Amoah Posts Nation's Best Time, Ali Breaks School Record at Aggie Invite
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Coppin State's Joseph Amoah ran the fastest time in the nation as he won the 100-meter dash in a school-record 10.00 at the Aggie Invitational on Saturday afternoon at North Carolina A&T State's Irwin Belk Track.
A senior from Greater Accra, Ghana, Amoah also won the 200-meter dash in 20.36, the seventh-fastest time in the NCAA, and led the 4x100-meter relay team to gold in 39.83.
Amoah was joined on the relay by Malik John, Abayie Opuni and Joseph Manu.
On the women's side, Latifa Ali broke the school record in the 200-meter dash, clocking a 23.46 to place sixth overall
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North Carolina A&T State Impressive at Home Meet
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Trevor Stewart and Randolph Ross, Jr., presented what might be considered coming attractions in the men's 400 meters for the 2021 outdoor track & field season at North Carolina A&T State's Irwin Belk Track on Saturday.
Meanwhile, there was nearly a passing of the torch in the women's 200 meters at Irwin Belk on Saturday.
All of this action and much more occurred as the N.C. A&T men's and women's outdoor track & field teams hosted the Aggie Invitational on a day that traded off cloudy skies for sunny weather before a downpour of rain came and prevented the men's 5000-meter run and the women's and men's 4x400-meter relay races from being conducted.
Before the rain, however, the Aggies did get a chance to honor 17 seniors as a part of Senior Day.
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N.C. Central's Field Unit Excels at Aggie Invite
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- In North Carolina Central's third outdoor track & field competition of 2021, the Eagles ended up with 13 top-10 finishes at the Aggie Invitational, hosted by North Carolina A&T State on Saturday.
Freshman Matthew Swepson earned third place in the men's shot put with a 12.72-meter toss. He also finished fifth in the javelin throw with a 45.34-meter mark. Freshman Bobby Sims achieved fourth place in the men's shot put with a 12.19-meter throw.
Junior Zinzili Kelley placed seventh in the women's long jump with a 5.31-meter leap. In addition, she jumped 11.46 meters to finish tied for ninth place in the triple jump.
Junior Colby Gibson leaped to a sixth-place finish in both the men's long jump and high jump events with 6.85-meter and 1.90-meter jumps, respectively.
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Grant, Parker-Love Lead Norfolk State at USC
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Kiara Grant and DaJah Parker-Love both notched a pair of top-five finishes in their sprints and also formed half of Norfolk State's winning 4x100 relay team to lead the way for the Spartan women at the Gamecock Invitational on Saturday at the University of South Carolina.
Grant and Parker-Love both ran well in the 100 and 200-meter events. Grant took second in the 100 meters in 11.29 seconds and won the 200 in 23.25, matching her second-best time ever at that distance. Parker-Love PR'ed in both events, clocking an 11.40 in a fourth-place finish in the 100 meters and posting a 23.55 in her third-place finish in the 200 meters.
Grant, Parker-Love, Dahja Price and Malika Pride teamed to win the 4x100 relay in 45.20 seconds, one of the top-25 times in the NCAA East Region so far this year.
Pride also showed well in her individual race, clocking a 54.78 in the 400 meters while placing seventh.
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Howard Track & Field Competes in Aggie Invite
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The Howard University men's track & field team excelled at the Aggie Invitational in on Saturday
Junior Kameron Davis and graduate Casimir Tawiah competed in the 110-meter hurdles where they both reached the finals with non-automatic qualifying times of 14.23 and 14.39, respectively.
In the finals, Davis and Tawiah placed fourth and fifth, respectively, clocking in at 14.13 and 14.24.
Jessika Gbai competed in the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes where she excelled. After reaching the 100-meter finals, she ran a personal best (11.52) while placing fifth overall. Junior Kennedy Lewis and senior Ameenah Saalih also reached the finals, earning sixth (12.01) and seventh (12.02), respectively.
Then, the Philadelphia native shattered her own school mark in the 200-meter, clocking in at a blazing 22.98, which finished fourth on the day and 10th nationally.
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Scott Has Individual, Relay Success at Hurricane Invite
MIAMI, Fla. -- The Florida A&M track and field program took a trip south to the Hurricane Alumni Invitational held at the University of Miami and left the meet with a pair of event wins and six total top-three finishes.
Jaylyn Scott had a hand in both victories, with individual success in the 400-meter hurdles as well as a relay triumph in the 4x400. The junior swept the nine-man field in his solo race with a time of 51.38 before running the second leg of the relay for a first-place time of 3:17.21.
In addition to the wins, the Rattlers also captured several personal records at the meet.
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Bulldog Sprinters Shine at Gamecock Invite
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- South Carolina State, led by a trio of sprinters, had a strong showing Saturday at the Gamecock Invitational hosted by the University of South Carolina. Overall, head coach Jerod Wims' teams recorded six top-five finishes and 10 top-1010 performances at the event.
In the 100 meters, Bulldog runners Waddell Rembert-Jett (10.49), Brenton Shippy (10.53) and Devin Brewington (10.55) finished third, fourth and fifth, respectively. Brewington was also second (20.70) in 200 meters, while Rembert-Jett (21.22) and Brewington (21.37) were fifth and ninth, respectively, in the event.
The Bulldog 4x100 team of Rembert-Jett, Brewington, Shippy and Dayani Johnson was fourth in a time of 41.52.
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Delaware State Strong in Home Meet
DOVER, Del. -- Delaware State held its first and only invite of the season last Wednesday afternoon.
Jalen Jasmin finished first for the Hornets in the 100 meters, crossing the finish line in 10.75 seconds -- a season best for the freshman. Dante Artis (11.30 seconds), Nigel Reeves (11.32 seconds) and Jared Keaton (11.91) finished fifth, sixth and ninth, respectively.
The Hornets also took the top three spots in the 200 meters. Malachi Little finished first with 21.84 seconds, his first of three top-place finishes in the invite. Thomas Kalieta, Jr. finished second with 22.17 seconds and Dante Artis was in third with a time of 22.64 seconds, his second top-three finish of the invite.
For the women, T'keyah Macklin finished first in the 100 meters at 12.58 seconds, while Aaliyah Robinson
was second with a time of 12.62 seconds. Catherine Glenn was third at 12.89 seconds, a season best time for her.
Safarya Cheadle finished first in the 200 meters at 25.59 seconds, a season-best time for her. Khaliyah White placed second at 25.70 seconds and Robinson was third at 26.47 seconds.
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Morgan State Competes in Aggie Invite
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The Morgan State men's and women's track & field teams traveled to compete in the Aggie Invitational on Saturday, hosted by North Carolina A&T State at Irwin Belk Track. The Lady Bears finished the meet with six top 10 finishes, while Derick Robinson paced the men.
Robinson recorded a season-best leap of 7.26 meters, while teammates Lamar Davis (7.16m) an Kobe-Jordan Rhooms (6.73m) placed fourth and eighth place, respectively.
Robinson currently ranks No. 2 in the MEAC in the long jump, while Davis ranks No. 3.
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