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Originally Posted by Cajunrunner
Thanks,
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Kal:
I'm from Lafayette. My wife is a native Iotian, Gott's Cove to be exact.
Rhineaux:
I'm part of that new guest editorial staff for the Daily Advertiser. It's a rotation where my op/eds appear once every three weeks, and I wasn't scheduled to appear until next Thursday. However, I begged the lady who was scheduled for today to switch with me so I could have this one in print for Homecoming. She was happy to, but be warned. The reason she wanted to switch is because her upcoming editorial is about the need for UL (to not) play LSU!!
The rest of my stuff, with the exception of a New Orleans Bowl op/ed if we make it, will be on Louisiana politicis.
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That was a great piece, Nick! Very enjoyable. Keep up the good work. Hopefully, you can take a break from the political stuff to address the Cajuns' achievements again in the near future...maybe something they're doing say... in New Orleans? ..O..Quote:
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Nice job Nick. Keep pushing our Cajuns.Quote:
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We've missed you the last couple of years in our Erath 4th of July Run. Try to make it back next year.
Your race director and fellow alum.
Very nice article. Thank you for taking (making) the opportunity to reach out thru the Advertiser to gain added support for UL athletics, and in particular this weeks homecoming football contest.Quote:
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More, more, more . . .
Skeeter, is that you?Quote:
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I don't like racing unless I'm in shape, something I haven't been for about 2 years now. Now my wife is due in April, so getting into shape for July could be tough, but hey, maybe I'll give it a shot.
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Two names symbolize UL's track and field program: Bob Cole, for those who have been around the program for a long time, and Charles Lancon, for those whose Ragin' Cajun experiences are more recent.
Now both of them are gone, and it's time to put their names where they belong ... over the entrance to the Cajuns' track facility just off Bertrand Drive.
Lancon left us in 2002, in the middle of his 13th year as UL's track coach following an already-legendary three-decade career in the local prep ranks.
Cole retired in 1984 after two decades of running the Cajun program, and spent most of his time since then fishing Toledo Bend and tending his gardens until his health deteriorated over the last few weeks.
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Cole died of cancer complications Friday morning, and a legion of former Cajun tracksters will be at Fountain Memorial today for visitation (2-8 p.m.) and Monday for funeral services (1 p.m. following visitation from 8 a.m.-1 p.m.).
Hopefully, that group can band together and start a groundswell of support, coming up with a way to honor the two men who spent their lives in a sport that receives precious little recognition.
Cole basically built a program from scratch when he arrived in 1964 and ended up winning eight outdoor titles and even more indoor and cross-country crowns. His program numbered 37 All-Americans by the time long jumper Elton Slater finished that run in 1984.
Lancon took over five years later, and won 14 conference "Coach of the Year" honors in a nine-year period. During a career cut short by a fatal heart attack, his teams won 17 conference titles in indoor and outdoor track and cross country.
Those numbers will likely never be matched locally, since a sport perennially under-funded even during the Cole and Lancon tenures gets even less support dollar-wise and fan-wise now. It's been a long time since the Southwestern Relays used to draw standing-room only crowds.
It's only the die-hard fans that head out to Cajun Track these days.
The ones that do see a very different sport. The emphasis on team accomplishment - building up points and winning meet titles - is all but gone on the collegiate level. Most college meets don't even tally team scores any more until conference-meet time.
That's a shame, because team meant everything to Bob Cole and Charles Lancon. Sure, both had their share of outstanding individual performers, but both were just as proud of the less-talent-blessed athletes that gutted out fourth-place finishes in the 5,000 or placed in the discus. It's those points that helped their teams win all those league titles.
Ironically, one of the few places that team results remain important is at the University of Arkansas, where John McDonnell has won 42 national team titles in indoor and outdoor track and cross country. McDonnell was a standout Cajun distance runner in the late '60s and later became Cole's assistant before his now-legendary run with the Razorbacks.
Arkansas' track stadium in Fayetteville is John McDon-nell Field, and the blessing is that he's still alive and well and doing what he loves in a facility that bears his name.
It's too late for such a living honor here, but it's not too late to honor their memories.
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BATON ROUGE – The 2007 indoor track and field season began for Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns as the men’s and women’s teams participated in the Purple Tiger Indoor Track and Field Classic Saturday, Jan. 13 at Carl Maddox Fieldhouse.
The Ragin’ Cajuns took abbreviated squads to the meet as only 12 women and 13 men competed in the season opener.
Freshman Constance Robinson had a spectacular debut. The Desoto, Texas, native claimed the championship in the women’s 400-meter dash stopping the clock in 1:01.18, edging out Southern Miss’ Jamaka Wall (1:01.56).
Chiara Obey and India Bell both qualified for the women’s 60-meter hurdles finals. Obey came in 13th (9.78) while Bell was 17th (9.88).
Sophomore Toni Lee gave a great effort for UL in the women’s long jump. Lee came in a close second with a leap of 18-3 1/4. She was right behind Southern Miss’ Ashley May who jumped 18-8 1/2.
On the men’s side Stacey Fuller gave UL another stellar freshman debut. The Dallas product finished in second place in the 400-meter run completing the trek in 50.01 seconds. He was barely bested by Sam Houston’s Michael Courtney who ran in 49.83 seconds.
The Ragin’ Cajuns had Chreston Anderson qualify in the men’s 60-meter dash. Anderson clocked in at 7.03 in the prelims and ran an even 7.00 in the finals, finishing 11th overall.
The Cajuns other Top 10 finish on the men’s side came from sophomore Quenton Jones in the 400-meter dash. Jones was ninth with a time of 52.85.
Luke Moody gave the men’s team a qualifier in the 60-meter hurdles. Moody crossed the finish line in 8.75 seconds during prelims and came back with a time of 8.81 seconds to place 15th in the finals.
The Cajuns had three participants in both the men’s and women’s 3,000-meter run.
Brandon Orso, D.J. Hebert and Phillip Guidry were the men’s representatives with Orso and Hebert each in the Top 20.
The women’s trio included Casey Brown, Callie Picou and Stephanie Harris. Brown posted the best time of any Cajuns runner in the event (men or women) as she finished 11th ending the run in 11:35.54.
The Ragin’ Cajuns will continue their 2007 indoor season Thursday-Friday, Jan. 25-26 as they return to Baton Rouge for the LSU Combined Events (Jan. 25-26) and the Bayou Bengal (Jan. 26).
<center><span title=" SID Matt Hebert "><b>LOUISIANA SI</span>
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BATON ROUGE, La.-Louisiana’s Lady Cajuns track and field team competed in the LSU Twilight on Friday.
The women faired well in the field events, with Latoya Celestine finishing second in flight 1 of the long jump with a distance of 5.78 meters.
Constance Robinson placed first in section 4 of the women’s 400-meter dash with a time of 1:00.15, while Lina Futi placed second.
Quantisha Rambo placed sixth in section 1 of the women’s 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.29 seconds. Chiara Obey finished 2 in section 2 with a time of 9. 46 seconds while India Bell finished third.
Callie Picou placed sixth in section 1 of the 3000-meter run with a time of 11:21.08, and Alix Stelly followed with a close seventh.
The Cajuns men’s and women’s track and field team will compete at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Meet Saturday, Feb. 24 through Sunday, Feb. 25 In Jonesboro, Ark.
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BATON ROUGE, La. - Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns track and field team competed in the LSU Twilight on Friday.
The men’s field events produced the biggest wins for the Cajuns with Justin Arceneaux finishing second in flight 1 of the long jump with a distance of 6.86 meters. Joseph Dickens finished third in flight 1 of the triple jump with a distance of 14.32 meters.
Arceneaux also competed in section 1 of the 60-meter dash and placed third with a time of 6.90 seconds.
Roderick Houston finished first in section 4 of the 200-meter dash with a time of 23. 46 seconds while Quenton Jones finished third with a time of 23.53 seconds.
Luke Moody posted a time of 8.68 seconds in section 2 of the 60-meter hurdles to finish in fifth place.
DJ Hebert finished sixth in section 2 of the 3000-meter run with a time of 2:08.99.
The Cajuns men’s and women’s track and field team will compete at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Meet Saturday, Feb. 24 through Sunday, Feb. 25 In Jonesboro, Ark.
<center><span title=" Heather L Warren "><b>LOUISIANA SI</span>
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