BATON ROUGE, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana University track & field team saw Omri Shiff set a new national best time in the 400-meter hurdles as the Lions took home six medals, three gold, Saturday from the Battle on the Bayou at LSU's Bernie Moore Track Stadium.
 
Terrell Webb got the day started quickly for Southeastern as he earned his second gold medal in as many weeks, and first of the day by the Lions, by besting his personal best in the hammer throw, which he set just last week in Lafayette, with a throw of 60.49m (198'5"). That mark allowed him to continue holding the title of longest hammer throw in the Southland, sixth-best in the South-Central region, and 47^th in all of NCAA Division I.
 
Kristian Jackson put together back-to-back medal-winning performances for the Lions. In the shot put, she broke her personal best by 0.01m as her throw of 15.42m (50'7.25") was good enough to win bronze. She followed that with a 51.24m (168"1') throw in the discus which earned her SLU's second gold medal on the day and third medal overall.
 
Thomas Nedow continued his silver-worthy efforts as he added another second place this outdoor season after earning two last week, finishing on the medium-height podium step at LSU in the shot put with a throw of 16.28m (53'5").
 
Eugene Omalla added another silver to the SLU collection in the 400m dash, finishing in 47.07 seconds.
 
But it was the sixth and final medal of the day for the Lions which was the standard-setter for the rest of the country as Shiff finished the 400m hurdles course in 50.81 seconds, the new fastest time in all of NCAA Division I in that discipline.
 
Other personal bests set by the Lions on the day include Cole Palmer completing the 110m hurdles in 14.36, Alexandra Cleveland finished the 400m dash in 58.56, Jaimie Omalla crossing the line in the 100m dash in 10.55 seconds, and finally Eugene Omalla hit the line in 21.05 seconds in the 200m dash.
 
The Lions head out of Louisiana for the first time in the outdoor season next weekend for the prestigious Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays. The invite-only event is set for March 29^th through April 1^st and will be held at Mike A. Myers Stadium on the University of Texas at Austin campus, which also hosts this year's NCAA Division I Outdoor National Championships.
 
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