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LORMAN, Miss. – The Alcorn State University track & field program is looking to cap off a successful first indoor season under first year head coach
Jimmy Joseph with a strong showing in the SWAC Championships on Thursday and Friday at the Birmingham CrossPlex.
"We're excited and look forward to competing at the SWAC Championships," said head coach
Jimmy Joseph. "Our student-athletes and staff both have worked hard in preparation for this week and we have great aspiration for our kids and they will do a great job!"
For the Braves, junior
Bralon Robinson figures to be one of the favorites to win his event, claiming first place in his last two attempts at the 60m dash while posting the first (6.77) and third (6.79) fastest times in the conference this season, respectively.
Sophomore
JaKobe Rogers ran the best time of all Braves runners in the 200m this indoor season, logging a personal-record of 22.53 seconds at the Vulcan Invite to begin the campaign.
Junior
Josias Jean, the 2019 NCAA East Regional qualifier in the 400m hurdles, unsurprisingly has led the men in the 400m dash, running a 50.26.
Junior
Peterson Saint-Cyrin has been the primary 800m runner so far, recording the lowest time by nearly nine seconds at 2:02.18.
Finally, junior
Titus Kibii is the main long distance runner of the group, putting together the lowest time in the mile at a personal-best 4:58.31 and was the only male to run the 5000 meters (18:46.47).
Regarding the Lady Braves, freshman
Runelda Jackson is the designated long distance performer, running the fastest marks in both the 5000 meters (19:36.35) and the mile (5:29.94).
Junior
Mya Lloyd has been the purple and gold's most consistent straight-line sprinter, recording the best times in the 60m (7.94) and 200m (25.61).
Junior
De'Kari Courtney is the only Alcorn student-athlete to have the best time in a running event as well as a furthest distance in a field event, running the 60 hurdles in 9.17 seconds to go along with a 1.55m high jump.
Senior
Ty'Mesha Nabors posted a personal-record and Lady Brave best 58.66 seconds in the 400m while fellow classmate
Shaquanda Hill is the fastest 600m runner at 1:42.23.
Wrapping up the top female runners per event is sophomore
Makayla Gates, coming in at a speed of 2:27.69 during the 800m.
In terms of the Braves field events, senior
James Graves and junior
Ashton DeFreeze only participated in the long jump (6.05m) and shot put (6.99m), respectively while junior
Braheem Bishop tallied a personal-best in the high jump (1.91m) as well as competing in the long jump (5.82m).
The Lady Braves who faired the best in the field events included senior
Justice Edwards in the long jump (5.25m) and Hawamba CC transfer
Darquazha McClatchey in the shot put (10.26m).
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