Sunday, April 7, 2019

Nuggets add more NAIA qualifying marks at McNeese meet

LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana — Xavier University of Louisiana's Shalysa WrayAlexis Milton and Ariel Ford produced NAIA A-qualifying times Saturday in the women's 100-meter dash at the McNeese Spring Time Classic track and field meet.
     

Wray (11.87 seconds), Milton (11.94) and Ford (12.09) finished 2-3-5 in the 100. Wray, a freshman, has qualified for nationals in five events.
     

The Gold Nuggets' 400 relay team of Justyce Riggs, Ford, Milton and Wray finished second with an NAIA A-qualifying time of 46.62. It was the second time this season that XULA produced an A-qualifying time in this event.
     
Tyler Lewis missed an NAIA B-qualifying mark in the men's 110 hurdles by nine-hundredths of a second. Lewis's time was 15.04 in a fourth-place finish. Teammate Shane Buchanan won the 5,000 (16:18.67), Edward Angel tied for second in the men's high jump (2.00 meters/6 feet, 6 3/4 inches), and Kadeem Burton placed third in the 800 (1:57.43).
     

It was XULA's fourth meet of the outdoor season. Next will be the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Championships April 17-18 at Tad Gormley Stadium in New Orleans. The XULA women have won five of the last six GCAC team titles, including 2018 and 2017.
     

The NAIA National Championships will be May 23-25 at Gulf Shores, Ala.      Here are all XULA results from the McNeese Spring Time Classic:

Women
     100:  Shalysa Wray, 2nd in 11.87; Alexis Milton, 3rd in 11.94; Ariel Ford, 5th in 12.09; Justyce Riggs, 9th in 12.38
     200:  Justyce Riggs, 8th in 26.03; Ry-Anne Riley, 9th in 26.04; Janelle Jones, 14th in 26.33
     400:  Janelle Jones, 6th in 1:00.59; Ry-Anne Riley, 9th in 1:01.16
     1,500:  Maliya Vaughan, 13th in 5:48.19; Taylor Price, 15th in 6:03.18; Brianna Pace, 17th in 6:23.68
     5,000:  Maliya Vaughan, 7th in 21:45.63; Taylor Price, 8th in 22:37.02
     100 Hurdles:  Raven Davis, 11th in 15.95
     400 Hurdles:  Raven Riley, 4th in 1:07.16; Hannah Young, 9th in 1:11.32; Toni Trail, 10th in 1:17.74
     400 Relay:  2nd in 46.62
     Discus:  Calah Williams, 9th in 34.05 meters (111 feet, 8 i/2 inches); Kennedy Martin, 14th in 12.95 meters (42 feet, 5 3/4 inches)
     High Jump:  Mariah Cox, 5th in 1.45 meters (4 feet, 9 inches)
     Javelin:  Tamia Scott, 6th in 28.04 meters (92 feet)
     Long Jump:  Ireyon Keith, 12th in 5.06 meters (16 feet, 7 1/4 inches); Hillary Smith, 14th in 4.88 meters (16 feet, one-quarter inch); Bria Ward, 17th in 4.70 meters (15 feet, 5 inches); Hannah Young, 19th in 4.67 meters (15 feet, 3 3/4 inches); Alysia Terry, 20th in 4.07 meters (13 feer, 4 1/4 inches)
     Shot Put:  Calah Williams, 12th in 9.90 meters (32 feet, 5 3/4 inches); Kennedy Martin, 15th in 8.84 meters (29 feet); Tamia Scott, 19th in 7.71 meters (25 feet, 3 1/2 inches)
     Triple Jump:  Hillary Smith, 8th in 10.82 meters (35 feet, 6 inches); Bria Ward, 9th in 10.80 meters (35 feet, 5 1/4 inches); Hannah Young, 10th in 10.71 meters (35 feet, 1 3/4 inches); Alysia Terry, no mark

Men
     100:  Avery Mathews, 22nd in 11.49
     400:  Jordan Ashmore, 5th in 51.85
     800:  Kadeem Burton, 3rd in 1:57.43; Francis Patterson, 14th in 2:13.66
     1,500:  Shane Buchanan, 8th in 4:12.60; Camren Sewell, 16th in 4:49.62; Darrick Williams, 17th in 5:01.33
     5,000:  Shane Buchanan, 1st in 16:18.67; Camren Sewell, 6th in 19:08.24
     110 Hurdles:  Tyler Lewis, 4th in 15.04; Khalil Gallien, 9th in 15.40
     Discus:  Evan Simmons, 5th in 42.18 meters (138 feet, 4 3/4 inches)
     High Jump:  Edward Angel, tied for 2nd in 2.00 meters (6 feet, 6 3/4 inches)
     Long Jump:  Gustavo Carranza, 8th in 6.68 meters (21 feet, 11 inches); Brandon Matthews, 15th in 6.16 meters (20 feet, 2 1/2 inches); David Katembo, no mark
     Shot Put:  Evan Simmons, 10th in 10.01 meters (32 feet, 10 inches)
     Triple Jump:  Gustavo Carranza, 4th in 13.00 meters (42 feet, 7 3/4 inches); Brandon Matthews, 6th in 11.85 meters (38 feet, 10 1/2 inches)


Ed Cassiere, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications
Department of Athletics & Recreation
XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA 
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