April 12, 2008

NATCHITOCHES, La. - The Lamar University track team had a strong showing at the Northwestern Relays on Saturday in Natchitoches La., posting 26 top-five finishes and claiming six victories.

Karesse Lethermon, Clerc Koenck, Toni Sylvester and Alexandra Mayfield all notched first place finishes to lead the way for the Lady Cardinals, while Francis Kasagule and Jerel Massenburge took the top spot in their respective races for the LU men.

In the distance races Lethermon took the top spot in the women's 1,500 meter run with a 4:55.05 performance, while Koenck took first place in the 800 meter run in a time of 2:14.62. In the sprints, Sylvester won the 400 meter dash in a time of 55.32 and Mayfield won the 400 meter hurdles with a 1:03.86 performance.

Kasagule won the men's 1,500 meter run with a 3:57.04 performance and Massenburge took first in the 400 meter dash with a 48.82 performance.

A complete list of Saturday's results can be found below.

The Cardinals will be back on the track on Saturday when they head to the Texas Twilight meet in Austin, Texas.

Results

Women 4x100 Meter Relay
3. Lamar 'A' (Sahara Abraham, Ashley Smith, Adrianne Johnson, Megan Bibbs), 49.30


Men 4x100 Meter Relay
4. Lamar 'A' (Michael Gauthier, JaMarkus Tolbert, Stephen Boone, Julius Kasule), 42.69

Women 1500 Meter Run
1. Karesse Lethermon, Lamar, 4:55.05
5. Mercy Bungei, Lamar, 5:06.63

Men 1500 Meter Run
1. Francis Kasagule, Lamar, 3:57.04
3. Ewan Simpson, Lamar, 4:00.21
5. Spencer Prudhomme, Lamar, 4:08.65
7. Jared Rodriguez, Lamar, 4:17.26

Women 100 Meter Hurdles
2. Jessika Johnson, Lamar, 14.23
3. Megan Bibbs, Lamar, 15.21
4. Adrianne Johnson, Lamar, 15.29

Men 110 Meter Hurdles
6. Stephen Boone, Lamar, 15.11

Women 400 Meter Dash
1. Toni Sylvester, Lamar, 55.32
3. Brittany Pollard, Lamar, 56.94
10. Porshe Williams, Lamar, 1:04.17
13. Kacie Jacobson, Lamar, 1:09.64

Men 400 Meter Dash
1. Jerel Massenburge, Lamar, 48.82
2. Julius Kasule, Lamar, 49.27
6. Greg Williams, Lamar, 50.05
17. Michael Fisher, Lamar, 52.90

Women 100 Meter Dash
5. Abraham, Sahara, Lamar, 12.36
6. Smith, Ashley, Lamar, 12.41

Men 100 Meter Dash
5. Michael Gauthier, Lamar, 10.85
14. JaMarkus Tolbert, Lamar, 11.57
16. Daniel Wheaton, Lamar, 11.74

Women 800 Meter Run
1. Clerc Koenck, Lamar, 2:14.62

Men 800 Meter Run
5. Malek, Austin, Lamar, 2:02.43
14. Malek, Aaron, Lamar, 2:16.85

Women 400 Meter Hurdles
1. Alexandra Mayfield, Lamar, 1:03.86
2. Angel Bassett, Lamar, 1:07.19

Women 200 Meter Dash
5. Brittany Pollard, Lamar, 25.22
6. Toni Sylvester, Lamar, 25.27
7. Jessika Johnson, Lamar, 25.52
8. Ashley Smith, Lamar, 25.95
10. Adrianne Johnson, Lamar, 26.11

Men 200 Meter Dash
7. Stephen Boone, 21.87
9. Michael Gauthier, Lamar, 21.99
13. Jerel Massenburge, Lamar, 22.30
15. Julius Kasule, Lamar, 22.56
16. Michael Fisher, Lamar, 22.59
19. Greg Williams, Lamar, 22.72

Women 5000 Meter Run
2. Stacey Monteau, Lamar, 10:59.12

Men 5000 Meter Run
1. Frank Bwambale, Lamar, 8:50.93
3. Randy Becker, Lamar, 8:58.34

Women 4x400 Meter Relay
3. Lamar 'A' (Alexandra Mayfield, Clerc Koenck, Karesse Lethermon, Mercy Bungei), 4:04.09

Men 4x400 Meter Relay
6. Lamar 'A' (Ewan Simpson, Austin Malek, Aaron Malek, Jared Rodriguez), 3:33.69