BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - On the final day of the Southland Conference Indoor Championship meet, Lamar University's track and field teams continued to add personal bests and even another conference title. But with one event left to go, there was drama for the team title as the LU women themselves locked in a three-way tie for first along with Northwestern State and UIW.

In the 4x400m relay race, the tandem of Faith Outing, Sydne Porter, Adebola Odunlami, and Chloe Rodriguez clocked in at 3:52.65 to earn fourth place while NSU finished second to claim the overall team title with 11 points meaning Big Red earned second in the meet with 108. The men's team would finish eighth place overall.

Yasmin Austridge would have two podium finishes. First, she gave LU their fourth conference title of the meet as she soared to the 800m title clocking in at 2:10.96. Later, she placed second in the 3000m event (9:56.79), timing in at nearly four seconds under he 10-minute mark.

For the other women's finals qualifiers, Parl Eelma added another podium finish to her meet when she claimed third in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.81 seconds while Kayli Johnson finished eighth in the same event. Porter also posted an eighth place finish as she ran 7.74 seconds in the 60m. She then followed with a fourth place finish in the 200m finals at 24.26 seconds.

In the women's 400m final, Faith Outing ran second with a new personal best of 55.14 seconds in the event, which is second all-time in program history. Chloe Rodriguez would wind up finishing eighth with a time of 1:37.76.

Nia Clatworthy posted a top five finishes on the day as she ran fifth in the mile (5:00.61) and fourth in the 3000m (9:58.62) while Jillian Howard finished sixth in the mile (5:02.70) and 15th in the 3000m (10:22.07).

In the men's final of the 400m, Cameron Chin set the second fastest time in school history when he clocked in at 47.30 for third place. Jaylon Roberts wound up taking eighth in the same event after posting a 49.15 time. Chin would later help the men's 4x400m relay team to a third place finish at 3:15.27.



Below is the full list of LU participants, their events, and their results over the Southland Conference Indoor Championship Meet.

MEN

Cameron Chin
- 400m Dash Prelims (5th; 48.34)
- 400m Finals (3rd; 47.30)
- 4x400 (3rd; 3:15.27)

Geovany Cisneros
- DMR (8th; 10:24.87)
- 3000m (15th; 8:39.25)

Cameron Chretien
- 800m Prelims (12th; 1:57.68)
- DMR (8th; 10:24.87)

Jacarrius Demmerritte
- Long Jump (20th; 6.52m-21-4.75")
- Triple Jump (3rd; 14.88m-48'10")

Troy Dixon
- 60m Prelims (14th; 6.93)
- 200m Dash Prelims (27th; 22.95)

Hayden Eubank
- 5000m (20th; 15:47.98)
- 3000m (28th; 8:55.74)

Efosa Evbuomwan
- 60m Dash Prelims (26th; 7.23)
- 200m Dash Prelims (28th; 22.96)

Trent Guidry
- High Jump (4th; 2.07m-6'9.50")
- 4x400  (3rd; 3:15.27)

Elijah Jackson
- High Jump (7th; 1.99m-6'6.25")

Steven Jones
- 60m Dash Prelims (15th; 6.94)
- 200m Dash Prelims (26th; 22.82)

Crawford Kiser
- 5000m (14th; 15:01.38)
- 3000m (20th; 8:44.06)
 
RJ Lane
- 800m Prelims (17th; 2:01.79)

Eli Peveto
- 5000m (8th; 14:50.34)
- 3000m  (7th; 8:29.57)

Dante Proctor Jr.
- 60m Dash Prelims (27th; 7.42)

Jonathan Rivera
- DMR (8th; 10:24.87)
- 3000m (11th; 8:33.96)

Jaylon Roberts
- 400m Dash Prelims (6th; 48.53)
- 400m Finals (8th; 49.15)
- 4x400  (3rd; 3:15.27)

Aaron Saenz
- DMR (8th; 10:24.87)

Allen Tabb
- 60m Dash Prelims (28th; 7.48)
- 200m Dash Prelims (29th; 23.91)

Kenson Tate
- 60m Dash Prelims (12th; 6.91)
- 200m Dash Prelims (13th; 21.93)
- Long Jump (1st; 5.92m-19'5.25")
- 4x400  (3rd; 3:15.27)

Alex Williams III
- Weight Throw (9th; 15.98m-52'5.25")
- Shot Put (7th; 15.38m-50'5.50")

Patrick Wolf
- Long Jump (9th; 7.06m-23'2.00")


WOMEN

Yasmin Austridge
- 800m Prelims (1st; 2:15.67)
- 800m finals (1st; 2:10.96)
- 3000m (2nd; 9:56.79)
- DMR (1st; 11:42.53)

Klinta Blusina
- Long Jump (13th; 5.45m-17'10.75")
- Triple Jump (11th; 11.46m-37'7.25")

Nie Clatworthy
- 5000m (2nd; 17:15.38)
- DMR (1st; 11:42.53)
- One Mile (5th; 5:00.61)
- 3000m (4th; 9:58.62)

Hailey Cleggett
- 800m Prelims (17th; 2:36.41)

Parl Eelma
- Pentathlon
    - 60m Hurdles (2nd; 8.65)
    - 800m (2nd; 2:22.18)
    - High Jump (2nd; 1.71m-5'7.25")
    - Shot Put (6th; 10.29m-33'9.25")
    - Long Jump (1st; 5.92m-19'05.25")
- 60m Hurdles Prelims (4th; 8.72)
- 60m Hurdles Finals (3rd; 8.81)
- High Jump (6th; 1.60m)
- Long Jump (2nd; 5.82m-19'1.25")

Janell Harvell
- 400m Dash Prelims (17th; 1:00.23)

Brianna Howard
- 60m Dash Prelims (9th; 7.67)
- 200m Dash Prelims (12th; 24.84)

Jillian Howard
- 5000m (5th; 17:28.35)
- DMR (1st; 11:42.53)
- One Mile (6th; 5:02.70)
- 3000m (15th; 10:22.07)

Arajanee Jackson
- Long Jump (9th; 5.62m-18'5.25")
- Triple Jump (5th; 12.06m-39'6.75")

Kayli Johnson
- 60m Hurdles Prelims (1st; 8.60)
- 60m Hurdles Finals (8th)
- Long Jump (16th; 5.37m-17'7.50")

Mykayla Mims
- 800m Prelims (14th; 2:23.60)
- 3000m (24th; 10:53.09)

Adebola Odunlami
- 400m Dash Prelims (14th; 58.57)
- 4x400 (4th; 3:52.65)

Faith Outing
- 400m Dash Prelims (4th; 55.45)
- 400m Finals (2nd; 55.14)
- DMR (1st; 11:42.53)
- 4x400 (4th; 3:52.65)

Lucrezia Pavesi
- Long Jump (15th; 5.40m-17'8.75")

Sydne Porter
- 60m Dash Prelims (8th; 7.66)
- 60m Finals (8th; 7.74)
- 200m Dash Prelims (4th; 24.47)
- 200m Finals (4th; 24.26)
- 4x400 (4th; 3:52.65)

Crisstin Riley
- Triple Jump (4th; 12.08m-39'7.75")

Chloe Rodriguez
- 400m Dash Prelims  (3rd; 54.90)
- 400m Finals (8th; 1:37.76)
- 4x400 (4th; 3:52.65)

Jakenzie Thymes
- 60m Dash Prelims (14th; 7.75)
- 200m Dash Prelims (22nd; 22.55)

Glennis Woolridge
- Weight Throw (8th; 15.87m-52'0.75")
- Shot Put (13th; 11.27m-36'11.75")
 

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