Results

PRINCETON, N.J. (Dec. 10, 2022)--Competing in its final meet of 2022, the Lady Bears indoor track and field team traveled to New Jersey to take part in the Joe Handelman Invitational, held at Princeton University's Jadwin Gym.
 
The Lady Bears would produce – champions and 14 top-five finishes on Saturday.
 
On the track, Alliayah Ottley would capture the 60-meter hurdles title with a time of 8.64 seconds, while Inara Shell won the long jump with a winning leap of 18-9.00.
 
Rachel Field ran a time of 4:00.57 to place second in the 1200 meter run.
 
Destiny Ward had a pair of third place finishes on the day. Ward ran a time of 7.86 seconds in the 60-meter dash and also ran a time of 40.68 seconds to finish third in the 300-meter dash.
 
Denisha McLaurin would place fourth in the 60-meter hurdles, crossing the finish line in 9.36 seconds.
 
Morgan State had two 4X400 relay teams place in the top three.
 
Morgan State's A team of Asydiah Pray-Brown, Aleisha Robinson, Destiny Ward and Jalissa Emmens placed second in a time of 4:06.91.
 
Inara Shell, Tia Jackson, Rachel Field and Jessica Lamborn teamed together on the B team to take third in a time of 4:26.04.
 
Ishana Asinor had a height of 10-feet-0.00 to come in second in the pole vault.
 
Terine Lambert placed third in the shot put with a toss of 44-feet-2.75 inches, while JohnelleJohnson took fourth with a mark of 42-feet-4.75 inches.
 
Johnson placed third in the weight throw with a throw of 53-feet-10.25 inches and Lambert came in fifth with a throw of 46-feet-7.50 inches. Brylan Carter would come in sixth with a mark of 44-feet-9.00 inches.
 
In the long jump, Deborah Adekayode (16-feet-8.00) and Denisha McLaurin (16-feet-7.75) finished fifth and sixth, respectively.
 
Morgan State will return to the track in the new year, when they travel to Lexington, Va., to compete in the VMI Invitational (Jan. 13-14), hosted by the Virginia Military Institute.
  
 
Joe Handelman Invitational
Saturday, December 10, 2022
Princeton, N.J. (Princeton-Jadwin Gym)
 
60 Meter Dash
3. Destiny Ward, 7.86
6. Arielle Smith, 8.35
Preliminaries
10. Ishana Asinor, 8.54
 
300 Meter Dash
3. Destiny Ward, 40.68
6. Inara Shell, 42.27
13. Alliayah Ottley, 44.78
14. Tiana Bey, 45.29
15. Arielle Smith, 45.41
 
600 Meter Run
7. Asydiah Pray-Brown, 1:38.89
10. Aleisha Robinson, 1:43.35
11. Jessica Lamborn, 1:43.37
13. Jalissa Emmens, 1:45.22
 
60 Hurdles
1. Alliayah Ottley, 8.64
4. Denisha McLaurin, 9.36
 
1200 Meter Run
2. Rachel Field, 4:00.57
 
4X400 Meter Relay
2. Morgan State A, 4:06.91
(Asydiah Pray-Brown, Aleisha Robinson, Destiny Ward, Jalissa Emmens)
 
3. Morgan State B, 4:26.04
(Inara Shell, Tia Jackson, Rachel Field, Jessica Lamborn)
 
Pole Vault
2. Ishana Asinor, 10-0.00
 
Long Jump
1. Inara Shell, 18-9.00
5. Deborah Adekayode, 16-8.00
6. Denisha McLaurin, 16-7.75
9. Arielle Smith, 15-7.50
10. Ayah Rahman, 14-11.25
Tiana Bey, Foul
 
Shot Put
3. Terine Lambert, 44-2.75
4. Johnelle Johnson, 42-4.75
9. Brylan Carter, 31-4.50
 
Weight Throw
3. Johnelle Johnson, 53-10.25
5. Terine Lambert, 46-7.50
6. Brylan Carter, 44-9.00


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