WINSTON-SALEM, NC (February 11, 2019)- The Virginia State University women's indoor track and field team earned the title of 2019 CIAA Champions with a final score of 129. The last time the women secured the 1st place indoor title was during the 2011-12 season.
THE BASICS
EVENT| 2019 CIAA Indoor Championship
DATE | February 10-11, 2019
LOCATION| JDL Fast Track, Winston-Salem, NC
TROJANS FINISH| 1st Place
TROJANS SCORE| Women, 129
Over the course of the 2-day event, the Trojans collected 12 top 3 medals in their respective events.
DAY 1 RESULTS
For the women, Kyla Frank dominated the track in the mile run event. Starting the day off with a 1st place mile time of 5:25.69, Frank secures her career best time. Leaping in for a 3rd place women's long jump finish was Christina Adlam, with a measure of 5.33. Kenya Warner left her mark on the field events with a 2nd place high jump finish of 1.53m. Rounding out the day, the quartet of Kyla Frank, Deriel Green, Jada Harris and Kyera Frank came together to grasp the 1st place women's distance medley relay finish with a time of 13:11.45.
DAY 2 RESULTS
The second day of competition made way for more top finishes for the VSU Trojans. Several of the events that make up the women's pentathlon were led by Kenya Warner giving her a 1st place score of 3107. Warner also returned to the awards platform with a 2nd place triple jump measure of 11.43m. Rounding out the field events were Jeia Gilliam, who reclaimed her 1st place shot put finish, with a range of 14.59m and Tiara Bunch with a 3rd place shot put range of 12.95m .
Kyla Frank left her mark on the track with a 1st place 800m time of 2:20.87. The 3000m run saw double the Frank effort, as Kyera Frank and Kyla Frank secured the 2nd and 3rd place finishes with a time of 11:31.83 and 11:38.02 respectively. Also claiming a 3rd place finish on the track was Ebonee Byrd, with a 60m dash time of 7.75.
CHAMPIONSHIP HONORS
The Trojans championship made way for 3 prestigious honors in addition to a single regular season honor. Kenya Warner's consistency in her respective field events not only earned her the regular season MVP Field award, but also the 2019 CIAA Indoor Field Athlete MVP. On the track, Kyla Frank paced the competition, ultimately giving her the title of the 2019 CIAA Indoor Track Athlete MVP. Head Coach Wilbert Johnson's leadership throughout the season earned him the CIAA Women's Coach of the Year title.
STAY CONNECTED
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Women's Results
1. Virginia State – 129 Points
2. Saint Augustine's – 110
3. Fayetteville State – 94
4. Winston-Salem State – 71
5. Livingstone – 38
6. Bowie State – 34
7. Johnson C. Smith – 33
8. Claflin – 14
9. Virginia Union – 12
10. Lincoln (Pa.) – 9
