RUSTON | The Louisiana Tech men's and women's Indoor Track teams will compete at the 2023 Conference USA Indoor Track & Field Championships this week in Birmingham, Ala. The meet will take place over Saturday, Feb. 18, and Sunday, Feb. 19, at the CrossPlex Athletic Facility.
MEET INFORMATION
Date/Time: Saturday, Feb. 18 | Combined Events 9 a.m. | Field Events 1 p.m. | Running Events 3 p.m.
DateTime: Sunday, Feb. 19| Combined Events 8:30 a.m. | Field Events 10 p.m. | Running Events noon.
Location: CrossPlex Athletic Facility | Birmingham, Ala.
Schedule/Events:
Schedule of Events
Results:
Live Results
Live Stream: CUSA.tv |
Day 1 |
Day 2
The 2023 championships will begin Saturday morning with the combined events at 9 a.m., followed by field events at 1 p.m. and running events at 3 p.m. The second day will start with combined events at 8:30 a.m., followed by field events 90 minutes later, and conclude with the running events at noon.
LA Tech will compete against the other ten C-USA programs with 17 male and 18 female athletes in 28 combined events.
Tech set 39 combined PRs through the four weeks of its indoor season, capped off by two gold medal performances on the men's side in the regular season finale with
Mateo Smith (long jump) and
Nemoy Cockett (weight throw). Smith and Cockett each set personal bests on their way to the top of the podium at the Jaguar Invitational two weeks ago, with Cockett registering the second-best throw in program history.
On the track,
Rodney Heath Jr. and the men's 60m event group have shined, ranking inside the top 20 in the nation with an average time of 6.77. Heath Jr. tied the program record (6.64), ranks No. 25 in the NCAA this season, and also owns the second-best time in the Tech record books.
The Louisiana Tech women have competed well this season, setting PRs in the triple jump (
Tia Reder), weight throw (
Elizabeth Sebera,
Shania Parkinson), 400m (
Faith Tarver), and 60m (
Ulanda Lewis,
Kayla Watson,
Leah Ellis), and 60m H (
Kayla Watson).
SOCIAL MEDIA
For all the latest in Louisiana Tech Track & Field/Cross Country, follow them on Twitter (@LATechTFXC), Instagram (@LATechTFXC), and Facebook (Louisiana Tech Track & Field/Cross Country).
Below is a complete list of events for LA Tech athletes:
Pentathlon 60m H | Women's
Leah Ellis
Johannon Murray
Jiana Stewartburgess
Pentathlon 800m H | Women's
Leah Ellis
Johannon Murray
Jiana Stewartburgess
Pentathlon High Jump | Women's
Leah Ellis
Johannon Murray
Jiana Stewartburgess
Pentathlon Long Jump | Women's
Leah Ellis
Johannon Murray
Jiana Stewartburgess
Pentathlon Shot Put | Women's
Leah Ellis
Johannon Murray
Jiana Stewartburgess
Heptathlon 60m | Men's
Aidan Holland
Heptathlon 60m H | Men's
Aidan Holland
Heptathlon 1000m H | Men's
Aidan Holland
Heptathlon High Jump | Men's
Aidan Holland
Heptathlon Pole Vault| Men's
Aidan Holland
Heptathlon Shot Put| Men's
Aidan Holland
60m Prelims | Women's
DaLoria Boone
Ulanda Lewis
60m Prelims | Men's
Marshall Ellis
Rodney Heath Jr.
Karo Oghomi
Gerard Sapena
Mateo Smith
Devin Walton
60m H Prelims | Women's
Leah Ellis
Nike Praetzel
Kayla Watson
60m H Prelims | Men's
Urijah Williams
200m Prelims | Men's
Marshall Ellis
Devin Walton
400m Prelims | Women's
Chanel Honeywell
Nariah Parks
Faith Tarver
400m Prelims | Men's
Micah Pernetter
Laeden Tucker
800m Prelims | Women's
Victoria Datta
800m Prelims | Men's
Trent Terminie
Mile Prelims | Men's
Logan Bailey
3000m | Women's
Rebecca Quebedeaux
Lexa Thompson
3000m | Men's
Hayes Gill
5000m | Men's
Jacob Paulk
High Jump | Women's
Jiana Sterwartburgess
Long Jump | Women's
DaLoria Boone
Leah Ellis
Pleasant Harris
Tia Reder
Long Jump | Men's
Javion Canna
Mateo Smith
Pole Vault | Men's
Hunter Clayton
Shot Put | Women's
Natalie Moten
Shania Parkinson
Triple Jump | Women's
Tia Reder
Triple Jump | Men's
Mateo Smith
Weight Throw | Women's
Shania Parkinson
Elizabeth Sebera
Weight Throw | Men's
Nemoy Cockett
4x400m | Women's
4x400m | Men's
Distance Medley | Women's
Distance Medley | Men's
