Lady Tigers Compete In Hilton Garden Invitational
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -Savannah State finished the two-day Hilton Garden Invitational in Winston-Salem, North Carolina with several top finishes. Leading SSU was sophomore Asia Stinson, who finished fifth in the 60 meter dash with a time of 7.63.
Stinson placed ninth in the 200m dash with a time of 25.52.
In the 400m dash, Jazy Seay-Blane placed fifth with a time of 57.48, followed by teammate Chavonta Roberts in 10th with a time of 58.68.
The Lady Tiger team of Roberts, Seay-Blane, Dominique Givance and Brittany Ivory topped the 4x400m relay with a third place finish and a time of 3:55.15.
In the field, Rajeanne Jarrett placed seventh in the triple jump with a distance of 11.72m/38-5.5, and ninth in the long jump with a distance of 5.32m/17-5.5. Chantia Taylor finished in eighth in the long jump with a distance of 5.34m/17-6.25.
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Caddle Continues Assault on Coppin State Record Book
NEW YORK -- Sophomore Melissa Caddle continued her assault on the Coppin State record book as two more records fell at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational at the New York Armory.
Caddle broke her own school records in both the 60-meter dash and the 400 meters.
She won her preliminary heat in the 60 meters in a time of 7.46, which topped her own previous record of 7.51 set at the Great Dane Classic earlier this season. She finished seventh in the finals of the 60 meters in a time of 8.11.
She also broke the school record in the 400 meters as she crossed the finish line in 53.08 in the preliminary heat of the championship round, which easily bettered her previous record of 54.77 set at the Gotham Cup. She then ran a time of 53.32 in the finals to finish in second place overall.
Senior Alexis Easterling also had an outstanding day for the Eagles. She tied the school record in winning the long jump with a mark of 19-11, which tied the school record held by Kim Jones.
She also won her heat of the 60-meter hurdles in a time of 8.96 and finished ninth overall.
Tanaya Yarde earned a ninth-place finish in the 200 meters as she crossed the line in a time of 24.91.
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Bell, Cunningham Shine for NSU Women at Gene Anderson Invitational
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Champagne Bell finished in the top three of all three of her events and sophomore Torie Cunningham posted a pair of top-two finishes for NSU on Saturday at the Gene Anderson Invitational hosted by the University of North Carolina.
Bell won the 400 meters in a season-best time of 57.25 seconds. She was also runner-up in the long jump with a top leap of 19 feet, 2 inches, and also capped off a 1-2-3 NSU sweep of the 200 meters by placing third in a season-best time of 25.61.
In all, Saturday was the strongest showing yet this season for the Spartan sprinters. Cunningham was second in the 60 meters in a personal record of 7.64 seconds. She was the top collegiate finisher. Teammate Brittney McCants was fourth in 7.66 and Qua'Nesha Wallace was right behind in fifth place in 7.74 seconds.
Cunningham came right back and won the 200 meters in 25.38 seconds, with McCants placing second (25.60) just ahead of Bell.
In other running events, RaShaun Combs finished fourth in the 800 meters (2:20.47) and freshman Jazmine Vaughan did likewise in the 60 meter hurdles (8.93).
The Spartans also notched three top-five finishes in the field events. In addition to Bell's runner-up finish in the long jump, Kaydianne McKenzie was second in the triple jump (38-00.75) and Tiara Davis finished fourth - second among collegiate athletes - in the pole vault with a top height of 10 feet even.
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Hampton Track Wins Two Titles At Armory Collegiate
NEW YORK, N.Y. -Hampton men's and women's track & field teams each won an event title at the Armory Collegiate Invitational at the Armory Track & Field Center on Friday and Saturday.
The final regular-season meet of the 2012-13 indoor season proved to be a final tune-up for Hampton, as both squads prepare for the 2013 MEAC Indoor Championships - of which the Lady Pirates are the defending champions.
Senior Benita Taylor, the reigning MEAC Female Track Athlete of the Week, took the 500-meter dash championship race after turning in a 1:13.53. She also anchored the 4x400-meter relay team that came in fourth in the championship race with a school-record 3:39.52.
Junior Breana Norman turned in an 8.34 in the 60-meter hurdles championship race, coming in ninth. She set a new season best with an 8.32 in the preliminary heats.
Sophomore Le'Quisha Parker came in eighth in the 200-meter dash championship race with a season-best 23.94.
Sophomore Edose Ibadin won the 500-meter dash college race on the men's side with a 1:04.70, while also anchoring the 4x400-meter relay squad that finished fifth in the championship race with a 3:12.35.
Freshman Trey Holloway came in eighth in the 60-meter hurdles championship race with a season-best 7.90, falling just .03 shy of the school record held by former Pirate Predist Walker.
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Brown's Half-Mile Victory Leads B-CU at Armory Invitational
NEW YORK - The Wildcats had a strong showing, on the nation's biggest stage, this weekend at the Armory Collegiate Invitational, collecting four top 10 finishes, including a big win for Ricy Brown in the 800m.
The Armory meet, formerly the New Balance Collegiate Invitational, is annually one of the largest meets of the indoor season, with top-level athletes competing from 100 campuses coast to coast. Of the elite group heading up to the Big Apple, Brown definitely fared at the highest level for the Wildcats, earning the win in the half mile with a mark of 1:53.51.
Transfer Keron Stoute continued to shine in his first season with the Wildcats, hitting a height of 2.04m (6-08.25 ft.) to finish fifth in the high jump, hitting the same mark as the third place finisher. However, misses during competition came back to cost him the final ranking.
La'Quan Howard hit a mark of 14.60m (47-11.00 ft.) to finish seventh in the triple jump.
Senior distance runner Kadian Dunkley finished the 5,000m in a season-best time of 17:32.06, moving her into second in the MEAC this year and placing 10th at Armory. Dunkley also competed in the 800m, running the 25th best half-mile in the MEAC at 2:23.21, placing 63rd.
Sasha Smallwood broke her own school record in the pole vault with a height of 3.70m (12-01.50 ft.), earning 15th on the new personal record mark. Much like Stoute, only seven vaulters hit higher marks, but early, lower-height misses pushed her down the final rankings.
Josh Perkins had a season-best 21.89 in the 200m preliminary, qualifying for the next round, but was unable to compete in the final.
Freshman sprinter Tristie Johnson continues to improve with each outing, hitting a personal record of 7.52 in the 60m for an 18th place preliminary mark, missing the final based on heat finish, not time. She came back to run a 24.53 in the 200m to place 19th.
Several Wildcats made improvements in their season and career marks on the day. Freshman Breonca Reid had a personal best in the 60m with a time of 7.61 to place 31st and Darnell Washington had a season best of 6.87 in the 60m to finish 30th. Tremayne Banks and Junior Saint Preux both ran a season-best 8.09 seconds in the 60m hurdles, finishing in a four way tie. After applying the tiebreaker, Saint Preux was awarded 20th and Banks 23rd.
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Howard Finishes With 31 Top Ten Performances At Akron Invitational
Among an estimated 730 student-athletes from 40 different schools across the United States, 31 Howard University Track & Field student-athletes tallied top 10 finishes during the two-day Ninth-Annual Akron Invitational in Akron, Ohio at the Stile Athletics Field House on Feb. 1-2.
On day one of competition, the herd notched five notable finishes.
Monica Todd leaped 5.20 meters for seventh place in the blue division long jump.
Sophomore quartet, James Carey, Jewerl Stroman, Oluwaseyi Dursoga and Giovani Mowatt, finished in third place during the men's distance medley with a time of 10 minutes and 33 seconds.
Howard attained its remaining honors during field events, as Damion Haynes took seventh during the men's blue division long jump with a 6.18 meter jump, Robert Mercer tallied a sixth place finish with a height of 4.60 meters during the men's blue division pole vault and Rajae Gayle threw 43.93 meters during the men's mixed discus for a fourth place accolade.
The Bison continued their participation on Saturday.
On the women's side, Symone Glover, Jasmin Selby, Monica Todd and Joy Gilmer took the first substantial finish of the day at sixth place in the 4x400 meter relay with a time of 3:54.02.
During the women's distance medley, RoriAnn Nalls, Zahra Thomas, Gilmer and Mariza Diaz took fifth place with a time of 13:07.17.
Among 29 200-meter dash runners, Shelby finished in sixth place with a time of 25.48, while Gilmer attained fifth place in 2:21.90 and Cynthia Ruffin took ninth place in 2:24.29 during the 800-meter run.
In distance running events, Nalls finished in ninth place during the one-mile run with a time of 5:37.61, Mariza Diaz took third with a time 10:58.64.
From the field, Georgia Williams finished in eighth place with a jump of 1.58, while Dontranika Horton leaped 1.48 meters during the women's gold division high jump.
Briana Jones took seventh place in the women's gold division long jump with a length of 5.04 meters.
In blue division action, Monica Todd placed seventh in the long jump with a jump of 5.20 meters, as Kinyata Cooper finished in fifth place with a distance of 10.78 meters and Georgia Williams took ninth place with a leap of 10.20 meters in the triple jump.
On the men's side, Howard found most if its success during the field events.
In gold division field action, Jarrett James took ninth place in the high jump with a height of 1.88 meters and finished in third place in the triple jump with a jump of 12.97 meters.
Robert Mercer reached 4.60 meters during the pole vault for sixth place, as Damion Haynes leaped 6.18 meters during the long jump for seventh place. Both Mercer and Damion competed in the blue division.
Rajae Gayle rounded up the field events with seventh place in the men's shot put with a throw of 13.27 meters and fourth place in the men's mixed discuss with a distance of 43.93 meters.
Among the runners, Wallace Spencer took sixth place in the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.97.
Aaron Harrison finished the 3000-meter gold division run in 9:15.45 for sixth place.
Howard concluded gold division competition with relay action. Wallace Spencer, Paul Edward, Oluwaseyi Dursoga and Giovani Mowatt finished in sixth place with a time of 3:20.96 during the 4x400 meter relay, while James Corey, Jewerl Stroman, Dursoga and Mowatt reached the distance medley finish line in 10:33.62.
Mowatt and Carey finished the two events with accolades in the men's blue division 800-meter run. Mowatt took fourth with a time of 1:53.27, as Carey finished in eighth place with a time of 1:54.27.
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