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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