Track & Field Concludes Successful Weekend at Green and Gold Invitational

DAY 1 RESULTS | DAY 2 RESULTS

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The New Orleans track & field program continued their early season indoor success with another solid day to close out the University of Alabama at Birmingham's Green and Gold Invitational at the Birmingham Crossplex on Saturday.

THE BASICS
RESULTS: No Team Scoring
MEET: UAB Green and Gold Invitational
LOCATION: Birmingham Crossplex - Birmingham, Ala.

NOTABLES
- It was once again must-see action for the men in the pits as Michael Strong and Aaron Worrell put on a show during the men's long jump. Strong ended up winning the event with a best leap of 7.33m while Worrell was right behind him to claim fourth overall at 7.11m. For Strong, it was the second-best mark recorded by a Southland Conference athlete so far this season (and tied for 58th in the nation) while Worrell slots in fourth overall in the conference with his performance.
- Matthew Clarke had himself an afternoon as he advanced to the finals of the men's 60 dash after he posted a mark of 6.99 in the semis. He was able to run a 7.01 in the final heat which earned him a sixth-place finish overall. His best of the day came in the 200 finals as he placed third with a time of 21.90.
- Cade Litolff set a new freshman record in the 3000 by five seconds after he had a 9:01.42 performance in the event that set a new personal record along with being good enough for a second-place finish.
- The trio of Shamarah Shannon, Terricka Bias and Alexis Taylor all set new personal bests with their showing in the women's 400m dash. Shannon led the way with an eighth-place finish at 58.99, a new personal record by almost three seconds. At time of the release, the mark stood as the 12th-best in the conference. Bias posted a 1:01.67 to finish 17th while Alexis Taylor came in 22nd at 1:02.53.
- For the throwing group, Danielle Lorenz took fourth in the women's shot put (13.63m) while Matthew Christy claimed sixth in the men's version of the event with a new personal best (12.83m).
- In total, there were 17 new personal bests posted this weekend.

COACHES CORNER WITH BRIAN JOHNSON
"I am really proud of my team and their performance this weekend. We had some great showings and with a few more weeks of training, we will be ready to roll for the Southland Indoor Championships. We had so many personal records between today and yesterday. I am looking forward to our next meet as we continue our progress."

UP NEXT
The biggest weekend so far of the indoor season is on the horizon as the Privateers prepare to head to Lake Charles, La. for the McNeese Indoor Invite on Friday, Jan. 31. The meet is so important because it will not only feature competition against so many Southland opponents, but it will also be the first meet that everyone will be competing for New Orleans. 

NEW ORLEANS COMPETING ATHLETES

FIELD EVENTS 

Women's Shot Put
4. Danielle Lorenz - 13.63m
FOUL. Addison Fraker - N/A

Women's Long Jump
11. Nicole Broussard - 5.19m
20. Jordann Moss - 4.97m*

Men's Long Jump
1. Michael Strong - 7.33m
4. Aaron Worrell - 7.11m

Men's Shot Put
6. Matthew Christy - 12.83m*

TRACK EVENTS

Women's 400
8. Shamarah Shannon - 58.89*
17. Terricka Bias - 1:01.67*
22. Alexis Taylor - 1:02.53* 

Men's 400
12. Malcolm Simmons - 50.57*

Women's 60 Semis
10. Sydney Howells - 7.79*
11. Shayna Yon - 7.79*
16. Ja'Lyric Giles - 7.95*

Men's 60 Semis
7. Matthew Clarke - 6.99

Men's 60 Finals
6. Matthew Clarke - 7.01

Women's Mile
10. Brianna Lucas - 5:45.75*
14. Michelle Folk - 6:03.08*

Women's 800
9. Jantrell Drakes - 2:27.68*
13. Heidi Menier - 2:38.60*

Women's 200
10. Briana Bell - 25.41*
24. Ja'Lyric Giles - 26.56*
32. Aisha Johnson - 27.72*

Men's 200
3. Matthew Clarke - 21.90
14. Julian Jaime - 22.95

Men's 30000
2. Cade Litolff - 9:01.42*

Women's 4x400
9. New Orleans A - 4:12.39
11. New Orleans B - 4:15.73

* New Personal Best