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Penn Relays Central
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (April 29, 2017) -- The Morgan State men's track and field team wrapped action at the 123rd Penn Relays on Saturday at Franklin Field.
The Bears recorded a fourth place finish in Saturday's 4x100 IC4A Championship.
Kevin Leach ran the opening leg followed by
Desean White and
Lloyd Hylton before Stephen Varella finished the anchor leg. The quartet clocked in with a 41.57 -- .52 seconds off their season-best time of 41.05 posted at the Aggie Invitational on April 14th. The Navy Midshipmen outraced LIU-Brooklyn to the finish line for the title with a 40.64.
Junior standout Desean White turned in a time of 10.64 to finish ninth in the 100-meter dash Championships. Houston's Eli Hall-Thompson captured the gold with a time of 10 seconds flat.
In the field events, junior Lloyd Hylton recorded a leap of 7:18m (23-6.25) to place seventh in the College Long Jump Championship, while freshman Vikarie Elliott set a personal best mark with a toss of 15.36m (50-4.75) to place 27th in the Shot Put Championship.
On Friday, Stephen Varella posted a time of 53.53 in the 400-meter Hurdles Championship. His time was 2.4 seconds faster than his results from last season, and was just .34 seconds off his season-best mark of 53.19 that he ran at the Weems Baskin Invitational (March 24) earlier this season.
Next up, the Bears will be in action The 2017 MEAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships will take place May 4-6 in Greensboro, N.C. at the Irwin Belk Track. (May 2-7).
For more information on the Outdoor Track & Field Championships, log on to www.MEACsports.com
123rd Penn Relays
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pa. (Franklin Field)
Thursday-Saturday, April 27-29, 2017
Morgan State Finishes
400m Hurdles Championship
21.
Stephen Varella, 53.53
4x100m Relays
IC4A Championships
4. Morgan State, 41.57
(Kevin Leach, Desean White, Lloyd Hylton, Stephen Varella)
Preliminary
21. Morgan State, 41.34
(Kevin Leach, Desean White, Lloyd Hylton, Caniggia Harriott)
4x200m Relays
IC4A Championships
5. Morgan State, 1:26.75
(
Kevin Leach, Desean White, Stephen Varella, Akhenaton Pierre)
Preliminary
11. Morgan State, 1:26:26
(
Kevin Leach, Desean White, Caniggia Harriott, Stephen Varella)
4x400m Relays College
9. Morgan State, 3:12.49
100m Dash Championship
9.
Desean White, 10.64
Preliminary
9.
Desean White, 10.57
4x400m Relays College
9. Morgan State, 3:12.49
Long Jump Championship
7.
Lloyd Hylton, 7:18m (23-6.25)
Shot Put Championship
27.
Vikarie Elliott, 15:36m (50-4.75)
