That was among four NCAA regional qualifying performances by Northwestern competitors in the meet at the Bernie Moore Track Stadium. A partial team of NSU athletes took part in the meet which came during spring break week for Northwestern students.
Rayvn Hayward improved his regional ranking with a 10.41 time in the preliminaries of the 100 meter dash, shaving .08 off his season\'s best, but didn\'t improve in the finals and finished with a sixth-place 10.64 clocking.
Tamesia Miller posted a regional qualifying time of 13.90 in the women\'s 100 meter hurdles prelims, then finished fourth in the final with a 14.55 time.
Cody Fillinich didn\'t improve his regional ranking in the men\'s javelin but finished second with a 205-8 throw as he exceeded the regional standard for a third straight week.
Derrion Harris had a season-best 6-8 3/4 clearance that earned him second in the men\'s high jump, with Drake\'s Jaron Van Maanen winning at the same height in a jump-off with Harris.
The Demons 800 meter sprint medley team of Marcus Gatlin, Henry, Marcus Pitre and Jeffrey Parker ran second, a half-second behind LSU, with a 1:30.49 time.