LONG BEACH, Calif. - Lloyd Sheppard-Brown won his first 1,500-meter race as Lamar University's distance runners competed at the Long Beach State Beach Invitational Saturday. The Cardinals ended the day with four top-10 finishes, including three in the women's 800m.

Competing in heat two, which had the seven fastest times, Sheppard-Brown crossed the line at 3:52.83. After 1,100m, the Cardiff, Wales native was in seventh place but ran the final 400m in 59.61 seconds to move up six spots and place ahead of LBSU's Cameron Rhone (3:53.00) on his home track. This was Sheppard-Brown's second victory of the outdoor season after winning the 10,000m in the Texas Relays back in March.
 
Emma Powell and Inca Padfield each made their 800m debuts and were joined by Annabel Hobday in heat four. Powell (4^th; 2:12.01) came within nearly three seconds of finishing third while Hobday (2:14.87) and Padfield (2:15.43) earned ninth and tenth place, respectively. In the men's 800m, Luke Parker clocked in a titme of 1:54.72 to finish in 20th.
 
The Cardinals are heading back to Houston this week to compete in the J. Fred Duckett Invitational hosted by Rice. The meet will take place Saturday and will occur at Holloway Field.
 

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