The University of Louisiana men and women's track & field teams concluded day two of the LSU Relays with another solid performance, clinching five podium finishes and notching seven marks that rank in the top-48 of the East Region on Saturday at Bernie Moore Track Stadium in Baton Rouge.
On the weekend, UL had 11 individuals earn marks that are listed in the NCAA East Region's top-48. Athletes who reach the top-48 at the end of the season will qualify for the NCAA Preliminary Round in Bloomington, Ind. Senior Jasmine Anderson topped a strong weekend, placing third in the 100-meter hurdles. Her time of 13.47 ranks fourth in the East and is seventh nationally. UL's throws had an excellent weekend, including three individuals setting region marks in the shot put. Jacob Domingue placed second in the LSU Relays and 10th in the region with his toss of 54-9 ¼. Sophomore Myles Melancon narrowly missed a podium finish, placing fourth and ranking 14th in the East with a toss of 54-1. Also tabbing a regional mark was Tyler Guidry with his throw of 51-6 ½, ranking 32nd in the region. Domingue set another strong performance in the discus, tossing a length of 162-11, placing fifth in the meet and ranking 20th in the region. In the javelin throw, Casey Comeaux earned second with his toss of 200-3, ranking 41st in the region. Petrona Layne won her second collegiate outdoor event this season, running the 1,500-meter in 4:55.68. Teammate April Colomb finished second in the run, recording a time of 5:04.08. Louisiana takes a week hiatus before prepping for the prestigious Texas Relays on April 6-9. MEN'S PERFORMANCE LIST
In the finals of the 400-meter hurdles, Taryn Simmons recorded a time of 1:02.91 for fifth and earned a regional rank of 38th in the East. Freshman Abi Brown finished 1:08.21.
Alexis Malone finished inside the top-10 with an eighth place time of 11.87 in the 100-meter dash finals on Saturday.
High Jump
Brent Adams (9) J1.93m/6-4
Hammer Throw
Jacob Domingue (7) 51.43m/168-9
Jacob Fontenot (8) 51.00m/167-4
Garrett Harkless (10) 48.60m/159-5
5,000m
Zach France (9) 15:55.01
Long Jump
Kenneth Bellard (9) 7.17m/23-6 ¼
Chris Raborn (19) 6.64m/21-9 ½
1,500m
Patrick Spiller (9) 4:31.88
Cody Tilley (10) 4:38.14
4x100m Relay
Kenneth Bellard, Kelvan Turner, DeMarcus Runnels, Justin Jones (5) 41.94
4x400m Relay
Chris Raborn, Justin Jones, Willie Allen, DeMarcus Runnels (10) 3:17.64
Discus Throw
Jacob Domingue (5) 49.65m/162-11
Garrett Harkless (7) 46.15m/115-5
Javelin Throw
Casey Comeaux (2) 61.03m/200-3
Chris Comeaux (5) 57.61m/189-0
Marc Malespin (8) 55.59m/182-4
Shot Put
Jacob Domingue (2) 16.69m/54-9 ¼
Myles Melancon (4) 16.48m/54-1
Tyler Guidry (7) 15.71m/51-6 ½
WOMEN'S PERFORMANCE LIST
1,500m
Petrona Layne (1) 4:55.68
April Colomb (2) 5:04.08
Jena Picou (10) 5:17.36
4x100m Relay
Jasmine Manuel, Morgan Breaux, Jasmine Anderson, Alexis Malone (5) 46.88
4x200m Relay
Krystal Chevis, Alexis Malone, Amanda Roberts, Morgan Breaux (8) 1:47.86
4x400m Relay
Jasmine Anderson, Taryn Simmons, Tiffany Patrick, Krystal Chevis (9) 3:50.73
100m Hurdles Finals
Jasmine Anderson (3) 13.47
400m Hurdles Finals
Taryn Simmons (5) 1:02.91 - 38th
Abi Brown (11) 1:08.21
100m Dash Finals
Alexis Malone (8) 11.87
Pole Vault
Amber Laurent (12) 3.23m/10-7
Javelin
Jeri Ann Sills (9) 39.53m/129-8
Kirsten Meche (14) 34.72m/113-11
Britney Ruiz (17) 31.88m/104-7
Hammer
Jansen Williams (15) 43.35m/142-3
5,000m
Kara Martin (14) 21:04.22
Hlfti Kahssay (16) 21:48.76
Katie Kidd (17) 21:59.70
Long Jump
Jasmine Manuel (8) 5.68m/18-7 ¾
Angela Roberts (9) 5.64m/18-6
Ta'Shania Bean (14) 5.40m/17-8 ¾