Results
FAYETTE, Mo. - The Lincoln men's outdoor track & field team swept all three relays and posted four total victories at the CMU Invite, hosted by Central Methodist University on Friday and Saturday (March 31-April 1).
In the 4x100m relay, the team of Wesley Tyndall,
Rashane Bartlett,
Shemar Fletcher and
Dimitri Beckford posted the winning time of 43.52. In the 4x400m relay, the foursome of
Reuben Nichols,
Troy Whyte,
Kevaughn Goldson and
Shanthamoi Brown has the event's quickest time of 3:13.74. Meanwhile, in the 4x800m relay,
DauJaughn Murray,
Kewani Campbell,
Donovan Bruce and Michael Cunningham teamed up to clock in at 8:15.93, giving Lincoln victories in all three relays at the meet.
Lincoln's other win came in the 400m hurdles, as Campbell had the victorious time of 53.87. Brown was the runner-up, timing in at 54.48, and Bartlett claimed sixth with a time of 1:00.03. Goldson claimed second in the 400m dash, clocking in at 48.98, while Murray (50.83) and Cunningham (51.01) respectively came in fifth and eighth.
Beckford placed third (10.73) and Tyndall took 10th (11.27) in the 100m dash, and Fletcher was the runner-up of the 200m with a time of 21.68. In the latter event, Beckford finished in fourth after timing in at 22.03.
Dejone Raymond had a third-place finish in the high jump, recording a mark of 1.85m, and he also took fourth in the long jump (6.26m) and eighth in the triple jump (12.56m). Tyndall was LU top-finisher in the long jump, taking third with a leap of 6.70m, while
Malik Drummond (6.02m) placed ninth and
Jamir Hunt (5.90m) came in 10th. In the triple jump, Drummond finished in sixth at 12.74m, and Hunt rounded out the top-10 at 12.18m.
Next weekend the Blue Tigers will host the Lincoln Open at Dwight T. Reed Stadium in Jefferson City, Mo. on Friday and Saturday (April 7-8).
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