Semoy Hackett helped Louisiana State University to the women’s trophy at the 2012 NCAA Division 1 Track and Field Championships which ended at the Drake Stadium, Des Moines, Iowa, USA on Saturday. LSU topped the standings with 76 points. Hackett contributed with ten points following her third place finish in the women’s 100m finals and fifth position in the 200m. The 2009 World Championships sprint relay finalist was also part of LSU’s victorious 4X100m relay squad with retained their title. Tennessee was ninth on 21 points as Annie Alexander contributed with her fourth place in the women’s shot put and fifth in the discus.
Georgia, who had Hilenn James 12th in the women’s shot put, was 21st on 14. Auburn finished in 24th place with Kai Selvon responsible for nine of her school’s 13 points. In the men’s competition, Florida came out on top with 50 points ahead of LSU 48. Kyron Blaise pitched in with his bronze in the triple jump and sixth in the long jump. Shermund Allsop anchored LSU’s men’s 4X100m relay squad to gold and Ade-Alleyne Forte pushed the 4X400m squad to bronze. Texas A&M took the third spot with 40 as Deon Lendore got points from his eighth place finish and anchored the 4X400m to fifth. Mississippi State was 43rd (5), Baylor (49th-5), Tennessee (56th-3), all followed behind.
Selected results
Gold:
Men’s 4X100m finals–LSU (Shermund Allsop)–38.38; Women’s 4X100m finals–LSU (Semoy Hackett)–42.68
Silver:
Women’s 200m finals–Kai Selvon–Auburn–23.19(-2.3); Men’s 100m Hurdles finals–Wayne Davis II–Texas A&M–13.60(-3.5m/s)
Bronze:
Women’s 100m finals–Semoy Hackett–LSU–11.33(-1.7)
4th: Women’s 100m finals–Kai Selvon–Auburn–11.41(-1.7); Men’s 4X400m finals–LSU (Ade Alleyne Forte)–3:01.21
5th: Women’s 200m finals–Semoy Hackett–LSU–23.31(-2.3); Women’s Discus finals–Annie Alexander–Tennessee–56.69
8th: Men’s 400m finals–Deon Lendore–Texas–45.63; Men’s 4X400m relays finals–Mississippi State (Emanuel Mayers)–3:05.85; Men’s 4X100m relay finals–Tennessee (Jamol James)–40.21
9th: Men’s 4X400m relays semis–Baylor (Zwede Hewitt)–3:03.69; Women’s 4X100m semis–Auburn Tigers (Kai Selvon)–44.01
11th: Women Discus trials–Ashlee Smith–Mc Neese State–53.86
12th: Men’s 110m Hurdles semis–Durrel Busby–Wisconsin-Milwaukee–13.77(+2.2)
13th: Women’s 4X100m relays semis–Minnesota(Nyoka Giles)–44.68
15th: Men’s Discus trials–Emmanuel Stewart–Morgan State–54.99
16th: Men’s 400m semis–Ade Alleyne-Forte–46.34
18th: Women’ 400m semis–Shawna Fermin–Washington State–52.99
22nd: Men’s 400m semis–Zwede Hewitt–Baylor–46.80
29th: Women’s 4X100m semis–Florida International (T’Keyah Dumoy)–49.09
Foul: Men’s Discus–Richard Collingwood–Southern Mississippi–no distance
-Clayton Clarke
Source: www.guardian.co.tt