RICHMOND, Va. – The Bowie State University men's track & field team completed its first outdoor competition in 2019 at Virginia Commonwealth University Invitation on Friday, March 22 and Saturday March 23.
 
Freshman Davon Carroll was impressive in 100-meters by placing first with the time of 10.75, while sophomores Stedman Cook (11.11) and Xavier Williams (11.48) managed fifth and 20th, respectively. Carroll (22.14) and Stedman (22.29) were right behind each other in 200-meters placing second and third.
 
First-year runner Demontay Snowden placed 10th in 400-meters, while junior Jalen Sykes (51.12) and Larry Colbert III (52.84) secured 11th and 20th, respectively.
 
Senior Robert Thomas managed fourth in 800-meters at 2:00.08, while junior Markese Miller (2:10.37) and sophomore Yeabsera Teferra (2:16.97) placed 17 and 21. Yeabsera was placed 23rd in 1500-meters at 4:43.49, while Miller (4:43.99) and senior Juantre Rush (4:50.17) placed 24th and 27th, respectively.
 
Freshman Chicha Benvindo placed 14th in 110 Hurdles at 17.01, while Thomas (56.93) and sophomore Koby Willis (1:04.23) placed seventh and 19th in 400 Hurdles.  In 2000 Steeplechase, senior Juantre Rush placed third at 7:57.24.
 
Bowie State squad (Snowden, Cook, Powers and Carroll) secured fourth in 4x100 Relay with the time of 43.34, while squad A (Snowden, Powers, Sykes and Thomas) in 4x400 Relay placed 6th at 3:29.13.
 
Freshman Derrick Corley placed 10th in Long Jump with 6.16m, while freshman's Isaiah Coe (13.11m) and Benvindo (11.85) placed sixth and eighth in Triple Jump. Sophomore Kenny Fuentez placed third in Shot Put with 14.52m.
 
BSU will be back in action on Friday March 29-30 at the Fred Hardy Invitational in Richmond, Va.