CEDARVILLE, Ohio — The
Kentucky State University indoor track and field teams finished the Cedarville Collegiate Invite with 39 top-10 finishes, leading to a second-place finish for the men and a third-place finish for the women.
Host Cedarville won both the men's and women's team titles, while SIAC rival Central State's women's team finished second the men's team finishing third.
In the field events,
Shamond McClain finished second, breaking the men's triple jump meet record of 13.81 meters set in 2009 with a jump of 48 feet, 6.75 inches. He held the meet record briefly before Josh Paul of Cedarville set a new record with a jump of 48 feet, 7.25 inches.
In addition to the second-place finish, the Thorobreds added seven top-three finishes. In the women's weight throw,
Desire Poole finished second with a throw of 37 feet, 0.25 inches. Her teammate
Andrew Bownes finished third with a throw of 43 feet, 4.25 inches.
A second-place finish was secured by
Dewayne Davis in the men's shot put with a distance of 44 feet, 10.25 inches. Success continued in the men's pole vault, as
Gedeon Kaponga cleared a height of 14 feet, 4.25 inches.
In the men's long jump, McClain finished second with a jump of 21 feet, 11 inches, while teammate Donte Rucker took third with a distance of 21 feet, 3.25 inches. Their event mate
Jaaliyah Biggers took second in the women's long jump, clearing 17 feet, 8.25 inches.
The relays proved to be a highlight in the track events. The women's 4x200 relay team of
Zhakeya Hawkins,
Tahja Mims,
Bailiy Graham and Biggers took first with a time of 1:48.23. The Thorobreds' second relay team—Taylor,
Iyanna Thompson-Carter, Spears and
Armoni Glenn—finished third in 1:57.95.
The men's 4x200 relay brought home first with a time of 1:32.44, run by
Tayonne Turner,
Jaelen Griffin,
Ernest Chambers and
Kyon Stephenson. The women's team rounded out the strong relay performance with a second-place finish in the 4x400 relay, posting a time of 4:15.76 behind Hawkins, Hollis, Mims and Graham.
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Result |
| Men's 60m Hurdles |
Jadon Wright |
6th |
8.91 |
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Ja'mon Avery |
7th |
9.01 |
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| Women's 60m Hurdles |
Jada Murry |
6th |
10.43 |
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Jaaliyah Biggers |
7th |
10.91 |
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| Women's 60m Dash |
Aleczandrea Coffie |
7th |
8.1 |
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| Men's 60m Dash |
Yumana Lofton |
7th |
7.09 |
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Tayonne Turner |
8th |
7.12 |
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| Women's 4x200m Relay |
Hawkins, Mims, Graham, Biggers |
1st |
1:48.23 |
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Thomas, Thompson-Carson, Spears, Glenn |
3rd |
1:57.95 |
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| Men's 4x200m Relay |
Turner, Griffin, Chambers, Stephenson |
1st |
1:32.44 |
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| Men's 400m Dash |
Tajay Taylor |
8th |
53.06 |
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| Women's 800m Run |
Laila Jackson |
8th |
2:37.49 |
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| Men's 800m Run |
Darris Ivy |
2nd |
1:59.62 |
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| Women's 200m Dash |
Tahja Mims |
4th |
26.84 |
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| Men's 200m Dash |
Jaelen Griffin |
5th |
23.42 |
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Tayonne Turner |
6th |
23.46 |
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Jeremiah Preston |
8th |
23.49 |
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| Women's 4x400m Relay |
Hawkins, Hollis, Mims, Graham |
2nd |
4:15.76 |
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| Men's 4x400m Relay |
Taylor, Preston, Merriweather, Ivy |
4th |
3:28.37 |
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| Men's High Jump |
Gedeon Kaponga |
5th |
1.69m / 5-6.5 |
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| Men's Weight Throw |
Andrew Bownes |
3rd |
13.52m / 43-4.25 |
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Dewayne Davis |
4th |
13.19m / 43-3.25 |
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Josiah Marsh |
6th |
10.58m / 34-8.5 |
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| Women's Weight Throw |
Desire Poole |
2nd |
11.28m / 37-0.25 |
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Shanell Laws |
4th |
9.13m / 29-11.5 |
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Tamoni Compton |
6tth |
8.59m / 28-2.25 |
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Danielle Thornton |
7th |
8.05m / 26-5 |
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| Men's Shot Put |
Dewayne Davis |
2nd |
13.67m / 44-10.25 |
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Josiah Marsh |
3rd |
13.58m / 42-11.75 |
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Andrew Bownes |
4th |
13.10m / 42-11.75 |
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| Women's Shot Put |
Desire Poole |
5th |
10.57m / 34-8.25 |
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Shannell Laws |
6th |
9.72m / 31-10.75 |
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Tamoni Compton |
7th |
8.79m / 28-10.25 |
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Danielle Thornton |
8th |
8.34m / 27-4.25 |
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| Men's Pole Vault |
Gedeon Kaponga |
3rd |
2.15m / 7-0.5 |
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| Men's Long Jump |
Shamond McClain |
2nd |
6.68m / 21-11 |
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Dontae Rucker |
3rd |
6.48m / 21-3.25 |
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Brayden Wilson |
4th |
6.32m / 20-9 |
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GedeonKaponga |
7th |
5.90m / 19-4.25 |
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| Women's Long Jump |
Jaaliyah Biggers |
2nd |
5.39m / 17-8.25 |
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| Men's Triple Jump |
Shamond McClain |
2nd |
14.80m / 48-6.75 |
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| Women's Triple Jump |
Teriel Edwards |
4th |
9.68m / 31-9.25 |
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Kanylah Young |
5th |
9.55m / 31-4 |
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