UMES’ Guion-Firmin Finishes In Top Eight Of NCAA Finals

PRINCESS ANNE, Md. -The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Track and

Field team had two runners compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association

Championships June 7. Lenora Guion-Firmin and Ackeem Smith both ran in their

respective events, with Guion-Firmin running in the 400m finals and Smith running in the

110m hurdles on Friday.

Smith ran a 13.71-second time in the hurdles during the preliminary race in Greensboro,

North Carolina to advance to the NCAA semifinals in Eugene, Oregon. Smith finished

17th in the hurdles with a time of 13.97 seconds.

Guion-Firmin finished in the top eight from the semifinals to advance to the finals round

of the 400m dash. She ran a 52.59-second finish in the event for UMES, and finished

seventh.
 

Guion-Firmin was a three-time NCAA All-American, and has garnered four individual

records in both indoor and outdoor track and field.

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