LAKE CHARLES, La. -- A pair of program records fell as men's track and field impressed at the season-opening McNeese Indoor I.

Calvin Mason shattered the program's indoor weight throw record with a mark of 16.17 meters (53' 0.75"), placing him third of 15 competitors. Mason continued his successful day in the ring with a shot put throw of 15.35 meters (50' 4.5"), which placed him fourth out of 15. 

A pair of YellowJackets also made their collegiate debut in the ring in Mason Thompson and Erik Lindgren. Thompson recorded an 8.61 meter (28' 3") mark in the shot and a 10.97 meter (36') mark in the weight throw. Lindgren notched a 10.67 meter (35' 0.25") in the weight throw.

Xander Nabors turned heads in his track and field debut as well, taking down the program's 55-meter dash record with a 6.78, placing him fifth. Ben Sweatt followed with a personal-best of 7.01, while Seth Barker notched a 7.09 in the event. Sweatt also placed fifth in the triple jump with a mark of 13.6 meters (44' 7.5").

Nabors managed fifth out of 16 competitors in the 200-meter run with a time of 23.46, as Barker also recorded a 25.53 in the event.

It was a successful day in the 600-meter for LeTourneau as Austin Jett (1:29.18), Justin Lindberg (1:33.62), and Jean-Michel Ndiaye (1:34.31) all recorded personal bests in the event, while Xavier Davila led the team in his first meet with a 6th place finish and a time of 1:27.36. Chris Morelli also notched a 1:31.16 in his collegiate debut.

Grayson Gaddis earned a top-three finish amongst 13 runners in the mile with a 4:31.42, while Gavin Smith and Ike Lehman recorded a 4:51.57 (6th) and 5:00.87, respectively.

Alexander Hoksbergen and James Kearsing recorded personal bests in their respective events. Hoksbergen ran a 9:30.16 in the 3000-meter, while Kearsing earned a fifth-place finish in the long jump with a 6.51-meter (21' 4.25") mark.

The 4x400-meter relay team of Lindberg, Morelli, Davila, and Jett recorded a 3:43.58 and placed 6th in the event.

"I really couldn't ask for a better start to the season from [the men's team]," Director of Track & Field/Cross Country Dillon May relayed on his team's performance in the season opener. "A lot of guys who embraced the nerves of the first meet of the year and approached it with excitement rather than anxiety."

UP NEXT

LeTourneau will head to Houston next Saturday, Jan. 24, to compete in the Fastrak Athletix Collegiate Challenge.

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