Senior track & field student-athletes (L-R) Kobe-Jordan Rhooms. Keon Rantin and Lamar Davis.

Men's Track and Field 4/24/2022 10:24:00 AM MSU Athletic Communications

Rhooms, Rantin, 4x100m Lead Bears At 16th Annual Legacy Meet

Final Results

BALTIMORE, Md. (April 23, 2022) — The Morgan State men's track and field team returned home this weekend to host the 16^thannual Morgan State Legacy Meet on Saturday at Earl C. Banks Field at Hughes Stadium. With the Covid-19 pandemic and restrictions, today's meet marked the return of the Legacy Meet for first time since the 2019 season, which Morgan State won the team title.

The Bears, the defending Legacy Meet champions, took advantage of being at home for the first time this season, as they finished with 10 top-5 finishers, including four first place performances.

It was a special day for Morgan State, who honored its senior class prior to the start of the 800-meter dash.

Morgan State Kobe-Jordan Rhooms, the MEAC's reigning Field Athlete of the Week, capped his 'Senior Day' in style by recording a pair of personal best marks on the day. The senior sensation got the Bears off to a great start in the pit by capturing the long jump title with a leap of 7.52-meters, in addition to winning the triple jump with a clearance of 15.70-meters.  He currently sits atop the MEAC rank No. 1 in the triple jump (No. 25 in the nation) and has the second best mark in the long jump.

It was a fantastic outing for senior speedster Keon Rantin. The senior raced to a first place finish in the 400-meter dash by clocking in a season best time of 48.03. He also placed fourth in the 200-meter dash with a season-best time of 21.44.

Rantin teamed with Lamar Davis, Ali Bowens and Adrian Holley to capture gold in the 4x100-meter relay with a time of 40.90.

Morgan had 3 men advance to the 100m Final with all 3 recording wind legal personal best times. Sophomore Adrian Holley and junior Lamar Davis placed third (10.56) and fourth place (10.57), respectively, while Ali Bowens recorded a sixth place finish at 10.65. Joseph Amoah, running for Ghana, broke the meet record and set a new facility record by crossing the tape with a time of 9.94.

Sophomore Devion Bryant finished fourth in the 800 meters in a season-best time of 1:56.41 seconds, while freshman teammate Brandon Jones placed ninth (1:59.67 - season-best).

Freshman Nasir Wallace recorded sixth place finish in the 1500 meter run by crossing the tape in a personal-best 4:10.57, and Justin Alston added a 10^th place finish clocking in at 4:18.68.

Freshman Jackson Waller ran a time of 16:56.74 to place sixth in the 5000 meter run.

Freshman Omari McKenzie posted a personal-best 1.95 meters on his fourth attempt to place fourth in the high jump.

Sophomore Malik Brown recorded a ninth place finish in the pole vault clearing a personal-best 3:85m (12-07.05).

Next up for Morgan State will be a trip to Philadelphia, Pa. for the 126^th Penn Relays, hosted by the University of Pennsylvania (April 28-30) at historic Franklin Field.

Saturday, April 23, 2022
16^th Annual MSU Legacy Meet
Baltimore, Md. (Earl C. Banks Field at Hughes Stadium)

Morgan State Finishes

100 Meter Dash Finals
3. Adrian Holley – 10.56
4. Lamar Davis – 10.57
6. Ali Bowens – 10.65

200 Meter Dash
4. Keon Rantin – 21.44
7. Adrian Holley – 21.62
10. Ali Bowens – 21.89

400 Meter Hurdles
1. Keon Rankin – 48.03

800 Meter Dash
4. Devion Bryant – 1:56.41
9. Brandon Jones – 1:59.67
13. Nasir Wallace – 2:00.94

1500 Meter
6. Nasir Wallace – 4:10.57
10. Justin Alston – 4:18.68

5000 Meter
6. Jackson Waller – 16:56.74

4x100 Meter Relays
1. Morgan State – 40.90
(Lamar Davis, Keon Rantin, Ali Bowens, Adrian Holley)

High Jump
4. Omari McKenzie – 1:95m (6-04.75)

Pole Vault
9. Malik Brown – 3:85m (12-07.50)

Long Jump
1. Kobe-Jordan Rhooms – 7.52m (24-08.25)
3. Lamar Davis – 7.33m (24-00.75)

Triple Jump
1. Kobe-Jordan Rhooms – 15.70m (51-06.25)
7. Omari McKenzie – 14.22m (46-08.00)
13. Joshua Belinga – 13.51m (44-04.00)

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Players Mentioned

Keon Rantin: LS; Freshman

Kobe-Jordan Rhooms: HJ; Freshman

Kobe-Jordan Rhooms: HJ; Sophomore

Justin Alston: Distance; Junior

Ali Bowens: Sprinter; Junior

Malik Brown: Pole Vaulter; Sophomore

Devion Bryant: Mid-Distance/Distance; Sophomore

Lamar Davis: Jumper/Sprinter; Senior

Adrian Holley: Sprints; Junior

Brandon Jones: Long Sprints; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Keon Rantin
: Freshman
: LS

Kobe-Jordan Rhooms
: Freshman
: HJ

Kobe-Jordan Rhooms
: Sophomore
: HJ

Justin Alston
: Junior
: Distance

Ali Bowens
: Junior
: Sprinter

Malik Brown
: Sophomore
: Pole Vaulter

Devion Bryant
: Sophomore
: Mid-Distance/Distance

Lamar Davis
: Senior
: Jumper/Sprinter

Adrian Holley
: Junior
: Sprints

Brandon Jones
: Freshman
: Long Sprints