LAFAYETTE, La. – Louisiana Tech Track & Field wrapped up its first competition of the outdoor season on Saturday with several notable performances from the Bulldogs and Lady Techsters at the ULL Classic in Lafayette.  
 
Over the course of the weekend, Louisiana Tech's men and women brought home a pair of first place finishes and nearly 30 marks that ranked in the top 10 among the field competing in the two-day outdoor meet, including 14 top five marks.
 
LA Tech had three Lady Techsters finish in the top 10 in the women's discus with Rhea Thompson winning the event with a mark of 153-3 (46.71m), while Aliyah Ballot and Alexis Jones placed third and ninth, respectively.
 
On the men's side, Tre' Williams took home first place in the 400m hurdles after he posted a final time of 53.07 to win the event. Fellow teammate Lanorris Graden followed closely behind in third place with a time of 54.33 in the men's 400m hurdles.
 
Louisiana Tech's women put together 15 top-10 finishes on the weekend, including seven marks that ranked in the top five, while the Bulldogs had 14 top 10 marks and seven that ranked in the top five.
 

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NOTABLE RESULTS
 

JUMPS
ATHLETE	EVENT	TIME/MARK	PLACE
Denzel Harper	Long Jump (M)	23-10.25 (7.27m) (+1.4)	4th
Colin Butler	Long Jump (M)	22-1.75 (6.75m) (+2.2)	10th
Jada Branch	Long Jump (W)	17-4 (5.28m) (+1.1)	6th
Leah Scott	Long Jump (W)	17-0.5 (5.19m)	8th
Sydney Anderson	High Jump (W)	5-3.75 (1.62m)	3rd
Leah Scott	Triple Jump (W)	39-7.25 (12.07m) (+2.5)	2nd
Dominque Anderson	Triple Jump (W)	38-8.25 (11.79m) (+1.4)	5th
Denzel Harper	Triple Jump (M)	44-0 (13.41m) (+1.9)	2nd

 

THROWS
ATHLETE	EVENT	TIME/MARK	PLACE
Annabelle Yates	Javelin (W)	127-11 (38.99m)	6th
Jon Burrell	Javelin (M)	172-0 (52.43m)	6th
Tyler O'con	Javelin (M)	165-7 (50.46m)	8th
Rhea Thompson	Discus (W)	153-3 (46.71m)	1st
Aliyah Ballott	Discus (W)	136-6 (41.61m)	3rd
Alexis Jones	Discus (W)	123-4 (37.59m)	9th

  

RUNNING EVENTS
ATHLETE	EVENT	TIME/MARK	PLACE
Tre' Williams	400m Hurdles (M)	53.07	1st
Claudasha Watson	100m Dash (W)	11.94 (+2.1)	4th
Makayla Edwards	100m Dash (W)	12.03 (+2.1)	6th
Taylor Shaw	100m Dash (W)	12.14 (+2.1)	8th
Tajhe Jones	400m Dash (M)	48.83	7th
Elia Nero	400m Dash (W)	57.69	8th
Ahmad Young	110m Hurdles (M)	14.66 (+1.0)	4th
Nolan Walker	110m Hurdles (M)	14.79 (+1.0)	5th
Tajhe Jones	200m Dash (M)	21.96 (+1.7)	9th
Austin Ballow	1500m Run (M)	4:05.64	2nd
Noah Elder	1500m Run (M)	4:12.27	9th
LA Tech Women	4x400m Relay	3:48.97	3rd
LA Tech Women	4x400m Relay	4:03.85	10th
LA Tech Men	4x400m Relay	3:21.02	6th

 

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LA Tech returns to action on March 22 when the team travels to Starkville, Mississippi, to compete in the Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays hosted by Mississippi State.
 
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