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Men's Indoor Track

VSU Men's Track and Field Shine in Liberty Open, Final Tune-Up for the Track and Field Indoor Championship

LYNCHBURG, VA – Head Coach Frank Hyland's squad concluded their final regular season meet in the Liberty Open.
 
60 Meters
Jaelan Black placed fourth in his heat and 12th of 22 overall in the preliminaries behind his 7.11 finish.
 
200 Meters
Jaelan Black won his heat and placed sixth of a whopping 79 runners as a 22.28 gave him a new personal best.

400 Meters
Tariq Garrison won his heat and placed 23rd overall of 61 after posting a personal best 52.55. Savion Spencer was able to place 48th overall and second in his heat behind his personal best time of 56.31.
 
800 Meters
Gabriel Miles continues to show improvement placing first in his heat and 30th of 56 after a personal best 2:05.89 finish.

MIle
Jalen Brownlee made an appearce in the meet after placing 32nd of 83 runners posting a time of 4:40.83.
 
60 (Hurdles)
Kavante Dawson placed fifth of 22 overall and second in his heat behind his time of 8.55 in the preliminaries. Benedict Uzochkwu placed 17th behind his time of 9.21 in his first career 60 Hurdles race. Savion Spencer finished in 9.99 which placed him 22nd. Dawson made the finals in the 60m Hurdles and placed 3rd overall with a personal best time and currently ranked number one in the CIAA with an 8.28.

High Jump
Shaukeeme Mitchell – Watson tied for fourth after his best jump was 1.85 meters while Joseph Briscoe also tied for fourth with the same exact jump. In his first collegiate meet, Ahmadali Oatis after his best jump was 1.75 meters which placed him 15th. Benedict Uzochukwu also placed 15th with an identical 1.75 meter jump.
 
Long Jump
Ahmadali Oatis placed 19th of 37 as his best jump covered 5.99 meters.
 
Triple Jump
Benedict Uzochukwu was able to place ninth of 20 after his best jump covered 13.11 meters.
 
Shot Put
Atrell Williams dominated the shot put as his best throw covered 15.20 meters which placed him third of 16 throwers. His counterpart Isaiah Ramadane placed fifth after his best throw covered 14.00. 
 
Next Up
This was the Trojans final tune up before the CIAA Indoor Track and Field Championship Saturday-Monday February 11-13.
 
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Players Mentioned

Jaelan Black

Jaelan Black

Sprints
5' 9"
Sophomore
Joseph Briscoe

Joseph Briscoe

Jumps
Sophomore
Jalen  Brownlee

Jalen Brownlee

Distance
5' 10"
Sophomore
Tariq Garrison

Tariq Garrison

Distance
5' 10"
Sophomore
Gabriel  Miles

Gabriel Miles

Distance
5' 9"
Sophomore
Isaiah Ramadane

Isaiah Ramadane

Throws
6' 0"
Senior
Savion  Spencer

Savion Spencer

Distance
6' 1"
Sophomore
Atrell Williams

Atrell Williams

Throws
5' 10"
Sophomore
Kavante Dawson

Kavante Dawson

Sprints
5' 6"
Senior
Benedict Uzochukwu

Benedict Uzochukwu

Sprints/Jumps
6' 0"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Jaelan Black

Jaelan Black

5' 9"
Sophomore
Sprints
Joseph Briscoe

Joseph Briscoe

Sophomore
Jumps
Jalen  Brownlee

Jalen Brownlee

5' 10"
Sophomore
Distance
Tariq Garrison

Tariq Garrison

5' 10"
Sophomore
Distance
Gabriel  Miles

Gabriel Miles

5' 9"
Sophomore
Distance
Isaiah Ramadane

Isaiah Ramadane

6' 0"
Senior
Throws
Savion  Spencer

Savion Spencer

6' 1"
Sophomore
Distance
Atrell Williams

Atrell Williams

5' 10"
Sophomore
Throws
Kavante Dawson

Kavante Dawson

5' 6"
Senior
Sprints
Benedict Uzochukwu

Benedict Uzochukwu

6' 0"
Freshman
Sprints/Jumps
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