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he Jackson State men’s and women’s track and field teams opened the outdoor season with top performances at the MC Season Opener.
The Lady Tigers took second place in the 4x100 meter relay (Akila Craig, Shannon Parker, Cameia Alexander and Munirat Balogun) with a time of 48.49. Sharonda Bryant claimed first place in the shot put (12.78 meters) and the discus throw (38.56 meters). Brionna Epes finished fourth in the shot put (9.85). Cliffaniqua Towbridge finished third in the discus (37.97). In men’s action Bentrell McGee finished second in the 100 meter dash with a time of 11.17. Carson Smith finished fifth with a time of 11.35. Dana Roberts took third place in the 400 meter dash with a time of 50.67. Ibrahim Hinds came in fifth place in the 800 meter run (2:03.15). Alexander Crawford finished third in the 1,500 meter run with a time of 4:13.80. The Tigers 4x100 meter relay team finished in fourth place (Justin Adams, Ledemus King, Jonathan Atkins and Richard Kelly) 42.85. In field action, Deshaun Allen won the shot put with a toss of 13.66 meters. He also finished second in the discus throw (38.60). Hakeem Belle finished fourth in the long jump with a distance of 6.50 meters. Tometrick Hemingway and Belle placed third and fourth respectively in the triple jump with leaps of 13.41 and 13.28 meters.
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