MEET RESULTS

NACOGDOCHES, Texas -- Northwestern State's sprint corps shined Saturday at the Skechers-SFA Alumni Invitational hosted by Stephen F. Austin, with Justin Walker and Hanoj Carter posting nationally-ranked times to win individual events and teaming on the first-place men's 4x100 meter relay team.
 
Walker (10.36) and Carter (10.39) went 1-2 in the 100 meter dash, with the Southland's top times this season, despite mistaking the finish line and slowing up about 10 meters early. Walker's time ranks 20th nationally, with Carter's mark 23rd.
 
Carter blazed to the nation's fifth-fastest wind-legal 200 meter dash time, a 20.67 clocking, 0.05 back of his league-best mark last month that was over the allowable wind for an NCAA qualifying time. Gabriel White, Walker, Carter and Kendal Taylor gave NSU the men's 4x100 crown with a 40.61 time.
 
Lady Demon standout Quiana Griffin took the women's 400 meter run in 54.95, the conference's third-best mark this season. NSU's Emmanuel Williams was the top collegiate finisher and second overall in the men's triple jump with a 50-9 1/2 mark, second in the Southland and his best by more than three feet.
 
Janae Allen gave Northwestern two more awards stand finishes with a pair of thirds, throwing 162-2 in the hammer and 161-3 in the discus. Keenan Jackson of NSU was the third-place finisher with a 48.36 400-meter dash time.
 
Aaron Williams took fourth in the triple jump for the Demons with his 48-4 3/4 best mark. Angelica Kotun, Ebony Vaughn, Constance Seibles and Griffin were fourth in the 4x100 women's race (46.70). The Lady Demons got fourth in the long jump from Porsha Thomas (18-7 1/4) with teammate Kenya Thomas sixth (18-4 1/4).
 
Seibles ran fifth for NSU in the women's 400 (57.24), with Jessica Tillery fifth in the triple jump at 38-11, and Delaney Nock fifth in the javelin (118-3).
 
Griffin (24.75 in the 200) and Kotun (12.10 in the 100) took sixth for the Lady Demons, with teammate Rechelle Bessard sixth in the hammer (140-6). The Demons got sixth in the 1500 by Albert Gladney (4:02.45) and in the high jump from Lionel Ellison (6-4 3/4).
 
Aly Coughlin ran seventh for NSU's women in the 3000 meter steeplechase (12:02.22). Shakemia Johnson was seventh in the hammer (135-2), Bessard took the same place in the shot put (43-11 3/4) and Sarah Jones was seventh in the triple jump (38-4)
 
Next Saturday, Northwestern will compete in Lake Charles at the site of next month's Southland Conference Outdoor Championships in the McNeese Spring Time Classic.