Southern University– New Orleans Lady Knights Wins Third Outdoor Track and Field National Championship

GULF SHORES, Alabama  --  Southern University New Orleans (SUNO) waited until the final track event of the meet to claim its crown. The Knights were first across the finish line in the 4×400 relay, which gave them a two-point win (64-62) over British Columbia, which came into the meet at the top of the final USTFCCCA National Team Rankings. 

Shadae Hylton was a force for SUNO. Hylton won the 400-meter crown by nearly three seconds and clocked a 54.56 split on the third leg of the winning 4×400 relay, which extended the Knights’ lead to an insurmountable margin.

British Columbia had three scorers in both the 800 and 1500 and two in the steeplechase. The Thunderbirds also captured the 4×800 relay title by 14 seconds.

Indiana Tech kept within contact, finishing third with 59 points. The Warriors scored points in seven events, including double digits in the 100 hurdles, high jump and long jump.

The final day of the 2018 Men’s and Women’s National Championships wrapped up with 29 more individual champions at the Mickey Miller Blackwell Stadium in Gulf Shores, Ala.

Champions

• Women’s Marathon – Stephanie Johnston, Concordia (Mich.), 3:00:47.44
• Men’s Marathon – Tony Weber, St. Mary (Kan.), 2:35:04.47
• Men’s Shot Put – Alex Wellington, Hastings (Neb.), 19.04m
• Men’s Pole Vault – Curtis Bell, Aquinas (Mich.), 5.05m
• Men’s Triple Jump – Goabaone Mosheleketi, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.), 15.57m
• Women’s High Jump – Tyanna Petty, Rio Grande (Ohio), 1.77m
• Women’s Discus Throw – Adrianna Shaw, Concordia (Neb.), 47.04m
• Women’s 3,000m Steeplechase – Rachel Roelle, Eastern Oregon, 10:19.06
• Men’s 3,000m Steeplechase – John Gay, British Columbia, 9:04.36
• Women’s 4x100 – 45.80, Wiley (Texas)
• Men’s 4x100 – 40.17, Wiley (Texas)
• Women’s 1,500m – Anna Shields, Point Park (Pa.), 4:14.38
• Men’s 1,500m – Mackenzie Wahpepah-Harris, Oklahoma City, 3:48.40
• Women’s 100m Hurdles – Renae Dennie, Wiley (Texas), 14.16
• Men’s 110m Hurdles – Lafranz Campbell, Wiley (Texas), 13.98
• Women’s 100m Dash – Safia Bright, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.), 11.68
• Men’s 100m Dash – Oraine Palmer, Wiley (Texas), 10.35
• Women’s 400m Hurdles – Kimona Smikle, Southern (La.), 57.63
• Men’s 400m Hurdles – Caleb Anthony, Taylor (Ind.), 52.31
• Women’s 400m – Shadae Hylton, Southern (La.), 52.66
• Men’s 400m – Rajay Hamilton, Wiley (Texas), 46.07
• Women’s 800m – Anna Shields, Point Park (Pa.), 2:04.75
• Men’s 800m – Isaac Clark, Friends (Kan.), 1:50.06
• Women’s 200m Dash – Argyana Bolton, Southern (La.), 23.68
• Men’s 200m Dash – Oraine Palmer, Wiley (Texas), 20.77
• Women’s 5,000m – Aminat Olowora, Oklahoma City, 16:54.38
• Men’s 5,000m – Geoffrey Kipchumba, William Carey (Miss.), 14:39.53
• Women’s 4x400 – 3:40.15, Southern (La.)
• Men’s 4x400 – 3:09.11, Wiley (Texas)

Records Broken

• Anna Shields broke the previous known record in the 1,500m with at time of 4:14.38. The previous known record was set by Sarah Howell of Simon Fraser (B.C.) in 1992, with a time of 4:16.56.

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  CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
  

  
  

  Highlights

  
  

  • Tony Weber who was unable to finish the marathon in 2017 came back in 2018 and won the marathon by a margin of nearly three seconds.
  • Anna Shields became a two-year/back-to-back national champion in the 1,500m run with her record-breaking run this year.
  • Aminat Olowora became a champion in the 5,000m today and Wednesday in the 10,000m.
  • Wiley (Texas) had champions in eight different events today alone.
  • Geoffrey Kipchumba of William Carey (Miss.) has won nine individual championships between outdoor track and field and cross country. He has won three straight 10,000m championships.
  • Goabaone Mosheleketi finished as a national champion in both the long jump and the triple jump.
  • The top eight finishers in each event are considered All-Americans.
  • Awards

  • Women’s Most Valuable Performer
    • Aminat Olowora of Oklahoma City
  • Anna Shields of Point Park (Pa.)
  • Men’s Most Valuable Performer
    • Goabaone Mosheleketi of Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
    • Oraine Palmer of Wiley (Texas)
    • Geoffrey Kipchumba of Wiley (Texas)
• Southern-NO (La.) women’s team won its third title with a total of 64 points. The school’s first two championship titles were in 1995 and 1997.
• Wiley (Texas) men’s team won its first-ever title in school history with a total of 92 points.