Women's Track and Field | 3/21/2019 3:12:00 PM

Alcorn Begins Outdoor Season at Mississippi State Relays

STARKVILLE, Miss. – The Alcorn State University men's and women's track teams start their outdoor seasons Friday and Saturday as they head to Mississippi State for the Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays, held at the Mike Sanders Track Complex.
  
There will be a total of 25 schools competing including Mississippi State, Alabama, Arkansas State, Jackson State, Jacksonville State, Kennesaw State, Lane College, Louisiana-Monroe, Louisiana Tech, Memphis, Meridian CC, Millsaps, Mississippi College, Mississippi Valley State, University of Mobile, New Orleans, Southern Miss, Southern University of New Orleans, Tennessee Tech, UT Martin, Troy, UAB, West Alabama and William Carey.

Live results will be available online, click here.  
 
Friday will start with the women's hammer throw at 10 a.m. Running events are scheduled for a 3 p.m. start with the 100m hurdles. The festivities on Saturday will commence with the women's javelin throw at 11 a.m. and the running events will start with the 4x100 relays at 1:30 p.m.
 
The Braves wrapped up their indoor season with a ninth-place finish at the SWAC Indoor Championships. Sophomore Bralon Robinson was able to reach the 60m finals, finishing in fourth-place with a season-low 6.77 time.

Fellow sophomore Peterson Saint-Cyrin fell just shy of reaching the 800m finals, running a season-best 1:58.61 but came up less than a second short of qualifying. The men's 4x400m relay group came away with an eighth-place effort. The team of junior Quantavious Gordon, freshman Ashton Defreeze, Saint-Cyrin and freshman Lamaj Curry sprinted across at a season-best time of 3:20.86.
 
The Lady Braves concluded the indoor campaign by placing eight at the SWAC Indoor Championships. Senior Angelica Jacobs earned silver and bronze medals in the indoor finale while breaking the Alcorn record time in the mile, running a 5:22:03 that broke a mark lasting 17 years. The Houston, Texas native is currently a three-event record holder for the Lady Braves, holding the fastest 800m indoor time and 800m outdoor time in the record books.

Elsewhere, the 4x400m relay team consisting of sophomore DeKari Courtney, junior Nathalya McMillion and senior Jessica Ransom garnered a sixth-place finish with a 3.52.07 showing.
 
Friday kicks off the five meet outdoor regular season which will span three states (Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana) before concluding with the SWAC Championships at Prairie View from May 2-5.
 
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