FINAL RESULTS
NEW ORLEANS – The University of New Orleans Track and Field Program added three more event wins, and 18 more personal bests to their season tally on Friday at the Samford Bulldog Invitational.
New Orleans swept the both 800 meter races with
Alexandra Weir and
Kelvin Chiku coming out on top. Weir, running her first indoor 800 since 2020, led from gun to tape finishing in 2:12.19 – two seconds faster than Haley Salsbury of Louisiana. Fellow Privateers
Irene Bonanomi and Anna Marin finished fourth and sixth in the 800 with times of 2:18.42 and 2:20.28 – both personal bests.
Chiku won his 800 with a time 1:52.87 – just shy of his time last week that remains the Southland's best this season. Finishing right behind him with a new personal best in the 800 was
Jaden Forester with a time of 1:53.91, while
Cade Litolff also finished inside the top 10 with a personal best of 1:57.28.
Australia native
Matthew Hansen had perhaps the most exciting moment on Friday for the Privateers after he won the men's 3000-meter race in his collegiate debut. The freshman out of Brisbane finished his run in a time of 8.27.21 ahead of Sam Wilhelm out of Alabama Huntsville.
Jorim Bangue made his Privateer debut as well and finished his 60M Hurdles preliminary heat with a time of 8.34 – good enough to qualify for the finals, although he did not participate.
Aisha Johnson set a new personal best in her 60-meter heat finishing fifth with a time of 7.70. Later on in the finals she placed fifth after a time of 7.76. Johnson also set a new personal best at the 200-meter distance with a time of 26.06.
At the conclusion of the Samford Bulldog Invitational the Privateers have now won eight individual events this season, and have 40 marks/times that currently rank inside to the top-10 on the Southland performance list this season.
Weir now ranks 7
th in the 3000M, 13
th in the mile, and 24
th in the 800 in the South Central Region. On the men's side Forester tanks 7
th in the mile, Chiku ranks 14
th in the 800, and
Kolyn Saltzman ranks 23
rd in the 3000.
UP NEXT
Privateer Track and Fields heads back to Baton Rouge for the LSU Twilight on next Friday. Information about live results will be made available next week.
HEAD COACH BROCK MOREAU
"It was another good step in the right direction for the group. We showed a lot of consistency in performances, and also came away with three event wins today.
Matthew Hansen coming away with a win in his debut was an exciting moment for us, as well as Kelvin proving his consistency in the 800m. On the women's side, Alex Weir stepping down and winning the 800m gun to tape, and Aisha stepping up in the 60m were big for us.
All in all, I thought it was a great momentum builder as we get ready to head into championships season."
PRIVATEER RESULTS
Men's 60M (Prelims)
9
Mason Melancon 6.94
13
Ellis Cummings 6.98
Women's 60M (Prelims)
5
Aisha Johnson 7.70q
– Personal Best
Women's 60M (Finals)
5
Aisha Johnson 7.76
Men's 60M Hurdles (Prelims)
8
Jorim Bangue 8.34q
Women's 60M Hurdles (Prelims)
10
Helen Baumgarten 8.94
13
Sarinity Bracey 8.97
Men's 200M
9
Ellis Cummings 22.39
10
Christopher Murphy 22.39
– Personal Best
Women's 200M
7
Trinity Bracey 25.50
14
Aisha Johnson 26.06
– Personal Best
Women's 800M
1
Alexandra Weir 2:12.59
4
Irene Bonanomi 2:18.42
– Personal Best
6
Anna Martin 2:20.28
– Personal Best
Men's 800M
1
Kelvin Chiku 1:52.87
2
Jaden Forester 1:53.91
– Personal Best
9
Cade Litolff 1:57.28
– Personal Best
Men's Mile
5
Kolyn Saltzman 4:18.13
10
Javier Montero Castillejo 4:21.15
13
Evan Pardo 4:22.30
– Personal Best
15
Mason Appleton 4:24.40
– Personal Best
16
Alex Soileau 4:24.68
– Personal Best
Women's Mile
4
Tshwanelo Maruping 4:57.84
– Personal Best
8
Ariana Jimenez 5:01.94
– Personal Best
11
Oxana Bonjorn-Giros 5:05.67
– Personal Best
12 Rebecca Dekay 5:08.15
– Personal Best
Women's 3000M
4
Ariana Jimenez 10:01.70
7
Mathilde Helms-Kjaer 10:26.23
10
Michelle Folk 10:43
11
Holly Hedrick 10:46.30
– Personal Best
Men's 3000M
1
Matthew Hansen 8:27.21
– Victory in Privateer debut.
11
Gary Sandrock 8:51.93
26
Antonio Delgado 9:07.48
– Personal Best
27
Antonio Sanchez 9:08.23
– Personal Best
Men's High Jump
n/a
Quinton Collins NH
Men's Long Jump
4
Nicholaus Smith 6.95m
5
Christopher Murphy 6.92m
Men's Shot Put
10
Matthew Christy 13.28m
Men's Triple Jump
6
Nicholaus Smith 13.87m
Men's Weight Throw
14
Matthew Christy 14.48m
Women's Weight Throw
12
Karena Grigenas 13.91m
17
Briana Bell 11.97m
– Personal Best
Men's 4x400M
3
Jayden Sloan,
Kelvin Chiku, Jarden Forester,
Cade Litolff 3:31.85
Women's 4x400M
2
Trinity Bracey,
Helen Baumgarten,
Sarinity Bracey,
Alexandra Weir 4:01.31
4
Irene Bonanomi,
Tshwanelo Maruping,
Anna Martin,
Oxana Bonjorn-Giros 4:08.52
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