The Book CC Track & Field 2007-08

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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

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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.

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ps.congrats to those who competed at the regionals