Mobile, Ala. – The Loyola Track & Field teams traveled to Mobile, Alabama for the SSAC Championships. There, the Wolf Pack competed against familiar faces of the Southern States Athletic Conference. In the two-day meet, the Pack men took an eighth-place finish as a team. The Wolf Pack women earned a fifth-place finish on the weekend.
On Friday, April 28, the Wolf Pack will travel to Clinton, Mississippi to compete in the Mississippi College Invitational.
The Wolf Pack women had a strong outing in Mobile, taking two first-place finishes. Both Kaitlyn Becnel and Bryana Bazile won their events, reaching 1.59 meters in high jump, and throwing the discus for 42.09 meters.
Bazile also earned a third-place finish in hammer, getting the fourth-best spot in program history at 39.98 meters. On Saturday, Bazile earned the best shot put distance in program history, getting fourth place with 12.98 meters. The NAIA B Qualifier now owns program records in discus and shot put.
Amber Byrd, Madisyn Acosta, Mallory Foret, and Lauren Goens got a fifth-place finish in the 4 by 800-meter relay, completing the race in 10:17.17. The Loyola relay team's time becomes the fourth-best in program history. Byrd, Acosta, Foret, and Becnel competed in the 4 by 400-meter relay, finishing in fourth place, and earning the fourth-best spot in program history.
Acosta also had a strong performance in the 5,000-meter run, earning second place. Her 18:57.20 time in the 5,000-meter run stands as the fourth-best spot in program history. She didn't stop there, earning fourth place in the 800-meter run. Acosta earned the fourth-best spot in the Wolf Pack record book with her 2:22.44 time.
The Wolf Pack men had two school records over the weekend. Richard Magann continued to improve his personal best on Friday, earning sixth place in the hammer throw. His 35.59-meter distance is the best in program history. Now, Magann holds each of the top-five performances in the record book for the hammer throw.
Alex Medina added himself to the list of program records with his performance in the 800-meter run. Medina finished in fourth place in the event with his 1:56.28 time becoming the best in program history. Braddock Lord completed the 110-meter hurdles in sixth place with a time of 16.62. Lord's time in the hurdles becomes the third-best in Loyola history.
Women's Results
800m Run: 4, Madisyn Acosta, 2:22.44; 9, Amber Byrd, 2:32.26; 12, Mallory Foret, 2:40.25; 14, Lauren Goens, 2:50.99.
5,000m Run: 2, Madisyn Acosta, 18:57.20.
4x400m Relay: 4, Amber Byrd, Madisyn Acosta, Mallory Foret, Kaitlyn Becnel, 4:24.92.
4x800m Relay: 5, Amber Byrd, Madisyn Acosta, Mallory Foret, Lauren Goens, 10:17.17.
Long Jump: 15, Kennedy Daniels, 4.39m.
High Jump: 1, Kaitlyn Becnel, 1.59m.
Shot Put: 4, Bryana Bazile, 12.98m; 6, Mykhala Coleman, 11.98m; 10, Kimora Daniel, 10.46m; 15, Cameron Diaz, 8.62m.
Discus: 1, Bryana Bazile, 42.09m; 8, Shaylah Robinson, 32.94m; 9, Jolie Matherne, 31.15m; 11, Mykhala Coleman, 26.14m; 13, Kimora Daniel, 21.95m.
Hammer: 3, Bryana Bazile, 39.98m; 7, Jolie Matherne, 36.16m; 8, Shaylah Robinson, 35.00m; 9, Mykhala Coleman, 34.32m.
Javelin: 8, Jolie Matherne, 23.43m; 12, Bryana Bazile, 20.19m; 20, Cameron Diaz, 13.03m.
Men's Results
400m Run: 17, Cameron Johnson, 56.53.
800m Run: 4, Alex Medina, 1:56.28.
10,000m Run: 4, Connor Meigs, 36:54.88; 9, Peter Nelson-Broderick, 42:24.16
4x400m Relay: 6, Alex Medina, Blair Turner, Cameron Johnson, Braddock Lord, 4:05.26.
110m Hurdles: 6, Braddock Lord, 16.62.
Shot Put: 11, Richard Magann, 10.61m; 12, Christian Keys, 10.57m.
Discus: 12, Richard Magann, 24.86m.
Hammer: 6, Richard Magann, 35.59m.
Javelin: 4, Willem Lang, 42.24m; 5, Christian Keys, 42.00m.
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