March 17, 2007

LAFAYETTE, La. - Throwing the javelin for the first time this season, sophomore Leslie Bourgeois took home the javelin title, as well as set a regional qualifying mark, with a toss of 149-01, at the Louisiana-Lafayette Open Saturday evening.

In addition to Bourgeois' success, other members of the Colonels' outdoor track and field team continued to make their climb in the Nicholls record books.

The 4X100-meter relay team of Lauren Bazunu, LaNation McCray, Jarina Guilbeau and Dominique Harris took over the number one spot in the record books with a time of 49.69 in the event. McCray also finished the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 59.59, to take home an eighth place finish, and move into the fourth spot on the Nicholls all-time list.

Latasha Bishop and Rahjanaye Bailey added their names into the record books, appearing in second place all-time in their respective events. Bishop took seventh place in the 400-meter dash with a run of 59.45, while Bailey's run of 1:08.78 in the 400-meter hurdles, placed her in sixth place in the event. Bailey also moved into fifth place on the 100-meter hurdles all-time list, after her run of 16:07 gave her a 16th place finish on the night.

Chelsea Dockrey took home a runner-up finish with a high jump of 5-06.00

Other Colonel performers included: Bazunu (200-meter dash, 27.15, 26th), Nicoya Hutcherson (400-meter dash, 1:02.92, 14th), Eunice Jepkogei (1500-meter run, 5:07.23, eighth), Guilbeau (100-meter hurdles, 16.28, 18th), Harris (100-meter hurdles, 16.58, 19th; high jump, 4-08.25, eighth, long jump, 16-02.25, 16th), Sabrina Henkes (400-meter hurdles, 1:09.38, eighth), Keri Fremin (pole vault, 9-06.25, seventh) and the 4X400-meter relay team of Dockrey, McCray, Hutcherson and Bishop (4:13.82, 12th place). Two other Colonels who participated in the meet, but ran unattached, included: Tiffany Nall (200-meter dash, 27.15, 26th) and Kadie Whisnant (1500-meter run, 5:06.87, seventh).

Nicholls returns to action next weekend, when they participate in the LSU Relays beginning Friday in Baton Rouge. The meet will last through Sunday.

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