Lions took the lead in several events during the second Southeastern Track and Field Invitational where a total of 18 facility records were broken by Southeastern, guest and unattached athletes.  
The Invitational was held on Friday, April 19 at the Southeastern Track Complex, with athletes competing in cloudy, cold and windy conditions for most of the day.  
Southeastern’s Phillippe Moore took first place in both the men’s long jump and triple jump while Tavoris Mack earned a first-place finish in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 54.04, edging Morgan Cormier of Louisiana-Lafayette by .01 seconds. The Southeastern men’s 4×100-meter relay team finished first overall in 41.04 seconds.
“After the race, my legs feel like I could have given more,” said Mack, a junior accounting major. “I ran against the competition instead of running my own race, but when it comes to the conference it’s about winning and not about time. I’m getting to the point where I tell myself I can’t be beat, now it’s about improving myself and taking it to the next level.”
On the women’s side, Southeastern’s Nia Stewart, Alicia Noel and Jenna Baker each earned first-place finishes. Stewart, a junior majoring in athletic training, posted a time of 11.78 seconds in the 100-meter dash.
“I feel really, really good about that time; it’s a big PR [personal record] for me,” said Stewart. “A couple weeks ago at the Texas Relays I ran an 11.90 and last week my time didn’t count because they had us running at the wrong line and coach told me not to run it again. So to have a time that shows how well I’m performing feels really good.”
Noel, a former Baton Rouge High athlete, finished first overall in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:01.43 while Baker set a facility-record in the javelin with a throw of 147-1.
According to the official results, Jessica Fekete (hammer throw), Brittany Pfantz (pole vault), Sharron-Ann Ourso (pole vault), Heather Fitzhenry (1,500-meter run) and the 4×400-meter relay team turned in second-place performances. Stewart also competed in the long jump, placing second.
Moore led the way for the Lions as he claimed the triple jump with a record-mark of 48 feet, 6.75 inches, bettering his previous facility best of 47 feet, 3.75 inches before earning a first-place finish in the long jump (24-4.50). Shaquell Windley earned a pair of first-place finishes for the Lions as he claimed the 400-meter dash (48.82) before running the first leg of Southeastern’s 4×400-meter relay team (3:17.35).
However, the broken record that gained the most attention came from an unattached athlete: 2012 Olympics competitor Jason Morgan of Kingston, Jamaica, who marked a distance of 208-03 meters in discus throw, shattering the facility record of 177-30 set by Southeastern’s Jeffrey Milliron in 2012.  
“I’ve heard a lot of good things about Southeastern,” said Morgan. “I have a friend that used to throw for Adonson Shallow. He told me about this meet, so I decided to come down here and grace my presence. I feel great about breaking the records, and it always feels good to perform well. Today wasn’t my best day. It was a bit chilly, so I had to get my body going. But I have to give God thanks because I finished healthy.”
Head track and field coach Sean Brady was just as impressed with the level of competition as he was with how his athletes performed.
“It’s incredible the level of competition that we hosted at a little Southeastern college meet,” said Brady. “We had NCAA champions, former students and All-American athletes perform; we had some great competition for a day like today.”
Southeastern track and field  athletes will travel to Birmingham, AL on April 26-27 where they will compete in the Samford Multi and Invitational III.