Nationally-Ranked SAU Travels To Florida Relays Track and Field Meet This Weekend

RALEIGH, North Carolina --The Saint Augustine’s University track and field team will head to Gainesville, Fla., for the Florida Relays this weekend. The starting times at Percy Beard Track are 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 29, 9:30 a.m. on Friday, March 30, and 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 31. 

Click HERE for live results of the meet. Live results are also on floridagators.com and saintaugfalcons.com, the University’s official athletic website. 

Saint Augustine’s University enters the meet ranked fourth in the nation among the men and sixth in the country among the women. The men’s team is the five-time NCAA Division II national outdoor champion, and the program has won 39 NCAA Division II indoor and outdoor titles combined under legendary Head Coach George Williams, who has won the most NCAA track and field championships of any coach, regardless of division. 

The Falcons’ men are led by Shaquille Dill (Jr./Pembroke, Bermuda), who is a national champion and All-American in the 800-meter run. He runs on the 4x400-meter relay squad, which is ranked second in the nation (3:11.32). The squad includes Robert Walker (So./Newburgh, NY), Adrian Kimmons (Sr./Cold Water, MS) and Brandon Valentine-Parris. 

Najair Jackson (Fr./Roanoke, VA) ranks third in the javelin throw (229-9) and Dakarai Hightower (Sr./Washington) ranks fourth in the high jump (6-10¾). Justin Williams (Jr./Long Island, NY) ranks ninth in the triple jump (48-9½). 

Shannon Kalawan (So./Westmoreland, Jamaica) is one of several talented performers for the Lady Falcons. The 2018 indoor 400-meter national champion, Kalawan has the fastest Division II time in the 400-meter hurdles (59.84) and is part of the fastest 4x400-meter relay team (3:41.96) in Division II. The foursome includes Amanda Crawford (So./Brooklyn, NY), Ade Hunter (Sr./Philadelphia, PA) and Leah Barker (Sr./St. Michaels, Barbados). 

Crawford ranks third in the 400-meter dash (55.56) and Barker ranks seventh in the 200-meter dash (24.61). The team of Shakera Hall (Sr./Bridgetown, Barbados), Barker, Crawford and Kalawan ranks fifth in the 4x100-meter relay (47.06). 

Click HERE for ticket information and the entry list.