LAFAYETTE-Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns men’s and women’s track and field teams hosted the Cole/Lancon Twilight Classic on Wednesday. Freshmen Chris Roy and Taryn Simmons qualified for the NCAA Regional.
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Taryn Simmons placed first in the 400-meter hurdles and set the school record with her time of 1:00.64. The record was previously held by D’Nais Jones who set it on
For the UL women, sophomore Jazmin Greer placed first in the 400-meter dash with a time of 56.18 seconds. Senior Casey Brown also picked up first-place finish for the Cajuns. Brown led the way in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with her time of 7:36.90.
The UL 4X400-meter relay team took top honors after posting a time of 3:52.92.Senior Desi Chatman finished first in the hammer throw with a mark of 136 feet, 7 inches, and senior Amy Doucet placed first in the javelin.
In men’s action, freshman Reese Lee helped the Cajuns’ cause with his first-place finish in the 1,500-meter run. Lee recorded a time of 4:09.41 seconds. Junior Joby Gisclair finished first in the 3,000-meter run with his time of 9:22.40.
Freshman Louis Stevens placed first in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.09 seconds. The 4X400-meter and 4X100-meter relay teams both placed first at the meet.
Freshman Brent Adams placed first in the high jump with his mark of 6 feet, 4 inches. Senior Ben Leonards finished in the shot put with his mark of 46 feet, 11 1/2 inches, and sophomore Jordan Folse placed first in the discus with a throw of 156 feet.
The Cajuns will spend this week gearing up for the Sun Belt Conference Championships. The championships will be held in