Complete Results
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The Lincoln women's outdoor track & field team put on a show for its home fans on Saturday (April 8), winning eight events at the Lincoln Open.
Eight Blue Tigers finished among the top-11 in the 200m, led by
Monae Carey's winning time of 25.01.
Denita Jackson (25.23) and
Shantae George (25.26) closed out the top-three, and
Hughasia Fyffe finished in fifth with a time of 25.53.
Shevanae Thomas (25.54) was close behind in sixth, and
Nattesha Palmer (26.01) came in eighth while
Jovanna Gustave (26.40) and
Nehlia Mills (26.50) respectively finished in 10th and 11th.
LU also had a dominant showing in the 100m, sweeping the top-four places. Fyffe won in 12.27,
Danneika Lyn was the runner-up in 12.37 and Carey claimed third in 12.39 while Gustave finished in fourth at 12.53.
Sophia Myers won the 100m hurdles, clocking in at 13.79, while
Shanette Allison (13.91) and
Ray-Donna Lee (15.05) respectively placed fourth and fifth.
Maria Diamond (59.63) and Myers (1:04.71) swept the top-two spots in the 400m hurdles, and
Chrissani May took 11th in the 800m, timing in at 2:26.90. Lincoln also had five of the top-10 finishes in the 400m, with George claiming second in 56.07. Thomas (56.40) took fourth and Palmer (58.47) came in sixth while
Shenese Walker (1:01.19) ended the race in 10th.
The Blue Tigers swept the two relay events, with the foursome of Fyffe, Gustave, Lyn and Carey emerging victorious in the 4x100m with a time of 46.53. Lincoln's team of Myers, Diamond, Thomas and George won the 4x400m relay, clocking in at 3:46.19, while the team of May, Jackson,
Jameaka Mannings and
Abigail Brooks placed third after timing in at 3:55.45.
In the field events,
Annalisa Barclay won both the long jump (5.64m) and the triple jump (10.88m). In the former event, Shamar-Kaye Fable was the runner-up with a leap of 5.28m. Mills, meanwhile, came in third in the high jump at 1.58m.
Lincoln will head to Lawrence, Kan. next Friday and Saturday (April 14-15) to compete in the Kansas Relays, hosted by the University of Kansas.
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