Annie Alexander scored another throw double taking the women’s shot put and discus events at the UCLA versus Tennessee and Washington State Dual meet at the Drake Stadium, Los Angeles, USA on Saturday. The University of Tennessee student took the shot with a heave of 17.20 metres well ahead of schoolmate Aslynn Halvorson (14.43m). In the discus, the two-time World Junior finalist came out on top with a toss of 53.29, relegating Halvorson to the runner-up spot again. The double triumph is the second for Alexander after she won both events at the SEC/Big Ten Challenge on March 23.
Jamol James and Shawna Fermin also scored wins. James, who also attends Tennessee, landed the men’s 100m in 10.53 seconds and was runner-up in the 200m (21.15s), missing the gold by 0.01 second. The former St Anthony’s student then helped Tennessee to second place in the men’s 4X100m relay in 40.09. Fermin of Washington State was first to the line in the women’s 400m in 53.86 and grabbed bronze in the 200m (24.20). Janeil Bellille, Ashlee Smith and Kyron Blaise were also in winners’ row at the Texas Relay in Austin, Texas. Bellille of South Plains, landed the women’s 400m hurdles in an outstanding time of 55.91. Schoolmate Sparkle Mc Knight was third in personal best time of 57.42.
Smith (Mc Neese State) took the women’s discus crown with a last round effort of 50.68m while Blaise (Louisiana State University) came out victorious in the men’s triple jump with a wind-assisted leap of 16.32m. Dellon Williams (Texas Tech) was eighth with 15.06m. Robert Collingwood (Southern Missouri) was runner-up in the men’s shot put with 16.79m. At the Yellow Jacket Invitational in Georgia, Hileen James clinched a throw double also. The Georgia University student took the women’s shot put (15.84m) and discus (48.90m). Reyare Thomas (Iowa Central) sprinted to victory in the women’s 200m in 23.48s at the Arkansas Spring Invitational. (CC)
Selected results
Texas Relays
Women
College 100m (+3.0): 4 Semoy Hackett (LSU) - 11.16
Invitational 100 (+2.9): 4 Michelle Ahye-Lee (Saucony) - 11.11
College Sprint Medley: 1 LSU (Semoy Hackett) - 3:43.79; 3 South Plains (Janeil Bellille, Sparkle Mc Knight) - 3:50.63
College 4X1,200: 1 LSU (Semoy Hackett) - 1:30.01
Invitational 4X100: 1 TG Elite (Michelle Lee Ahye) - 43.13
Invitational 4X400: 2 TG Elite (MichelleLee Ahye) - 3:29.23
Men
University 110m hurdles (+2.9): 6 Wayne Davis II (Texas A&M) - 13.77
Invitational 4X100: 3 Baylor (Zwede Hewitt) - 39.44
College Sprint Medley: 3 Abilene Christian (Osei Alleyne-Forte) - 3:23.68
University 4X400: 1 LSU (Ade Alleyne-Forte) - 3:04.54; 2 Baylor (Hewitt) - 3:04.67; 4 Miss State (Emmanuel Mayers) - 3:05.58;
Dnf Texas S&M (Deon Lendore)
College 4X400: 3 Abilene Christian (Osei Alleyne-Forte) - 3:10.42
University 4X200: 3 LSU (Ade Alleyne Forte) - 1:22:44
University 4X800: 2 Baylor (Garvyn Nero) - 7:22.99
Arkansas Spring Invitational
Women
1500m: 4 Samantha Shukla (Wichita State) - 4:36.93
3000m: 10 Scarla Nero (Wichita State) - 10:16.67
4X400: 2 Minnesota (Nyoka Giles) - 3:42.07; 6 Iowa Central (Reyare Thomas) - 2:47.38
Men
100m: 16 Aaron Leung Woo-Gabriel (Wichita State) - 10.99
200m: 25 Leung Woo-Gabriel -22.56
Source: www.guardian.co.tt