GULF SHORES, Alabama — Xavier University of Louisiana missed the final of the women's 400-meter relay by 18 hundredths of a second Thursday in the NAIA National Outdoor Track and Field Championships.The Gold Nuggets' team of Martina Latting, Alexis Milton, Justyce Riggs and Ry-Anne Riley had the ninth-fastest time, 47.21 seconds, out of 27 teams. The top eight teams advanced to Saturday's final, with Southern Oregon in eighth place at 47.03.
XULA, which entered as the No. 5 overall seed, competed in the third relay heat and finished second behind Wiley, the top qualifer at 46.00 and the 2017 national runner-up.
Riley finished 15th out of 31 in the long jump with a best mark of 5.57 meters/18 feet, 3 1/4 inches. Riley missed by 4 1/2 inches the final, won by Wiley's Taishia Pryce in 6.25 meters/20 feet, 6 1/4 inches. Riley was 22nd at nationals a year ago.
In the women's 200 preliminaries, Riggs was 21st in 25.01, and Riley was 25th in 25.11. Thirty competed, and the top eight advanced to Saturday's final. Defending champion Argyana Bolton of SUNO led all qualifiers in 23.57. Natali Engle of Friends was last to advance at 24.47.
Ed Cassiere, Assistant Athletic Director for Communications
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