Men's Track & Field Closes Out N.C. A&T Invitational

Joshua Smith Claims Discus Title

Men's Track and Field 4/14/2019 12:40:00 PM MSU Athletic Communications

Men's Track & Field Closes Out N.C. A&T Invitational

Joshua Smith Claims Discus Title

GREENSBORO, N.C. (April 13, 2019) -- The Morgan State men's track & field team competed at the North Carolina A&T Invitational March 12-13, and the team's performance earned six top-10 finishes, including one event title during a rainy weekend in Greensboro.

Joshua Smith was crowned men's discus champion with a 46.10 meter mark—currently ranks No. 5 in the conference. Kurt Goodlitt also had a solid performance with a toss of 40.14 meter which was good enough for seventh place, and coupled it with a 14.51 meter throw to place 15^thin the shot put.

Vikarie Elliott claimed a seventh-place finish in men's hammer throw with a mark of 43.54.

Kobe-Jordan Rhooms recorded a season-best mark of 6.97 meters to place sixth in the long jump, and also finished seventh in the high jump at 1.95 meters. Daenah Pressley took sixth in the high jump with a leap of 1.95 meters.

Brandon James finished the 200 meters in 21.78 to take 11th-place.

Morgan State's 4x100 meter relay team comprised of Kobe-Rhooms Jordan, Caniggia Harriott, Lamar Davis and Adewunmi Oloyede crossed the tape with a time of 43.46 to finish in ninth place.

UP NEXT
Morgan State returns to action on April 19-20 when they host the Legacy Track Meet at Hughes Stadium.

N.C. A&T Invitational
April 12-13, 2019
Aggie Stadium

100m
Preliminaries
17. Brandon James, 10.80
36. Lamar Davis, 11.15
38. Caniggia Harriott, 11.17
--. Jordan Cofield, FS

200m
11. Brandon James, 21.78
20. Jordan Cofield, 22.36
31. Lamar Davis, 23.02
35. Caniggia Harriott, 23.16
39. Ra'Mel Manley, 23.33
45. Kevin Leach, 23.88

400m
27. Adewunmi Olyede, 52.23
32. Ra'Mel Manley, 52.76
34. Kevin Leach, 53.10
39. Shindell Henry, 53.94

800m
25. Nahshon Robinson, 1:59.53
39. Jalon Robinson, 2:03.55

1500m
25. Nahshon Robinson, 4:27.37
27. Jalon Robinson, 4:35.31

4x100m
9. Morgan State 'A' – 43.46
(Kobe-Jordan Rhooms, Caniggia Harriott, Lamar Davis, Adewunmi Oloyede)

13. Morgan State 'B' – 44.06
(Jordan Cofield, Brandon James, Kevin Leach, Shindell Henry)

High Jump
6. Daenah Pressley, 1.95m
7. Kobe-Jordan Rhooms, 1.95m

Long Jump
6. Kobe-Jordan Rhooms, 6.97m
14. Lamar Davis, 6.40m

Triple Jump
--. Daenah Pressley, FOUL

Shot Put
15. Kurt Goodlitt, 14.51m

Discus
1. Joshua Smith, 46.10m
7. Kurt Goodlitt, 40.14m

Hammer
7. Vikarie Elliott, 43.54m

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Players Mentioned

Vikarie Elliott: Thrower; Junior

Kurt Goodlitt: Throws/Multi; Junior

Caniggia Harriott: LS/H; Junior

Shindell Henry: LS; Graduate Student

Kevin Leach: Sprinter; 5' 6"; Graduate Student

Daenah Pressley: HJ; Junior

Kobe-Jordan Rhooms: HJ; Sophomore

Joshua Smith: Thrower; Sophomore

Lamar Davis: Jumper/Sprinter; Freshman

Brandon James: Long Sprinter; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Vikarie Elliott
: Junior
: Thrower

Kurt Goodlitt
: Junior
: Throws/Multi

Caniggia Harriott
: Junior
: LS/H

Shindell Henry
: Graduate Student
: LS

Kevin Leach
: 5' 6"; Graduate Student
: Sprinter

Daenah Pressley
: Junior
: HJ

Kobe-Jordan Rhooms
: Sophomore
: HJ

Joshua Smith
: Sophomore
: Thrower

Lamar Davis
: Freshman
: Jumper/Sprinter

Brandon James
: Freshman
: Long Sprinter