Indoor Track & Field Earns an Event Victory and 18 Top-10 Finishes at the LSU Twilight

Friday, February 17

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Tulane University

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Indoor Track & Field Earns an Event Victory and 18 Top-10 Finishes at the LSU Twilight

Feb 17, 2023 | Track & Field

Baton Rouge, Louisiana – An event victory and 18 top-10 finishes highlighted the action for the Tulane indoor track and field program at the LSU Twilight on Friday at the Carl Maddox Field House. Tulane picked up a total of five top-three finishes and had nine personal bests during the competition.

Roman Schrader won the men's mile with his personal record time of 4:16.80. Niall Ryan also set a personal record in placing fourth with a 4:22.16. Tucker Poshard earned fifth with his person record time of 4:22.22. Charlie McLawhorn placed ninth with a 4:27.45, while Jamie Polakoff ran a personal record time of 4:29.79 to earn 10th.

Parker Samuelson finished second in the men's pole vault (4.60m).

Donal Devane placed second in the men's 3000m (8:46.36). Adam Aldahir earned third in the same event with a personal record of 8:51.39.

Iker Yturralde finished ninth in the men's 800m (2:07.28).

Francisco Roman III was the team's highest finisher in the 60m (7.50 – 45th) and the 400m (56.76 – 20th)

Reese Ragland led the women's squad with a 2:23.26 to earn second in the 800m.

Lilian Grant finished fourth in the women's 3000m with personal record time of 10:28.97. Alexandra Sharp earned eighth (10:55.26), while Brenda Ellis finished ninth (11:11.31).

Kristina Leggas earned fifth in the pole vault (3.70m). Cosette Fleury set a personal record with a 3.40m in taking eighth.

Shamiso Zihumo took fifth in the triple jump (10.46m).

Bella Gonzalez finished sixth in the shot put with her 11.95m. The mark is a personal record and currently ranks her 15th in the AAC. Emma Simons took home eighth with a season-best throw of 9.21m.

Tolu Ajayi finished 10th in the 200m with a 26.56. She was also Tulane's highest finisher in the 60m (8.04 – 27th).

Alyssa Taylor finished 11th in the 400m with a personal record time of 1:02.06.

Next, the program sees Aaron Gilliam competing in the mile at the Alex Wilson Invitational at the University of Notre Dame at 12:35 p.m. The rest of the program will return to action at the 2023 AAC Indoor Track & Field Championships from Feb. 24-25 in Birmingham, Alabama.
 
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