Colonels set personal bests, two podium at LSU Alumni Gold

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BATON ROUGE – Freshman Markesha Broussard and junior Ciera Eugene notched personal bests while junior Sakinah Abdul-Aziz and senior Ashley Wheeler placed third at the prestigious LSU Alumni Gold track meet Saturday at Bernie Moore Stadium.

Broussard crossed the finish line in the 100-meter dash at 13.31. Eugene earned a ninth-place finish in the javelin throw, crushing her previous career best (34.55m) by over two meters as her best heave landed at 36.74m.

Abdul-Aziz collected the bronze on a non-wind aided 5.68m long jump. This is her fourth consecutive meet earning a podium spot in the long jump.

Wheeler used an 11.92m (+0.8) triple jump to also earn third. Like Abdul-Aziz, Wheeler made her fourth straight appearance as a medalist, highlighted by a personal-best 12.28m effort at the Southern Miss Invitational that gave her the gold.

Players Mentioned

Sakinah Abdul-Aziz: Jumps/Sprints; 5' 2"; Junior; Jr./Jr./Jr.

Ciera Eugene: Sprints/Javelin; 5' 2"; Junior; Na./Jr./Jr.

Ashley Wheeler: Jumps; 5' 7"; Senior; Na./Sr./Sr.

Markesha Broussard: Sprints; 5' 4"; Freshman; Fr./Fr./Fr.

Players Mentioned

Sakinah Abdul-Aziz
: 5' 2"; Junior; Jr./Jr./Jr.
: Jumps/Sprints

Ciera Eugene
: 5' 2"; Junior; Na./Jr./Jr.
: Sprints/Javelin

Ashley Wheeler
: 5' 7"; Senior; Na./Sr./Sr.
: Jumps

Markesha Broussard
: 5' 4"; Freshman; Fr./Fr./Fr.
: Sprints