Track and Field Heads to Nacogdoches for the Southland Outdoor Championships

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NEW ORLEANS - The University of New Orleans track and field teams wrap up the 2026 season with a trip to Nacogdoches, Texas for the Southland Outdoor Championships on May 14-16.

Set to compete for New Orleans are: Mason Appleton (1500M), Daryl Bachmann (100M, 200M), Brandt Blanchard (800M), Katie Burnett (200M, 400M), Kenneth Cerrato (800M), Antonio Creger (SP), Christina Davis (HT, SP), Antonio Delgado (10000M), Erin Grime (800M, 1500M), Serenity Harris (200M, 400M), Nyah Harrison (200M, 400M), Landen Juneau (1500M), Yoran Kabengele-Kabala (100M, 200M), Olamipo Ladipo (100M, 200M), Henry Livingston (10000M), Tshilidzi Netshiombo (100M), London Parker (800M), Jose Manuel Rodriguez (800M), Anais Sulpice (800M, 1500M), Ben Stumm (1500M), Agathe Tronchon (400H, 400M), Keldrick Turner (200M, 400M), Candilynn Vega (800M), Alex Williams (1500M), LeeAira Williams (100M, 200M), Keon Woolridge (HT), and Grant Young (800M).

Privateers currently with a top-10 mark in the Southland this season include Kabengele-Kabala (No. 2 - 100M, No. 7 - 200M), Blanchard (No. 10 - 800M), Ladipo (No. 6 - 100M, No. 5 - 200M), L. Williams (No. 4 - 100M), Turner (No. 3 - 400M, No. 6 - 200M), Sulpice (No. 7 - 800M), and Rodriguez (No. 5 - 800M).
The men's 4x100 team (Kabengele-Kabala, Ladipo, Turner and Bachmann) ranks No. 3 in the Southland, while the men's 4x400 team (Ladipo, Netshiombo, Rodriguez and Turner) ranks No. 6. The women's 4x100 team (L. Williams, Davis, Burnett and Harrison) ranks No. 6.

Kabengele-Kabala's 100M time of 10.20 at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays ranks No. 28 in the East, while Turner's time of 46.12 at LSU's Alumni Gold ranks No. 40 - both are on track to qualify for the NCAA East Regional in Lexington, Ky. The New Orleans 4x100 meter relay time currently ranks No. 25 in qualifying (38.80), with the top 24 qualifying, and they would need to pass Charlotte's time of 38.71 to move on.

Last season, the New Orleans men finished 11th with 19 points, led by Christopher Murphy, who finished with 12 points. The New Orleans women finished 11th as well with 23 points, with Helen Baumgarten and Annika Metzger both finishing with 8 points each. The Privateer men's best performance at a Southland Outdoor Championship came in 2022 when they finished fifth with 104 points, while the women finished third with 98 points for their best performance in 2023.

Stephen F. Austin has hosted the Southland Outdoor Championships three times before - in 1991, 2007, and 2009 - finishing fourth once and fifth twice. The SFA men are the reigning Southland Outdoor Champions, while the Northwestern State women have won back-to-back Southland Outdoor Championships. Thursday will be the first trip to Nacogdoches and Homer Bryce Stadium for UNO.

Friday and Saturday's events will be streamed live on ESPN+ starting with the running events at 5 p.m. each day. Full live results will be available courtesy of Run Houston Timing on MileSplit Live, and updates will also be available throughout all three days on @privateerstfxc on X.

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