Leppanen, who is Tulane\'s record-holder in the shot put, took second place in that event with a season-best throw of 47 feet, five and a quarter inches. Wiggins, meanwhile, ran the 800-meter run for her first time and registered a time of 2:20.15 to earn second place.
Senior Camilla Hatlen recorded a pair of personal records at the event as well. She ran an 8.94 in the preliminary heats of the 60-meter hurdles to advance to the finals and in the finals she ran a personal-best 8.86 to finish in seventh place. She also had a long jump 19 feet, two and a half inches.
In the 60-meter dash, sophomore Gloria Asumnu and senior Angel Dooley both advanced to the finals, finishing sixth and seventh, respectively.
Freshman Shanon Beelendorf finished third in the 400-meter dash, while senior Jelena Jurlina was just behind Leppanen in the shot put, taking fourth place. Sophomore Christine Tegbe placed sixth in the triple jump with a leap of 36 feet, nine and three-quarters inches.
Tulane returns to action next weekend with nine individuals competing at the Armory Invitational in New York City.
Tulane Results LSU Bayou Bengal Invitational January 28, 2005 60 Meters Gloria Asumnu, 7.55 (6th place) - Finals Gloria Asumnu, 7.56 - Prelims Angel Dooley, 7.63 - Prelims (season-best) Angel Dooley, 7.64 (7th place) - Finals Marilyn Sauls, 8.13 - Prelims 200 Meters Camilla Hatlen, 26.22 (7th place) - season-best 400 Meters Shanon Beelendorf, 58.69 (3rd place) 800 Meters Tahira Wiggins, 2:20.15 (2nd place) - season-best Hannah Carlson, 2:45.29 (16th place) Mile Sarah Bumby, 5:53.55 (11th place) 3,000 Meters Jill Shriver, 12:14.94 (12th place) - season-best Lauren Swenson, 12:37.46 (15th place) - season-best 60-Meter Hurdles Camilla Hatlen, 8.86 (7th place) - personal record Camilla Hatlen, 8.94 - Prelims Long Jump Camilla Hatlen, 5.85m, 19-02.50 (5th place) - personal record Triple Jump Christina Tegbe, 11.22m, 36-09.75 (6th place) - season-best Shot Put Helmi Leppanen, 14.46m, 47-05.25 (2nd place) - season-best Jelena Jurlina, 13.72m, 45-00.25 (4th place) - season-best Brianne Darragh, 9.50m, 31-02.00 (24th place) - personal record