BATON ROUGE — Despite not using a bulk of its NCAA-caliber athletes, the LSU track and field team got off to a respectable start the outdoor season on Saturday afternoon at the LSU Alumni Gold Relays at Bernie Moore Track Stadium.
The men’s and women’s teams combined to post four NCAA provisional marks, while the men’s and women’s teams combined to win 12 events.
“I think we had a good outing with both of our teams today,” said LSU head coach Pat Henry. “It was a little bit more laid back atmosphere but I think it was a productive day in a number of areas.”
Marcus Thomas finally made his long awaited debut in the long jump and certainly delivered. The senior All-American began his final campaign with a wind-aided jump of 25 feet 10 inches, a very high NCAA provisional mark.
Another Tiger making a successful return was Blake Theriot in the javelin. Theriot competed for the first time since finishing eighth at the 2000 NCAA Outdoor Championships and won the event with a throw of 216-10, just off the provisional standard.
“It was great to see both of those guys back out there competing,” said Henry. “Marcus and Blake both had very promising openers today and will build on this.”
Javier Nieto and Candice Gonzalez kick-started LSU with a pair of winning efforts in the men’s and women’s hammer throws. Nieto, a three-time NCAA qualifier, won the men’s competition with a mark of 193-6.
Gonzalez won the women’s event with a throw of 181-9, just off the NCAA provisional standard, while Mallory McDonald finished second with a toss of 176-2.
Zamyal Jackson looked strong in the women’s 100-meter hurdles and coasted to victory in a time of 13.45 seconds. The wind, however, was over the NCAA’s allowable mark of 4.0 meters per second and the time did not count as an NCAA qualifier.
Elsewhere on the men’s side, pole vaulter Daniel Trosclair picked up where he left off in the indoor season and recorded a provisional mark for his second straight meet. Trosclair won the event with a mark of 17-2 3/4.
The other provisional mark for the Tigers was a wind-aided time of 20.82 in the 200-meter dash by Robert Parham who finished second.
Likhaya Dayile made his outdoor opener a respectable one, winning the men’s 5,000-meter run in a time of 14:49.37 with very little competition.
LSU returns to action on Saturday when Georgia and Auburn come to Bernie Moore Track Stadium for the SEC Three-Way.
LSU Alumni Gold Relays
March 16, 2002
Bernie Moore Track Stadium
Baton Rouge, La.
Men’s Results
Track Events
100-meter dash – 1, Michael Frater, TCU, 10.22. 2, Steve Slowly, TCU, 10.42. 3, Jeremy Kemp, Lamar, 10.63.
200-meter dash– 1, Jermaine Joseph, TCU, 20.68. 2, Robert Parham, 20.82. 3, Kimton Coleman, TCU, 20.91.
400-meter dash– 1, Dedrick Evans, Unattached, 46.83. 2, Kendall Pyant, TCU, 47.19. 3, Lawrence Ringwald, Southeastern Louisiana, 47.31.
800-meter run– 1, Phillip Aagaard, Tulane, 1:50.72. 2, Marlon Greensword, LSU, 1:51.07. 3, Tomario Thomas, LSU, 1:52.74.
1,500-meter run– 1, Kris Gilmore, McNeese, 3:51.70. 2, Billy Bohlke, LSU, 3:53.20. 3, Bryan Williams, McNeese, 3:56.70.
5,000-meter run– 1, Likhaya Dayile, LSU, 14:49.37. 2, Ryan Gullap, LSU, 15:40.90. 3, Justin Speer, TCU, 15:51.46.
110-meter hurdles– 1, Jeff Young, Southern Illinois, 14.03. 2, Lawrence LeBlanc, UL-Lafayette, 14.37. 3, Tyler Priest, Northwestern State, 14.46.
400-meter hurdles– 1, Oshay Griffin, Lamar, 53.32. 2, Billy Threets, Louisiana Tech, 53.68. 3, Jason Ramsey, Lamar, 54.99.
3,000-meter steeplechase– 1, Solomon Kandie, Tulane, 8:56.88. 2, Eli Baker, Southern Illinois, 9:52.81. 3, Ryan Williams, McNeese, 9:54.57.
400-meter relay– 1, TCU, 39.45. 2, Lamar, 41.06. 3, Louisiana Tech, 41.09.
1,600-meter relay– 1, TCU, 3:07.22. 2, LSU, 3:09.87. 3, UL-Monroe, 3:11.98.
Field Events
Long Jump– 1, Marcus Thomas, LSU, 25-10. 2, Cedric Scott, Northwestern State, 25-1 1/4. 3, Nyles Stuart, Southern Illinois, 24-3 1/2.
Triple Jump– 1, LeVar Anderson, Unattached, 55. 2, Brandal Lawrence, TCU, 52 3/4, 3, Frederick Orlando, Unattached, 52-2.
High Jump– 1, J.J. Barton, Unattached, 7-4 1/2. 2, Richard Markran, Grambling, 6-10 3/4. 3, Kellen Allen, Southern Illinois, 6-6 3/4.
Pole Vault– 1, Daniel Trosclair, LSU, 17-2 3/4. 2, Ben Broussard, LSU, 15-9. 3, Gabriel Caraway, LSU, 15-9.
Hammer– 1, Javier Nieto, LSU, 193-6. 2, Matt Vincent, LSU, 155-5. 3, Kevin Thomas, Grambling, 85-0.
Shot Put– 1, Matt Vincent, LSU, 53-7. 2, Issa Banna, Northwestern State, 53-0. 3, Rohan Ferguson, McNeese, 49-9.
Discus– 1, William Budro, Northwestern State, 157-0. 2, Issa Banna, 155-8. 3, Rohan Ferguson, 152-5.
Javelin– 1, Blake Theriot, LSU, 216-10. 2, Chris Carter, SE Louisiana, 195-11. 3, Keith Nunez, LSU, 191-11.
Women’s Results
Track Events
100-meter dash- 1, LaToya White, TCU, 11.71. 2, Kim Pouncy, Northwestern St., 11.74. 3, Asha James, Tulane, 11.83.
200-meter dash– 1, Cheryl Garner, Lamar, 24.17. 2, Chaunte Baldwin, TCU, 24.46. 3, Dwilette Wilkes, Southeastern Louisiana, 24.78.
400-meter dash– 1, Ayanna Alexander, LA Tech, 55.29. 2, Doria Appleberry, LSU, 55.57. 3, Larissa Bakasa, TCU, 55.72.
800-meter run– 1, Perhona Tomlin, TCU, 2:10.50. 2, Justina Malone, TCU, 2:12.38. 3, Carlyne Pradieu, Tulane, 2:12.87.
1,500-meter run– 1, Katrina Gemmell, Tulane, 4:35.00. 2, Cindy Dietrich, TCU, 4:39.94. 3, Alicia Cavender, Louisville, 4:41.49.
5,000-meter run– 1, Sita Waru, McNeese, 17:31.71. 2, Rhonda Sherrer, UL-Monroe, 18:23.21. 3, Rasa Kavaliauskaite, Kennesaw State, 18:38.42.
100-meter hurdles– 1, Zamyal Jackson, LSU, 13.45. 2, Tiffany Robinson, LSU, 13.64. 3, RaNysha LeBlanc, LSU, 13.70
400-meter hurdles– 1, Kijuana Daw, Lamar, 1:03.87. 2, Katina Lawson, Lamar, 1:04.33. 3, Carrie Norton, Northwestern St., 1:04.74
3,000-meter steeplechase– 1, Robin McRobbie, UL-Monroe, 11:46.78. 2, Jeane Menard, UL-Lafayette, 11:58.57. 3, Kelly Brown, UL-Lafayette, 12:52.58.
400-meter relay– 1, LSU ‘A’, 44.67. 2, TCU, 45.13. 3, LSU ‘B’, 45.78.
1,600-meter relay– 1, LSU, 3:44.77. 2, TCU, 3:45.57. 3, Tulane, 3:48.29.
Field Events
Long Jump– 1, Natasha Coleman, Southeastern Louisiana, 20-11 1/4. 2, Erica Scott, Louisiana Tech, 19-6 1/4. 3, Clarissa Johnson, UL-Lafayette, 19-3 1/4.
Triple Jump– 1, Reece Antwanette, McNeese, 41-3 1/4. 2, Keesha Lott, McNeese, 40-6. 3, Clarissa Johnson, UL-Lafayette, 39-2 3/4.
High Jump– 1, Miki Imai, Mizuno, 6-0 3/4. 2, Jacqueline, Northwestern State, 5-7. 3, Kelley Bowman, 5-5.
Pole Vault– 1, Randi Opperman, LSU, 11-5 3/4, 2, Cindy Roberson, Louisville, 11-5 3/4. 3, Jacey Hughes, Louisville, 10-6
Hammer– 1, Candice Gonzalez, LSU, 181-9. 2, Mallory McDonald, LSU, 176-2.3, Shola Kadiri, Louisville, 162-10.
Shot Put– 1, Melissa Gibbons, Louisiana Tech, 50-10. 2, Shola Kadiri, Louisville, 47-7. 3, Mariela Guante, Louisiana Tech, 47-0 1/4.
Javelin– 1, Kim Kreiner, Unattached, 171-3. 2, Maria Romero, LSU, 149-1. 3, Helmi Leppanen, Tulane,145-9.