Tia Jackson won the long jump event at Penn State and set the school record with a leap of 6.06 meters.

Women's Track and Field 2/6/2023 2:15:00 AM Kiyea Milledge, MSU Athletics Communications Intern

Lady Bears Continue Strong Season Start At Penn State

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (Feb. 5, 2023)--The Morgan State women's indoor track and field team traveled to Penn State University to compete in the Sykes & Sabock Challenge held at Horace Ashenfelter III Track on Saturday.

The Lady Bears would have 16 top-10 finishes, including two first place finishes by Tia Jackson and Inara Shell.

Jackson would win the long jump event recording a personal-best leap of 19-10.75, thus breaking the school record. Morgan State now owns the top two marks in the conference in this event with Inara Shell's personal best mark from a week ago.

Shell would win the triple jump for the second consecutive week, as she improved on her personal best from last week with a jump of 39-11.25. Shell currently is No. 2 in the MEAC.

How It Happened

Tia Jackson placed first in the long jump with a personal-best leap of 19-10.75 to break the school record.
Inara Shell placed first in the triple jump for the second consecutive week, setting another personal-best mark of 39-11.25.
Ishana Asinor matched her personal best and school record in the pole vault at 10-10.00 to finish fifth.
Terine Lamberf finished third in the shot put with a personal best throw of 45-01.50 which is currently the top mark in the MEAC.
Johnelle Johnson had a personal best in the weight throw with a toss of 54-08.25 to place seventh. She also placed fifth in the shot put with a throw of 42-09.00.
Yasmine George placed third in the 400 meter run with a time of 58.12 seconds. Aleisha Robinson (58.73) and Jalissa Emmens (58.86) placed fifth and eighth, respectively.
Rachel Field ran a time of 10:52.69 to place fourth in the 3000 meter run.

Morgan State Finishes

60 Meter Dash
8. Tia Jackson, 7.82
Preliminaries
12. Makenzie Harris, 8.05

200m Run
14. Tia Jackson, 25.82
15. Yasmine George, 26.06

400m Run
3. Yasmine George, 58.12
5. Aleisha Robinson, 58.73
8. Jalissa Emmens, 59.86

3000m Run
4. Rachel Field, 10:52.69

60m Hurdles
4. Alliayah Ottley, 8.70
Preliminaries
9. Makenzie Harris, 9.02

4X400 Meter Relay
4. Morgan State A, 3:59.07

Pole Vault
5. Ishana Asinor, 10-10

Long Jump
1.Tia Jackson, 19-10.75

Triple Jump
1. Inara Shell, 39-11.25

Shot Put
3. Terine Lambert, 45-01.50
5. Johnelle Johnson, 42-09.00
12. Brylan Carter, 32-05.50
15. Makenzie Harris, 27-11.50

Weight Throw
7. Johnelle Johnson, 54-08.25
12. Terine Lambert, 46-01.25
14. Brylan Carter, 40-04.25

Next Up
The Lady Bears will compete at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational in Lynchburg, Virginia on Feb. 10-11.

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Players Mentioned

Ishana Asinor: Pole Vaulter; Junior

Jalissa Emmens: MIddle Distance; Senior

Rachel Field: Distance; Senior

Yasmine George: Long Sprints; Senior

Tia Jackson: Jumps/Sprints; Junior

Johnelle Johnson: Thrower; Senior

Terine Lambert: Thrower; Sophomore

Alliayah Ottley: Hurdles; Senior

Inara Shell: Jumper/Multi; Sophomore

Makenzie Harris: Multi/Sprints; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Ishana Asinor
: Junior
: Pole Vaulter

Jalissa Emmens
: Senior
: MIddle Distance

Rachel Field
: Senior
: Distance

Yasmine George
: Senior
: Long Sprints

Tia Jackson
: Junior
: Jumps/Sprints

Johnelle Johnson
: Senior
: Thrower

Terine Lambert
: Sophomore
: Thrower

Alliayah Ottley
: Senior
: Hurdles

Inara Shell
: Sophomore
: Jumper/Multi

Makenzie Harris
: Freshman
: Multi/Sprints