Women's Track and Field | 4/11/2019 12:36:00 PM

Alcorn Travels To Central Arkansas For UCA Open

LORMAN, Miss. – The Alcorn State University men's and women's track teams continue their outdoor seasons this in Conway this weekend as they participate in the UCA Open hosted by the University of Central Arkansas.

Friday's events will begin at 5:30 p.m. with the women's long jump and men's hammer throw starting simultaneously. Saturday will see the field events open the day at 9:00 a.m. as the women's javelin and men's discus take center stage. Finally the running events will commence at approximately 11:05 a.m. with the 4x100 relays.
 
The Braves and Lady Braves last competed last weekend, when it was at the Jim Mize Invitational hosted by Louisiana Tech.
Last time out for the Lady Braves, senior Angelica Jacobs was the superstar, winning the 1500-meter dash in her first time competing in the event. She finished with a time of 4:59.64.

Sophomore DeKari Courtney had a top-five placement in the 100-meter hurdles as she ran a 15.12 to claim a personal-best.

Freshman Mya Greene also participated in the 100-meter hurdles, ending the event in sixth at 15.38, a new low time for her.

In the women's 4x400 relay, the group of junior Jessica Ransom, junior Tymesha Nabors, freshman Makayla Gates and junior Shaquanda Hill earned fourth, running a 4:03.66.
 
For the Braves, freshman Javon Rutledge and sophomore Marcus Sims both set new career-bests in the 400-meter dash with Rutledge clocking in at 51.28 and Sims running a 57.90.

Freshman Kamathe Daniel easily topped his previous low of 11.98 in the 100-meter dash by sprinting a 11.39.

In the men's relays, the quartet of sophomore Jeremy Gamble, freshman Kamathe Daniel, sophomore Bralon Robinson and sophomore Marcus Sims finished fourth in the 4x400 with a combined time of 3:28.15.

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