Simon Excels Among Plethora of Top Five Finishes at Wake Forest
GREENSBORO, N.C. — The University of Maryland Eastern Shore track team got off to a great start at the Wake Forest Open in North Carolina over the weekend. In a meet not affected by team scoring, many Hawks brought home top five finishes, but one UMES athlete eclipsed them all.
While Simon served as the high point of the meet for UMES, plenty of others also stepped up in the first outdoor session of the year. Freshman Dypna Umunakwe impressed with a fourth place finish in the 200 meter dash with a time of 24.67 seconds. In the 400 meter and 800 meter runs, senior Shantol Hemley reached new heights with a 56.02 second, runner-up performance in the 400 meter and a fifth place personal best time of 2:11.68 in the 800.
Finally, just like the Lady Hawks, the men’s 4x400 relay team also posted a top five finish, taking third in the race with a time of 3:17.05.
The track team hopes to continue its strong start next weekend with the Raleigh Relays, hosted by North Carolina State University. The meet will begin Friday at 9:30 a.m., picking up at 10:00 a.m. Saturday
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Lady Rattlers Take 2nd At UCF Black And Gold
ORLANDO, Fla. – The FAMU Women’s Track Team rode the wave of over a dozen Top Five finishes to grab second place at the UCF Black and Gold Women’s Track Challenge on Saturday.
FAMU scored 103 total points, finishing second to host UCF (171), while outpacing Connecticut (94), Cincinnati (41) and the University of Florida (31).
Leading the way for Dr. Darlene Moore’s team was Andrea Aaron, who placed fifth in the discus, javelin, and shot put.
Ashley Ivey ran fifth in the 100 meter hurdles and was fifth in the long jump; Shawanna Steplight was third in the high jump, fifth in the 100 hurdles and ninth in the shot put.
FAMU had five runners place in the Top 10, four in the Top Six in the 5000 meters, led by Judith Kibii (3rd ), Fridah Limo (4th), Effiey Kosgei (5th) and Cynthia Chelelgo (6th), with Phyllis Cheruiyot getting 10th.
WHAT’S NEXT: Both FAMU Track teams will be at UCF next Saturday (March 28) for the UCF Outdoor Invitational Meet.
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