WACO, Texas | The Louisiana Tech men's and women's Track & Field team competed at the two-day Clyde Hart Classic in Waco, Texas, hosted by Baylor, picked up four podium finishes, and posted 18 PRs. Mateo Smith took gold in the men's long jump, Ulanda Lewis grabbed silver in the women's 100m, and Tyler O'con (men's javelin) and Rodney Heath Jr. (men's 100m) earned bronze finishes. 
 
On day one in the field, Elizabeth Sebera posted two PRs in the women's hammer throw and discus. Sebera registered three throws of 50-plus meters in just her second collegiate hammer throw event and improved on her 47.53m mark last week with a new personal best of 51.65m (169' 5'') to take sixth place. Sebera also registered a PR in the women's discus with a throw of 40.52m (132' 11''). 
 
Mateo Smith registered the best jump of his young career with a 7.47m (24' 6.25'') to take first in the men's long jump. It is the fourth event win for the freshman from Florida.
 
LA Tech also had three athletes make the finals and earn eighth-place finishes in Friday's field events. Pleasant Harris in the long jump with a leap of 5.54m (18' 2.25''), Nemoy Cockett in the hammer throw improved on his first mark of the season with a 54.74m (179' 7''), and Natalie Moten who registered a new PR in the women's discus with a throw of 43.23m (141' 10''). 
 
On the track Friday, Tech ran six PRs between the women's and men's 200m events. Faith Tarver (24.92), Chanel Honeywell (24.93), and Nike Praetzel (26.00) all registered PRs in a deep seven heat field, while Marshall Ellis (21.43), Devin Walton (21.59) and Laeden Tucker (21.78) did so on the men's side.  
 
On Saturday, Tech started the day by picking up two top-five finishes in the men's and women's javelin, with Tyler O'con grabbing bronze with a throw of 58.29m (191' 3'') and Maria Ferreiro Pena throwing a 40.79m (133' 10'') to finish fifth. 
 
Shania Parkinson (12.92m, 42'4.75'') made the finals in the women's shot put and finished ninth, while on the men's side, Johnie Jean-Jacques made the top-nine finals and finished sixth overall with his best outdoor throw of 16.57m (54' 4.50''). 
 
In the jumps, Leah Ellis (11.23m, 36' 10.25'') and Tia Reder (11.12m, 36' 5.75'') made the final nine in the women's triple jump and finished sixth and seventh, respectively, while Jiana Stewartburgess made the finals in the women's high jump and finished ninth with a leap of 1.63m (5' 4.25''). 
 
On the track, Tech picked up three more PRs in the hurdles, with Nike Praetzel grabbing her second PR in as many weeks in the 100m H with a 14.40. Kayla Watson ran a 14.04 to finish sixth, and on the men's side, Urijah Williams ran a 15.34 to make his best time in the 110m H. 
 
Ulanda Lewis, the 2023 Conference USA Indoor 60m Champion came out blazing in her first outdoor appearance to take silver in the women's 100m with a PR of 11.65. On the men's side, Rodney Heath Jr. took bronze, just .004 off second, with a 10.31, while Marshall Ellis (10.68), Gerard Sapena (10.69), and Devin Walton (10.72) all registered their best career marks in the event. 
 
In the women's 400m, Faith Tarver ran a. 56.29 to finish ninth, grabbing her tenth top-10 career finish in the event. Chanel Honeywell broke the 60-second barrier for the first time in her career and registered new PR of 59.62. 
 
UP NEXT
Louisiana Tech men's & women's Track & Field teams will travel back to the state of Texas for the 95^th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays in Austin, which will run from Wednesday, Mar. 29, to Saturday, Apr. 1.  
 
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LA Tech Athlete Field Events
 
Women's Hammer
Elizabeth Sebera (6^th) | 51.65m (169' 5'') PR
Shania Parkinson | Foul
 
Men's Hammer
Nemoy Cockett (8^th) | 54.74m (179' 7'')
 
Women's Long Jump
Pleasant Harris (8^th) | 5.54m (18' 2.25'')
DaLoria Boone (10^th) | 5.43m (17' 9.75'') 
Leah Ellis (15^th) | 5.30m (17' 4.75'')
Tia Reder (17^th) 5.26m (17' 3.25'')
Johannon Murray (25^th) | 4.88m (16' 0.25'')
 
Men's Long Jump
Mateo Smith (1^st) | 7.47m (24' 6.25'') PR
 
Women's Discus
Natalie Moten (8^th) | 43.23m (141' 10'') PR
Elizabeth Sebera (10^th) | 40.52m (132' 11'') PR
Shania Parkinson (11^th) | 39.18m (128' 6'')
 
Men's Discus
Johnie Jean-Jacques (10^th) | 42.30m (138' 9'')
Tim Fitzgerald | Foul 
 
Women's Javelin 
Maria Ferreiro Pena (5^th) | 40.79m (133' 10'')
 
Men's Javelin
Tyler O'con (3^rd) | 58.29m (191' 3'')
William Estes (6^th) | 48.80m (160' 1'')
Henry Terral | Foul
 
Men's Pole Vault
Aidan Holland | NH
 
Women's Triple Jump
Leah Ellis (6^th) | 11.23m (36' 10.25'') (1^st jump)
Tia Reder (7^th) | 11.12m (36' 5.75'')
 
Women's High Jump
Jiana Stewartburgess (9^th) | 1.63m (5' 4.25'')
Johannon Murray (13^th) | 1.58m (5' 2.25'') 
 
Women's Shot Put
Shania Parkinson (9^th) | 12.92m (42'4.75'')
Natalie Moten (12^th) | 12.40m (40' 8.25'')
 
Men's Shot Put
Johnie Jean-Jacques (6^th) | 16.57m (54' 4.50'')
Tim Fitzgerald (10^th) | 14.79m (48' 6.25'')
 
LA Tech Athlete Running Events
 
Women's 200m
Faith Tarver (21^st) | 24.92 PR
Chanel Honeywell (22^nd) | 24.93 PR
DaLoria Boone (35^th) | 25.85
Nike Praetzel (36^th) | 26.00 PR
Johannon Murray (40^th) | 27.30
Nariah Parks | DNS
Jenaia Williams | DNS
 
Men's 200m
Marshall Ellis (20^th) | 21.43 PR
Jamie Sancho (21^st) | 21.48
Rodney Heath Jr. (26^th) | 21.54
Devin Walton (28^th) | 21.59 PR
Laeden Tucker (34^th) | 21.78 PR
 
Men's 1500m
Logan Bailey (23^rd) | 4:23.51
 
Women's 100H
Kayla Watson (6^th) | 14.04 PR
Nike Praetzel (9^th) | 14.40 PR
Johannon Murray (12^th) | 14.88
 
Men's 110H
Urijah Williams (15^th) | 15.34 PR
 
Women's 400m
Faith Tarver (9^th) | 56.29
Chanel Honeywell (23^rd) | 59.62 PR
Nariah Parks (24^th) | 59.80
Jenaia Williams | DNS
 
Men's 400m
Laeden Tucker | DNS
 
Women's 100m
Ulanda Lewis (2^nd) | 11.65 PR
Pleasant Harris (23^rd) | 12.62 (1^st race)
DaLoria Boone | DNS
Kaylyn Heath | DNS
 
Men's 100m
Rodney Heath Jr. (3^rd) | 10.31
Marshall Ellis (13^th) | 10.68 PR
Gerard Sapena (14^th) | 10.69 PR
Devin Walton (15^th) | 10.72 PR
Jamie Sancho | DNS
Mateo Smith | FS
 
Women's 800m
Victoria Datta (15^th) | 2:22.35
 
Men's 800m
Trent Terminie (17^th) | 2:05. 42
Micah Pernetter | DNS