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McNeese teams combine for 14 first-place finishes at meet

Staff Report

The college portion of the 2017 McNeese Indoor I meet was a successful one for the Cowboys and Cowgirls Friday afternoon as the teams combined for 14 first-place finishes.
The Cowgirls, led by senior sprinter Maegan Moore, rolled to eight first-place ribbons, while the Cowboys added six.
Moore won the 55- and 200-meter dashes, both in record fashion. She clocked a school record 7.08 seconds to win the 55-meters, bettering her own record of 7.11 seconds set last season. Her 25.16 first-place time in the 200-meters broke an eight-year-old record of 25.59 seconds held by McNeese’s Christi McRae.
The Cowgirls got a first-place finish by freshman Mia Robinson in the 400-meters with a time of 1:00.02 in her first collegiate competition of her career.
Imogen Hull marked her name in the record book in the mile run with a time of 5:30.89 to break the complex record of 5:40 that was set in 1986.
Other first-place finishes for the Cowgirls included: Alison Smegal in the 3,000-meters (10:51.12); Ashley Johnson in the 55-meter hurdles (8.41 seconds); Crystal Coulter in the high jump (5 feet, 3 inches); and Tijana Antic in the triple jump (36 feet, 3 inches).
Berwick High alum and McNeese sophomore Kennedy Sampey finished tied for fourth place in the pole vault with a leap of 10 feet, 4 inches.
For the Cowboys, Hiram Morales was a double winner in the shot put (52 feet, 3.75 inches) and the weight throw where he set a new personal record with a mark of 48 feet, 0.25 inches.
John Lemke continued his domination in the triple jump with a first-place leap of 49 feet, 11 inches. The win was his fifth-career first place in the event. He also finished third in the long jump with a mark of 22 feet, 8.5 inches.
Tyler Smith won the 55-meters in 6.49 seconds and was third in the 200 meters at 22.54 seconds. He and David Hamm, who placed fourth at 22.74 seconds, eclipsed the previous facility record. Southeastern Louisiana’s Deandre Henderson won the event with a complex-record time of 22.11 seconds.
Damian O’Boyle placed first in the mile run in his college debut with a time of 4:17.01, and Oliver James returned to form by leading a McNeese pack that dominated the 3,000-meters with a first-place time of 8:21.26. He was followed by Nathan Jones in second place (8:21.48), Enrique Soto in third (8:25.89); Fisher Hamilton (fifth, 8:41.66) and Bradley Traviss (seventh, 8:58.31).

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