Results
FAYETTE, Mo. - The Lincoln women's outdoor track & field team won eight events at the CMU Invite, hosted by Central Methodist University on Friday and Saturday (March 31-April 1).
Lincoln dominated the relays, taking first place in all three events. LU had the two fastest times in the 4x400m relay, with the foursome of
Shantae George,
Shevanae Thomas,
Jameaka Mannings and
Chrissani May winning in 3:52.56 and the team of
Nehlia Mills,
Denita Jackson,
Abigail Brooks and
Nattesha Palmer finishing as the runners-up in 4:00.39. In the 4x100m relay, the squad of George,
Danneika Lyn,
Monae Carey and
Hughasia Fyffe was victorious with a time of 46.44. Meanwhile, the team of May, Mannings, Brooks and Thomas won the 4x800m relay in 9:49.3..
Fyffe won the 100m dash in 11.72 while five other Blue Tiger finished among the top-10. Carey (11.98),
Jovanna Gustave (12.17) and Lyn (12.36) respectively placed third through fifth in the event.
Annalisa Barclay timed in at 12.58 to claim eighth place. Mills, meanwhile, rounded out Lincoln with a 10th-place showing in 12.82.
LU was also dominant in the 200m, with six athletes representing the Blue Tigers in the top-10. Carey was the runner-up with a time of 24.92, and Jackson finished in fourth after timing in at 25.07. Shannette Allison (26.27), Palmer (26.42), Gustave (26.63) and Mills (26.64) respectively placed seventh through 10th.
May won the 800m in 2:20.88, and
Sophia Myers was the victor of the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:04.00. In the 100m hurdles, Allison placed seventh (16.30) while Lee came in 10th (12.82). George was victorious in the 400m dash with a time of 59.20 while Thomas (57.95), Jackson (59.02) and Palmer (1:00.52) took third, fourth and fifth, respectively.
Lincoln's final win came in the long jump, as
Dayshanae Hall's leap of 5.17m was the longest in the event. Shamar-Kaye Fable also represented LU in that event, as she claimed ninth with a distance of 4.72m. In the high jump, Mills placed third with a mark of 1.50m.
The Blue Tigers will host the Lincoln Open next Friday and Saturday (April 7-8) at Dwight T. Reed Stadium in Jefferson City, Mo.
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