DURHAM, N.C. - The Bowie State men's track and field placed eighth overall with a total of 26 points in the 2023 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Saturday afternoon at Durham County Memorial Stadium. The Bulldogs were highlighted by a Joshua Carter's second place finish in the pole vault.

Virginia State repeated as conference champions, scoring 140 points to pull away from Saint Augustine's (111) and Claflin (107.5).

Meet: CIAA Championship
Location: Durham, N.C.
Complete Results

DISTANCE

• Eric Thomas-Talley finished 10th in the 1500m race with a time of 4:30.38.
• Roosevelt Elivert placed 13th at 4:42.57 in the 1500m race.

HURDLES

• Kareem Kelsick placed sixth in the 110m hurdles.

RELAYS

• The Bulldogs finished fifth in the 4x100m relay (44.43)  featuring Kelsick, London Diggs, Caleb Rose and Jalen Wilds.
• In the 4x400m relay, BSU placed sixth (3:28.99) which included Shane Massey Diggs, Rose and Jordan James.

JUMPS

• Carter earned a gold medal in the pole vault with a mark of 3.75m.

THROWS

• Movado Gray finished sixth in the discus throw (40.66m) but in the shot put, Gray earned a fourth place finish with a toss of 14.28m.
• Ahmad Johnson (12.19m), Ahmad Johnson (12.19m), Isa McDonald (10.81m) and Nasser Ross (10.78m) all finished top-15 in the shot put featuring ninth, 14th and 15th place individually.
• In the javelin, Ross threw a mark of 33.80m for 13th place overall.

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