LAKE CHARLES, La. – Southeastern turned in another solid performance in the throwing events Friday at the McNeese Indoor II.
“Our male throwers and pole vaulters were pretty good,” head coach
Sean Brady said. “But we left some people at home today and it showed.”
Reigning Louisiana Newcomer of the Year
Jeffrey Milliron won the men's weight throw (60-09.50) and finished third, behind runnerup teammate
Jonathan Kinchen (54-04.50), in the shot put (53-03.00). Kinchen's toss set a personal record. Lion newcomer
Brett Olsen also PR'ed in the shot (49-07.75), placing fifth.
Kinchen finished fifth in the weight throw (55-5.75) while Olsen placed seventh (52-01.25).
Lion pole vaulters
Vance Law (15-03.00) and
Kevin Dorhauer (15-03.00) placed third and fourth, respectively.
Holland Bussell finished third in the men's triple jump (44-04.75).
Brianna Golden placed third in the women's weight throw (53-06.25), leading three Lady Lions who placed in the top-five.
Shalicia Rochon (52-06.00) finished fourth and
Misha Frazier (52-04.50), making her first collegiate final, placed fifth. Rochon also placed third in the women's shot put (41-06.00).
“After a hard week of training, the throwers showed good form in the ring,” assistant coach
Lucais MacKay said.
Two Lady Lion pole vaulters finished with top-five marks.
Brittany Pfantz (11-05.75) placed third and freshman
Sharon Ann Ourso (10-06.00) finished fourth.
Hurdlers
Teirral Thompson (8.71 seconds) and
Tess Mullings (8.77 seconds) placed third and fourth, respectively, in the women's 55-meter hurdles.
The women's 4x400-meter relay team placed fourth (4:09.03) as did
Brookais Milton in the long jump (18-00.50).
Ikea Kaufman also placed fourth in the high jump (05-01.75).
Both of Southeastern's distance medley teams won their respective events as the men turned in a time of 11:30.72 and the Lady Lions wrapped up their victory in 12:42.70.
Freshman
Emanuel Kennedy, from Walker, La., placed fourth in the men's long jump (22-01.75).
Brendon Mitchell and
Billy Minnifield turned in identical marks (23.97 seconds) in the men's 200-meter dash, securing a fourth-place tie.
Minnifield also placed sixth in the 400-meter dash (52.66 seconds).
Southeastern has a week off before returning to competition Feb. 15 at the LSU Twilight.
“We still have two weeks to heal up some soft tissue and nagging injuries,” Brady said. “LSU will be the best competition we've seen so far.”