BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Teresa Gallegos and the Alcorn State University women's indoor track and field shined at the Southwestern Athletic Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships from Feb. 16-17. Gallegos took top honors in two of the three events she competed in. De'Asha Davis finished in the top 10 of her field event.
    Gallegos took first place in the women's 3000-meter run with a personal best time of 10:43.15.
Joyce Kiptum also competed in the event and finished with a time of 12:14.84. Shamia Jones of Alabama State University claimed second place with a time of 10:43.15 while Zara Richardson of Prairie View A&M University took third place with a time of 10:54.92.
    In the women's 5000-meter run, Gallegos won first place with a time of 19:10.00. She was followed by Prairie View A&M's Christina Fitzpatrick in second place with a time of 19:10.01 and Jones (Alabama State) in third place with a time of 19:23.68.
    Gallegos also competed in the women's mile run and placed eighth with a time of 5:32.21. Jones (Alabama State) took first place with a time of 5:12.40 while Kris-Ann Plummer of the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff came in second place with a time of 5:15.26. Plummer's teammate, Abigail Pinnock finished in third place with a time of 5:19.45.
    Alcorn had three athletes competing in the women's long jump. Davis claimed ninth place in the women's long jump with 5.54 meters (18' 2.25").
Kaylin White finished the event with 4.79 meters (15' 8.75").
Americus Knight finished the event with 4.67 meters (15' 4"). Mylani Galbreath of Jackson State claimed first place finished with 6.14 meters (20' 1.75") while Shatara Johnson of Grambling State University came in second place with 5.89 meters (19' 4"). Florida A&M's Mia Heard came in third place with 5.88 meters (19' 3.5").
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Brianna Wilson and
Taliya Spurlock competed for the Lady Braves in the women's 60-meter dash. Wilson finished with a time of 7.84 seconds while Spurlock crossed the finish line in 7.95 seconds. Tionna Brown of Florida A&M University finished in first place with a time of 7.39 seconds while teammate, Nya Blocker finished in second place with a time of 7.42 seconds. Trinity Bolden of Southern University came in third place with a time of 7.46 seconds.
    In the women's 200-meter run, four Lady Braves competed. Wilson finished the race in 25.60 seconds while Spurlock finished with a time of 25.93 seconds.
Jasmine Ward crossed the finish line in 26.47 seconds and
Tionna Harris finished the race in 26.82 seconds. FAMU's Blocker took top honors in the event with a time of 23.34 seconds. Jaqual Bush of Alabama State claimed second place with a time of 23.54 seconds while Prairie View A&M's Asjah Harris wrapped up third place in 23.78 seconds.
    There were also four Alcornites in the women's 400-meter run. Ward finished with a time of 59.68 seconds while Harris finished with a time of 1:02.18.
Shy'Kerria Curtis crossed the finish line in 1:04.89 while
Jade Ceasar crossed in 1:05.12. Alabama State's Quincy Penn won first place with a time of 53.60 seconds while Shelby Brooks of Texas Southern University claimed second place with a time of 54.52 seconds. Tatiana Martinez of Florida A&M came in third place with a time of 55.61 seconds.
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Samouya Nevers competed in the women's 800-meter run with a time of 2:39.04. Taliah Wickett of Alabama State took first place while Alesia Douglas of FAMU won second place. UAPB's Plummer finished in third place.
    Alcorn's women 4x400 team (Ward, Spurlock, Harris, Wilson) finished the race with a time of 4:04.02. Florida A&M won first place with a time of 3:44.98. Alabama State came in second with a time of 3:45.72. Texas Southern came in third place with a time of 3:46.42.
    Davis competed for the Lady Braves in the women's triple jump and finished with 11.23 meters (36' 10.25"). Prairie View A&M's Savoria Anderson won the event with 12.44 meters (40' 9.75") while Azariah Foster of Southern University came in second place with 12.11 meters (39' 8.75"). Alexis Wilson of Texas Southern claimed third place with 12.08 meters (39' 7.75").
Destinee Lanham and
Gabrielle Christopher competed for Alcorn in the women's shot put. Lanham finished with 8.80 meters (28' 10.5") while Christopher finished with 8.30 meters (27' 2.75").
    Lillian Dudley of Jackson State University claimed first place with 14.92 meters (48' 11.5"). Grambling State University's Dior Nicholson took second place with 13.80 meters (45' 3.5"). A'ja Gore of Southern came in third place with 13.15 meters (43' 1.75").
    In the women's weight throw, Lanham finished with 10.08 meters (33' 1"). Briana Cox of Alabama A&M University took top honors with 18.20 meters (59' 8.5") while Lawrenee' Hart of Southern came in second place with 17.47 meters (57' 3.75"). Jackson State's Gabrielle Holiday finished in third place with 54' 3.75").
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