Results

NEW YORK, N.Y. (Jan. 21, 2025)--Morgan State returned to the track for the first time in 2025 when it traveled to New York to come in the HBCU Invitational held at the Nike Track & Field Center at The Armory.
 
Brylan Carter paced the Lady Bears with her seventh-place finish in the weight throw. Carter finished with a toss of 49-06.25 (15.09m).
 
Hemetii Apet came in 11^th in the long jump with a mark of 16-03.00 (4.95m), while Deborah Adekayode (16-01.50/4.91m), placed 12^th.
 
On the track, Crystal Coke finished 10^th in the 3000-meter run, crossing the line in a time of 12:14.75.
 
Abigail Fisher also had a top-12 finish, as she completed the mile run in a time of 5:49.54 to place 12^th.
 
The Lady Bears head to Boston, Mass. for the Riverhawk Invitational (Jan. 24-25) hosted by UMass Lowell.
 
 
HBCU Invitational
January 18, 2025
New York, N.Y. (Nike Track & Field Center at The Armory)
 
Meet Winner: Hampton, 120 points
Morgan State Finish: 17^th, 2 points
 
Standings
1. Hampton, 120 points
2. Howard, 95 points
3. Florida A&M, 80 points
4. Prairie View A&M, 75 points
5. Norfolk State, 66 points
6. UMES, 33 points
7. Virginia State, 19 points
8. Winston-Salem State, 14 points
8. UDC, 14 points
10. Lincoln (Pa.), 12 points
11. Coppin State, 11 points
12. Central State, 10 points
13. Chicago State, 9 points
14. Virginia Union, 6 points
14. Bowie State, 6 points
14. West Virginia State, 6 points
17. Morgan State, 2 points
 
60 Meter Hurdles
12. Makenzie Harris, 8.96
26. Denisha McLaurin, 9.48
Preliminaries
25. Tia Jackson, 7.91
26. Lailah King, 7.93
29. Makenzie Jones, 7.94
40. Jatavia Robinson, 8.02
56. Makenzie Harris, 8.29
60. Deborah Adekayode, 8.38
 
1 Mile Run
12. Abigail Fisher, 5:49.54
 
200 Meter Dash
40. Tia Jackson, 26.02
43. Jatavia Robinson, 26.08
56. Makenzie Jones, 26.47
70. Victoria Francis, 26.86
71. Lailah King, 26.93
74. Aleisha Robinson, 26.95
 
400 Meter Dash
30. Victoria Francis, 59.79
43. Keira Stewart, 1:02.14
 
800 Meter Run
31. Kayla More, 2:38.91
 
3000 Meter Run
10. Crystal Coke, 12:14.75
 
High Jump
13. TyTiana Grandy, 1.50m (4-11.00)
13. Aleah Alexander, 1.50m (4-11.00)
 
Long Jump
11. Hemetii Apet, 4.95m (16-03.00)
12. Deborah Adekayode, 4.91m (16-01.50)
21. Denisha McLaurin, 4.51m (14-09.75)
 
Shot Put
18. Cailyn Johnson, 10.83m (335-06.50)
26. Addriana Cordner, 9.30m (30-06.25)
 
Weight Throw
7. Brylan Carter, 15.09m (49-06.25)
18. Cailyn Johnson, 10.51m (34-05.75)
 
4X400m Relay
18. Morgan State A, 4:14.66
(M. Harris, A. Robinson, V. Francis, T. Jackson)
 
 
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