Towson Invitational Results
TOWSON, Md. (April 6, 2019)-The Morgan State women's track and field team returned to the track on Saturday and placed second with a total of 117 points at the annual Towson Invitational, hosted by Towson University.
The Lady Bears had 15 top-five finishes, including three individual champions.
Host Towson captured the team title, scoring 219 points. Robert Morris finished third with 74 points, while Johns Hopkins scored 62 points to come in fourth and Coppin State placed fifth with 53 points.
Alantra Mines captured the triple jump title with a collegiate best mark of 39-08.75.
Ayanna Henry finished second with a personal-best jump of 39-02.50 and
Miazziah Rose was fourth with a mark of 37-04.50.
Annastacia Barham won the 400 meter dash, crossing the line in a season-best time of 54.02 seconds, while
Dinedye Denis claimed the 200 meter dash title in a time of 24.62 seconds to set a personal-best.
Kevena Jones would finish second in the 200 meter dash, finishing in 25.16 seconds.
Valencia McDowell ran a time of 2:12.71 in the 800 meter run to finish second.
Denis would also set a personal-best when she came in third in the 100 meter dash, running a time of 12.13 seconds. Teammate
Destiny Thompson placed fifth in 12.25 seconds and Jones was sixth, finishing in a time of 12.47 seconds.
The Lady Bears also got it done in the field events, with
Diamond Moore and Rose each recording a jump of 5-02.25 to tie for third-place in the high jump. Henry would claim sixth in the long jump with a leap of 16-06.50.
Nikelene McLean had a personal-best of 158-10 in the hammer throw.
The Lady Bears' relay teams also had a good showing as well. The 4X400 meter team ran a time of 3:51.27 to come in second.
The 4X100 meter relay 'A' team also finished second, running a time of 46.83 seconds, while the 'B' squad ran a time of 49.42 seconds to finish fifth.
Morgan State will head to Greensboro, N.C. this weekend to compete in North Carolina A&T Aggie Invitational (Friday-Saturday, April 12-13).
Towson Invitational
Towson, Md. (Johnny Unitas Stadium)
Saturday, April 6, 2019
Team Scores Pts.
1. Towson 219
2. Morgan State 117
3. Robert Morris 74
4. Johns Hopkins 62
5. Coppin State 53
6. George Washington 37
7. UMBC 36
8. Maryland Eastern Shore 32
9. Salisbury 28
10. LIU Post 21
11. Ramapo 18
12. RC – Gloucester CC 13
13. Montgomery College 8
14. Delaware County CC 5
14. Lincoln-Pa. 5
14. Susquehanna 5
17. Howard 4
18. Mount St. Mary's 2
19. Bowie State 1
Morgan State Finishes
High Jump
T3.
Diamond Moore 5-02.25
T3.
Miazziah Rose 5-02.25
Long Jump
6.
Ayanna Henry 16-06.50
Diamond Moore Foul
Alantra Mines Foul
Triple Jump
1.
Alantra Mines 39-08.75
2.
Ayanna Henry 39-02.50
4.
Miazziah Rose 37-04.50
Shot Put
17.
Jaida West 36-06.75
Discus
22.
Jaida West 105-04
27.
Nadirah Umrani-Sanders 94-10
Javelin
14. Eve D'Antignac 82-03
Hammer Throw
7.
Nikelene McLean 158-10
Nadirah Umrani-Sanders Foul
4X100 Meter Relay
2. Morgan State A 46.83
5. Morgan State B 49.42
100 Meter Dash
3.
Dinedye Denis 12.13
5.
Destiny Thompson 12.25
6.
Kevena Jones 12.47
Preliminaries
14.
Jon Glass 12.82
16.
Naomi Brown 12.85
31.
Nofisat Adeyemi 13.30
1500 Meter Run
20.
Zakyrah Haynie 5:09.98
22.
Rachel Field 5:12.16
400 Meter Dash
1.
Annastacia Barham 54.02
6.
Anaya Monroe 57.92
8.
Daijah Davis-Hines 58.38
16.
Alexia Morgan 59.73
100 Meter Hurdles
5.
Nofisat Adeyemi 14.94
6.
Kimani Davis 14.99
8.
Diamond Moore 15.32
800 Meter Run
2.
Valencia McDowell 2:12.71
200 Meter Dash
1.
Dinedye Denis 24.62
2.
Kevena Jones 25.16
8.
Destiny Thompson 25.65
11.
Alexia Morgan 25.95
12.
Daijah Davis-Hines 25.97
15.
Naomi Brown 25.99
26.
Jon Glass 26.78
5000 Meter Run
11.
Rachel Field 19:29.85
4X400 Meter Relay
2. Morgan State A 3:51.27
