MCC Posts Strong Showing at LSU

Baton Rouge, LA- MCC returned to the track Friday afternoon at the LSU Twilight and saw three victories in the final regular season meet.

"This was a great tuneup for us leading in to the National Championships," said Head Coach Chip Gayden. "We came in and executed very well and had great focus."

MCC's short sprinters once again posted a strong showing with 3 finalists in the 60 meters.

Freshmen, Chris Lewis, Kendrick Smith and Cravorkian Carson finished  one, two, five in the event. Lewis and Smith both posted personals bests with times of 6.68 and 6.71. Those marks rank them second and third in the NJCAA.

In the 400 meters Marquis Adams turned in a second place finish with a time of 51.77.

In the 600 meters, freshman Josh Austin finished first posting a NJCAA qualifying time of 1:23.09.

In the field events MCC saw three top two finishes.

 Devontre Young posted a personal best of 6-8.75 and second place finish in the high jump. His mark now ranks him 12th in NJCAA.

In the long jump, the freshman duo of Lakendric Tuck and Josh Wilson turned in a 1-2 finish. Tuck won with a jump of 22-09.

MCC will now turn its focus to the NJCAA National Championships in Albuquerque, NM March 5-7.