Men's Track and Field 12/4/2022 1:00:00 PM MSU Athletics Communications

Morgan Men's Track and Field Opens The 2022-23 Season at the Navy Invitational

Full Results

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Dec. 4, 2022) -- The Morgan State men's track and field team opened up competition in the 2022-23 season at he annual Navy Invitational I in Annapolis, Md. The Bears notched six total top-5 all-time performances at Wesley A. Brown Field House.

How it Happened

    ● Junior Derrick Robinson placed seventh in the 60m dash with a personal best time of 6.98.

    ● Junior Emmanuel Ibeh (50.55) and junior Tarique Gooden (51.58) finished ninth and 10th place, respectively, in the 400m dash.

    ● Sophomore Duane Kizer placed fourth in the 60m hurdles by crossing the tape with a time of 8.26, while freshman teammate Jadon Ra-Akbar placed sixth (8.30).

    ● In the 800m run, the duo of sophomore Davian Gray and junior Devion Bryant posted fourth and fifth place performances, respectively. Gray crossed the tape with a personal
       best time 1:56.81, followed by Bryant with a time of 1:57.18. Sophomore Keon Witherspoon finished ninth with a time of 2:03.86.

    ● Senior Ali Bowens placed seventh in the 200m dash with a a time 22.21, followed by an eighth place finish by freshman Antonio Sims who clocked a time of 22.35.

    ● The 4x400 meter relay team of Tarique Gooden, Antonio Sims, Ali Bowens and Emmanuel Ibeh) finished third in the event with a time of 3:26:71.

    ● In the triple jump, sophomore Joshua Belinga came in sixth place with a personal best leap of 13.92m (45-08.00). He also had a personal best leap of 6.69m to finish eighth
        in the long jump.

    ● Jadon Ra-Akbar earned fourth place in the long jump with a leap of 7.05m (23-01.75).

    ● Junior John Purvis won third place in the shot put with a toss of 16.13 (52-11), and added a 10th place finish in the weight throw with a mark of 15.12m (49-07.25).

Next Up
The Bears will return to action at the Joe handyman Invitational on Saturday, Dec. 10 in Princeton, N.J.

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Players Mentioned

Ali Bowens: Sprinter; Junior

Tarique Gooden: Hurdles/Sprints; Sophomore

Joshua Belinga: Jumps; Sophomore

Ali Bowens: Sprinter; Senior

Devion Bryant: Mid-Distance; Junior

Tarique Gooden: Hurdles/Sprints; Junior

Emmanuel Ibeh: Long Sprints; Junior

Duane Kizer: Hurdles/Sprints; Senior

John Purvis: Throws; Junior

Davian Gray: Mid-Distance; Junior

Players Mentioned

Ali Bowens
: Junior
: Sprinter

Tarique Gooden
: Sophomore
: Hurdles/Sprints

Joshua Belinga
: Sophomore
: Jumps

Ali Bowens
: Senior
: Sprinter

Devion Bryant
: Junior
: Mid-Distance

Tarique Gooden
: Junior
: Hurdles/Sprints

Emmanuel Ibeh
: Junior
: Long Sprints

Duane Kizer
: Senior
: Hurdles/Sprints

John Purvis
: Junior
: Throws

Davian Gray
: Junior
: Mid-Distance