Gold Nuggets again break school record in 3,200 relay

ATLANTA, Georgia — Xavier University of Louisiana's women's 3,200-meter relay team of Maliya Vaughan, Carlie Calais, Taylor Price and Brianna Pace set a school record of 9 minutes, 54.69 seconds Friday in the Emory Invitational track and field meet.

XULA broke the record for the second consecutive meet. The same four runners finished third in 9:58.68 at the McNeese Cowboy Relays six days earlier. The record entering the 2017 season was 10:00.83.

Vaughan, Calais, Price and Pace finished fourth. Emory won in 9:46.10.

XULA also got a seventh-place finish from Tamia Scott in the women's javelin — she had a season best of 33,68 meters (110 feet, 6 inches) — and 16ths from Dionysia Love in the women's 3,000 steeplechase (12:51.53) and Keairez Coleman in the men's long jump (6.34 meters/20-9 3/4).

XULA is tied for 23rd in combined team scoring with seven points. Rowan leads with 87 points, followed by Hope with 63 and Shorter with 58. Thirty-five teams scored in a meet attracted schools from the NAIA and all three NCAA levels. The two-day meet will conclude Saturday.


Ed Cassiere, Sports Information Director
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XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA 
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