Complete Results
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The Lincoln men's outdoor track & field team put on an impressive showing at its home meet, winning nine events at the Lincoln Open on Saturday (April 8).
LU swept the relays, including posting each of the top-two times in the 4x400m relay. The team of
Shanthamoi Brown,
Reuben Nichols,
Troy Whyte and
Kevaughn Goldson won in 3:11.47 while the foursome of Michael Cunningham,
DauJaughn Murray,
Donovan Bruce and
Leondre Francis claimed second in 3:18.01. In the 4x100m relay, LU's squad of
Shemar Fletcher,
Jamar Treasure,
Davian Clarke and
Dimitri Beckford had the winning time of 41.64.
Lincoln swept the top-three of the 400m hurdles as Whyte came in first (50.73),
Kewani Campbell was the runner-up (52.89) and Brown finished in third (52.90).
Rashane Bartlett was the victor of the 110m hurdles with a time of 14.57, and Nichols (21.44) and Fletcher (21.65) respectively took first and second in the 200m. In the latter event, Beckford placed 10th in 22.86.
The Blue Tigers won both the 100m and the 400m, and had four top-10 finishers in each race. In the 400m, Nichols timed in at 46.77 to win the race, and Goldson (48.51) claimed third while Murray (49.14) came in sixth and Francis (50.12) finished in eighth. In the 100m, Fletcher had the winning time of 10.81, and Beckford (11.07) placed third. Wesley Tyndall (11.26) took fifth in the 100m, and Clarke (11.38) ended the race in eighth.
Lincoln also picked up three victories in the fied events, with
Dejone Raymond winning the high jump with a mark of 1.95m.
Malik Drummond was the champion of both the long jump (6.89m) and the triple jump (14.47m), while Raymond placed seventh in the latter event with a distance of 12.78m. In the long jump, Raymond (6.70m) took fourth and Tyndall (6.39m) came in seventh.
LU also had two notable finishes in the 800m. Bruce clocked in at 1:57.65 to take fourth in that event. Cunningham, meanwhile, came in fifth with a time of 1:57.84.
Up next for the Blue Tigers are the Kansas Relays, hosted in Lawrence, Kan. by the University of Kansas on Friday and Saturday (April 14-15).
