Meet results

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (Jan. 28, 2024)--The Morgan State women's indoor track and field team competed in the two-day Penn State National (Jan. 26-27) held at the Multi-Sport Facility & Horace Ashenfelter III Indoor Track on the Penn State campus.
 
Laniyah Henderson was one of two Lady Bears to finish within the top-10 in their respective events. Henderson produced a mark of 18-1.75 (5.53m) to finish tied for seventh in the long jump. Henderson would also place 11^th in the triple jump with a distance of 18-feet-1.75 inches.
 
Gabrielle Jeffries also had a top-10 finish, as she ran a time of 57.40 seconds to place 10^th in the 400-meter dash. Teammate Victoria Francis placed 14^th, crossing the line in 57.87 seconds.             
 
The Lady Bears' 4X400 meter relay team of Victoria Francis, Gabrielle Jeffries, Laniyah Henderson and Hemetii Apet placed 12^th in a time of 3:55.22.
 
Ishana Asinor placed 13^th in the pole vault after recording a height of 10-feet-11.75 inches (3.35m). It was the second time this season that Asinor has matched her personal-best and school record height, which she originally set last season.
 
Johnelle Johnson had a toss of 51-feet-1.00 inches (15.57m) in the 20-pound weight throw to finish 16^th. Terine Lambert placed 18^th with a throw of 49-feet-1.75 inches (14.98m).
 
Lambert also tossed 44-feet-3.25 inches (13.49m) in the shot put to place 16th.

Morgan State will head back to University Park, Pa. in a week to compete in the Sykes & Sabock Challenge, hosted by Penn State on Saturday, Feb. 3.
 
Penn State National
January 26-27, 2024
University Park, Pa. (Penn State-Ashenfelter Track)
 
400 Meter Dash
10. Gabrielle Jeffries, 57.40
14. Victoria Francis, 57.87
 
60 Meter Hurdles
Preliminaries
23. Denisha McLaurin, 9.26
 
4X400 Relay
12. Morgan State, 3:55.22
(Victoria Francis, Gabrielle Jefferies, Laniyah Henderson, Hemetii Apet)
 
Pole Vault
13. Ishana Asinor, 10-11.75 (3.35m)
 
Long Jump
T-7. Laniyah Henderson, 18-1.75 (5.53m)
Denisha McLaurin, Foul
 
Triple Jump
11. Laniyah Henderson, 37-10.00 (11.53m)
18. Hemetii Apet, 36-7.00 (11.15m)
 
Shot Put
16. Terine Lambert, 44-3.25 (13.49m)
 
Weight Throw (20 pound)
16. Johnelle Johnson, 51-1.00 (15.57m)
18. Terine Lambert, 49-1.75 (14.98m)
 
 
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