Alabama State claims fourth consecutive sweep at SWAC Indoor Track and Field Championships
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- Alabama State swept the 2020 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Indoor Track and Field Championships Friday, repeating for the fourth consecutive year with both teams winning championships.
The Lady Hornets claimed their 12th consecutive championship and 16th championship since 2002 with their performance this week.
Alabama State finished the meet with 183.5 points, to outdistance themselves from Prairie View A&M who finished second with 146 points.
Alabama A&M (81), Arkansas-Pine Bluff (63), and Grambling State (55) finished 3-5 respectively rounding out the top team finishes.
Alabama A&M’s NaAsha Robinson claimed first in the women 200 and 400 meter dash events and while running the anchor leg of the 4x400 relay team for AAMU (3:43.82) which also finished in first place. Robinson would go on to be named the event’s Most Outstanding Track Performer after amassing a total of 30.5 points.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff’s Safiya John was named Most Outstanding Field Performer finishing the event with 24 points.
In the 4x400 relay event Alabama State (3:45.19) and Prairie View A&M (3:46.90) claimed second and third place respectively.
On the men’s side Alabama State won their four consecutive title, using performances from SWAC Most Outstanding Field Performer Marcus Cade and Most Outstanding Track Performer Abdi Hussein to win the event with 171.5 points to pull away from Prairie View A&M in second (139) and Jackson State in third (122).
The duo of Cade and Hussein combined for 49 points in the championship to lead the way for the Hornets. Texas Southern (97) and Arkansas-Pine Bluff (60.5) finished fourth and fifth respectively.
In the men's 4x400 meter relay, Prairie View A&M claimed first place (3:14.38), followed by Jackson State (3:15.79), and Alabama State (3:18.17).
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2020 SWAC Indoor Track and Field Individual/Team Champions
Women Pentathlon: Safiya John (UAPB)
Men Heptathlon: Tristan Ham (PVAMU)
Women Weight Throw: Bridget Williams 18.88m (ASU)
Men Long Jump: Clem Campbell Jr. 7.50m (UAPB)
Men Pole Vault: Sunne Rodriguez-Weems 4.65m (PVAMU)
Men Shot Put: Caesar Kemp 17.09m (ASU)
Men High Jump: Marcus Cade 2.06m (ASU)
Women Long Jump: Kaizha Roberts 5.91m (PVAMU)
Women 3000 Meter: Naomi Kiprop 10:17.56 (GSU)
Men 3000 Meter: Abdi Hussein 8:40.72 (ASU)
Women Distance Medley: Alabama State 12:19.63
Men Distance Medley: Arkansas-Pine Bluff 10:18.49
Men 60 Meter Dash: Norris Spike 6.71 (ASU)
Women 60 Meter Dash: Charminiq Hackney 7.54 (ASU)
Men 60 Meter Hurdles: Chris McNair-Jones 8.05 (JSU)
Women 60 Meter Hurdles: Samaria Lovett 8.43 (ASU)
Men 200 Meter Dash: Shawn Collins 21.47 (JSU)
Women 200 Meter Dash: NaAsha Robinson 23.63 (AAMU)
Men 400 Meter Dash: Shawn Collins 48.06 (JSU)
Women 400 Meter Dash: NaAsha Robinson 54.09 (AAMU)
Men 800 Meter Run: Alan Johnson 1:52.13 (JSU)
Women 800 Meter Run: Michaela Lewis 2:14.78 (ASU)
Men 1 Mile:Abdi Hussein 4:20.51 (ASU)
Women 1 Mile: Shayla Sanders 5:13.36 (ASU)
Men 3000 Meter: Abdi Hussein 8:40.72 (ASU)
Women 3000 Meter: Naomi Kiprop 10:17.56 (GSU)
Men 5000 Meter: Filmon Beyene 15:27.32 (TSU)
Women 5000 Meter: Naomi Kiprop 18:12.90 (GSU)
Men Triple Jump: Jonathan Ewulo 14.84m (PVAMU)
Women Triple Jump: Devynn King 12.07m (PVAMU)
Men Weight Throw: Jeremy Bass 17.13m (SU)
About the Championships
The 2020 Southwestern Athletic Conference Men's and Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships was held at the Birmingham Crossplex in Birmingham, Ala.
Alabama State's Men's and Women's Indoor Track and Field teams swept the Championships in 2020 for the fourth straight year. The Lady Hornets won an unprecedented 12th-straight conference crown, while the Hornets their fourth consecutive title.
About the SWAC
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams.
Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field and Tennis.
Women’s competition is offered in the sports of Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Soccer, Softball, Tennis and Volleyball.
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