LAFAYETTE, La. – Junior hurdler Raymond Miller captured his third event win of the spring with a first-place finish in the 400 meter hurdles and the Muleriders' 4x400 relay team of redshirt sophomore Shonquil Atkins, senior Tyrenzo Banks, junior Karonce Higgins, and junior Addison Ross topped a Division I field with a time of 3:16.17, while the SAU Men finished Saturday with thirteen Top 10 finishes to conclude weekend action at the Louisiana Classics.
 
Miller recorded his second NCAA Provisional Qualifying Time (53.55) in the 400 Meter Hurdles with a time of 53.19 to top an event field that consisted of a dozen Division I hurdlers. Additionally, Miller placed fourth in a wind-aided 110 meter hurdles event.
 
Atkins, Banks, Higgins, and Ross sped to an event win in the 4x400 relay by topping Southeastern Louisiana's B Team's second-place time of 3:16.83. Higgins claimed a Top 10 showing in the long jump with a ninth-place mark of 22' 7" and also recorded a third-place finish with the 4x100 relay team that finished in 41.86. Higgins was joined on that relay team by true freshmen Carderick Johnson and Jordan Johnson and redshirt junior Shu'Cori Hurst.
 
Junior Aurthur Jeffrey posted a personal best mark in the triple jump event with a jump of 47' 9" and classmate Torrie Whetsell followed in sixth place with a personal best mark of 44' 1 ¼". Aaron Linnear's mark of 43' 1" in the event place him seventh.
 
Ross finished fifth in the 400 meter at 48.98 and was one of six Muleriders to record a personal best in the event. Banks logged an 11^th place showing in the event with a time of 49.37.
 
Behind Miller's first-place showing in the 400 meter hurdles was sophomore Wesley Franklin who registered a personal best time of 54.74 to finish fourth.
 
In the high jump event, sophomore Richard Barkhimer placed ninth at 6' 1 ½". Junior thrower Sinclair Pitts placed tenth in the shot put with a long toss of 46' 4 ¾".
 
See below for a full list of all of the performances by the Muleriders on Saturday.
 
Discus (29)
11^th – Sinclair Pitts (145' 5")
16^th – Sal Guli (131' 8")
 
Long Jump (31)
9^th – Karonce Higgins (22' 7" | 0.0 m/s)
12^th – Keenan Hollins (22' ¼" | +2.3 m/s)
14^th – Carderick Johnson (21' 6 ¾" | +1.4 m/s)
16^th – Richard Barkhimer (20' 10 ¾" | +1.1 m/s)
18^th – Aaron Linnear (20' 8 ½" | +2.6 m/s)
21^st – Larry Booker (20' 3 ¾" | -0.7 m/s)
22^nd – Wesley Franklin (20' 3 ½" | +0.9 m/s)
 
Shot Put (22)
10^th – Sinclair Pitts (46' 4 ¾")
12^th – Dre' Lawson (44' 2 ¾") – Personal Best
16^th – Sal Guli (40' 5 ½")
 
High Jump (10)
9^th – Richard Barkhimer (6' 1 ½")
 
Triple Jump (8)
2^nd – Aurthur Jeffrey (47' 9" | 0.0 m/s) – Personal Best
6^th – Torrie Whetsell (44' 1 ¼" | 0.0 m/s) – Personal Best
7^th – Aaron Linnear (43' 1" | 0.0 m/s)
 
4x100 Meter Relay (7)
3^rd – Carderick Johnson, Shu'Cori Hurst, Jordan Johnson, Karonce Higgins (41.86)
 
110 Meter Hurdles (17)
4^th – Raymond Miller (14.81 | +3.9 m/s)
11^th – Wesley Franklin (15.86 | +2.8 m/s)
 
400 Meter (28)
5^th – Addison Ross (48.98) – Personal Best
11^th – Tyrenzo Banks (49.37) – Personal Best
20^th – Shonquil Atkins (50.69) – Personal Best
22^nd – Larry Booker (51.04) – Personal Best
23^rd – Justin Franklin (51.06) – Personal Best
24^th – Oluwaseun Amosun (51.32) – Personal Best
26^th – Lane Wood (52.79)
 
100 Meter (40)
13^th – Carderick Johnson (10.79 | +4.2 m/s) – 1^st Career Attempt
22^nd – Shu'Cori Hurst (10.93 | +2.5 m/s)
25^th – Adriene Lasko (10.98 | +3.0 m/s)
27^th – Jordan Johnson (11.09 | +2.5 m/s)
31^st – Austin Alexander (11.22 | +3.0 m/s)

800 Meter (35)
25^th – Donald Robinson (2:01.84)
 
400 Meter Hurdles (16)
1^st – Raymond Miller (53.19) – NCAA Division II Provisional Qualifying Time (53.55)
4^th – Wesley Franklin (54.74) – Personal Best
 
5000 Meter (18)
14^th – Cody Fox (17:06.34)

4x400 Meter Relay (7)
1^st – Shonquil Atkins, Tyrenzo Banks, Karonce Higgins, Addison Ross (3:16.17)
6^th – Aaron Linnear, Larry Booker, Jordan Johnson, Oluwaseun Amosun (3:22.00)
 
Recap from SAU's performances on Friday can be found here.
 
The Muleriders return to action next weekend for the Harding Invitational. The all-day meet is set for Saturday, March 24, in Searcy. Be sure to visit www.MuleriderAthletics.com for continuing coverage of Mulerider Track and Field.