Women's OTF Championship: Day Two Recap
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NORMAL, Ala. - The 2016 Southwestern Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships continued Saturday at Alabama A&M University’s Louis Crews Stadium. Events completed today were the Heptathlon, Shot Put, Long Jump, Javelin and 3000m Steeplechase along preliminary heats for sprinting events.
STANDINGS AFTER DAY 2
1. Alabama State - 73
2. Southern - 43
3. Texas Southern - 42
4. Prairie View - 41
5. Alabama A&M - 33
6. Arkansas-Pine Bluff - 31
7. Grambling - 21
8. Jackson State - 11
9. Alcorn State - 7
10. Mississippi Valley - 5
WOMEN’S DAY TWO HIGHLIGHTS
Prairie View’s Jada Curbeam held off teammate Camirey Jackson to win the Heptathlon with a total score of 4672. Jackson scored 4542 points to earn second place, and Alabama A&M’s Robyn Hancock finished third with 4084 points.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff’s Sireta Roach took home the gold in the Shot Put with a throw of 15.43m. Grambling’s Kenya Wheeler claimed second place with a throw of 14.75m, and in third was Jackson State’s Latoya Gilding (13.41m).
Kadijah Gordon (Alabama State) cleared 6.01m to win the long jump. Southern’s Ashley Shepard took second with a leap of 5.86m, and coming in third place was Texas Southern’s Breana Dockery (5.83m).
Lori Davis of Alabama State won the javelin event (39.82m), with Alabama A&M’s Chelsea Prather claiming second with a throw of 34.07m and Arkansas-Pine Bluff’s Sireta Roach earning third place (33.81m).
Keanna McIntyre of Alabama A&M closed day two with a victory in the 3000m Steeplechase, winning with a time of 11:36.50. Alabama State’s Shakalia Williams (11:46.52) and Sade Lavallias (11:51.67) were second and third, respectively.