the first of two events on the day – the men's 100-meter dash at 6.
Nathan Fergusson will compete in the first round of the men's 400-meter hurdles at 7:20 p.m. (CT) with Appiah closing out the opening day for Louisiana in the first round of the men's 200-meter dash at 7:45.
Live results and a live video stream of the four-day meet will be available at RaginCajuns.com
Athletes in 14 events along with Louisiana's men's and women's 4x100-meter relay teams will compete. A pair of Ragin' Cajuns –Appiah and women's sprinter Kiana Foster – will each compete in three events during the four-day meet with the duo set to race in the 100-meter dash, the 200-meter dash and the 4x100-meter relay.
Serenity Rogers (women's 100-meter hurdles/4x100 meter relay) and Ta'La Spates (women's 100-meters/4x100-meter relay), Joseph (men's long jump/triple jump) and Ware (men's long jump/4x100-meter relay) are set to compete in a pair of events for Louisiana.
The NCAA East Preliminary is one of two opening round competitions of the NCAA Track and Field Championships with the West Preliminary happening simultaneously in College Station, Texas.
The top 12 performers in each event and top six relay teams from each Preliminary meet will advance to the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on June 9-12 in Eugene, Ore.
LOUISIANA AT NCAA EAST PRELIMINARY
May 26 (all times Central)
2 p.m. – John Joseph (Men's long jump), Obdarius Ware (Men's long jump), Cole Courtois (Men's pole vault), Chandler Mixon (Men's pole vault)
5 p.m. – Yves Cherubin (Men's 110-meter hurdles)
6 p.m. – Brock Appiah (Men's 100-meter dash)
7:20 p.m. – Nathan Fergusson (Men's 400-meter hurdles)
7:45 p.m. – Brock Appiah (Men's 200-meter dash)
May 27
12:30 p.m. – Maria Bienvenu (Women's javelin), Claire Meyers (Women's javelin)
5 p.m. – Serenity Rogers (Women's 100-meter hurdles)
6 p.m. – Kiana Foster (Women's 100-meter dash), Ta'La Spates (Women's 100-meter dash)
7:45 p.m. – Kiana Foster (Women's 200-meter dash)
May 28
12 p.m. – Rylan Theyard (Men's high jump)
2:15 p.m. – John Joseph (Men's triple jump)
4:30 p.m. – Men's 4x100-meter relay (Trejun Jones, Terroll Jolla, Jamhad Booth, Brock Appiah, Warrick Baker – alt, Obdarius Ware – alt)
5:45 p.m. – Men's 110-meter hurdles (Quarterfinals)
6:55 p.m. – Men's 400-meter hurdles (Quarterfinals)
7:10 p.m. – Men's 200-meter dash (Quarterfinals)
May 29
12 p.m. – Frankie Griffin (Women's high jump)
12:30 p.m. – Brooklynne Wilson (Women's discus)
4:30 p.m. – Women's 4x100-meter relay (Kennedy London, Ta'La Spates, Serenity Rogers, Kiana Foster, Johneisha George – alt)
5:45 p.m. – Women's 100-meter hurdles (Quarterfinals)
6:05 p.m. – Women's 100-meter dash (Quarterfinals)
7:10 p.m. – Women's 200-meter dash (Quarterfinals)
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