Tag: SIAC track & field

The SIAC Track and Field Championships begins Thursday

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The 2022 SIAC Men’s and Women’s Track & Field Championship will commence this Thursday April 21and will run ( I can assure that the pun was not intended) through Saturday April 23 on the Irvin Bell Track on the campus of Winthrop University. Here is the schedule for the three-day event: Thursday, April 21, 2022 COMBINED EVENTS8:00 AM Decathlon (Day 1) FINAL8:30 AM Heptathlon (Day 1) FINALFIELD EVENTS1:00 PM Shot Put (Women) FINAL 2:00 PM Long Jump (Women) FINAL3:00 PM OPENING CEREMONY4:00 PM Shot Put (Men) FINAL5:00 PM Long Jump (Men) FINAL TRACK…

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Multiple Golden Rams shine at Alice Coachman Invitational

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Albany State hosted the 2022 Alice Coachman Invitational on April 9. More than 500 athletes from nineteen team took part in the competition, with several performances that led to spots in the medal stands. Women’s Events Women’s 100 M Yasmine Reynolds (2nd Place) Women’s 200 M Yasmine Reynolds ( 1st place) Women’s 800 M Kiyah Pittmon (3rd place) Women’s 400 Hurdles Imani Jones (2nd place) Jordan Elder (3rd place) Women’s 5000 M Zamya Rhaney (3rd place) Women’s 800 M Kiyah Pittmon (3rd place) Women’s 4×100 Jasmine Dorsey, Dasia Gilyard, Imani…

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Week 4 SIAC Track and Field Honorees

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Courtesy of the SIAC The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) has announced its track and field weekly honors, released by the league office on Tuesday. Ed Gilbert of Albany State and Kaylah Hutson of Central State were named this week’s men and women Track Performers of the Week, alongside Isaac Moody of  Albany State and Sydney Blackburn of Albany State collected this week’s men and women Field Performers of the Week honor. Women’s Track and Field Track Performer of the Week – Kaylah Hutson, Central State This week, Kayla placed…

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ASU to host Alice Coachman Invitational this Saturday

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Saturday, April 9 Albany State will host the 2022 iteration of the Alice Coachman Invatational. Here is a brief bit of Alice Coachman history via Albany State Athletics : Alice Coachman made history at the 1948 Olympics in London when she leaped to a record-breaking height of 5 feet, 6 and 1/8 inches in the high jump finals to become the first Black woman to win an Olympic gold medal.  Coachman was born on November 9, 1923, in Albany, Georgia.  By 1946, the same year she enrolled in Albany State…

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SIAC names weekly Track and Field athletes

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Tuesday the SIAC announced their weekly Track & Field honorees and it was an all-Benedict affair, as tiger athletes swept the honors, with Eilika Lane and Kyra Buffen being named on the women’s side. While Kevin Francis and Chase Ransom took home honors for the men. Courtesy of the SIAC Women’s Track and Field Track Performer of the Week – Eilika Lane, Benedict College Lane was the SIAC’s top women’s performer this week, running the fastest times in the 400 meters and the 400 meter hurdles. In the 400 meters, she…

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SIAC Week 2 Track&Field Honorees

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Courtesy of the SIAC The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) has announced its track and field weekly honors, released by the league office on Tuesday. Lirante Jackson of Benedict and Kassie Jordan of Benedict were named this week’s men and women Track Performers of the Week, alongside Isaiah McCray of Albany State and Savionna Glover of Benedict collected this week’s men and women Field Performers of the Week honors. Women’s Track and Field Track Performer of the Week – Kassie Jordan, Benedict College At this week’s past meet, Jordan set a personal best in both the 200- and 400-meter races, with times of 24.95 and 58.45.…

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Albany State Track has standouts at Emory Spring Break Classic

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Golden Rams Track & Field teams competed in the Emory Spring Break Classic on March 18-19 at Emory University, in Atlanta, Georgia. The Golden Rams women finished 10th with a team score of 31.50 while the men finished 7th with a score of 50.  Several athletes posted personal records in the 400m hurdles, 3000m SC and the 5000. Sydney Blackburn won 1st place in the women’s discus throw, improving on her D II national mark. Isaiah McCray finished in the top spot in the men’s triple jump with…

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Week 1 SIAC Track and Field Honorees

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Courtesy of the SIAC The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) has announced its track and field weekly honors, released by the league office on Tuesday. Nelson Kipkemboi of Benedict College and Kassie Jordan of Benedict College were named this week’s men and women Track Performers of the Week, alongside Joshua Brimmer of Benedict College and Sadrea Mabry of Savannah State collected this week’s men and women Field Performers of the Week honor. Women’s Track and Field Track Performer of the Week – Kassie Jordan, Benedict College Jordan finished 1st place…

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Albany State University hosts Alice Coachman Invitational

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From asugoldenrams.com: The Albany State University track & field program is set to host its first meet of the 2021 outdoor season this Saturday, as the Golden Rams host 10 schools for the Alice Coachman Invitational. Albany State University will welcome Brewton-Parker, Fort Valley State University, Vorhees, Columbus State University (W), Clayton State University, Tallahassee Community College, Shorter University, Life University (W), Talladega College and Wesleyan College to Robert Cross Track & Field Complex on Saturday, April 3rd. Start TimesThe men’s hammer throw will begin at 10:00 a.m. Women will…

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Albany State Track and Field heads to SC for SIAC Track&Field Championship

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Head coach Kenneth Taylor and the Albany State University men’s and women’s outdoor track teams head into the 2019 SIAC Track and Field Championship April 18-20 looking to cap what has been a great season for the Golden Rams. The championship meet will take place at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina. THE BASICS EVENT: 2019 SIAC Track & Field Championship DATE: April 18-20, 2019 LOCATION: Winthrop University; Rock Hill, S.C. ABOUT THE CHAMPIONSHIPTentative Schedule of Events Live Results SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 2018 Championship Recap  |  2018 Results 2019…

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