ULL Track Competes at SBC Championships

  MURFREESBORO, Tenn.-Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns men’s and women’s track and field teams competed in the Sun Belt Conference Championships over the weekend. The men placed ninth with 30 points, while the women placed 10th with 15 points.  Jazmin Greer put six points on the board for the UL women with her third place finish in the 400-meter dash. Greer posted a time of 55.17 seconds.  Lina Futi added three points after she placed sixth in the women’s 800-meter run with a time of 2:19.55. The women’s 4X400-meter relay team, consisting of Futi, Greer, Taryn Simmons and Constance Robinson, placed fourth with a time of 3:50.40. The team collected five points for the Cajuns. This was a season best for the relay team.  Kioloni Readeaux placed eighth in the women’s triple jump. She picked up a point after recording a mark of 38 feet, 6 ¾ inches.  “We had a great performance on the women’s side,” said head coach Steve Silvey. For the UL men, Chris Roy posted a second place finish in the pole vault. Roy’s mark of 16 feet, ¾ inch was good enough to collect him eight points for the Cajuns.  Stacey Fuller placed fourth in the 400-meter dash after recording a time of 48.48 seconds. Fuller collected five points for the Cajuns’ cause.  Kenneth Bellard placed third in the triple jump with a mark of 48 feet, 10 inches. Bellard added six points to the Cajuns’ total. The mark was a season best for Bellard.  Roderick Houston picked up four points after placing fifth in the 200-meter dash. Houston posted a time of 21.88 seconds.  Louis Stevens added four points to the Cajuns’ total after he finished fifth in the 55-meter hurdles. Stevens posted a time of 7.59 seconds.  Ben Leonard picked up two points after finishing seventh in the pole vault with his mark of 44 feet, 9 inches.  “I was pleased with the men. They scored more points than they did last season,” Silvey said. He also mentioned that he was extremely pleased with his underclassmen. “We had some good things happen at the meet,” Silvey said. “The freshmen competed really well and really represented the team.” Western Kentucky picked up the indoor championships in both men’s and women’s competition. The WKU men earned 128 points, while the women collected 149 points.  The track team will be back in action at the NCAA Last Chance Meet to be held in both Baton Rouge La. and Fayetteville, Ark. on Friday, March 7.