St. Augustine's Brooks Wins Long Jump at Penn Relays

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania – Shakinah Brooks (Fr./Raleigh, NC) of Saint Augustine's University won the women's long jump in the college division with a mark of 19-9 at the 2014 Penn Relays at Franklin Field on Thursday, April 24.

Her winning jump was one and one-half inches longer than Melissa Mays of Texas A&M, who placed second with a leap of 19-7½. Ariane Nelson of Indiana was third with a distance of 19-4¼.

Brooks was also part of the Lady Falcons' 4x100 squad which qualified for the college division finals with a time of 45.92. The other members are Shamia Lassiter (Soph./Chesapeake, VA), Ornella Livingston (Fr./Jamaica) and Kandace Thomas (Jr./Canton, OH). They are ranked second nationally in Division II.

Tia-Adana Belle (Fr./Jamaica) of the Lady Falcons was 16^th out of 54 competitors in the college women's 400 meter hurdles championship. She ran a time of 1:00.44.

Belle was also a member of the Lady Falcons 4x400 quartet which qualified for the college division championship with a time of 3:46.42. The squad includes Akeisha Dumont (Jr./Brooklyn, NY), Cherrisse Lynch (Jr./St. Lawrence, Barbados) and Marie-Jeanne Eba (Jr./France). They are ranked second nationally in Division II.
 
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