Louisiana to be heavily represented at NCAA East Regional

Published 9:52 am Friday, May 17, 2024

LEXINGTON, Kentucky – The Louisiana track and field team will have a heavy presence at the 2024 NCAA East Regional next weekend in Lexington, Kentucky as 19 Cajuns qualified for 20 events.

The list of Cajuns includes Sun Belt Conference Champions Mosieha Bridgen, Blair LaFleur, Javed Jones, and the 4×100 relay team of Trejun Jones, Zahky Munro, Floyd Pond, and Jamhad Booth. Last weekend at the SBC Championships the Cajuns finished second on the women’s side with 115.7 points while the men were third with 99 points.

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The full list of qualifiers includes:

Women

Mari Robinson – 100/200

Kennedy London – 100H

Moseiha Bridgen – 400H

Ta’La Spates – 400H

Kennedy Washington – High Jump

Alaysha Veal – High Jump

Kimola Hines – Discus

Lily Murray – Hammer

Marin Barras – Javelin

Emma Bacilla – Javelin

Blair LaFleur – Javelin

Men

Jamhad Booth – 100

Trejun Jones – 100

Zahky Munro – 200

Cole Palmer – 110H

Javed Jones – 400H

Jeremy Nelson – Triple Jump

Trejun Jones, Zakhy Munro, Floyd Pond, Jamhad Booth, Chris Gravois (alternate) – 4×100

The regional begins Wednesday, May 22 in Lexington.