NATCHITOCHES, La. -- The Nicholls State University track & field program wrapped up the outdoor season at the Southland Conference Championships on Sunday afternoon, notching 14 new personal bests across the final two days of competition at Northwestern State's Ledet Track Complex.
Nicholls HC Stefanie Slekis on the women's performance...
"The women did a great job building off of their momentum from Day One with Maerys Joseph qualifying for her 3rd Outdoor Conference 400m Final. In the final she took 6th place, her highest finish ever at the Southland Championship. Haley Gregoire ran a new 5000m personal best, improving on her sixth all-time mark with a Top 20 finish. The women's 4x400m Relay of Andrews, Alcorn, Bethley, and Joseph ran a season's best and improved on their finish from the indoor championship."
Nicholls HCÂ Stefanie Slekis on the men's performance...
"The men had an exceptional final day with Daniel 'Pencil' Regis, a member of Nicholls 2017-18 Regular Season Men's Basketball Championship team, improving on his personal best twice to take ninth place in the high jump. Jeremy Rogers threw a .45m personal best to take ninth un the javelin. In addition to our top finishes, we had multiple freshmen on both the men's and women's teams set personal bests at the championship, so we are very excited about our team's improvement this season and look forward to our young team being joined by a large class of newcomers we have committed to join us this upcoming fall."
Saturday Highlights
- All three Colonels competing in the 100m dash -- Miguel Harris (11.11s), Desmond Wilson (11.47s), and Christian Hebert (11.81s) -- posted personal records in the event, finishing 30th, 37th and 39th, respectively
- Similarly, all three Colonels running in the 200m -- Desmond Wilson (23.12s), Tavaris Howard (23.60s), and Christian Hebert (24.13s) -- set new career bests as well, finishing 35th, 36th and 37th, respectively
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Kiara Bethley managed a 27th-place finish in the women's 200m dash, setting a new personal mark behind a 25.44s time
- Dustin Worley (4:18.53) and Tyler Granger (4:21.92) posted new personal records men's 1500m, finishing 20th and 22nd, respectively
Sunday Highlights
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Maerys Joseph qualified for the women's 400m finals, running a 56.46s time in the event
- Daniel Regis, a member of the men's basketball team, posted a ninth-place finish in the high jump behind a 1.93m leap, a personal best
- Jeremy Rogers managed to outpace his previous career best throw in the javelin, notching a 54.99m toss for ninth overall
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Isabelle Caron (2:39.36) composed a personal best in the women's 800m, finishing 19th overall in the event
- Haley Gregoire (19:02.04) secured a 19th-overall finish in the women's 5000m, setting a new career high and improving on her sixth all-time mark in the school record book
- The women's 4x400m Relay team managed a season-best 3:55.21 time, good for 10th at the meet
- Nicholls leadoff runner
Hailey Alcorn notched a lifetime best in her leg of 4x400m Relay
- Jonathan Hernandez (15:57.17) and Tyler Granger (16:20.00) put together a strong showing in the men's 5000m, posting new personal bests and finishing 29th and 41st, respectively
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