Men's Track and Field 1/26/2020 9:16:00 AM MSU Athletic Communications

Rantin Leads Bears at Liberty Kickoff

Men's Track and Field 1/26/2020 9:16:00 AM MSU Athletic Communications

Rantin Leads Bears at Liberty Kickoff

LYNCHBURG, Va. (January 25) -- The Morgan State men's indoor track & field teams combined for six Top-10 finishes on the Liberty Kickoff held at the Liberty Indoor Track Complex.

Junior sprinter Keon Rantin recorded the Bears' top marks in both the 60 meters and 200 meters finals.

The Philadelphia native was edged out at the tape by Liberty's Christian Lyon (6.75) in the 60 meters final, but not before turning in an IC4A qualifying time of 6.79. Sophomore teammate Jordan Cofield placed fourth with a time of 6.83.

Rantin followed it up with a third place finish in the 200 meter finals with an IC4A qualifying time of 21.27 (personal best) -- it is currently the second fastest time recorded this season in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

Junior Kobe-Jordan Rhooms took fifth in the high jump with a leap of 2.05* (6'8.75").

In the relays, Morgan State's quartet consisting of Keon Rantin, Kobe-Jordan Rhooms, Ra'Mel Manley and Taylor Blake placed seventh in the 4x400m relay finals with a time of 3:20.46.

The Bears' 4x800m relay team of Joshua Okonofua, Joseph Okonofua, Keegan Gould, Justin Alston recorded a time of 8:20.61.

Up Next
The Morgan State Bears will travel to Annapolis next Saturday (Feb. 1) to compete at the Navy Invitational II. Events are tentatively scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. at the Wesley A. Brown Field House.

Liberty Kickoff 2020
Liberty-Indoor Track Complex
Jan. 24-25, 2020

60m Finals
2. Keon Rantin, 6.79*
4. Jordan Cofield, 6.83
Preliminaries
4. Keon Rantin, 6.79*
6. Jordan Cofield, 6.80*

60m Preliminaries
15. Adrian Holley, 7.09
24. Almighty Williamson, 7.14
34. Ali Bowens, 7.19
35. Lamar Davis, 7.19
43. Stephen Akinjide, 7.24

200m Finals
3. Keon Rantin, 21.27*
33. Ali Bowens, 22.66
36. Adrian Holley, 22.79
42. Ra'Mel Manley, 22.88
48. Almighty Williamson, 23.02
66. Lamar Davis, 23.31

400m Finals
18. Ra'Mel Manley, 50.74
33. Taylor Blake, 51.59

800m Finals
13. Joseph Okonofua, 2:00.04
31. Joshua Okonofua, 2:04.02

Mile Finals
18. Keegan Gould, 4:34.64
32. Justin Alston, 4:45.66

3000m Finals
22. Keegan Gould, 9:34.96
23. Justin Alston, 9:35.61

60m Hurdles Preliminaries
14. Almighty Williamson, 8.35*

4x400m Relay Finals
7. Morgan State 'A', 3:20.46
(Keon Rantin, Kobe-Jordan Rhooms, Ra'Mel Manley, Taylor Blake)
19. Morgan State 'B', 3:33.88
(Joseph Okonofua, Joshua Okonofua, Ali Bowens, Adrian Holley)

4x800m Relay Finals
6. Morgan State, 8:20.61
(Joshua Okonofua, Joseph Okonofua, Keegan Gould, Justin Alston)

High Jump
5. Kobe-Jordan Rhooms, 2.05* (6'8.75")

Shot Put
24. Brian Duperval, 13.30m (43'7.75")

ABOUT MORGAN
Morgan State University, founded in 1867, is a Carnegie-classified doctoral research institution offering more than 100 academic programs leading to degrees from the baccalaureate to the doctorate. As Maryland's Preeminent Public Urban Research University, Morgan serves a multiethnic and multiracial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible. For more information about Morgan State University, visit www.morgan.edu.

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Players Mentioned

Keon Rantin: LS; Sophomore

Kobe-Jordan Rhooms: HJ; Sophomore

Lamar Davis: Jumper/Sprinter; Freshman

Ra'Mel Manley: Long Sprinter; Freshman

Jordan Cofield: Sprinter; 5' 8"; Freshman

Stephen Akinjide: Sprinter; Freshman

Justin Alston: Distance; Freshman

Ali Bowens: Sprinter; Freshman

Brian Duperval: Throws; Freshman

Adrian Holley: Sprints; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Keon Rantin
: Sophomore
: LS

Kobe-Jordan Rhooms
: Sophomore
: HJ

Lamar Davis
: Freshman
: Jumper/Sprinter

Ra'Mel Manley
: Freshman
: Long Sprinter

Jordan Cofield
: 5' 8"; Freshman
: Sprinter

Stephen Akinjide
: Freshman
: Sprinter

Justin Alston
: Freshman
: Distance

Ali Bowens
: Freshman
: Sprinter

Brian Duperval
: Freshman
: Throws

Adrian Holley
: Freshman
: Sprints