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SBC Outdoor Championships
Bienvenu Sets SBC Championship Record on Day One in Myrtle Beach
5/11/2023 11:08:00 PM | Track and Field
The sophomore broke the record previously held by former Cajun Claire Meyers
MYRTLE BEACH, SC – It was a great start to the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championships for the Louisiana track and field team highlighted by a record-setting performance by Maria Bienvenu. The sophomore broke the SBC Championship meet record with her javelin throw of 52.87 meters at Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Bienvenu started the scoring for the Cajuns, not only capturing the record but gold in the event. The Cajuns dominated the women's javelin with four of the top six finishes to rack up points. Marin Barras followed her in fourth place (45.0 m), followed by Emma Bacilla (44.41 m) in fifth, and Blair Lafleur (42.85 m) in sixth.
Following their performance was Louden Boudreaux in the men's event who took home fourth place with a throw of 62.52. The Cajuns closed the scoring portion of the night with a pair of sixth-place finishes in both the men's and women's 10,000-meter. Sophie Daigle finished with a time of 35:00 while Louden Boudreaux clocked in with a time of 31:26.02.
The Cajuns also did well in qualifying for Saturday's track events. Javed Jones had the fastest time in the men's 400-meter hurdles (51.40) while Nathan Fergusson qualified fourth (52.94). Trejun Jones led four Cajuns who finished in the top eight in the men's 200-meter. He qualified second (20.93) along with Jamhad Booth (21.36) in sixth, Kashie Crockett (21.42) in seventh, and Brock Appiah (21.47) in seventh.
Haley Salsbury was one of 12 qualifiers in the women's 1,500-meter with a time of 4:39.15. Peyton Chiasson qualified on the men's side in sixth (4:00.13) along with Nathan Fontain (4:02.42). In the women's 400-meter hurdles, Ta'La Spates grabbed the final spot in the field with a time of 1:03.45. Halfway through the heptathlon Ivanna Cecchetti is the leading Cajun in 11th with 2,822 points while Taylor Walls is 15th with 2,634. Luke Benoit sits ninth in the decathlon with 3,272 points.
The Cajuns are back at it for day two of the championships with the day starting at 10 a.m. from Myrtle Beach.
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