Loyola Indoor Track and Field begins season Friday

NEW ORLEANS – The Loyola men's and women's track and field teams got an early start to the season on Friday with a meet at Tad Gormley Stadium. The Wolf Pack faced off with crosstown rivals in Dillard and Xavier.

The Wolf Pack Track and Field season will continue on Friday, Jan. 10, at the Bleu Devils Classic.

Program Record

• Richard Magann set a program record in the first meet of the season on Friday, also finishing in first place. The junior Magann set a weight throw of 13.10 meters at the season opener, surpassing the previous program-best by 0.07 meters, also beating out his previous personal-best performance by half of a meter.

Record Book Movement

• Jonell Scott earned two top-five program records in his Wolf Pack debut. The freshman notched a third-place finish of 7.00 in the 60-meter dash, in addition to a third-place performance of 22.20 in the 200-meter dash, each good enough for the third-best and second-best times in program history, respectively.

• Jasmine Martinez logged the third-best time in the Loyola record book with her performance in the 5,000-meter run. As the only participant in the event, Martinez received first place, while earning the third-best time in program history for the 5,000-meter event, 19:01.94.

• Jacob Kennedy made his mark on Friday, posting a first-place performance of 15:59.51 in the 5,000-meter run. Kennedy's 15:59.51 became the third-best spot in Loyola history, surpassing his previous best by nearly seven seconds.

Notable Finish

• In her first meet with the Wolf Pack, Leila Santana took a third-place finish in the 400-meter dash. The freshman recorded a time of 1:05.59 in the first event of her collegiate career.

• Jenna Galeas made a mark of 4.93 meters in the long jump to secure second place among three competitors in Saturday's meet.

• Also in her first event at Loyola, Destiny Clarkston won the shot put with a toss of 10 meters, passing the second-place finisher by 0.15 meters. She did not stop there as her weight throw of 9.27 meters earned her third place in the event.

• Jackson Low took third place in the 400-meter dash, registering a time of 55.05 in the event.

• Carter Dural also earned a top three finish for the Loyola men, getting a third-place finish of 1:28.21 in the 600-meter run.

• Joseph Medina was the first to finish of three runners in the 1,000-meter race, notching a time of 2:47.38 to end the event.

• Connor Meigs and Jace Luckoski finished in second and third places in the 5,000-meter run. Meigs and Luckoski posted times of 16:26.44 and 16:40.79, respectively.

• Mason Stringer and Connor Fritz tied for second in the long jump, each receiving distances of 6.65 meters.

• Bryant Wilson came away with second place in the shot put to earn a mark of 9.95 meters.
   

Women's Results

60M Dash: 5, Abriyelle Payne, 8.15; 6, Khailee Calloway, 8.31; 8, Zha'nell Francois, 8.62; 9, Madison Ackerman, 8.79.
200M Dash: 4, Abriyelle Payne, 27.94; 6, Khailee Calloway, 28.27; 7, Tenosh Landry, 29.34; 8, Olivia Leroux, 29.61.
400M Dash: 3, Leila Santana, 1:05.59; 4, Ayva Smith, 1:06.25; 6, Olivia Leroux, 1:08.27; 7, Ana Guilbeau, 1:08.60.
5000M Run: 1, Jasmine Martinez, 19:01.94.
Long Jump: 2, Jenna Galeas, 4.93m.
Shot Put: 1, Destiny Clarkston, 10.00m; 5, Chelsea Bishop, 9.67m; 6, Aja Creecy, 9.52m.
Weight Throw: 3, Destiny Clarkston, 9.27m; 4, Chelsea Bishop, 8.76m; 5, Aja Creecy, 8.38m.

Men's Results

60M Dash: 3, Jonell Scott, 7.00; 8, Caleb Curry, 7.55.
200M Dash: 3, Jonell Scott, 22.20; 8, Dallas Hughes, 23.93; 9, Caleb Curry, 24.02; 10, Jack Ourso, 24.47; 12, Jackson Low, 25.52; 13, Jayden Richardson, 25.60.
400M Dash: 3, Jackson Low, 55.05; 5, Marcus Clark, 58.80.
600M Run: 3, Carter Dural, 1:28.21; 5, Bryce Darensbourg, 1:35.48; 6, Jermaine McGhee, 1:37.83.
1000M Run: 1, Joseph Medina, 2:47.38.
5000M Run: 1, Jacob Kennedy, 15:59.51; 2, Connor Meigs, 16:26.44; 3, Jace Luckoski, 16:40.79; 5, Jacob Mullis, 17:19.21.
Long Jump: t2, Mason Stringer, 6.65m; t2, Connor Fritz, 6.65m; 5, Nicholas Martin, 5.82m.
Shot Put: 2, Bryant Wilson, 9.95m.
Weight Throw: 1, Richard Magann, 13.10m.