THIBODAUX, La. – After a few weeks off, the Nicholls State University track and field teams will return to action at the 2024 Strawberry Relays hosted by Southeastern on Friday, April 12.
 
The competition in Hammond will include Dillard, Hinds CC, Southern, Coahoma CC, Tulane, New Orleans, William Carey, Xavier, Loyola, Mobile, and Mississippi University for Women.
 
Last time in action the Red & Gray had a strong showing at the Keyth Tally Invitational in Baton Rouge as the unit produced 14 individual top-20 marks against stout competition.
 
Sophomore Gavin Windham posted the lone top-10 mark for the Red & Gray as he launched the javelin a person-best 52.08 meters to place ninth in the men's javelin throw. Sophomore Sydney Brown leaped 11.53m to finished 11th in the women's triple jump. Junior Chris Tucker soared 6.89m to place 13th in the men's long jump.
 
In the sprints, junior Amari Godette placed 14th in the men's 100-meter dash with a personal-best time of 10.43. He later claimed 16th place in the 200m race with a time of 21.23. Freshman Danya Satterfield ran the women's 100m hurdles in 14.49 seconds to place 19th while senior Nia Maye finished 18th in the women's 200m (25.32).
 
Freshman Gavin White shined in the men's 110 hurdles as he placed 16th with a time of 15.59. Later, he ran the 400m hurdles in 1:00.39 to finish 12th. In the men's 400m, freshman Nisaiah Bennett placed 15th with a personal-best time of 50.74, while his classmate Kamren Washington placed 20th after clocking 52.53.
 
In the women's 600m, freshman Maria Nikolaou and sophomore Andrea Tirado finished 13th and 14th, after recording times of 1:34.72 and 1:47.36, respectively. Freshman Kassidy Besson ran a personal best 4:46.25 to place 16th in the women's 1500m.