HAMMOND, La. – Sophomore runner Stellah Kiptui grabbed two first-place finishes as the Alcorn State University track and field teams competed at the Strawberry Relays hosted by Southeastern Louisiana University on Saturday.
The Kabarnet, Kenya native, crossed the finish line first in the 800-meter and the 1500-meter runs. She finished the 800 with a time of 2:14.10 and the 1500 in 4:38.59.
An'Twanique Kinsler and the women's 4x400-meter relay team also had an impressive outing on Saturday. Kinsler grabbed the gold in the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.75, and the relay team made of Kinsler, Betheny Sanders, Endya Scott, and Jasmine Ward had a first-place time of 3:53.34.
In total, the Braves had four first-place entries and 22 top-ten finishes.