LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana — For the second time in as many meets, a Xavier University of Louisiana freshman has qualified for the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships.Saturday it was Alysia Terry, who was third in the triple jump at the McNeese Cowboy Relays with an NAIA B-qualifying mark of 11.57 meters (37 feet, 11 1/2 inches). It was the first time Terry triple-jumped as a Xavierite.
XULA's other NAIA qualifiers from a week ago, the women's 400 relay team and men's high-jumper Edward Angel, improved their season bests.
The 400 relay team of Martina Wright Latting, Alexis Milton, Justyce Riggs and Ry-Anne Riley placed fourth in 47.2, nearly three-tenths of a second faster than its season-opening A-qualifying mark. Angel, XULA's other freshman qualifier, produced an A-mark of 2.05 meters (6 feet, 8 3/4 inches), slightly better than his season-opening B-mark of 2.03.
Barely missing an NAIA B-mark was men's triple jumper Brandon Matthews, a freshman who placed third in 14.15 meters (46-5 1/4).
The meet was scored, and McNeese combined the men's and women's point totals. XULA scored 43 points to tie for ninth place with the University of New Orleans. It was the second-highest total among the five non-NCAA Division I teams at the meet. McNeese won with 274 points, and Northwestern State was second with 208.
XULA finished ahead of DIs Nicholls and Valparaiso in team scoring.
Next for the Gold Nuggets and Gold Rush will be the Louisiana Classics, a two-day meet starting Friday in Lafayette, La.
Ed Cassiere, Assistant Athletic Director for Communications
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