Tag: Norfolk State Track & Field

Norfolk State’s Premier Winn advances to 400m hurdles at World Athletics U20 Championships

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title image via Nick Sutton Courtesy via Noah Schlekeway, Assistant SI, Norfolk State Athletics Premier Wynn continues his run at the World Athletics U20 Championships in the 400-meter hurdles in Lima, Peru, punching his ticket into the next round. Wynn represented Team USA, clocking a 51.89 time in the event to move on to the semifinals. He shattered his own personal record on June 25, to earn a spot-on team USA with a time of 50.58. Wynn enjoyed a spectacular opening year at the collegiate level, earning runner-up honors in the 400-meter hurdles at…

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Norfolk State’s Premier Wynn qualifies for World Athletics U20 Championships

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Courtesy of Alex Lehmbeck, Assistant Athletics Director for Sports Communication Fresh off completing a stellar freshman campaign to begin his collegiate career, Norfolk State track & field student-athlete Premier Wynn has taken his talents to a national stage. The Pennsauken, N.J. native competed at the 2024 USATF U20 Championships earlier this month at Hayward Field, finishing second in the 400-meter hurdles to qualify for the World Athletics U20 Championships. Shattering his own personal record, Wynn crossed the finish line in 50.58 seconds, ahead of competitors from North Carolina State, Washington, and Wichita…

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Norfolk State’s Mercyline Kimaiyo makes more history at Raleigh Relays

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Courtesy of Alex Lehmbeck, Asst SID, Norfolk State Athletics RALEIGH, N.C. — Just a few weeks after breaking the school’s indoor 5000 meter record at the MEAC Indoor Championships, Mercyline Kimaiyo made more history over the weekend at the Raleigh Relays hosted by N.C. State. Kimaiyo took 48th amongst some of the nation’s best distance runners in the 10,000 meters, finishing in 36:39.16. The mark broke NSU’s program record of 36:51.77, set by Rachel Webb in 2016. Norfolk State sophomore Leslie Young got her second outdoor campaign underway with a personal record in the discus throw (138-3) to…

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