MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. - The Virginia State University Men's Outdoor Track & Field team opened the season Saturday at the 4th Annual Adidas Trojan Challenge hosted by Mount Olive. The Trojans competed in 11 events at the Ray McDonald Sr. Sports Complex.
Field
Senior Emmanuel Oguntoye, finished 1st of 9 competitors in the Triple Jump in which he covered 14.32m.
Sophmore Isaiah Ramadane had a day as he set two personal bests while finishing 5th of 19 contenders in the Shot Put. His best throw was 14.01m which landed him second in his flight. Ramadane also finished 8th of 20 contenders in Discus throws with his 43.71m toss. Freshman Devonte Moore started his college career this weekend with a 13.08m Shot Put throw which landed him 9th overall and second in his flight. Moore also tossed the Discus 34.53m.
In the Long Jump portion, Freshman Daryl Mackey covered 6.44m which placed him 11th overall and 3rd in his flight.
Freshman Mateo Rivera and Junior Terry Morgan made appearances this weekend as well as they represented VSU in Pole Vaulting. Rivera was able to clear 3.15m while Morgan cleared 3.00m.
Senior Malik Rush represented VSU in the Javelin throw.
Track
The young but talented 4x100 relay team in Freshman Victor Smith, Freshman Trelee Banks Rose, Freshman Chris Pigatt and Sophomore Joel Bowers, placed 1st finishing in 41.72 seconds.
Representing the Trojans in the 4x400 relay was Bowers, Smith, Banks Rose and Junior Dacarai Clark. The team was just five seconds away from first place as the team posted a 3:23.80 time which landed them in 2nd of 12 teams.
Banks Rose finished 2nd of 43 competitors in the 100 Meter Dash Prelims with a 10.81 sprint. After winning his heat, he went on to race in the finals where he placed 4th out of 8 sprinters.
Sophomore Jonathan Gordon attained a personal best this weekend in the 110 Hurdles as he finished in 15.47 seconds which ranked him 3rd among 10 runners. Senior Alijah Benymon completed the race in 16.26 seconds.
Bowers held his own in the 400 as he posted a 49.97 which landed him second in his section and 7th place out of 27 runners. Clark wasn't too far behind as he finished in 51.22 seconds which landed him in 12th place and second in his section as well.
Elijah Johnson competed in the 1500 and posted a 4:49.00.
Up Next
The Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field teams will travel to High Point University in High Point, North Carolina to compete in the Vertklasse Meet. The meet is scheduled for Thursday and Friday, April 1-2 starting at 10 a.m.
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