Nuggets reach NAIA qualifying mark in 400 relay again

Clarke Allen #1263 & Devinn Rolland #1275

HATTIESBURG, Mississippi -- Xavier University of Louisiana's Chelsea James, Tylor Row, Clarke Allen and Devinn Rolland ran the 400-meter relay in a national qualifying time of 48.13 seconds Saturday and finished third at the Southern Miss Invitational track and field meet.

The Gold Nuggets met the B-standard for next month's NAIA National Championships at Gulf Shores, Ala. It's the fourth time this season that the XU women produced a qualifying mark in this event.

James, Allen and Rolland were part of the other three XU qualifying marks. Row ran this relay for the first time this season.

Xavier's best 400-relay time this season was a school-record 47.22 April 11 at the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Championships.

Also earning top-10 finishes for Xavier were Rolland (5.20 meters/17 feet, three-quarters of an inch) and Ireyon Keith (5.09 / 16-8 1/2) in the long jump and Row in the 100 hurdles (15.76). Rolland was fifth, Row placed sixth, and Keith finished eighth.

The meet was Xavier's sixth of the outdoor season and probably the final one before nationals. Tulane canceled its May 2 meet in which Xavier planned to compete. The NAIA National Championships will be May 21-23.

Here are all of Xavier's Saturday results from the Southern Miss Invitational:

Women
 100:  Chelsea James, 12th in 12.40; Devinn Rolland, 15th in 12.71; Katelyn McMorris, 19th in 13.01
 100 Hurdles:  Tylor Row, 6th in 15.76
 400 Relay:  Chelsea James, Tylor Row, Clarke Allen, Devinn Rolland, 3rd in 48.13
 Long Jump:  Devinn Rolland, 5th in 5.20 meters (17 feet, 3/4 inch); Ireyon Keith, 8th in 5.09 meters (16 feet, 8 1/2 inches)

Men
Did not compete

Results

Ed Cassiere, Sports Information Director
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