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Preview: LA Tech at Jaguar Invitational

Track events begin at 9:30 a.m.; Field events at 11 a.m.

RUSTON | The Louisiana Tech men's and women's Indoor Track teams will wrap up the 2023 Indoor regular season schedule with the Jaguar Invitational hosted by South Alabama at the CrossPlex Athletic Facility on Sunday, Feb. 5. in Birmingham, Ala. 
 
MEET INFORMATION
Date/Time: Sunday, Feb. 5 | Track Events 9:30 a.m. | Field Events 11 a.m.
Location: CrossPlex Athletic Facility | Birmingham, Ala. 
Schedule/Events: Schedule of Events
Results: Live Results
Heat Sheets: Track | Field
Participating Teams: Alabama A&M, Alabama-Huntsville, Alabama, Alcorn State, Arkansas State, Arkansas Tech, Berry College, Central Arkansas, Cumberland University, Grambling, Jackson State, Lee University, Louisiana Tech, Memphis, Meridian CC, Middle Tennessee State, Montevallo, Samford, Savannah State, South Alabama, Southern Arkansas, Southern Miss, Tennessee-Martin, UAB and Xavier-Louisiana.
 
The Jaguar Invitational will begin on the track at 9:30 a.m., beginning with the women's invitational 5K, followed by the men's 5K at 9:50 a.m. Sprints will start with the 400m at 1 p.m., followed by the 60m timed finals at 2 p.m., and the 60m H timed finals at 2:30 p.m. Mid distance will start after hurdles, followed by the 200m, 3K, and relays. 
 
The field events begin at 11 a.m. with the women's and men's shot put. Men's and women's long jump will start 15 minutes later, followed by the women's high jump at noon. Finally, men's and women's triple jump (3:15 p.m.) and men's high jump (4 p.m.) will round out the day's field events. 
 
LA Tech will have 33 total athletes (15 male, 18 female) competing in a combined 24 events and will see one fellow Conference USA mate in Middle Tennessee. 
 
Tech has set 33 combined PRs through three weeks of its indoor season and has shined in the men's and women's sprints. The men's 60m event group, made of Rodney Heath Jr., Marshall Ellis, Gerard Sapena, and Devin Walton, ranks as the No. 19 group in the nation by the USTFCCCA with an average time of 6.77. 
 
At the Texas Tech Open last week, Heath Jr. took third place in the men's 60m, setting two PRs of 6.77 and 6.64, which rank as the top-two times in program history and the 25th fastest time in the NCAA this season. In the women's 60m, Ulanda Lewis posted back-to-back PRs of 7.49 in the qualifying and first-round finals. 
 
Two weeks ago, Tech visited the CrossPlex in Birmingham and dominated the KMS invitational winning eight events, grabbing 18 podiums, and registering 14 PRs. 
 
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Below is a complete list of events for LA Tech athletes: 
 
MEN  EVENT(S)
Jason Arena  5000m
Logan Bailey  800m – Mile 
Javion Canna High Jump – Long Jump
Nemoy Cockett Weight Throw
Hunter Clayton  Pole Vault 
Marshall Ellis  4 x 400m 
Hayes Gill 3000m
Rodney Heath Jr. 4 x 400m 
Micah Pernetter  400m – 4x400m 
Gerard Sapena  60m 
Mateo Smith  60m – Long Jump 
Trent Terminie  800m – 4 x 400m 
Laeden Tucker  400m – 4 x 400m 
Devin Walton  60m – 4 x 400m 
Urijah Williams  60m Hurdles – 4 x 400m
WOMEN  EVENT(S) 
Victoria Datta  800m – 4 x 400m 
Leah Ellis  High Jump – Long Jump – Shot Put 
Pleasant Harris  60m – Long Jump 
Chanel Honeywell  200m – 400m – 4 x 400m 
Ulanda Lewis  60m – 4 x 400m 
Macey McLean  Pole Vault 
Natalie Moten  Shot Put 
Johannon Murray  60m Hurdles – Long Jump – Shot Put 
Shania Parkinson  Shot Put – Weight Throw 
Nike Praetzel  60m Hurdles
Rebecca Quebedeaux  3000m
Tia Reder  Long Jump – Triple Jump 
Elizabeth Sebera  Weight Throw 
Jiana Stewartburgess  High Jump 
Kristina Subia  Shot Put 
Faith Tarver  400m – 4 x 400m 
Lexa Thompson  3000m 
Kayla Watson  60m Hurdles




 





 
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Players Mentioned

Logan  Bailey

Logan Bailey

Senior
Javion  Canna

Javion Canna

6' 1"
Senior
Hunter  Clayton

Hunter Clayton

6' 0"
Sophomore
Victoria Datta

Victoria Datta

5' 7"
Sophomore
Marshall  Ellis

Marshall Ellis

5' 5"
Sophomore
Pleasant Harris

Pleasant Harris

5' 3"
Graduate Student
Natalie Moten

Natalie Moten

5' 9"
Sophomore
Johannon Murray

Johannon Murray

5' 10"
Senior
Micah  Pernetter

Micah Pernetter

5' 11"
Sophomore
Nike Praetzel

Nike Praetzel

5' 7"
Sophomore
Rebecca Quebedeaux

Rebecca Quebedeaux

6' 0"
Sophomore
Gerard Sapena

Gerard Sapena

5' 7"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Logan  Bailey

Logan Bailey

Senior
Javion  Canna

Javion Canna

6' 1"
Senior
Hunter  Clayton

Hunter Clayton

6' 0"
Sophomore
Victoria Datta

Victoria Datta

5' 7"
Sophomore
Marshall  Ellis

Marshall Ellis

5' 5"
Sophomore
Pleasant Harris

Pleasant Harris

5' 3"
Graduate Student
Natalie Moten

Natalie Moten

5' 9"
Sophomore
Johannon Murray

Johannon Murray

5' 10"
Senior
Micah  Pernetter

Micah Pernetter

5' 11"
Sophomore
Nike Praetzel

Nike Praetzel

5' 7"
Sophomore
Rebecca Quebedeaux

Rebecca Quebedeaux

6' 0"
Sophomore
Gerard Sapena

Gerard Sapena

5' 7"
Junior