BALTIMORE, Md. - The Bowie State University women's track and field participated in the 15th annual Morgan State University Legacy Meet on April 19-20 at Hughes Stadium and placed 16th overall (4 points) out of 18 participating teams.
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Morgan State's women claimed the top spot (143 points) followed by Towson (125 points), Delaware State (107), Howard (88 points) and Coppin State rounded out the top five (52 points).
In 100-meter dash, Bowie State's
Amaree' Yates placed 12th with 12.76 time in the preliminary round and improved to 10th in the finals with a time of 12.31. Freshman Blessing Ekpo also participated and crossed the finish line at 13.88 in the finals.
Kayla Tucker,
Makayla Peterson, Aures Cunningham and Blessing Ekpo were all participants in 200-meter dash and were timed at 27.14, 28.23, 28.97 and 29.29, respectively.
In 400-meter dash, sophomores
Abigail Hunt and
Kaylia Brown placed 29th and 30th at 1:00.52 and 1:00.63. Freshman
Niamani Mayes finished 14th in 400-meter hurdles with 1:09.33, while Brown managed 19th at 1:24.10.
Sophomores
Cionne Gourrier (5:09.92) and
Telicia Farmer (5:35.23) placed 23rd and 31st in the 1500-meter. Gourrier also participated in the 800-meter and was time at 2:30.34.
Junior De'sha Manago placed 8th in discus throw with 39.70m score, while sophomore
Soljala Jones recorded 5.01m score for 10th place.
Freshman
Lorinda Bangura (11.14m) and Manago (10.14m) placed 9th and 12th in shot put, while Jones finished 12th in triple jump with 10.60m. In 4x400-meter relay, Bowie State recorded 3:59.82 for seventh place.
The Bulldog women will take part in the Penn Relays (April 24-27) in Philadelphia, Pa.
