HOUSTON – McNeese's 4x100-meter relay team made up of Tyler Syrie, Tyler Smith, Jaylen Goodly and Gared Brown ran a season-best 40.79 time to place first in its heat and third overall to highlight the Cowboys performance on the final day of the Victor Lopez Classic on Saturday.
 
The time is also the 3^rd-fastest in the Southland Conference this season.
 
Meanwhile on the women's side, sprinters Aleyah Donald and Mia Robinson, along with hurdler Nina Radisavljevic posted season-best times in their respective events.
 
Donald finished sixth overall in the 100-meters, first in her heat, with a time of 11.94. In the 200-meters, Robinson, also first in her heat, placed 12^th overall with a mark of 24.83 while Radisavljevic finished 13^th in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:03.84.
 
For the Cowboys, Smith ran a 10.58 in the 100-meters to place fifth, second in his heat while Brown had a first place heat finish with a time of 10.94.
 
In the 200-meters, Jalon Charles clocked a 21.97 to finish second in his heat and ninth overall while Ethan Rapp ran a 22.97 to place first in his heat.
 
In the javelin event, Steven Benjamin was eighth with a mark of 164-2. Taking first place honors was Cowboys' throw coach Ben Chretien, a former Cowboy All-American, who posted a mark of 206-9 while Travon Godette, competing unattached, finished second with a throw of 205-3.
 
In the women's javelin event, Morgan Woods placed second with a throw of 138-9 and Tijana Antic had a sixth place finish in the triple jump at 39-9 ¾.
 
MEN:
100m: 5, Tyler Smith 10.58 (2^nd in heat); 20, Gared Brown 10.94 (1^st in heat); 33, Tyler Syrie 11.25; 43, Terren Gills 11.73; 44, Zach Dibbern 11.87
200m: 9, Jalon Charles 21.97 (2^nd in heat); 28, Ethan Rapp 22.97 (1^st in heat); 32, Khristian Anthony 23.17
400m: 34, Khristian Anthony 51.35
800m: 40, Savon Price 2:06.85
1500m: 26, Miguel Barrera-Lopez 4:02.85
110m Hurdles – 14, Zach Dibbern 15.38
Long Jump – 14, Lentz Similien 21-11 ¾; 32, Zach Dibbern 19-2
Triple Jump – 6, Nemanja Koviljac 46-4
High Jump – 5, Lentz Similien 6-4 ¾; 6, Gabriel Alexander 6-4 ¾; 12, Khalil Covington 6-0 ¾; 13, Terren Gills 5-10 ¾
Discus – 9, Darko Radakovic 156-11
Javelin – 8, Steven Benjamin 164-2; 1, Benjamin Chretien 206-9; 2, Travon Godette 205-3
4x100m Relay – 3, 40.79 (1^st in heat – Tyler Syrie, Tyler Smith, Jaylen Goodly, Gared Brown)
 
WOMEN:
100m: 6, Aleyah Donald, 11.94 (1^st in heat); 46, Ayanna Weeks 12.70; 62, Brentney Carroll 13.61
200m: 12, Mia Robinson 24.83 (1^st in heat); 36, Diamond Lee; 49, Taneisha Allen 26.05; 74, Nina Radisavljevic 26.99; 82, Sara Lamendola 29.29
400m: 44, Sara Lamendola 1:05.01
100m Hurdles – 17, Tijana Antic 14.79; 41, Brentney Carroll 16.55
400m Hurdles – 13, Nina Radisavljevic 1:03.84
Long Jump – 29, Jordyn Barrett 16-11 ½; 33, Heaven Terrell 16-8 ¾
Triple Jump – 6, Tijana Antic 39-9 ¾; 28, Heaven Terrell 35-3 ¾
High Jump – 10, Grace McKenzie 5-3 ¾; 17, Crystal Coulter 5-1 ¾; 17, Breyauna Jackson 5-1 ¾; 24, Jordyn Barrett 4-11 ¾
Pole Vault – 14, Kennedy Sampey 10-8 ¼; 15, Heidi Zaunbrecher 10-2 ½
Javelin – 2, Morgan Woods 138-9; 10, Alanna Arvie 125-0; 11, Abbie Delcambre 121-10; 14, Alison Blanchard 106-4; 22, Kristian Ojonta 97-3
Shot Put – 9, Alanna Arvie 42-11 ¾; 28, Grace McKenzie 34-8 ¼; 29, Kristian Ojonta 34-7 ½
4x100m Relay – 7, 47.08 (Ayanna Weeks, Aleyah Donald, Diamond Lee, Taneisha Allen)