Baton Rouge, LA-The Dillard Lady Bleu Devils' Track and Field team finished off their season with a second place finish at the First Annual GCAC Track and Field Conference Championship in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
The Lady Bleu Devils finished with 133 team points to Xavier University's 138.50 point total. The Lady Bleu Devils finished in the top five in 13 of the 26 total events at the conference meet. Dillard's 4x100-meter relay team, which has already qualified for the NAIA Track and Field Championships on May 26th, put on another strong performance, finishing first in Friday's competition with a time of 48.06. Lady Bleu Devil Courtney Henry, who has qualified individually in the 100 and 200-meter dash for the NAIA Track and Field Championships, won both races on Friday. Henry finished with a time of 12.39 in the 100-meter dash and a time 26.06 in the 200-meter race.
The Lady Bleu Devils finished second in the 4x400-meter relay competition with a time of 4:09.11. In field events, Lady Bleu Devil Monique Waiters finished 3rd in women's long jump competition with a distance of 4.94 meters. Sophomore Jonquil Griffin finished tied for 2nd place in the women's triple jump with a distance of 9.90 meters.
