BATON ROUGE, La. – South Alabama Track & Field heads to Baton Rouge this weekend to compete in the LSU Opener on Saturday, March 21 at Bernie Moore Track Stadium.
Meet Information
LSU Opener
Date: March 21
Location: Baton Rouge, La. | Bernie Moore Track Stadium
Meet Schedule
Live Results
Notes
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South Alabama opened the outdoor season with 19 event victories.
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In his first meet of 2026, Reuben Booysen claimed titles in both the hammer throw (59.30m) and javelin (68.97m), with his javelin mark ranking second nationally.
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The Jaguars own two of the top pole vault marks in the country. Terek Logan leads the nation with a clearance of 5.30 meters (17'4.5"), while Will Frederick ranks second at 5.20 meters (17' 0.75").
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Redshirt freshman Jonathan Henderson leads the nation in the high jump (2.15m / 7'0.5"), with Samuel Warriner ranking fifth after a personal-best clearance of 2.01 meters (6'7").
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Iyana Johnson ranks third nationally in the hammer throw (59.32m / 194'7") and ninth in the triple jump (12.09m).
- Kayden Engel sits inside the top 10 nationally in the high jump after winning the event last weekend with a clearance of 1.71 meters.
- At last year's LSU Lurline Invitational, Booysen shattered a 21-year-old program record in the men's javelin with a throw of 72.45 meters (237-8).
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The field includes Arkansas State, Louisiana Tech, Meridian CC, Mobile, New Orleans, Southeastern Louisiana, Little Rock, and ULM.
- Competition begins with the women's hammer throw at 10 a.m. and concludes with the men's 4x400-meter relay at 4:35 p.m. CT.
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