HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Freshman Shalysa Wray broke her Xavier University of Louisiana record in the 400 meters Saturday, producing a time of 55.27 seconds and a third-place finish at the Southern Miss Invitational track and field meet.
Wray's previous mark was 56.57 seconds at the Louisiana Classics March 16.
Gulf Coast Athletic Conference athletes finished 1-4 in the 400 and have the NAIA's best four times of the 2019 outdoor season in this event. SUNO's Stacey Ann Williams was first in 54.37, SUNO's Kimona Smikle was second in 55.15, and Argyana Bolton was fourth in 55.55. Williams was the NAIA indoor national champion at this distance four weeks earlier.
Wray won the 200 with a NAIA B-qualifying mark of 24.81 seconds. Wray has qualified for the national meet in four events: the 200, 400, 400 relay and 1,600 relay.
XULA got second-place finishes from Alexis Milton in the women's 200 (25.15), Shane Buchanan in the men's 3,000 steeplechase (9:46.13) and Edward Angel in the men's high jump (1.93 meters/6 feet, 4 inches). Finishing fourth were Buchanan in the 1,500 (4:06.29) and Ireyon Keith in the women's long jump (5.25 meters/17 feet, 2 3/4 inches).
There was no team scoring. Other schools competing included Belhaven, Dillard, Jackson State, Lane, Louisiana College, Loyola (N.O.), Mississippi College, Mississippi Valley, South Alabama, Southeastern Louisiana, Southern Miss, Spring Hill and William Carey.
It was XULA's third meet of the outdoor season. The Gold Rush and Gold Nuggets will compete next Saturday in the McNeese Spring Time Classic at Lake Charles, La.
Here are all XULA results from the Southern Miss Invitational:
Women
100: Alexis Milton, 9th in 12.26; Justyce Riggs, 16th in 12.52
200: Shalysa Wray, 1st in 24.81; Alexis Milton, 2nd in 25.15; Ariel Ford, 5th in 25.52;Justyce Riggs, 12th in 26.34; Ry-Anne Riley, 13th in 26.40
400: Shalysa Wray, 3rd in 55.27; Ariel Ford, 14th in 58.25; Janelle Jones, 17th in 59.88;Alexis Williams, 20th in 1:00.70
800: Brianna Pace, 22nd in 2:47.05
1,500: Maliya Vaughan, 19th in 5:33.73; Brianna Pace, 23rd in 5:56.60
5,000: Maliya Vaughan, 6th in 21:20.29; Taylor Price, 9th in 23:20.72
100 Hurdles: Raven Davis, did not finish
400 Hurdles: Raven Riley, 7th in 1:10.99; Toni Trail, 9th in 1:17.78
Discus: Calah Williams, 14th in 27.76 meters (91 feet, 1 inch); Jayla Moore, 18th in 24.52 meters (80 feet, 5 inches); Kennedy Martin, 22nd in 14.34 meters (47 feet)
High Jump: Mariah Cox, 9th in 1.45 meters (4 feet, 9 inches)
Long Jump: Ireyon Keith, 4th in 5.25 meters (17 feet, 2 3/4 inches); Hillary Smith, 9th in 4.93 meters (16 feet, 2 1/4 inches); Hannah Young, 11th in 4.76 meters (15 feet, 7 1/2 inches); Bria Ward, 12th in 4.75 meters (15 feet, 7 inches)
Shot Put: Jayla Moore, 9th in 10.69 meters (35 feet, 1 inch); Calah Williams, 14th in 9.72 meters (31 feet, 10 3/4 inches); Kennedy Martin, 19th in 9.07 meters (29 feet, 9 1/4 inches)
Men
100: Avery Mathews, 28th in 11.56
200: Jordan Ashmore, 23rd in 23.07
400: Jordan Ashmore, 18th in 51.80
800: Kadeem Burton, 6th in 1:57.94
1,500: Shane Buchanan, 4th in 4:06.29; Francis Patterson, 21st in 5:00.37; Darrick Williams, 22nd in 5:01.77
110 Hurdles: Tyler Lewis, 10th in 15.37; Khalil Gallien, 11th in 15.39
3,000 Steeplechase: Shane Buchanan, 2nd in 9:46.13
Discus: Evan Simmons, 6th in 41.81 meters (137 feet, 2 inches)
High Jump: Edward Angel, 2nd in 1.93 meters (6 feet, 4 inches)
Long Jump: Gustavo Carranza, 10th in 6.67 meters (21 feet, 10 3/4 inches); Alexander Morrison, 16th in 6.28 meters (20 feet, 7 1/4 inches); David Katembo, 21st in 5.94 meters (19 feet, 6 inches)
Shot Put: Evan Simmons, 15th in 9.85 meters (32 feet, 3 3/4 inches)
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PENSACOLA, Florida — Xavier University of Louisiana men's tennis concluded a three-match trip Sunday with a 7-2 victory against Texas A&M-Texarkana.
Gabriel Niculescu, Samir Chikhaoui, Pierre Andrieuand Chris Anders won in doubles and singles for the Gold Rush (12-6), ranked seventh in the NAIA. Anders clinched with his 6-3, 6-4 victory against Gonzalo Vega on the sixth singles court.
Niculescu defeated Gavin Beach 6-2, 6-3 at No. 3 singles, Chikhaoui beat Alberto Cabrillo 6-0, 6-4 at No. 4, and Andrieu defeated Kevin Tsati-onla 6-4, 6-2 at No. 5.
XULA rebounded in doubles, winning all three matches after going 1-5 the previous two days. Chikhaoui and Andrieu, playing on the third court, got the first point with an 8-3 victory against Tsati-onla and Vega. Abdullah and Santiago Perez beat Cole Guy and Alejandro Oviedo 8-2 at No. 1, then Niculescu and Anders completed the sweep with an 8-4 victory against Beach and Cabrillo at No. 2.
The XULA men snapped a two-match losing streak. They lost 5-4 Friday at No. 2 Reinhardt and 5-4 Saturday at No. 13 Point.
XULA is 2-0 this season against the Eagles (4-5), a sixth-year program. TAMUT was among "others receiving votes" and in 27th place in the most recent NAIA coaches poll Tuesday. The next ranking will be announced April 9.
XULA's men and women will play William Carey at noon Saturday at XULA Tennis Center. Gold Rush seniors will be honored before the matches. XULA's women are ranked third, William Carey's women are fifth, and its men are sixth.
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VALLEY, Alabama — For the second straight day and the third time this season, Xavier University of Louisiana lost 5-4 to a ranked NAIA men's tennis opponent.
Point, ranked 13th, built a 4-0 lead and held on to upset the seventh-ranked Gold Rush.
The XULA men will stay on the road and play Texas A&M-Texarkana at 9 a.m. Sunday at a neutral site, Roger Scott Tennis Center in Pensacola, Fla.
The Skyhawks (10-5) won all three doubles matches, including 8-0 at No. 3. They clinched when Joe Klokow defeated Shaikh Abdullah 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-3 on the third singles court. That made it 5-3.
XULA won 4-of-6 singles matches. Santiago Perez defeated Christian Garay 6-3, 7-5 at No. 1, Gabriel Niculescu beat Julien Pereira 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) at No. 4, Samir Chikhaoui beat Patrick Tobacco 7-5, 6-3 at No. 5, and Pierre Andrieu defeated Clayton Godfrey 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 at No. 6.
Point capped a 7-0 March that included five victories against ranked opponents.
The Sunday matchup with TAMTU will be XULA's second this season. The Gold Rush won 9-0 at home March 8.
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HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Freshman Shalysa Wray broke her Xavier University of Louisiana record in the 400 meters Saturday, producing a time of 55.27 seconds and a third-place finish at the Southern Miss Invitational track and field meet.
Wray's previous mark was 56.57 seconds at the Louisiana Classics March 16.
Gulf Coast Athletic Conference athletes finished 1-4 in the 400 and have the NAIA's best four times of the 2019 outdoor season in this event. SUNO's Stacey Ann Williams was first in 54.37, SUNO's Kimona Smikle was second in 55.15, and Argyana Bolton was fourth in 55.55. Williams was the NAIA indoor national champion at this distance four weeks earlier.
Wray won the 200 with a NAIA B-qualifying mark of 24.81 seconds. Wray has qualified for the national meet in four events: the 200, 400, 400 relay and 1,600 relay.
XULA got second-place finishes from Alexis Milton in the women's 200 (25.15), Shane Buchanan in the men's 3,000 steeplechase (9:46.13) and Edward Angel in the men's high jump (1.93 meters/6 feet, 4 inches). Finishing fourth were Buchanan in the 1,500 (4:06.29) and Ireyon Keith in the women's long jump (5.25 meters/17 feet, 2 3/4 inches).
There was no team scoring. Other schools competing included Belhaven, Dillard, Jackson State, Lane, Louisiana College, Loyola (N.O.), Mississippi College, Mississippi Valley, South Alabama, Southeastern Louisiana, Southern Miss, Spring Hill and William Carey.
It was XULA's third meet of the outdoor season. The Gold Rush and Gold Nuggets will compete next Saturday in the McNeese Spring Time Classic at Lake Charles, La.
Photos: Men • Women
Here are all XULA results from the Southern Miss Invitational:
Women
100: Alexis Milton, 9th in 12.26; Justyce Riggs, 16th in 12.52
200: Shalysa Wray, 1st in 24.81; Alexis Milton, 2nd in 25.15; Ariel Ford, 5th in 25.52;Justyce Riggs, 12th in 26.34; Ry-Anne Riley, 13th in 26.40
400: Shalysa Wray, 3rd in 55.27; Ariel Ford, 14th in 58.25; Janelle Jones, 17th in 59.88;Alexis Williams, 20th in 1:00.70
800: Brianna Pace, 22nd in 2:47.05
1,500: Maliya Vaughan, 19th in 5:33.73; Brianna Pace, 23rd in 5:56.60
5,000: Maliya Vaughan, 6th in 21:20.29; Taylor Price, 9th in 23:20.72
100 Hurdles: Raven Davis, did not finish
400 Hurdles: Raven Riley, 7th in 1:10.99; Toni Trail, 9th in 1:17.78
Discus: Calah Williams, 14th in 27.76 meters (91 feet, 1 inch); Jayla Moore, 18th in 24.52 meters (80 feet, 5 inches); Kennedy Martin, 22nd in 14.34 meters (47 feet)
High Jump: Mariah Cox, 9th in 1.45 meters (4 feet, 9 inches)
Long Jump: Ireyon Keith, 4th in 5.25 meters (17 feet, 2 3/4 inches); Hillary Smith, 9th in 4.93 meters (16 feet, 2 1/4 inches); Hannah Young, 11th in 4.76 meters (15 feet, 7 1/2 inches); Bria Ward, 12th in 4.75 meters (15 feet, 7 inches)
Shot Put: Jayla Moore, 9th in 10.69 meters (35 feet, 1 inch); Calah Williams, 14th in 9.72 meters (31 feet, 10 3/4 inches); Kennedy Martin, 19th in 9.07 meters (29 feet, 9 1/4 inches)
Men
100: Avery Mathews, 28th in 11.56
200: Jordan Ashmore, 23rd in 23.07
400: Jordan Ashmore, 18th in 51.80
800: Kadeem Burton, 6th in 1:57.94
1,500: Shane Buchanan, 4th in 4:06.29; Francis Patterson, 21st in 5:00.37; Darrick Williams, 22nd in 5:01.77
110 Hurdles: Tyler Lewis, 10th in 15.37; Khalil Gallien, 11th in 15.39
3,000 Steeplechase: Shane Buchanan, 2nd in 9:46.13
Discus: Evan Simmons, 6th in 41.81 meters (137 feet, 2 inches)
High Jump: Edward Angel, 2nd in 1.93 meters (6 feet, 4 inches)
Long Jump: Gustavo Carranza, 10th in 6.67 meters (21 feet, 10 3/4 inches); Alexander Morrison, 16th in 6.28 meters (20 feet, 7 1/4 inches); David Katembo, 21st in 5.94 meters (19 feet, 6 inches)
Shot Put: Evan Simmons, 15th in 9.85 meters (32 feet, 3 3/4 inches)
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