The Book CC Track & Field 2007-08

[Boomer]

I think that the olympic coach Boo will be the guy and keep the present staff--I have heard that the program was given sooo much but the HC was just too much of a problem!!!! Well here is hoping for our Cajuns!!!!

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MONROE, La. - Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns track and field teams competed at the ULM Warhawk Classic on Saturday. Three Cajuns hurdlers captured first place finishes during the meet. Freshman Taryn Simmons placed first for the Lady Cajuns in the women’s 400-meter hurdles, freshman Louis Stevens placed first in the men’s 110-meter hurdles and sophomore Stacey Fuller placed first in the men’s 400-meter hurdles. Simmons placed first in the 400-meter hurdles after posting a time of 1:02.44. Lina Futi placed third in the event with a time of 1:07.31 and Danielle Favinger followed with a fourth-place finish. Amy Doucet captured a second place finish in the javelin throw with a mark of 124 feet, 3 inches. Constance Robinson placed third in the 400-meter dash with her time of 59.65 seconds. Robinson also finished fifth in the 200-meter dash after she recorded a time of 25.98 seconds. Casey Brown placed fifth in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 5:02.70. Kioloni Readeaux posted a mark of 18 feet, 7 1/4 inches to place fourth in the long jump. In men’s action, Stevens captured a first-place finish in the 110-meter hurdles after posting a time of 14.97 seconds. Fuller placed first in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 55.16 seconds. Brent Adams picked up a first-place finish in the high jump with his mark of 6 feet, 4 3/4 inches. Roderick Houston placed third in the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.43 seconds. Houston also placed ninth in the 100-meter dash with his time of 10.86 seconds. Casey Comeaux placed fourth in the javelin with his throw of 188 feet, 5 inches. Ben Leonards placed third in the shot put with his throw of 46 feet, 6 inches. Matt Desormeaux placed seventh and Jordan Folse placed eighth. Folse also placed seventh in the discus with his throw of 151 feet, 3 inches. Leonards placed seventh in the hammer throw with a mark of 137 feet, 2 inches. Reese Lee finished sixth in the 800-meter run with his time of 1:59.23. Joey Wynn placed 10th in the 400-meter dash after posting a time of 50.93 seconds. Kenneth Bellard finished seventh in the long jump after he posted a mark of 22 feet, 1 1/2 inches. The Cajuns are set to host the Bob Cole “Twilight” Classic on Wednesday, April 30. RaginCajuns.com Heather L Warren

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UL - Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns and LAdy Cajuns track and field teams hosted the Cole/Lancon Twilight Classic on Wednesday. Freshmen Chris Roy and Taryn Simmons qualified for the NCAA Regional. Roy placed second and qualified for the NCAA Regional in the men’s pole vault after he posted a mark of 17 feet, 3/4 inch. Freshman Taryn Simmons placed first in the 400-meter hurdles and set the school record with her time of 1:00.64. The record was previously held by D’Nais Jones who set it on May 12, 1996. Roy and Simmons are the first Cajuns to qualify for the NCAA meet. For the Lady Cajuns, sophomore Jazmin Greer placed first in the 400-meter dash with a time of 56.18 seconds. Senior Casey Brown also picked up first-place finish for the Cajuns. Brown led the way in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with her time of 7:36.90. The UL 4X400-meter relay team took top honors after posting a time of 3:52.92.Senior Desi Chatman finished first in the hammer throw with a mark of 136 feet, 7 inches, and senior Amy Doucet placed first in the javelin. In men’s action, freshman Reese Lee helped the Cajuns’ cause with his first-place finish in the 1,500-meter run. Lee recorded a time of 4:09.41 seconds. Junior Joby Gisclair finished first in the 3,000-meter run with his time of 9:22.40. Freshman Louis Stevens placed first in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.09 seconds. The 4X400-meter and 4X100-meter relay teams both placed first at the meet. Freshman Brent Adams placed first in the high jump with his mark of 6 feet, 4 inches. Senior Ben Leonards finished in the shot put with his mark of 46 feet, 11 1/2 inches, and sophomore Jordan Folse placed first in the discus with a throw of 156 feet. The Cajuns will spend this week gearing up for the Sun Belt Conference Championships. The championships will be held in Denton, Texas on Friday-Sunday, May 9-11. raginCajuns.com Heather L Warren

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DENTON, Texas-Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns men’s and women’s track and field teams competed in Day 2 of the Sun Belt Conference Championships on Saturday. After Day 2 action, the men are in ninth place, while the women are in 11th place. The UL men have scored seven points in the meet, and the women have scored five. In men’s action, Jordan Folse earned three points in the discus throw with his mark of 148 feet, 9 inches. Hebert earned two points for the Cajuns after he placed seventh in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:05.82. Ben Leonards captured a seventh-place finish and two points in the shot put with his mark of 47 feet, 5 1/4 inches. Roderick Houston qualified for the championship finals in the 100-meter dash after he posted a time of 10.48 seconds. Houston also qualified in the 200-meter dash with his time of 21.48 seconds. Louis Stevens advanced to the finals in the 110-meter hurdles with his time of 14.66 seconds. Stacey Fuller advanced in the 400-meter hurdles after recording a time of 53.86 seconds. In women’s action, Casey Brown earned the five points for the Cajuns after she placed fourth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. Brown recorded a time of 11:39.93. Paula Parker qualified for the finals in the 800-meter run after she recorded a prelim-time of 2:20.31. Quantisha Rambo and Jasmine Anderson both qualified in the 100-meter hurdles. Rambo recorded a time of 14.49 seconds and Anderson recorded a time of 14.56 seconds. Taryn Simmons placed second in the 400-meter hurdles prelims to advance to the finals. Simmons posted a time of 1:01.70. The SBC Championships conclude Today. RaginCajuns.com

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The need to concentrate on attaining his degree in accounting and finance has kept the 2008 track season from being all that UL-Lafayette senior Daniel “D.J.” Hebert had hoped it would be, but last year’s finish showed the former Catholic High distance runner that he can still wrap up his career with a strong finish at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championships in Denton, Texas, this weekend. Hebert didn’t run as well as he wanted to last season either, but the Cajuns’ steeplechase specialist finished up at the 2007 SBC meet with a personal record. He hopes to do the same this year. “I’m hoping to make the podium in the steeple, top three,” said Hebert on Thursday. The rest of the story BY CHRIS LANDRY The Daily Iberian

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DENTON, Texas-Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns men’s and women’s track and field teams completed the Sun Belt Conference Championships on Sunday with both the men and women finishing eighth. Two more Cajuns qualified for the NCAA Regional. The men’s team scored 49 points throughout the meet, while the women ended with 44 points. For the men, Stacey Fuller qualified for the NCAA Regional in the 400-meter hurdles with his time of 52.47 seconds. Fuller placed first in the event to collect 10 points for UL. Roderick Houston placed fourth in the 100-meter hurdles to earn five points for the Cajuns. Houston recorded a time of 10.69 seconds. Houston added another five points to his total with a fourth-place finish in the 200-meter dash. Houston ran a time of 21.30 seconds to qualify for the NCAA Regional. Chris Roy collected eight points in the pole vault with his second-place finish. Roy posted a mark of 16 feet, 6 3/4 inches. Louis Stevens accrued three points in the 100-meter hurdles. Stevens placed sixth with his time of 15.03 seconds. Casey Comeaux added four points with his fifth-place finish in the javelin throw. Comeaux recorded a mark of 189 feet, 8 inches. The 4x100-meter relay team placed sixth and earned three points, while the 4x400-meter relay team also placed sixth to add three points to the Cajuns’ total. For the women, Taryn Simmons earned eight points in the 400-meter hudles with her second-place finish. Simmons posted a time of 1:00.20 seconds. Jasmine Anderson scored five points after she placed fourth in the 100-meter hurdles with her time of 14.59 seconds. She was followed by Quantisha Rambo who earned three points with her sixth place finish. Paula Parker placed sixth in the 800-meter run to add three points for the Cajuns. Parker recorded a time of 2:22.60. Parker also picked up a point in the 1,500-meter run with an eighth place finish. The 4X400-meter relay team placed third to earn six points with their time of 3:45.11. The 4x100-meter relay team picked up three points after placing sixth with a time of 47.47 seconds. Amy Doucet earned six points and a third-place finish in the javelin throw with her mark of 131 feet, 4 inches. Kioloni Readeaux scored four points in the triple jump with her fifth-place finish and mark of 40 feet, 4 3/4 inches. Western Kentucky won both the men’s and women’s championships. The WKU men scored 144 points, while the women scored 143 points. The NCAA Regional will be held in Fayetteville, Ark. beginning Friday, May 30. RaginCajuns.com Heather L Warren

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DENTON, Texas-Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns men’s and women’s track and field teams completed the Sun Belt Conference Championships on Sunday with both the men and women finishing eighth. Two more Cajuns qualified for the NCAA Regional. The men’s team scored 49 points throughout the meet, while the women ended with 44 points. For the men, Stacey Fuller qualified for the NCAA Regional in the 400-meter hurdles with his time of 52.47 seconds. Fuller placed first in the event to collect 10 points for UL. Roderick Houston placed fourth in the 100-meter hurdles to earn five points for the Cajuns. Houston recorded a time of 10.69 seconds. Houston added another five points to his total with a fourth-place finish in the 200-meter dash. Houston ran a time of 21.30 seconds to qualify for the NCAA Regional. Chris Roy collected eight points in the pole vault with his second-place finish. Roy posted a mark of 16 feet, 6 3/4 inches. Louis Stevens accrued three points in the 100-meter hurdles. Stevens placed sixth with his time of 15.03 seconds. Casey Comeaux added four points with his fifth-place finish in the javelin throw. Comeaux recorded a mark of 189 feet, 8 inches. The 4x100-meter relay team placed sixth and earned three points, while the 4x400-meter relay team also placed sixth to add three points to the Cajuns’ total. For the women, Taryn Simmons earned eight points in the 400-meter hudles with her second-place finish. Simmons posted a time of 1:00.20 seconds. Jasmine Anderson scored five points after she placed fourth in the 100-meter hurdles with her time of 14.59 seconds. She was followed by Quantisha Rambo who earned three points with her sixth place finish. Paula Parker placed sixth in the 800-meter run to add three points for the Cajuns. Parker recorded a time of 2:22.60. Parker also picked up a point in the 1,500-meter run with an eighth place finish. The 4X400-meter relay team placed third to earn six points with their time of 3:45.11. The 4x100-meter relay team picked up three points after placing sixth with a time of 47.47 seconds. Amy Doucet earned six points and a third-place finish in the javelin throw with her mark of 131 feet, 4 inches. Kioloni Readeaux scored four points in the triple jump with her fifth-place finish and mark of 40 feet, 4 3/4 inches. Western Kentucky won both the men’s and women’s championships. The WKU men scored 144 points, while the women scored 143 points. The NCAA Regional will be held in Fayetteville, Ark. beginning Friday, May 30. RaginCajuns.com Heather L Warren

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Three Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns track and field athletes have qualified for the 2008 NCAA Division I Mideast Outdoor Track and Field Regional which will be held at the University of Arkansas' John McDonnell Field May 30-31. Roderick Houston (Dallas, Texas), Stacey Fuller (Dallas, Texas) and Taryn Simmons (Eagan, Minn.) each met the qualifying standards in their respective events. Houston will compete in both the 100- and 200 meters and is the only Cajun that qualified for multiple events. Houston qualified for the 100m with a time of 10.48 in the 100m at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships on May 9. Houston's 100m time ranked fifth overall among Sun Belt Conference athletes. That same day, he clocked a time of 21.30 in the 200m to qualify for his second NCAA Regional event. Fellow Texan Stacey Fuller clocked 52.47 in the 400-meter hurdles at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships to qualify for the NCAA Regional. On the women's side, Simmons also qualified for the 400-meter hurdles with her time of 1:00.20 at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Simmons' time ranked second among Sun Belt Conference athletes. All three student-athletes will begin their quest for a NCAA Regional title Friday, May 30. Houston will run the 100-meter prelims at 5:10 p.m., followed by the 200-meter prelims at 7:50 p.m. Fuller and Simmons will tackle the 400-meter hurdles at 6:50 p.m. and 7:10 p.m., respectively. RaginCajuns.com Chris Yandle

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - A successful track and field season for Louisiana came to a disappointing end as three Ragin' Cajuns were unable to qualify in the finals of their respective events at the NCAA Mideast Regional hosted by the University of Arkansas. Roderick Houston (Dallas, Texas) posted a time of 10.54 in the prelims of the 100-meter dash, finishing 22nd. Earlier this season, Houston had qualified for the event with a season-best time of 10.48 at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Later in the qualifying round, Houston set a new season-best time of 21.25 in the 200-meter dash prelims, also posting a 22nd-place finish. His time of 21.25 clipped his previous season-best time of 21.30 which he also set at the SBC Track and Field Championships. Houston was the lone Cajun to qualify for multiple events. Fellow Texan Stacey Fuller (Dallas, Texas) clocked a time of 53.53 in the 400-meter hurdles, finishing 21st in the preliminary round. Taryn Simmons (Eagan, Minn.), the only representative from the Ragin' Cajuns women's team, finished 21st in the 400-meter hurdles in 1:01.11. RaginCajuns.com Chris Yandle

[CajunDawgPound]

A successful track and field season for Louisiana it was not. Not being dead last is refreshing, but it was another dismal year set up when the admin flushed the program in 2002. Every negative action (or inaction) they have taken has consequences lasting for YEARS! As proof, this is 2008 and something they didn't do right in 2002 is still kicking us in the hind quarter. Hopefully, Farmer et al will do someting positive and make a good hire, with the last 2 fiascos serving as lessons on what NOT to do.

[CajunDawgPound]

ps.congrats to those who competed at the regionals