Johnson C. Smith University Women's Indoor Track & Field Claims CIAA Runner Up Finish

JCSU Women Wins Three Events, Finishes as Runner-Up at CIAA
Indoor Track and Field Championships

Winston-Salem, North Carolina -- The Johnson C. Smith women's indoor track and field team had a total of nine podium finishes and took home three CIAA event championships while finishing as the runner-up at the CIAA Indoor Track and Field Championships at the JDL FastTrack in Winston-Salem, N.C. on Monday afternoon.

JCSU claimed three championships on the day, with Kendra Clarke (Edmonton, Alberta) taking the crown in the 400m with a time of 54.62.  Domenique Julius-Williams (Oshawa, Ontario) brought home the 800m title with a 2:16.28 and the 4x400 relay team of Clarke, Julius-Williams,
Crystal Campbell (St. Catherine, Jamaica) and Tovea Jenkins (St. James, Jamaica) won by posting a 3:46.52.

Other notable performances by the Golden Bulls included Shamaz Quince (West Palm Beach, Fla.) taking second place in the triple jump and third place in the 60m hurdles.  Fellan Ferguson (Kingston, Jamaica) had a great weekend, as she recorded a second place finish in the 800m and a completed the mile run in third place.

Winston-Salem State took home their second-consecutive title, outdistancing the Golden Bulls by 10 points.  St. Augustine's finished in third behind JCSU with 107.33 points.

Women's Team Standings - Final1.            Winston-Salem State     120
2.            Johnson C. Smith           110
3.            St. Augustine's               107.33
4.            Virginia State                   41.33
5.            Livingstone                       21
6.            Virginia Union                  16
7.            Lincoln                              13.33
8.            Bowie State                        4

JCSU Women's Results – Day 2
60m Hurdles – Finals
3^rd           Shamaz Quince                 8.72

60m - Finals
4^th           Mayah Edwards               7.68
5^th           Trudy-Ann Richards        7.70

400m - Finals
1^st           Kendra Clarke                    54.62
2^nd          Tovea Jenkins                    55.28

800m – Finals
1^st           Domenique Julius-Williams          2:16.28
2^nd          Fellan Ferguson                            2:17.67
4^th           Tovea Jenkins                                2:24.25

200m – Finals
2^nd          Kendra Clarke                 24.93
4^th           Trudy-Ann Richards        25.20

Mile - Finals
3^rd           Fellan Ferguson                            5:24.09
5^th           Domenique Julius-Williams          5:27.84
12^th         October Campbell                         5:57.40

4x400 Relay – Finals
1^st           JCSU (Clarke, Julius-Williams, C. Campbell, Jenkins)   3:46.52

Shot Put – Finals
11^th         Reilyn Powell                     9.07m
15^th         Mayah Edwards                 8.43m
17^th         Alexus Melton                    7.85m

Triple Jump –Finals
2^nd          Shamaz Quince               11.48m
10^th         Ramoya Grandison          9.92m

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