The Book CC Track & Field 2006-07

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Half the field event guys were football guys? I challenge that statement. There were a few, but significantly fewer than half; and other than Rocky Guidry, Brian Soigner and Josh Jeorge [sp] none were really outstanding.

In my senior year, we finished 14th in Outdoor NC's; our top performers were: Lon Badeaux-PV, Winston Sinclair-400M/400H, Ndaba-TJ. These guys skyrocketed our national performance, but in conference, we did rack up points in the javelin with 5 guys hitting at or over 200, 1 scholarship shot/discus guy with a couple of football guys including Anthony Clement. If great high school relations are kept and smart management is done you can find a number of walk-on guys to compete in the throws which can elevate conference standing--which would help the UL program--and there are qualified people that will coach part time in the aforementioned areas if they are sought--it is a matter of what people are content with and what they are willing to work for....Lancon was never scared to work, that's for sure.

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The Louisiana Classics annually provides UL's track and field team with a chance to perform on its home track and in front of hometown fans. This year, though, being at home means even more to a large contingent of the Cajuns, many of whom will be in home meet competition for the first time in their careers. "We've got one of the biggest squads we've ever had," said Cajun track coach Lance Veazey, "and a lot of them are freshmen. They've never competed out here on this track, so it'll be an experience for them." Veazey is hoping it's a good experience when the Cajuns welcome most of the state teams for the meet, which gets underway at 7 p.m. today with competition in the men's and women's 10,000-meter events. The bulk of the meet is Saturday at Cajun Track, with field events beginning at 11 a.m. and running events beginning at noon. Teams scheduled to take part include Northwestern State, La. Tech, UL Monroe, Grambling, McNeese State, Southern, Southeastern La. and Nicholls State along with Albion (Mich.) College. The rest of the story Dan McDonald dmcdonald@theadvertiser.com

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The 10,000m run was held tonight. The Cajun men place 1st, 2nd, and 4th.

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The 10,000m run was held tonight. The Cajun men place 1st, 2nd, and 4th.

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LOUISIANA La.- Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns men’s and women’s track and field teams hosted the Louisiana Classics track meet on Saturday. Sophomore Toni Lee placed first in both the women’s long jump and triple jump. Lee jumped a distance of 19-05.25 in the long jump, her second best jump of the outdoor season. In the triple jump, Lee recorded a distance of 38-08.75, also her second best. Lee also placed fifth in the women’s 100-meter dash with a time of 12.60 seconds. Kioloni Readeaux followed with a time of 12.78 seconds. Readeaux’s time was good enough for a ninth place finish. Lina Futi finished third in the women’s 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:07.20. Futi beat her previous time of 1:07.40 at the NSU Relays. Kayla Vice finished fourth in the women’s pole vault, clearing a height of 10-00. Stacey Enright placed fifth in the women’s 1500-meter run with a time of 5:00.60, her best of the outdoor season. Quantisha Rambo placed sixth in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.07 seconds. In men’s action, Stacey Fuller finished second in the 400-meter dash with a time of 47.65 seconds. Fuller also placed fourth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.89 seconds. Joseph Dickens placed fourth in the men’s triple jump. Dickens recorded a jump of 46-11.75, his best jump of the outdoor season. UL men’s 4X100 meter relay team placed fifth with a time of 41.50 seconds. The 4X400 meter relay team finished sixth with a time of 3:18.95 seconds. Ben Leonards placed sixth in the hammer throw, recording a distance of 113-06. The Cajuns will compete in the LSU Relays beginning Thursday, March 22. The meet will conclude Saturday, March 24. LOUISIANA SI

Casey Brown (below) placed second in the women’s 5000-meter run with a time of 19:06.27
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A friend told me UL finished first second and third in the 10,000 was he pulling my leg because it's not in the story.

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Casey Brown (below) placed second in the women’s 5000-meter run with a time of 19:06.27
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CASEY BROWN LOOKS PRETTY HOT...

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Louisiana Classics track meet results Licensed to Univ. of Louisiana-Lafayette Cajun Track Hy-Tek's Meet Manager 3/18/2007 08:24 PM Louisiana Classics - 3/16/2007 to 3/17/2007 Cajun Track - Lafayette, LA Results Women 100 Meter Dash ======================================================================== Name Year School Finals Wind H# ======================================================================== 1 Pamela Cockerham Southern 12.35 -1.7 1 12.341 2 Jonita Brown SE Louisiana 12.35 -1.7 1 12.342 3 Kaisha Weeks Southern 12.50 -1.7 1 4 Shonese Evans SE Louisiana 12.57 -1.7 1 5 Toni Lee UL-Lafayette 12.60 -0.7 3 The rest of the story

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Toni Lee turned in the best weekend so far in this UL track season Saturday at the Cajuns' own Louisiana Classics meet. Lee swept to victories in both the long jump and triple jump in women's competition and followed with a fifth-place performance in the 100-meter. That effort was easily the highlight of the Cajuns' lone regular-season home meet this spring, one held in spring-like conditions. "The weather was fine," Lee said. "The wind was never too heavy." Lee won the long jump with a 19-4 effort, holding off Southern's Monica Robinson (19-2 1/2), and came back for a 38-8 effort in winning the triple jump. "I was hoping to beat my 19-6 of last weekend," Lee said. "I was hoping for a 19-8, or even 20 feet. In the triple jump, I went 39-1 last week and was trying to do better than that." The rest of the story Bruce Brown bbrown@theadvertiser.com

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Our track and field program is an embarrassment and, regardless of what event we might have won, the Louisiana Classics meet was pitiful. In reference to most events, the only reason we were competitive in some was because the schools competing were by no means power houses. If you look at the times run and the distances thrown or jumped, they are far from impressive.

For several years, I was heavily involved in the Track and Field Association. Looking back I realize that we have now dropped to high school level. What a shame.