Competing against more than 2,000 athletes, 80 colleges and universities and several dozen track clubs across the region, Delaware State outdoor track and field posted seven top-10 finishes and the men's squad won the 4x400m relay this weekend as a part of the Raleigh Regionals, one of the largest track and field meets in the nation, at NC State's Derr Track.

In the men's 4x400, the Hornets finished second overall out of 31 teams, but first for collegiate squads, with a time of 3:07.54.  The GW Express Club team finished first in 3:05.35.  Running for DSU in the relay were junior Tyquan Brown, senior Tariq Devore, junior Ryan Carter and senior Donte' Holmes.

The DSU 'B' squad of juniors Stephen Bowe, Kevaughn Laviea, Kelli Thibou and Edward Hurley placed 10th in the 4x400 with a time of 3:16.34.


The Hornet men finished seventh in the 1600 sprint medley with a time of 3:29.17 with Hurley, freshman Alpha Mansaray, Thibou and Kouri Falconer.

The 4x100 relay squad of Carter, Devore, Hurley and Brown also finished seventh with a time of 41.56.

Individually, sophomore Jordan Wilson posted a distance of 14.20m in the triple jump, which was good for second place overall.

Carter finished sixth in the 400m dash with a time of 47.02.

On the women's side, senior Tracey Fan Fan ran a time of 1:03.02, good for seventh.

The 4x400 relay of Fan Fan, sophomores Ketsia Dornevil and Vernetta Biggs and senior Ayanna Kelly finished 10th overall with a time of 3:47.95.

There was no team scoring at the event.

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