Alabama State wins Indoor Track and Field Championship
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – For the eighth-straight year, Alabama State University claimed the Southwestern Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship title as the Lady Hornets won the 2016 crown, scoring 213.50 points in victory.
Ritchie Beene of Alabama State was named the 2016 SWAC Women's Indoor Coach of the Year.
Coming in second place was the Grambling State Lady Tigers with 80 points. Texas Southern and Southern finished tied for third (70), and rounding out the final team standings were Prairie View (47.50), Arkansas-Pine Bluff (39), Jackson State and Alabama A&M tying for seventh (31), Mississippi Valley (25) and Alcorn State (17).
With individual totals of 16 points, Arkansas-Pine Bluff's Sireta Roach and Alabama State’s Kadijah Gordon were named Co-Women's Most Outstanding Field Performer. Roach placed first place in the shot put and was third in the women’s weight throw, and Gordon won the women’s triple jump and claimed fifth in the women’s high jump. Most Outstanding Track Performer was awarded to Alabama State's Artrailia LeSane. She won the women’s 3000m run, 5000m run and the 1-mile run with times of 10:20.81, 19:00.72 and 5:05.54 and was also a part of ASU's DMR team that finished first with a time of 12:07.63.
WEIGHT THROW
Jamira Russ of Southern University was crowned the 2016 SWAC Weight Throw champion after setting a new conference championship record with a distance of 18.61m (61-00.75 feet). In second was fellow Lady Jaguar Georgeanna Felder (18.13m; 59-05.75 feet), and Arkansas-Pine Bluff’s Sireta Roach finished third (17.92m; 58-09.50 feet).
POLE VAULT
Alabama State’s Alexis Pickney won the 2016 SWAC title in the women’s pole vault with a mark of 3.11m (10-02.50 feet). Jackson State’s Jasmine Johnson was second (3.11m; 10-02.50 feet) and coming in third was Southern’s Ambrosia Williams (2.81m; 9-02.50 feet).
TRIPLE JUMP
With a leap of 12.50m (41-00.25), Alabama State’s Kadijah Gordon won the women's triple jump SWAC title. Grambling’s Darlene Desmangles finished second with a jump of 11.91m (39-09.75) and coming in third place was Arkansas-Pine Bluff's Sydnee Worlds with a 11.90m (39-03.25) jump.
60M HURDLES
Prairie View A&M’s Deonca Bookman took the top spot with a mark of 8.70 seconds. Following in second place was Alabama State’s Monica Howard (8.75 seconds), and Alicia Terrell of Alabama State was third with a time of 8.89 seconds.
60M
Alabama State took the top two spots in the women’s 60-meter dash, as Dikerria Wilson came in first place with a mark of 7.521, and teammate Alexis Ferebee was second with a time of 7.527. Finishing third was Alabama A&M’s Joi Ballard (7.58 seconds).
MILE
For the second-straight year, Alabama State University swept the top-three spots in the women’s 1 Mile run. Artrailia LeSane successfully defended her title in the event with a time of 5:05.54. Brandee Ebert was second at 5:10.68, and Shantia Wilson finished third (5:13.02).
400M
Alabama State’s Santina Williams notched a time of 55.06 seconds to claim a successful title defense in the women’s 400-meter dash. Arkansas-Pine Bluff’s Takia Taylor was second (55.56 seconds) and Grambling’s Creshonda Carter finished third with a time of 55.87 seconds.
800M
Tatiana Etienne of Alabama State won the event with a time of 2:11.33. Alabama A&M’s Keanna McIntyre was second (2:14.52) and with a time of 2:15.71, Jackson State’s Akeilia Knight finished third.
200M
Alabama State’s Santina Williams claimed the women’s 200-meter dash conference crown with a time of 24.04 seconds. Grambling’s Chellane Jones was second at 24.12 seconds, and Alabama State’s Alexis Ferebee finished third (24.49 seconds).
5000M
Alabama State University claimed the top two spots in the women’s 5000m run. Artrailia LeSane won the event with a time of 19:00.72. Sade Lavallias was second at 19:11.08, and Alcorn State’s Dynasty Williams (19:22.87) came in third place.
4x400M RELAY
Alabama State University broke its own SWAC championship record, as the quartet of Tatiana Etienne, Alexis Ferebee, Santina Williams and Shantia Wilson won the title with a time of 3:40.67. Finishing second was Grambling State, and Alabama A&M nabbed third place.