Tag: HBCU Track & Field

Southern track claims seven individual titles at the Pelican Relays

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Titile image via Tristan Holliday Kevin Albarez, Assistant Sport Information Director, Southern University Athletics BATON ROUGE, LA – The Pelican Relays returned to A. W. Mumford Stadium for the first time in 15 years and Southern University capitalized on the opportunity to host a meet. Southern won seven different event titles and improved their positioning in every event. Uzuri Graves, Kinzli Zenon and Karanay Alexander got things started in the women’s javelin. Graves won the event with a distance of 123 feet 7 inches. Zenon finished second at 108 feet 10 inches and Alexander finished fourth…

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Texas Southern women’s track takes 15 top-10 finishes at Pelican Relays

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Title image via Travis Pendergrass Courtesy of Texas Southern University Athletics BATON ROUGE, La. – The mile relay claimed gold as the TSU women’s track & field team had 15 top-10 finishes at the Pelican Relays on Saturday at Southern University. Lillie Burnett finished fourth in the 200 in a time of 24.61 followed by Bayli George (25.3) in eighth and Shelby Brooks (25.58) in 10th. Jasmine Walker ran a personal best and moved to 10th in the SWAC after a time of 2:18.41 in the 800 en route to a third-place…

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Tennesseee State Flying Tigers perform well at meet

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Courtesy of Tennessee State Athleticcs ATHENS, Ga. – The Tennessee State men’s track and field team recently competed in a thrilling two-day meet at the University of Georgia, showcasing their talent and determination on the track against tough competition. The results were impressive, with several standout performances. In the men’s 100 meters, Anthony Ward finished in fourth place with a time of 10.97 seconds, while junior Amari Jelks followed closely behind in fifth place with a time of 11.05 seconds. Keandric Verge, also a junior, finished in eighth place with a time of 11.24 seconds. The…

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MEAC Announces weekly track honorees

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NORFOLK, Va., April 5, 2023—Norfolk State senior Kai Cole was named Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Men’s Track Athlete of the Week, presented by Coca-Cola, and Howard University senior Jessica Wright was selected as Women’s Track Athlete of the Week, the conference office announced today.Delaware State sophomore Peter Kamanu was named Men’s Field Athlete of the Week, while North Carolina Central junior Joidon Boddie earned Women’s Field Athlete of the Week honors. Kai Cole , Norfolk State (Sr., Alexandria, Va.)  Cole set MEAC benchmarks in both the men’s 100 and 200 meters, winning both events this past…

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Week 4 SIAC Tracklete Honours

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Courtesy of the SIAC ATLANTA, Ga. (April 4, 2023) – The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) has announced its track and field weekly honors, released by the league office on Tuesday. Ed Gilbert (Albany State) and Nathalia Rowe (Albany State) were named this week’s men and women Track Athletes of the Week, alongside Sundiata Washington (Tuskegee) and Amarianna Lofton (Central State) who collected this week’s men and women Field Athletes of the Week honor. Women’s Track and Field Track Performer of the Week – Nathalia Rowe, Albany State Rowe had an outstanding performance last week at the University of West Georgia…

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Talledega Track has great day at UAB Spring Invite

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Courtesy of Talladega College Athletics: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Saturday marked the third consecutive week that the Talladega College outdoor track and field teams were in action. This time, the Tornadoes headed west to take part in the University of Alabama-Birmingham Spring Invitational, and it was a banner day for the program. The Tornadoes grabbed a fourth place finish on the men’s side, as they amassed 74.5 points, and a seventh place with 30 points on the women’s final leaderboard. The Tornadoes were the second highest totalling NAIA team for both…

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Albany State to host 2023 Alice Coachman Invitational

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Courtesy of Albany State Athletics Alice Coachman Invitational Saturday, April 8, 2023 Albany, Georgia  Locations:The Annual Alice Coachman Invitational will be held at the Robert Cross Track and Field Complex located on the campus of  Albany State University-East Campus.  The Robert Cross Track is an eight Lane Rekortan M-99 track. All Field Event venues are located within the perimeter of the facility Start Times: The Men’s Hammer Throw will begin at 9:30 AM Saturday morning (Women will follow the Men) The Javelin Throw (Men then Women) will immediately follow the Hammer Throw All…

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Tigerbelles claim first place at Morehouse Relays

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Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics ATLANTA – The Tennessee State women’s track and field team had a successful first outdoor meet, as they took home first place in the highly competitive Morehouse Relays. TSU finished 1stout of 15 teams with a total team score of 182.50. The Tigerbelles brought home four individual first-place finishes, along with three relay teams that claimed gold medals. TSU collected 17 top-three finishes on the weekend. Natalya Bryant started the meet off strong for TSU as she took home second place in the Heptathlon. She got first…

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MEAC announces Trackletes of the Week

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Courtesy of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference NORFOLK, Va., March 22, 2023—Howard University graduate student Dylan Beard was named Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Men’s Track Athlete of the Week, presented by Coca-Cola and Morgan State freshman Mackenzie Harris was selected as Women’s Track Athlete of the Week, the conference office announced today. Howard University sophomore Eric Brown, Jr. was named Men’s Field Athlete of the Week, while Morgan State junior Tia Jackson earned Women’s Field Athlete of the Week honors. Beard (Gr., Baltimore, Md.) leads the NCAA in the men’s 110-meter hurdles after winning the event this past weekend at…

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Albany State Track performed well at Emory Spring Break Classic

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Albany State Golden Rams track and field teams participate in the Emory Spring Break Classic on March 17-18, at Emory University.  The Golden Rams men finished in 5th place out of 16 teams with 65 points.  Kibren Moore finished 3rd in the M 100m with a time of 10.49.  Kibren also finished 5th in the M 200m with a time of 22.14. Jordan Smith finished 2nd in the M 400m with a time of 50.06.  Jordan finished 1st in the M 400h with a time of 55.43.  Jordan finished…

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