The Book CC Track & Field 2006-07

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&nbsp; LAKE CHARLES – Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns cross country team opens its 2006 season here Tuesday, Sept. 5 participating in the McNeese 3-Mile Relay.

The meet will take place on the grounds of the Ward 3 recreation park just off Highway 14. Both the Cajuns men and women will be in action.

The meet is scheduled to start at 5 p.m. UL will be joined by McNeese State and Southeastern Louisiana.

Instead of the traditional team scoring, the race will be relay format where athletes are paired with a partner and run against the clock. Each athlete will run 1-1/2 miles for a team total of three miles.

The Cajuns are expected to field three, two-member teams for both men and women.

The UL coaching staff wanted an opportunity to prepare its squad for its first competitive team race which takes place next Friday at Acadiana Park in Lafayette.

Tuesday’s meet is the first of at least six on the Cajuns’ 2006 schedule. UL hopes to get a full season in this year after weather limited last year’s team to only four meets including the Sun Belt event.


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LOUISIANA La. – Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns men’s and women’s cross country teams take part in their first competitive team race of the 2006 season here Friday at Acadiana Park.

UL is hosting the 2006 Ragin’ Cajuns Invitational – the program’s annual home meet – on Friday, Sept. 15.

The meet is slated to begin at 6 p.m., with the 5K women’s race. The men’s 8K run will follow at 6:30 p.m.

The Ragin’ Cajuns will be joined by Grambling State, Louisiana-Monroe, McNeese State, Nicholls State, Northwestern State, Xavier (New Orleans) and Southeastern Louisiana.

The Cajuns’ men are expected to be led by returnees Joby Gisclair, Philip Guidry and D.J. Hebert. Lafayette native and senior transfer James King (transfer from University of Arkansas-Fort Smith) will be making his debut.

Headlining the list of runners for the Cajuns’ women will be returnees Suzanne Boudreaux, Casey Brown, Jasmine Collins and Alix Stelly. UNO transfer Callie Picou, a sophomore from Walker, will make her UL debut.

The UL women finished second and the men third in last year’s Ragin’ Cajuns Invitational. The men are seeking their second title in the past three years, having won the meet in 2004.

Northwestern State is the two-time defending champion of the meet on the women’s side (2004, 2005). McNeese State is the defending champion of the men’s division.

Friday’s meet at Acadiana Park will the Ragin’ Cajuns’ second run of the young season. Last week the UL men and women ran in the McNeese three-mile relay in an effort to warmup for this week’s event.

UL fared well at McNeese getting a third place finish on the men’s side from the tandem of Hebert and Guidry.

On the women’s side the UL women teams placed second and third. The team of Collins and Stelly were second with a time of 18:38.2 while Boudreaux and Brown were third at 18:40.6.

SLU won the McNeese relay on both the men’s and women’s side and seem to be one of the front runners in Friday’s Ragin’ Cajuns Invitational.

<li>WHAT: 2006 Ragin’ Cajuns Invitational
<li> WHERE: Acadiana Park in Lafayette
<li> WHEN: Friday, Sept. 15, 2006 – 6:00 p.m. (women’s 5K); 6:30 p.m. (men’s 8K)

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You guys should come out and support the track team! I talked to Brent today and I'm going to try to make it out there, it would be great to see support from the fans. This year should be far better than the last!

I would like to go since I have never taken pictures at a cross Country meet before.

1 question though, where is Acadiana Park?

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Originally Posted by Turbine

I would like to go since I have never taken pictures at a cross Country meet before.

1 question though, where is Acadiana Park?

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I still don't know my way around Lafayette very well but I'll try to give you directions.

Take whatever road you need to take to get to Louisiana Ave. (I take simcoe but I know there are many that lead to it). When you get to Louisiana Ave. take that towards I-10 until you get to East Alexander Street. Take a right on East Alexander Street and you'll be driving through a subdivison, then about a half mile down East Alexander Street you'll see the park on your left.

Here are mapquest directions starting from campus.
1: Start out going NORTHWEST on E UNIVERSITY AVE / US-90 BR / LA-182 toward JOHNSTON ST / US-167. <0.1 miles Map

2: Turn RIGHT onto JOHNSTON ST / US-167. Continue to follow US-167. 0.8 miles Map

3: US-167 becomes LOUISIANA AVE. 2.2 miles Map

4: Turn RIGHT onto E ALEXANDER ST. 0.9 miles Map

5: End at Acadiana Park Nature Station
1205 E Alexander St, Lafayette, LA 70501, US


The womens race starts at 6:00 PM and the mens race starts at 6:30 PM sharp. We'd love your support.

-Brent

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LOUISIANA La. – Louisiana’s Lady Cajuns cross country team claimed a first place finish in the 2006 Ragin’ Cajuns Invitational here Friday evening at Acadiana Park.

The UL women were paced by five Top 20 times, which was the most in the meet in the women’s division.

Jasmine Collins (4th at 20:04.55) and Suzanne Boudreaux (9th at 21:11.17) both claimed Top 10 finishes for the Ragin’ Cajuns.

Joining them in the Top 20 were Callie Picou, Casey Brown and Alix Stelly. Picou and Brown came in 14th and 15th with times of 21:35.17 and 21:35.82, respectively. Stelly ran the women’s 5K in a 22:00.30 time.

The UL women’s team totaled 56 points, besting Southeastern Louisiana by two points. The Cajuns victory dethroned two-time defending champion Northwestern State (70 points).

<b>Lady Cajun times in Women 5K<b>
<li> 4. Jasmine Collins (20:04.55)
<li> 9. Suzanne Boudreaux (21:11.17)
<li> 14. Callie Picou (21:35.17)
<li> 15. Casey Brown (21:35.82)
<li> 18. Alix Stelly (22:00.30)
<li> 31. Tiffany Saltzman (23:15.94)
<li> 32. Ashley Faulk (23:17.61)
<li> 43. Stephanie Harris (24:39.78)

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LOUISIANA La. – Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns men’s cross country team had a strong outing turning in a second place finish, trailing meet winner Southeastern Louisiana by only two points.

The Cajuns men had two Top 10 finishers. Philip Guidry posted the squad’s best time running the 8K race in 27:35.29. D.J. Hebert’s time of 28:16.14 was good enough for ninth place.

Joby Gisclair (14th at 29:16.28) and Brandon Orso (18th at 29:24.93) joined Guidry and Hebert in the Top 20. Brent Almand ran the race in 29:59.24 finishing only 15 seconds from the Top 20.

Lafayette native James King, making his UL debut, ran the meet in 31:47.19.

The UL men were ended the meet with 58 points trailing Southeastern Louisiana by only two points.

<b>UL times in mens Men 8K</b>
<li> 4. Philip Guidry (27:35.29)
<li> 9. D.J. Hebert (28:16.14)
<li> 14. Joby Gisclair (29:16.28)
<li> 18. Brandon Orso (29:24.93)
<li> 23. Brent Almand (29:59.24)
<li> 31. Peter Stelly (30:55.02)
<li> 39. James King (31:47.19)

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<center> Here is a slide show of the Ragin' Cajuns finishing 2nd overall in the 2006 Ragin' Cajun Invitational.
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For a look at the Lady Cajuns slide show <a href="https://forumeus.com/showthread.php?p=60644#post60644" target="_self">Geaux Here</a><center>

Glad to see my boy Phil and fellow Comeaux alum excelling here at UL. He is a really good guy and he has worked hard to get to where he is...and its good to see athletes with a lot of school spirit and he has that.

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Glad to see my boy Phil and fellow Comeaux alum excelling here at UL. He is a really good guy and he has worked hard to get to where he is...and its good to see athletes with a lot of school spirit and he has that.

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All those in attendance were also privileged to be graced with the attendance of our fearless leader, Turbine and his trusty camera.

Glad to see Phil, DJ and the rest of the Cajuns competing so well.:<--:

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For a look at the Ragin' Cajuns slide show <a href="https://forumeus.com/showthread.php?p=60660#post60660" target="_self">Geaux Here</a>

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Originally Posted by Turbine

<center> Here is a slide show of the Ragin' Cajuns finishing 2nd overall in the 2006 Ragin' Cajun Invitational.
<i> (Flash Player required) Latest version available for free <a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/" target="_blank">here</a></i> For a look at the Lady Cajuns slide show <a href="https://forumeus.com/showthread.php?p=60644#post60644" target="_self">Geaux Here</a>

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Great pics! Thanks for coming out! Is there anywhere you can go to view still images, like a gallery or something?

-Brent

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Originally Posted by BrentAlmand

Is there anywhere you can go to view still images, like a gallery or something?

-Brent

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Yes. Click the pause button "||" and then you can advance picture by picture at your leisure.

ps Nice meeting you Brent.

Great job, Turbine. That fellow in the first picture REALLY needs to start running again. Damn he looks overweight. In fact the doctor told him he was. I always thought 6'1" 200 lbs. was a good size for a 48 year old wide receiver. It must all be in the weight distribution. Gravity sucks.

Note to self: If Turbine is around with his camera hold in the gut.

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Originally Posted by BrentAlmand

Great pics! Thanks for coming out! Is there anywhere you can go to view still images, like a gallery or something?

-Brent

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Brent, do me a favor please? Give some gentle prodding and encouragement to Nathan Cormier. He's got a lot of potential to help in our middle distance races. I was glad to see him out there running Friday night when he didn't have to.

Oh and congrats on fininshing 2nd Friday night. I see a lot of young talent on this team.

I'll be looking for vastly improved times from the whole team. Now that's a challenge.

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Originally Posted by Beau Cajun

Brent, do me a favor please? Give some gentle prodding and encouragement to Nathan Cormier. He's got a lot of potential to help in our middle distance races. I was glad to see him out there running Friday night when he didn't have to.

Oh and congrats on fininshing 2nd Friday night. I see a lot of young talent on this team.

I'll be looking for vastly improved times from the whole team. Now that's a challenge.

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I'll def take your advice as far as helping out Nathan, he's a great guy with a lot of talent. We are looking to close the gap between the 1st and 5th guys on the team. As for me I was sick for 9 days leading to the race and I know a few other guys had some minor issues, so we were def not at our best but that leaves a ton of room for improvement this season. We're not shy about saying we plan to win conference this year. Tho we finished 2nd to a conference team already, we know where our fitness is at and where it will be at come conference. Thanks to all those that came out. We will be at LSU next weekend and plan to give them a run for their money.

-Brent

I wish I was in Louisiana to watch the lady Cajuns run. ..O..

Yes we ran well at Acadiana Park Friday night. We have a lot of room for improvement as a team overall though. We have the guys and the guts to go all the way. Thanks for all the fan support. We hope to see more out there to motivate and cheer us on next time. Thanks for taking the pics Turbine. We appreciate it.

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BATON ROUGE - The University of Louisiana's men's cross country team took a third-place finish Saturday in a six-team field and the women's squad finished fourth out of 10 teams in the LSU Tiger Cross Country Festival.

The Cajun men finished with 66 points, paced by Philip Guidry's individual performance, to finish behind winning LSU (22) and Grambling State (62). Guidry had a team-best 28:37.55 over the 8,000-meter course to finish seven among scoring runners, while Daniel Hebert was ninth among the scorers at 28:49.36.

UL's women had 105 points in the meet, finishing behind LSU (30), Tulane (44) and Southeastern La. (94) and ahead of Sun Belt rival South Alabama (147) in fifth place. Jasmine Collins finished 14th for the Cajuns over a 6,000-meter course in 24:30.66 and Callie Picou was 17th among scoring runners in 25:10.71.

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&nbsp; NATCHITOCHES – A late afternoon trek awaits both Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns men’s and women’s cross country teams here Monday as they participate in the NSU Invitational hosted by Northwestern State.

The meet is being held on the hilly terrain path of the Demon Hills golf course at the Robert W. Wilson Recreation Complex located on the Highway 1 Bypass.

Competition begins with the women’s 5K race at 4:30 p.m. The men will follow at 5:15 p.m., in an 8K race.

Joining the Ragin’ Cajuns and host Northwestern State will be Louisiana-Monroe, Louisiana Tech, Grambling State, Centenary, East Texas Baptist, Lamar, McNeese State, Nicholls State and Louisiana College.

Monday’s outing will be the third team race of the season for both the UL men and women. The teams last ran on Saturday, Sept. 23 in the Louisiana State Tiger Cross Country Festival.

Philip Guidry and Jasmine Collins are looking for the trifecta. Both have led the Ragin’ Cajuns men and women, respectively, in the squads’ first two team races.

<li> When: Monday, Oct. 2, 2006
<li> Where: Natchitoches, La.
<li> Venue: Demon Hills golf course
<li> Race Times: Women’s 5K @ 4:30 p.m.; Men’s 8K @ 5:15 p.m.

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&nbsp; NATCHITOCHES – Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns men’s and women’s cross country teams both turned in second place finishes here Monday evening in the NSU Cross Country Invitational at Demon Hills Golf Course.

For the men it was the second time the squad finished second this season. The squad tallied 72 points in Monday’s 8K race, beating Grambling State (79 points) by seven points for second.

The women’s team scored 65 points in its second 5K meet of the season. Aided by five Top 20 finishes the squad was able to distance itself from the rest of the pack – third-place finisher Northwestern State trailed UL by 48 points (113 points).

Philip Guidry was the top finisher for the UL men for the third straight meet. His time of 27:33.18 earned him a sixth-place finish and was his best time of the season. Guidry collected his second Top 10 outing (finished 4th in the Ragin’ Cajuns Invitational).

D.J. Hebert followed Guidry once again. Hebert ran the 8K event in 28:02.74 which was also a season-best.

Also counting toward the points total for the Cajuns’ men were Joby Gisclair (14th, 28:49.65), Peter Stelly (21st, 29:35.05) and Brandon Orso (23rd, 30:04.76). Gisclair and Stelly each recorded season-best times with Stelly besting his previous high by over one minute.

The Cajuns women had a different leader this time.

New Iberia native Alix Stelly completed the 5K course in 20:29.32 for a 10th-place finish. It was a marked improvement for Stelly who timed in at 22:00.30 in the 5K Ragin’ Cajuns Invitational.

Jasmine Collins was the women’s teams’ top runner in the previous two meets. Collins, who finished fourth in the Ragin’ Cajuns Invitational 5K, slipped down to 12th running Monday’s meet in 20:40.16 – 36 seconds off her RCI effort.

Starting with Stelly at 10th place, the UL women added Casey Brown in 11th (20:32.50), Collins in 12th, Suzanne Boudreaux in 13th (, 20:48.85) and Callie Picou in 19th (21:30.44) to give the squad all of its point scorers in the Top 20.

Monday’s performance marked the second time this season that the Cajuns’ women had five runners in the Top 20. UL also had five Top 20 runners in the Ragin’ Cajuns Invitational.


Lamar took home the championship in both the men’s and women’s races. The Cardinals had the top three individual finishers on both sides.

The Ragin’ Cajuns cross country team takes the weekend off and won’t return to action until Friday, Oct. 13 when a delegation heads back to Natchitoches for the Demon Invitational.


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Did ya'll read/enjoy my op/ed in today's Advertiser?


http://www.theadvertiser.com/apps/pb...ON02/610260334

From Cajunrunner's Article:

"The UL football program is finally rebounding, and this is good for the whole university, especially the rest of the athletics program. As a former Ragin' Cajun track and field athlete, I have seen how revenue brought in by the football and basketball teams affects funds for the spring sports, such as baseball, softball and track.
I know all the typical rhetoric from those who enjoy putting down the Cajuns. The fact is our Cajun football players work just as hard as any in the nation, and the results are beginning to show.

Now is certainly the best time for all SLI, USL and UL alumni to really show support for the football team that represents Lafayette. If you graduated from SLI/USL/UL, there is hardly any reason for you not to attend Saturday's game at Cajun Field. Even if you swear you're the biggest Tiger fan, LSU is off.

About one out of every four players on the Cajun roster played high school football right here in Acadiana, therefore sporting a great representation of the area and giving local fans some good local guys to cheer for. So remember, not only is supporting your candidate for the upcoming election important, but so is supporting our UL Ragin' Cajun football team.

In the end, these guys, with their class and hard work, will always represent Acadiana and Lafayette better than the politicians."






Nicely put and a great tie in to try to help boost attendance. Thanks.

By the way, are you a native iotian?

Good read. Nice work.

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Did ya'll read/enjoy my op/ed in today's Advertiser?


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Nice. I am glad you posted that here so we can all see it. I usually read the advertiser online and I'm not sure if I'd have noticed it. Well done.

Do it every week. but, next time, see if you can work in some subliminal messages or something and try to hypnotize them to the game.

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Originally Posted by Cajunrunner

Did ya'll read/enjoy my op/ed in today's Advertiser?


http://www.theadvertiser.com/apps/pb...ON02/610260334

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First class!

Thanks,

Z.