STARKVILLE, Miss. – The Louisiana Tech track and field teams overcame a three-hour rain delay to set two top 10 program marks, four PRs and three event wins on the second day of the Maroon and White Tune Up hosted by Mississippi State at the Mike Sanders Track Complex on Friday.
 
The Bulldogs' first event was at 11 a.m. with the women's high jump. A'reil Williams came away with the first event win of the day with a height of 1.75m (5-8.75).
 
The men's long jump would be the last event to finish before rain started coming down. Meet officials would set three restart times before finally returning at 5 p.m.
 
Out of the break, Tucker McCoy set his personal best in the javelin with a 56.33m (184-10).
The wet track didn't slow down the Bulldogs, who continued to set top-10 program marks with two more.
 
A week after Osaretin Joy Usenbor recorded the program's second-fastest time in the 400m, Jamara Patterson edged her teammate for that spot with a 52.66 to win the event. Patterson's mark is the 40th-fastest time in NCAA Division I this season.
 
Usenbor finished second at 53.24 with Tyhra Charles at third with 54.76. Nia Wiley gave the Bulldogs the top four finishers at 55.14, while Jenaia Williams set a PR at 55.54.
 
After becoming the second LA Tech athlete to break the 46-second mark in the men's 400m, Sabastian Bradley-Reed set the fourth-fastest mark in program history at 46.16. Cullen Hronek had a personal best of 48.26.
 
Oscar Smith, the Conference USA Male Track Athlete of the Week, just missed the performance list. Smith ran a 13.70 to win his second event of the year.
 
QUOTEBALES
Head Coach Brian Johnson
 
"I am proud of the student-athletes we have here at LA Tech. We have learned to fight through adversity and still perform well. We are glad the regular season is over, and now it's time to get some post-season success."
 
UP NEXT
Louisiana Tech will have a week off before heading to Murfreesboro, Tennessee, for the Conference USA Outdoor Championships beginning on May 16.
 
Other Bulldog Marks
Women's High Jump
Jiana Stewartburgess – 1.65m
Men's Long Jump
Cobe Johnson – 7.08m
Jai'Breil Sheppard – 6.62m
Women's Javelin
Maria Ferreiro Pena – 40.29m
Annie Jones – 38.74m
Men's Javelin
William Estes – 53.12m
Women's Shot Put
Kaitlyn Washington – 13.07m
Men's 400m Hurdles
Laeden Tucker – 52.30
Women's 400m
Faith Tarver – 56.02 8
Brooklyn Nix – 1:02.53 10
Men's 400m
Mekhi Gammons – 47.66 6
Women's 100m
Shayann Demeritte – 12.21
Havyn Puckett – 12.70
Men's 100m
Devin Walton – 10.89
Women's 100m Hurdles
Kimeone McLeod – 13.91
Men's 110m Hurdles
Tibet Sancak – 14.37
Urijah Williams – 14.80
Women's 200m
Praise Ofoku – 24.53
Shayann Demeritte – 24.93
Havyn Puckett – 26.75
Men's 200m
Valentino Rudolph – 21.26
Women's 1500
Delaney Lopez – 5:00.54
Rebecca Quebedeaux – 5:02.37

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