COLUMBIA, South Carolina – The Tennessee
State men’s and women’s track teams competed against 29 opponents in Saturday’s
Baskin Weems Relays and secured 12 top-five finishes.
In the field
events, Ashontae Jackson won the women’s long jump with a leap of 5.52 meters,
which was nearly half a meter farther than the competition.
The
Tigerbelles also performed well in the triple jump as Ja’Lyn Burr and Felicia
Oladakun placed second and fourth, respectively, with hops of 11.4 and 11.33
meters.
Angel Davis
was another standout performer for TSU, as the freshman had the second-longest
discus toss of the day at 38.99 meters.
For the Flying Tigers, Jason Griffin
cracked the top-five in the 110-meter hurdles by placing fourth with a final
time of 15.18 seconds.
In the men’s
high jump, Tennessee State dominated the competition as Daryl Rice won the event
with a leap of two meters and Sean Jenkins took second with a jump of 1.95
meters.
The Flying
Tigers were nearly just as successful in the long jump as Tyler Anderson won the
event with a final of 6.71 meters. Teammate Royce Dates leapt 6.46 meters, which
was good enough for fifth place.
Anderson
also finished fifth in the triple jump, skipping 13.53 meters.
In the track
events, Quanisha Sales placed third in the women’s 200-meter dash with a time of
25.52 seconds. She then paired with Jackson, Clairwin Dameus and Diera Taylor to
take home second in the 4x100 meter relay.
Oteia Prince
also finished second in the women’s 3000-meter steeplechase, completing the
event in 10:29.35.
TSU will
take a weekend off of competitions to prepare for the Pepsi- Florida Relays in
Gainesville, Fla. on April 5.
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