University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
SBC Outdoor Championships
Cajun Men Finish Third, Women Seventh at SBC Outdoor Championships
5/13/2023 9:12:00 PM | Track and Field
It was the men’s highest finish since 2017
MYRTLE BEACH, SC – The Louisiana track and field team capped off a fantastic showing at the Sun Belt Conference with a third-place finish on the men's side, while the women placed seventh at Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. With 134 points, it was the most points since 2012 and the team's highest finish since 2017.
The day started with a bang as Jeremy Nelson secured his spot as the best in the SBC in the triple jump. Nelson, already the league's indoor champion, won the outdoor event with a jump of 15.56 meters. Teammate Rylan Theyard joined him in scoring with a sixth place showing (13.81 m).
Nelson wasn't the only Cajun champion crowned on the day. Javed Jones came home with the gold in the men's 400-meter hurdles (50.96) while teammate Nathan Fergusson claimed the silver (51.50). Kennedy London continued her strong spring in the women's 100-meter hurdles with a second-place finish in 13.32 seconds.
A pair of Cajuns finished in the top four in the women's triple jump. Jacqueline Pokuaah earned the silver with a jump of 13.05 meters and behind her in fourth was Taylor Davis who jumped 12.75 meters. Joining them on the individual podium was Ta'La Spates who ran the 400-meter hurdles in 59.12 seconds.
The Cajuns finished second in both the men's 4x100-meter and 4x400-meter relays. Peyton Chiasson finished fourth in the men's 1,500-meter with a time of 3:59.96. Loubert Dagrin captured fourth in the men's 110-meter hurdles (13.99). Rylan Theyard scored in three events this week and capped it off with a sixth-place finish in the high jump (2.05 m). In the men's 100-meter the Cajuns went four-five-six with Trejun Jones (10.29), Brock Appiah (10.30), and Jamhad Booth (10.35) scoring. Jones (20.99), Booth (21.17), Kashie Crockett (33.16), and Appiah (1:36.86) also scored in the men's 200 for the Cajuns with Jones leading the way in fourth place.
Moseisha Bridgen added to the point total for the women by finishing sixth in the 400-meter (55.44). Taylor Davis added a fifth place showing in the high jump (1.70 m). In field events, Oliver Jack finished seventh in the discus (48.32 m) while in track Joseph Patterson finished fifth in the men's 800 (1:52.60) ahead of Jacob Meek who placed eighth (2:06.26). Louden Boudreaux closed the day for the Cajuns by taking fifth in the men's 5K.
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