The Louisiana Tech men's and women's track and field teams head back to Ruston after a successful competition for several athletes on the roster. Seven athletes set personal records, and six Bulldogs saw seven top-five finishes.

"I am happy with the results from today," head coach Brian Johnson said. "We had some people that stayed consistent with their performances."

Friday's meet was highlighted by Alyiah Eugene coming out in the first-place spot of the women's high jump with a mark of 1.73 meters. With her performance, she moves into a three-way tie for the sixth-best jump in indoor program history (Joy Loyd, 2004 & Celeste Rosett, 1996).

Donald Lamp set a personal best for the second-straight week in the weight throw, moving his mark up to 19.01 meters after a runner-up finish on Friday. His performance puts him in a tie with Malek Evans (2019) for the fourth-best throw in LA Tech's indoor history.

Meet Notes

• Donald Lamp set a new personal best with a toss of 19.01 meters in the weight throw, putting him in a tie for the fourth-best men's weight throw with Malek Evans (2019) to finish second in the event
• Kaitlyn Washington finished fourth in the women's weight throw (16.59m)
• Kimeone McLeod ran an 8.73 in the 60-meter hurdles, qualifying for the final round
• McLeod finished third in the 60-meter hurdles finals with a time of 8.55
• Sariah Bethley set a new PR in the 60-meter with a time of 7.66
• Shayann Demeritte clocked 7.67 in her first 60-meter race at the collegiate level
• Nikoby Johnson PR'd in the 60-meter prelims with a time of 6.85 to qualify for the final round of the event, where he finished sixth with a time of 6.91
• Jai'Briel Sheppard finished the long jump with a mark of 6.89 meters to finish the event in seventh
• Tia Reder saw a runner-up finish in the triple jump with a season-best mark of 12.05 meters
• Leah Ellis finished third in the long jump (5.57m) and the triple jump (11.86m)
• Trey Smith bested his personal mark in the 600-meter by nearly two seconds with a time of 1:26.41
• Alyiah Eugene set a new personal mark in her victory in the high jump at 1.73 meters, moving up to a tie for the sixth-best women's indoor performance in program history
• Jiana Stewartburgess also finished in a tie for fourth in the high jump with a mark of 1.63 meters
• Jai'Briel Sheppard finished seventh out of 16 competitors in the long jump with a mark of 6.89 meters
• Rebecca Quebedeaux (10:54.82) and Gracie Pepitone (11:41.02) both set new personal marks in the 3,000-meter

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