Host Bears Finish Second Place at 14th Annual MSU Legacy Track Meet

Complete Results

BALTIMORE, Md. (April 22, 2017) -- The Morgan State men's track & field team captured second place in the 14th Annual MSU Legacy Track Meet at a rain-soaked Hughes Stadium on the campus of Morgan State University. The Bears won four events and placed second in four others en route to a runner-up finish on Saturday.

The host Bears totaled 103 points, finishing only 30 points behind Rowan's total of 133 points. Coppin State followed in third place with 63 points and Delaware State was fourth with 55 points.

Despite the fluctuating weather, there were several memorable performances Saturday from Morgan State athletes.

Morgan State junior Lloyd Hylton got the Bears off to a good start by placing first in the long jump with a leap of 7.40-meters, and senior teammate Nigel Thompson placed second with a mark of 6.38-meters. Hylton and Thompson also teamed with junior Christopher Simon and freshman Joash Huggins to place second in the 4x100-meter relay (41.98) just .06 seconds behind Norfolk State (41.92).

Freshman Vikarie Elliott finished as the runner-up in the shot put with a toss of 14.95-meters, followed up with a fifth place finish in the discus (44.68) -- both were season best marks.

The Bears got third-place points from junior Stephen Varella in the 400-meter hurdles (53.46), junior Desean White in the 100-meter dash (10.51), and senior Onyx Johnson in the 800-meters run (1:53.67).

Senior Joel Roberson continues to shine for the Bears and captured gold in the 400-meter dash with a time of 47.40. Freshman Caniggia Harriott and junior Fernandes Boyd finished eighth (49.04) and 10th (49.26), respectively.

Junior Desean White placed second in the 200-meter dash with a season-best time of 21.40, and junior teammate Deyvon Howell crossed the line in 21.55.

Morgan State's 4x400-meter relay quartet of Caniggia Harriott, Fernandes Boyd, Jonathan Johnson and Stephen Varella capped the meet with a thrilling first place finish in a time of 3:23.23.

Morgan State will turn its attention toward competing Thursday, April 27th in the largest and oldest track and field competition in the United States -- The Penn Relays.

MSU Legacy Track Meet
Hughes Stadium
Baltimore, Md.
Friday-Saturday, April 21-22, 2017

Team Scores

1.	Rowan	133 pts
2.	Morgan State	103 pts
3.	Coppin State	63 pts
4.	Delaware State	55 pts
5.	Norfolk State	54 pts
6.	Howard	40 pts
7.	Monroe College	38 pts
8.	American	30 pts
9.	UMBC	26 pts
10.	Essex CC	24 pts
11.	Howard CC	22 pts
11.	Stevenson	22 pts
13.	Temple	20 pts
14.	Kingborough CC	16 pts
15.	Maryland-Eastern Shore	15 pts
16.	Hagerstown CC	13 pts
17.	Unattached	12 pts
18.	Boston U.	8 pts
19.	N.C. A&T	6 pts
20.	George Washington	5 pts
21.	Old Dominion	4 pts
22.	Montgomery College	1 pt

Morgan State Results

Friday, April 21
Decathlon
--. Kurt Goodlitt, DNS

Hammer
15. Vikarie Elliott, 36.60m (120-01)

Javelin
1. Kurt Goodlitt, 53.43m (175-03)

3000m Steeplechase
5. Lenier Tucker, 10:19.36

Saturday, April 22

Discus Throw
5. Vikarie Elliott, 44.68m (146-7)

Long Jump
1. Lloyd Hylton, 7.40m (24-03.50)
2. Nigel Thompson, 6.38m (23-06.25)
11. Christopher Simon, 6.25m (20-06.25)

Shot Put
2. Vikarie Elliott, 14.95m (49-0.75)

400m Hurdles
3. Stephen Varella, 53.46
11. Wilfred Asamoah, 57.49
12. Braxton Hammock, 57.74

4x100m Relay
2. Morgan State 'B', 41.98
(Nigel Thompson, Christopher Simon, Lloyd Hylton, Joash Huggins)
--. Morgan State 'A', DNF
(Kevin leach, Caniggia Harriott, Deyvon Howell, Joel Roberson)

1500m Run
15. Lenier Tucker, 4:16.55

100m Dash
3. Desean White, 10.51
Preliminaries
4. Desean White, 10.75
16. Joash Huggins, 11.19
37. Daniel Ugomadi, 11.63

110m Hurdles
Preliminaries
5. Wilfred Asamoah, 15.61

400m Dash
1. Joel Roberson, 47.40
8. Caniggia Harriott, 49.04
10. Fernandes Boyd, 49.26
13. Kevin Leach, 49.81
14. Akhenaton Pierre, 49.86
19. Shindell Henry, 50.64
26. Michal Bowry, 51.50
35. Braxton Hammock, 52.73

800m Run
3. Onyx Johnson, 1:53.67
--. Lenier Tucker, DNF

200m Run
2. Desean White, 21.40
4. Deyvon Howell, 21.55
8. Caniggia Harriott, 21.88
14. Stephen Varella, 22.11
18. Kevin Leach, 22.25
21. Fernandes Boyd, 22.42

4x400m Relay
1. Morgan State 'B', 3:23.23
(Caniggia Harriott, Fernandes Boyd, Jonathan Johnson, Stephen Varella)

Print Friendly Version

Players Mentioned

Ricardo Griggs: Sprinter; 5' 7"; Junior

Haneef Hardy: Mid Distance; 5' 9"; Junior

Evan Johnson: Hurdler; 5' 11"; Senior

Xavier Knight: Quarter Miler; 5' 7"; Sophomore

Rolando Reid: Quarter Miler; 5' 8"; Senior

Deyvon Howell: Sprinter; 5' 11"; Junior

Joel Roberson: Quarter Miler; 5' 9"; Senior

Christopher Simon: Jumper; 5' 9"; Senior

Desean White: Sprinter; 5' 8"; Junior

Wilfred Asamoah: Hurdler; 5' 8"; Senior

Players Mentioned

Ricardo Griggs
: 5' 7"; Junior
: Sprinter

Haneef Hardy
: 5' 9"; Junior
: Mid Distance

Evan Johnson
: 5' 11"; Senior
: Hurdler

Xavier Knight
: 5' 7"; Sophomore
: Quarter Miler

Rolando Reid
: 5' 8"; Senior
: Quarter Miler

Deyvon Howell
: 5' 11"; Junior
: Sprinter

Joel Roberson
: 5' 9"; Senior
: Quarter Miler

Christopher Simon
: 5' 9"; Senior
: Jumper

Desean White
: 5' 8"; Junior
: Sprinter

Wilfred Asamoah
: 5' 8"; Senior
: Hurdler