Reese Ragland’s 800m Victory Helps Lead Outdoor Track & Field at the Louisiana Classics

Saturday, March 16

Lafayette, Louisiana

Tulane University

University of Louisiana

Reese Ragland - Louisiana Classics - 2024

Reese Ragland’s 800m Victory Helps Lead Outdoor Track & Field at the Louisiana Classics

Mar 16, 2024 | Track & Field

Lafayette, Louisiana – Tulane's Reese Ragland won the 800m to help lead the outdoor track and field team at the Louisiana Classics on Saturday, March 16, in Lafayette at the Ragin' Cajun Track Complex. On the day the program had two events wins, 16 personal records and 14 top-10 finishes.

Ragland ran a 2:16.29 in the 800m to win the event.

Karlijn Schouten also started off the outdoor campaign with an event victory in the pole vault. She had a leap of 3.85m/12'07.50". Kate Sander ranked second in the pole vault with her 3.75m/12'03.75".

Albert Tawil-Brown placed fourth in the men's 1500m with a 4:00.40. Sam Cohen earned fifth in the 1500m with a 4:00.67. Paul James Pam was sixth in the event with his 4:01.37. Arturs Lapins took seventh with a 4:01.51, while Jalen St. Fort placed ninth with his personal-best 4:03.92

Macy Turcotte finished fourth in the women's 1500m with a 4:45.40. Amanda Soldan earned eighth with her 4:53.65. Lill Grant took ninth with a 4:53.53.

The women's 5000m was led by Alex Sharp taking fourth with a personal-best 17:53.13. Brenda Ellis also placed in the top-10 in seventh with 18:08.41

Matthew Remondet took sixth in the men's javelin with a personal record of 53.79/176'05".

Norah Bice was the team's highest finisher in the women's discus with her throw of 38.54/125'09".

Lee Harris was the club top finisher in the men's 100m with a 11.03.

Tolu Ajayi had the team's highest placing in the women's 100 with a personal record of 12.35. She also had the team's best finish in the 200m with a 25.47. Alexis Esteves set a person record in the event with a 26.18.

Patricija Ozolina was the club's top finisher in the javelin with her throw of 37.31m/122'05".

Zander Dunbar had a personal record of 49.41 in the men's 400m. Jalen St. Fort also had a personal record of 51.00 in the event.

The team's 4x100 relay team of Esteves, Robyn Larkan, Ajayi, Bella Carroll, Kaia Todd and Ozolina took eighth with 48.41.

Next, the program starts Spring Break by heading to the Victor Lopez Classic from March 22-23 in Houston, Texas hosted by Rice University. The second part of the Spring Break trip sees a split squad with most of the team going to the Bobcat Invitational from March 27-30 in San Marcos, Texas while selected members of the squad head to the Raleigh Relays from March 28-30.

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