SSU Records Nine Top-Five Finishes in North Carolina
GREENSBORO, N.C. –The Savannah State University men’s and women’s indoor track and field teams recorded nine top-five finishes in SSU’s first indoor meet of the season at the UNCG Early Bird 7-Way, while the men’s and women’s went 2-1 each during the dual meet.
The men’s team defeated Furman (124.00-99.00) and host UNC Greensboro (118.00-110.00), but fell to USC Upstate (135.00-106.00). The women’s team defeated Furman (115.00-22.00) and host UNC Greensboro (111.00-90.00), but fell to Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference opponent of South Carolina State (159.00-96.00).
On the men’s side, the top-five finishes were Henry Jenkins finished fourth in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.53 seconds and fourth in the high jump with a distance of 1.80 meters, Nigel Brown finished fifth in the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.96 seconds, Savannah State A 4x400 meter relay team of Todd Woodring, Donterious Copeland, Brandon Davis and Morgan Ellis-Foster finished third with a time of 3:24.47 and Savannah State B team of Javon Leary, Justin Leggett, Nigel Brown and Laron James finished fifth with a time of 3:32.49 and Copeland finished fourth in the high jump with a jump of 6.64 meters,
On the women’s side, the top-five finishes were Sholonda Snell finished fifth in the 800-meter run with a time of 26.47, Kiana Robinson finished fifth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 26.47, while the Savannah State 4x400 meter relay team of Jahmee Reeves, Robinson, Miara Elmore and Tyneshia Quarterman finished second with a time of 4:08.55.
Eleven more student-athletes placed in the top-10 with six on the men’s side and five on the women’s side.
On the men’s side, Randy Thomas finished sixth in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.59, while Morgan Ellis-Foster finished a spot behind in seventh with a time of 8.74. Justin Leggett finished seventh in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.01, while Brandon Davis finished seventh in the 400-meter run with a time of 51.81 and Antwuan Poole finished ninth with a time of 52.11. Randolph Barratt finished 10th in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:11.85.
On the women’s side, Asia Stinson finished eighth with a time of 7.75 seconds in the 60-meter dash, followed by teammate Destiny Hall, who finished ninth with a time of 7.89 seconds. Reeves finished 10th in the 400-meter run with a time of 1:03.80, while Lawren Crawford finished 10th in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:43.10. Alysia Potts finished 10th in the 200-meter dash with a time of 28.22.
Other men’s results includes Javon Leary with an 11th place finish in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.20 seconds, while Woodring finished 11th in the 400-meter run with a time of 53.11 and Andre Houser-Cross finished with a time of 54.16.
Other women’s results includes Quarterman with a time of 8.01 seconds in the 60-meter dash for 15th place, while five student-athletes finished outside the top-10 in the long jump. The Lady Tigers were led by Miara Elmore with a distance of 4.80 meters, followed by Nadine Missouri with a jump of 4.77 meters for 12th place. Ravyn Mike finished 15th with a jump of 4.70 meters, followed by Mia McLean with a distance of 4.62 meters and Seleema Gadson, who finished 18th with a jump of 4.44 meters.
The track and field teams are back in action on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016 with a meet at Tennessee State in Nashville, Tenn.
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NCCU Wins Five Events at UNCG Early Bird Indoor Meet
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – North Carolina Central University opened the indoor track and field season with five event victories and 15 top-three performances at the UNCG Early Bird meet on Tuesday, Dec. 1 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Individual event winners for NCCU were Kiana Seabrook (58.71) in the women’s 400-meter run, Deandre James (1:56.45) in the men’s 800m run, Jaszmine Bowman (12.73m) in the women’s shot put, Joshua McClam (6.97m) in the men’s long jump, and the women’s 4x400m relay squad of Jaleesa Smoot, Seabrook, Lovasia Thomas and Christa Landy (4:03.19).
Other NCCU competitors to place among the top three were Deontae Williams (2nd, 6.80) in the men’s 60m dash, Smoot (2nd, 1:00.05) in the women’s 400m run, Carlton Edwards, Jr. (3rd, 51.13) in the men’s 400m run, Miaysha Bryant (2nd, 25.85) and Starbesha Satterwhite (3rd, 26.30) in the women’s 200m dash, Christian Obame (2nd, 13.90m) in the men’s shot put), Sherhae Holloway (2nd, 1.45m) in the women’s high jump), Armond Shaw (2nd, 1.95m) and Mykol Branch (3rd, 1.90m) in the men’s high jump, and the men’s 4x400m relay foursome of Edwards, Ronnie Lovick, James and Kevin Vincent (2nd, 3:24.46).
In dual meet scoring against six other schools, the NCCU men defeated North Carolina A&T 158-141, Furman 196-73, USC Upstate 186-117, UNC Greensboro 189-90 and Savannah State 183-88, while losing the head-to-head match-up with South Carolina State 177-139.
On the women’s side, the NCCU Lady Eagles beat Furman 150-19, Savannah State 143-73, South Carolina State 144-123, and UNC Greensboro 150-86, while falling to North Carolina A&T 154-114 and UCS Upstate 142.5-122.5.
The NCCU men’s and women’s indoor track and field teams return to action on Saturday, Dec. 5 at the JDL College Kickoff Classic in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
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