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NATCHITOCHES -- One-one hundredth of a second made all the difference Saturday in the Northwestern State NCAA Regional Qualifying Meet at the Walter Ledet Track Complex. Northwestern sophomore P.J. Bennett squeaked into the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships in two weeks with his third-place 14.30 time Saturday, right on the regional qualifying standard for the 110 meter hurdles.
Bennett was the only new qualifier in the meet from any team Saturday, but Demons' senior Daniel Yarbrough set a new personal record and improved his regional ranking with a second-place 172-8 discus throw, 18 inches better than his previous best. Winner Jon Tipton of Sam Houston State uncorked a big 196-6 throw, also a season's best, that moved him from 12th to seventh nationally. Three other competitors already qualified for the regional championships exceeded the regional standards but not their season's best marks Saturday. In the men's 110 meter hurdles, perhaps the day's best race was won by the Demons' Michael Hill in 14.10 over Southern's Patrick Jones (14.14). Both have 13.95 season best times that rank 30th nationally. Also topping the NCAA Regional standard in a winning performance was Sam Houston triple jumper Chris Gilchrist, winning with a 50-0 3/4 leap. Hill said his time was bittersweet. "If I had run that last week, I would have won at conference," he said, referring to a surprising third-place finish in the 110 meter hurdles final at the Southland Conference Championships. Bennett became the 11th NCAA Mid-East Regional qualifier from Northwestern this spring. He and Hill give NSU dual entries in three events. Yarbrough and Corey Jones have qualified in the discus, while Cody Fillinich and Jake Bray are in the regional javelin competition. Also headed to the regional meet from Northwestern: Michael Green in the 400 meter dash, Jones in the shot put, Yarbrough in the hammer, DeJon Griffin in the women's hammer and the Demons' 4x400 meter relay team.
Athletes from McNeese, Stephen F. Austin, Texas State, Sam Houston State, Texas-Arlington, Southern, Jackson State, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe and the Athletic Performance Improvement club team competed in the meet.
NSU NCAA Regional Qualifying Meet Walter P. Ledet Track Complex Northwestern State, Natchitoches, LA May 16, 2008 88 degrees, Wind from South at 5 mph Men Results 100 Meter Dash 1. Carey LaCour, API, 10.55; 2. Kelvan Turner, ULL, 10.84; 3. Marlon Maxey, JSU, 10.90; 4. Lincoln Lampley, JSU, 11.02; 5. Charles Ricardo, unattached, 11.17; 6. Dan Rosenke, unattached, 11.18; 7. Justin Vance, JSU, 11.38 200 Meter Dash 1. Carey LaCour, API, 21.47; 2. Darryl Hayes, SHSU, 21.70; 3. Michael Courtney, SHSU, 21.80; 4. Roderick Houston, ULL, 22.34; 5. Lincoln Lampley, JSU, 22.70; 6. Julian Reddy, ULM, 22.72; 7. Robert Staten, unattached, 22.85 400 Meter Dash 1. Leon Citizen, SU, 47.39; 2. Michael Batts, NSU 47.61; 3. Debodrick Walton, JSU, 47.71; 4. Allen Senegal, JSU, 48.35; 5. Jamie Emery, NSU, 48.92; 6. Desmond Lowe, JSU, 49.93; 7. Leon Banks, SHSU, 50.36 800 Meter Run 1. Idilio Campos, UTA, 1:52.59; 2. Darren Rous, UTA, 1:52.98; 3. Chris Pearson, NSU, 1:53.00; 4. Michael Webley, TXST, 1:53.50; 5. Brian Wall, SFA, 1:54.23; 6. KeDric Green, SU, 1:54.53; 7. Matthew Perri, unattached, 2:01.21; 8. Austin Hardy, SFA, 2:02.62 110 Meter Hurdles 1. Michael Hill, NSU, 14.10 (NCAA Regional Qualifier); 2. Patrick Jones, SU, 14.14 (NCAA Regional Qualifier); 3. P.J. Bennett, NSU, 14.30 (NCAA Regional Qualifier); 4. Louis Stevens, ULL, 14.34; 5. Jarvis Mansfield, ULM, 14.40; 6. Wilbert Smith, JSU, 14.45; 7. Breshaud Woodard, ULL, 14.88. 400 Meter Hurdles 1. Stacey Fuller, ULL, 53.32; 2. Jay Newman, SHSU, 53.92 4x100 Meter Relay Louisiana – Lafayette, DQ, Roderick Houston, Joey Wynn, Stacey Fuller, Kelvan Turner 4x400 Meter Relay 1. Jackson State (Courtney Irby, Allen Senegal, Desmond Lowe, Deboderick Walton) 3:14.01; 2. Louisiana-Monroe (Keyon Jones, Andrew Opata, Joe Gilyard, Mychal Word) 3:14.16 High Jump 1. Jeffrey Vidacovich, ULL, 2.00m, 6-06.75; 2. Kennis Byers, NSU, 1.95m, 6-04.75 Long Jump 1. Curtis Patterson, SHSU, 7.33m, 24-00.75; 2. Brandon Smithers, ULM, 7.08m, 23-02.75; 3. Henry Jordan III, SHSU, 7.07m; 23-02.50; 4. Matthew Johnson, SHSU, 6.82m, 22-04.50; Chris Oyeku, NSU, 6.61m, 21-08.25 Triple Jump 1. Chris Gilchrist, SHSU, 15.26m, 50-00.75 (NCAA Regional Qualifier); 2. Josh Howard, ULM, 14.96m; 49-01.00; 3. Josh Cruse, SFA, 14.68m, 48-02.00; 4. Chris Oyeku, NSU, 14.44m, 47-04.50; 5. Artis Edwards, SHSU, 14.37m, 47-01.75; 6. Brandon Smithers, ULM, 14.01m, 45-11.75; 7. Kennis Byers, NSU, 13.90m, 45-07.25 Pole Vault Michael Ladlow, unattached, NH; Trevor Hall, ULM, NH Shot Put 1. Erik Whitsitt, unattached, 16.73m, 54-10.75; 2. Corey Jones, NSU, 16.56m, 54-04.00 Discus Throw 1. Jon Tipton, SHSU, 59.90, 196-06 (NCAA Regional Qualifier); 2. Daniel Yarbrough, NSU, 52.63; 172-08 (NCAA Regional Qualifier); 3. Corey Jones, NSU, 50.09m, 164-04; 4. Matt Langdon, SFA, 49.63m, 162-10; 5. Sam Elmore, unattached, 47.40m, 155-06 Hammer Throw 1. Andy Fryman, unattached, 65.20m, 213-11; 2. Dan Schmidt, TXST, 55.08m, 180-08; 3. Matt Langdon, SFA, 53.50m, 175-06; 4. Daniel Yarbrough, NSU, 52.30m, 171-07; 5. Jason Russell, SHSUS, 51.98m, 170-06 Javelin Throw 1. Mitchell Babineaux, ULL, 51.60m, 169-03; 2. Mark Winiarshi, unattached, 50.67m, 166-03; 3. Trevor Hall, ULM, 38.00m, 124-08 Women Results 100 Meter Dash, 1. LaShawndra Ratcliff, API, 11.97; 2. LaTesha Garner, unattached, 12.14; 3. Bola Shoyebi, ULM, 12.18; 4. Renee Sheppard, TXST, 12.23; 5. Iris Darrington, TXST, 12.25; 6. Karlene Hurrel, unattached, 12.36; 7. Amanda Freeman, NSU, 12.40; 8. Carol Aikels, unattached, 12.43; 9. Jazmen Williams, NSU, 12.50 200 Meter Dash 1. Bola Shoyebi, ULM, 24.88; 2. Meka Thompson, unattached, 24.96; 3. Karlene Hurrel, unattached, 24.98; 4. LaShawndra, API, 25.03; 5. Iris Darrington, TXST, 25.15 400 Meter Dash 1. Mary Dickerson, SFA, 56.30; 2. Lauren Watts, SFA, 57.2; 30. Danielle Burchett, SFA, 1:00.20 800 Meter Run 1. Precious Collins, SU, 2:14.04; 2. LaTisha Staten, unattached, 2:14.29 100 Meter Hurdles 1. Jasmine Anderson, ULL, 14.18; 2. Sadrina Shaw, ULM, 14.20; 3. Shanae Steward, NSU, 15.10 Long Jump 1. Dess Meek, SHSU, 5.93m, 19-05.50; 2. Jessica Tuck, NSU, 5.83m, 19-01.50; 3. Camelia Sams, SFA, 5.79m, 19-00.00; 4. Jerrica Thomas, ULM, 5.78m, 18-11.75; 5. Kioloni Readeaux, ULL, 5.69m, 18-08.00; 6. LaTesha Garner, unattached, 5.59m, 18-04.25; 7. Joy Egboba-Waye, SFA, 4.03m, 13-02.75 Triple Jump 1. Sara Olayiwola, TXST, 12.05m, 39-06.50; 2. Eld-Hah Kaswatuka, UTA, 11.83m, 38-09.75; 3. Kioloni Readeaux, ULL, 11.70m, 38-04.75; 4. Jerrica Thomas, ULM, 11.65m, 38-02.75; 5. Camelia Sams, SFA, 11.48m, 37-08.00 Shot Put 1. Amber Kelly, McN, 12.80m, 42-00.00; 2. Chantel Bratton, NSU, 12.78m, 41-11.25 Discus Throw 1. Christina Webb, SHSU, 44.60m, 146-04 Hammer Throw 1. Kim Olison, SHSU, 52.35m, 171-09 Javelin Throw 1. Amanda Lejeune, McN, 41.30m, 135-06; 2. Kirsten Meche, ULL, 40.71m, 133-07; 3. Jeri Ann Sills, ULL, 36.27m, 119-00; 4. Meriah Young, McN, 34.47m, 113-01 ABBREVIATIONS API = Athletic Performance Improvement club ULL = Louisiana-Lafayette ULM = Louisiana-Monroe McN = McNeese State SHSU = Sam Houston State UTA = Texas-Arlington SFA = Stephen F. Austin TXST = Texas State SU = Southern University (Baton Rouge) NSU = Northwestern State |
