BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Louisiana Tech track and field team took home 13 top finishes at the KMS Invitational at the Birmingham SportsPlax on Sunday.
 
In the first event of the day, Nemoy Cockett had secured gold going into his final throw in the men's weight throw. All he could do was improve his mark of 55'7'', and he bested that by a foot and a half to finish with a mark of 58'1''.
 
Mateo Smith and Cobe Johnson gave the Bulldogs a one-two finish in the men's long jump. Smith had a leap of 23'4.75'', while Johnson finished at 22'10.75''.
 
A week after setting the school record in the high jump, A'reil Williams took home her first gold with a height of 5'5''. 
 
Tia Reder made it four-for-four in gold for the Bulldogs with a long jump distance of 17'10.25''. Reder would return later and take her second win in the triple jump with a distance of 37'3''.
 
The next win for Tech was on the track in the women's 400m. The Bulldogs took the top four positions, with Jenaia Williams running a time of 57.69 seconds. Osaretin Usenbor won the first heat but finished second at 57.79 seconds. Faith Tarver and Nia Wiley finished third and fourth with times of 57.80 and 58.41, respectively.
 
Shatalya Dorsett picked up the seventh win for LA Tech with a time of 7.50 seconds in the 60m. She ran the same time in the semis just an hour earlier. Dorsett also captured gold in the 200m. at 24.55 seconds.
 
On the men's side of the 60m, Rodney Heath Jr. and Julian Forde took the top two spots and moved into 66th and 67th place on the NCAA performance list. Heath narrowly beat out Forde with a time of 6.712 to 6.716 seconds.
 
Nike Praetzel sat out of the 60m final to focus on the 60m hurdles, which paid dividends. Praetzel ran 8.70 seconds in the finals to take the gold. She ran a new personal best of 8.62 during the prelims.
 
Valentino Rudolph picked up more hardware for Tech. His 200m time of 21.35 seconds secured a win and moved to 51st on the performance list.
 
The final two golds for the Bulldogs came in the 4x400. The team of Tarver, Usenbor, Williams, and Jamara Patterson finished at 3:49.31. Laden Tucker, Tim Rummelhagen, Rudolph, and Marshall Ellis had a time of 3:16.67 on the men's side and moved into 77th on the performance list.
 
UP NEXT
Louisiana Tech men's & women's Track & Field teams will be back in action next week in Birmingham, Ala., for the KMS Invitational on Sunday, Jan. 21. 
 
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LA Tech Athlete Field Events Results


Shot Put | Men's
Aidan Holland (14th) | 10.00m (32' 9.75'') PR

Shot Put | Women's
Natalie Moten (2nd) | 12.40m (40'8.25'')
Johannon Murray (9th) | 11.14m (36'6.75'')

High Jump | Women's
A'riel Williams (1st) | 1.65m (5'5'')
Jiana Stewartburgess (3rd) | 1.60m (5'3'')
 
Long Jump | Women's
Tia Reder (1st) | 5.44m (17'10.25'')
Johannon Murray (7th) | 4.78 (15'8.25'')
 
Long Jump | Men's 
Mateo Smith (1st) | 7.13m (23' 4.75'')
Cobe Johnson (2nd) | 6.98m (22'10.75'')
Aidan Holland (12th) | 6.06m (19'10.75'') PR
 
Triple Jump | Women's 
Tia Reder (1st) | 11.35m (37'03'')


Weight Throw | Men's 
Nemoy Cockett (1st) | 17.70m (58'1'')

Weight Throw | Women's 
Natalie Moten (4th) | 13.67m (44'10.25'')
 
LA Tech Athlete Running Events
 
60m Prelims | Men's
Rodney Heath Jr. | 6.84Q
Julian Forde | 6.87Q
Valentino Rudolph | 6.96Q
Karo Oghomi | 7.01Q
Mateo Smith | 7.04Q
Devin Walton | 6.97Q
Marshall Ellis 7.09Q
 
60m Semis | Men's
Rodney Heath Jr. | 6.79Q
Julian Forde | 6.87Q
Karo Oghomi | 6.96Q
Devin Walton | 6.97q
Valentino Rudolph | 6.99q
Marshall Ellis 7.02
Mateo Smith | DNS
 

60m Finals | Men's
Rodney Heath Jr. (1st) | 6.712
Julian Forde (2nd) | 6.716
Valentino Rudolph (5th) | 6.96 PR
Karo Oghomi (6th) | 6.99
Devin Walton (7th) | 6.99
 
60m Prelims | Women's
Ulanda Lewis | 7.63Q
Shatalya Dorsett | 7.64Q
Tonie-Ann Forbes | 7.67Q
Kaylyn Heath | 7.74Q
Saran Kouyate | 7.87Q
Nike Praetzel | 7.92q
Chanel Honeywell | 8.00q
 
60m Semis | Women's
Shatalya Dorsett | 7.50Q
Ulanda Lewis | 7.58Q
Tonie-Ann Forbes | 7.60Q
Kaylyn Heath | 7.63Q
Saran Kouyate | 7.82q
Nike Praetzel | 7.84q
Chanel Honeywell | 7.97
 
60m Finals | Women's
Shatalya Dorsett (1st) | 7.50
Kaylyn Heath (2nd) | 7.52
Ulanda Lewis (3rd) | 7.53
Saran Kouyate (5th) | 7.87
Tonie-Ann Forbes | DNS
Nike Praetzel | DNS
 
60m H Prelims | Men's
Urijah Williams | 8.43Q
Tibet Sancak | 8.38q
Aidan Holland | 10.84
 
60m H Finals | Men's
Tibet Sancak (2nd) | 8.30
Urijah Williams (4th) | 8.55
 
60m H Prelims | Women's
Nike Praetzel | 8.62Q
Johannon Murray | 9.32Q
 
60m H Finals | Women's
Nike Praetzel (1st) | 8.70
Johannon Murray (4th) | 9.30


200m | Men's
Valentino Rudolph (1st) | 21.35
Rodney Heath Jr. (2nd) | 21.67
Marshall Ellis (5th) | 22.19
Laden Tucker (10th) | 22.51
 
200m | Women's
Shatalya Dorsett (1st) | 24.55
Saran Kouyate (2nd) | 24.96
Chanel Honeywell (4th) | 25.34
Osaretin Usenbor (6th) | 25.59
Jamara Patterson (7th) | 25.60
Faith Tarver (11th) | 26.05
 
400m | Men's
Tim Rummelhagen (2nd) | 49.01 PR
Laeden Tucker (4th) | 49.32
Jacob Phillips (17th) | 51.56
Phillip Gray Jr. (21st) | 52.71 
 
400m | Women's
Jenaia Williams (1st) | 57.69
Osaretin Usenbor (2nd) | 57.79
Faith Tarver (3rd) | 27.80
Nia Wiley (4th) | 58.41
Nariah Parks (8th) | 59.93
Jamara Patterson (15th) | 1:03.02
 
600m | Men's
Evan Taylor (4th) | 1:24.46
Micah Pernetter (5th) | 1:24.66
Kenneth Smith (7th) | 1:28.13

800m | Men's
Evan Taylor (5th) | 2:01.01
Micah Pernetter (12th) | 2:04.09
Kenneth Smith (20th) | 2:07.60
 
1 mile | Women's
Rebecca Quebedeaux (5th) | 5:41.73
 
3000m | Women's
Rebecca Quebedeaux (3rd) | 11:18.00
 
Men's 4x200 Relay
Walton, Oghomi, U. Williams, Holland (2nd) | 1:32:02

Men's 4x400 Relay
Tucker, Rummelhagen, Rudolph, Ellie (1st) | 3:16:67
Phillips, Pernetter, Taylor, Sancak (3rdn) | 3:28.17
 
Women's 4x400 Relay
Tarver, Usenbor, J. Williams, Patterson (1st) | 3:49:31
Wiley, Parks, Honeywell, Murray (2nd) | 4:00.72