AUSTIN, TEXAS  – The Nicholls State University men's and women's track and field teams sent two relay squads and three distance runners to compete in the 97th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays in Austin, Texas on March 26-29.
 
Issy Rivault (38:20.45) and Elaina Hansen (40:25.06) had strong performances in the women's 10K as they placed 10th and 12th respectively. Lucas Futey placed 13th in the men's 10K with a time of 32:27.77.
 
In the men's 4x100m relay, Nisiah Bennett, Michael "Trey Crawford", Jordan Jackson, and Andrei Fuentes finished 38th out of 46 with a time of 42.43. While in the combination of Isabelle Seijhouwer, Layla Ingalls, Anne de Jong, and Maria Nikolaou placed eighth in the women's DMR with a time of 12:09.64.
 
Head coach Stefanie Slekis gave her thoughts on the performances and how they can use the momentum moving forward.
 
"We had a strong showing at Texas relays with our women's DMR just missing the school record and improving on our time from the indoor conference championship to be #2 all time outdoor in Colonel history. Issy took 2:20 off her debut 10k from last year to become #4 all time for Nicholls. I know she has more she can show in that event, and we're excited to see where she continues to progress in the event."
 
"Luke set a Nicholls personal best off a strong first 5k we hit a rough patch but I'm proud of how he competed and what he can do later this season when he races it again at the championship."
 
"Our men's 4x1 ended up in lane 1 which can be tough and although we wanted to run faster than in opener, I'm proud of how they competed in the rain, in lane 1, on the biggest stage they've competed on. We're excited to see how they can progress this season. This relay group has a lot of potential and I'm excited to see where they'll be in May at the outdoor championship."