Track and Field: 2018-19 Year in Review

Pole Vault Podium Markel Potts Modic 2019 Indoor

Photo by: Ben Solomon

Jul 5, 2019 | Track & Field

NEW ORLEANS – The Green Wave track & field teams concluded their 2018-19 seasons early last month following another tremendous, record-setting season. Tulane sent two athletes to the NCAA Outdoor Championships, eight to the NCAA East Regional and set more than 25 new marks in the school's all-time top-10 list.

Rebekah Markel and Emmanuel Rotich were the individual highlights of the year, with Markel earning Second Team All-American status for her 14th-place finish in the pole vault at the national championship meet and Rotich reaching the national championship in the 3K steeplechase as well as the cross country season.

Despite injuries slowing the team down a bit, Tulane still managed to sweep the pole vault podium at the indoor conference championship and take six spots combined on the podium at the outdoor championship.

Below is a list of accomplishments for the Green Wave track & field program in 2018-19.

Team Accomplishments

Two athletes reached the NCAA Outdoor National Championships and one reached the NCAA Indoor National Championships
Eight athletes qualified for the NCAA East Regional in May, the most since 2017
Four combined conference champions indoors and outdoors
Ten all-conference selections combined indoors and outdoors
Women's pole vaulters swept the podium at the American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships in February
Six conference athlete of the week awards between cross country and track & field
Three new school records
Twenty-seven (27) new entries into the program's all-time top 10

Individual Accomplishments

Reid Belanger

Set a new personal best in the 1500 with a time of 4:59.69 in March

Rose Brutkiewicz

Set a new personal best in the pole vault with a clearance of 3.73m indoors in February

Cameron Carroll

Ran a 11.29-second 100-meter dash at the American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships, his fastest time of the year

Tom Coe

Scored two points for Tulane at the AAC Outdoor Championships, taking seventh in the 1500
Placed second in the 800 at the Tom Tellez Invitational, setting a season best of 1:53.31

Corey Dauphine

Part of the winning 4x100 team at the Tom Tellez Invitational
Helped the Green Wave score with a fifth-place finish at the conference championship in the 4x100

Aldrianna Dupree

Won the 100 and 200 at the Cole-Lancon Conference Challenge in April
Ran a season-best 12.48 seconds in the 100
Ran the fourth-best 60-meter dash in program history in November, crossing the finish line in 7.49 seconds

Devin Glenn

Part of the winning 4x100 team at the Tom Tellez Invitational
Helped the Green Wave score with a fifth-place finish at the conference championship in the 4x100

Skyler Guillot

Came in second at the Southern Miss Open in April with a season-best javelin throw of 41.10 meters

Oneke Gwan

Had season bests of 56.97 seconds in the 400 and 25.37 in the 200
Part of the winning 4x100 relay at the Southern Miss Open
Part of the sixth-place 4x100 team at the outdoor conference championship

Maya Harewood

NCAA East Regional Qualifier
Outdoor conference bronze medalist in the 400 and All-Conference honoree
New personal best of 53.67 seconds at the conference championship in the 400
Ranked in the top 10 in school history in the 60, 200 and 400 indoors with new bests in each race this year
Part of the sixth-place 4x100 team at the outdoor conference championship

Pauline Helm

Had her career-best 400 hurdles at the LSU Alumni Gold meet in April

Olivia Hicks

Scored for Tulane in the high jump of the outdoor championship meet, taking sixth place with a clearance of 1.64 meters
Had a season-best clearance of 1.67 meters in January

Brandi Hughes

Placed second for the silver medal in the 60 hurdles at the conference championship indoors
Ran her fastest 60 hurdles ever (7.77 seconds) in November and her fastest 200 ever (25.63) in January

Louise Jones

Part of the winning 4x100 relay at the Southern Miss Open

Ran her fastest 400 hurdles in her final race of the year at the conference championship (1:02.31)

Emma King

Won the high jump at the Southeastern Louisiana Strawberry Relays

Evans Kipchumba

Won the 5K at the LSU Alumni Gold meet and the 3K at the Cole-Lancon Conference Challenge
Now ninth all-time in program history in the 3K (8:47.79) and the 10K (31:52.98)

Jalen LaCour

Part of the winning 4x100 team at the Tom Tellez Invitational
Helped the Green Wave score with a fifth-place finish at the conference championship in the 4x100

Jennifer LaMori

Set personal records in the 800 (2:24.29), 1500 (4:39.86) and 5K (17:59.30) during the outdoor season
Also had PRs in the mile (5:11.83) and 3K (10:12.15) during the indoor season

Kyah Loyd

NCAA East Regional qualifier
Bronze medalist at outdoor conference championship
Third-fastest 60-meter hurdles in program history during the indoor season (8.46 seconds)
Part of the sixth-place 4x100 team at the outdoor conference championship

Rebekah Markel

Second Team All-American outdoors in the pole vault
Honorable Mention nationally indoors in the pole vault
Conference champion indoors and outdoors
New school record indoors (4.33m) and outdoors (4.31m)
Three-time conference athlete of the week

Mckenzie Melius

NCAA East Regional qualifier
New school record in the 3K steeplechase (10:27.81) and new PR in the 1500 (4:39.97)
Now ninth all-time in program history in the 3K indoors (10:00.57)

Tahja Mitchell

Freshman class record and second all-time in school history in the 200 indoors (24.44)
Tenth all-time in the 400 outdoors (54.17)
Scored in the 400 outdoors for Tulane at the conference championship with a seventh-place finish
Part of the sixth-place 4x100 team at the outdoor conference championship

Nastja Modic

NCAA East Regional qualifier
On the podium at the indoor and outdoor conference championship in the pole vault, taking second indoors and third outdoors
Freshman class record indoors (3.99m) and outdoors (4.07m) in the pole vault
Fifth all-time in school history the pole vault outdoors and tied for fifth indoors

Kyra Ness-Lanckriet

Set new personal best in the 400 indoors (59.21) and the 200 (25.35) and 400 (57.74) outdoors

Emma Newton

Set a new personal best in the 1500 outdoors (4:40.35) and the mile indoors (5:00.86)

Alex Potts

NCAA East Regional qualifier
Took second place at the conference championship indoors in the pole vault and scored for Tulane with a seventh-place finish outdoors
Tied for fifth place all-time in school history indoors (3.99m) and in sixth outdoors (4.05m)
Freshman class record in the pole vault indoors

Trina Praprotnik Malej

NCAA East Regional qualifier
Placed fourth at the outdoor conference championship and eighth indoors, scoring in both meets
Seventh all-time in school history in the triple jump indoors (12.49m) and sixth outdoors (12.67m)

Hunter Robinson

Seventh all-time in school history in the 200 indoors (24.63)

Emmanuel Rotich

NCAA Outdoor National Championship qualifier
NCAA East Regional qualifier
Conference champion in the 3K steeplechase and the 5K
Conference Most Outstanding Performer
One-time conference track athlete of the week
Won six races during the indoor and outdoor seasons
Tulane senior class record in the 5K outdoors (14:08.87)

Bridgid Selfors

Won the 5K at the Louisiana Classics in March
Earned All-Louisiana status for the second-fastest 10K in the state

Mary Catherine Stovall

Set new personal records in the 3K, 5K and 10K outdoors as well as the 3K, mile and 5K indoors
Won the 10K at the Victor Lopez Classic

Jaetavian Toles

Part of three winning 4x100 relay teams at events throughout the season
Helped the Green Wave score with a fifth-place finish at the conference championship in the 4x100

Jorien Vallien

Scored for Tulane in the high jump at the outdoor conference championship, taking seventh with a new PR of 2.01 meters

Tom Watson

Scored in the javelin at the conference championship, placing fourth
Now sixth all-time in program history in the javelin with a throw of 59.17 meters
Finished in the top 10 in every regular-season meet

Carlos Zervigon