BATON ROUGE, La. – Trellas Forrest and the Alcorn State University men's track and field team competed in the 2024 Southwestern Athletic Conference Track and Field Championships in Baton Rouge. Forrest and the 4x400-meter relay team put on their best performances for the season to earn spots in the top three of the events.
Forrest snapped up second place in the 400-meter run in 47.08 seconds. Jordan Pierre of the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff (UAPB) came in first place in 46.62 seconds while his teammate, Ross Walrond finished third in 47.40 seconds.
Arrington Robinson,
Terrell White, and
Jaden Ramos also competed in the event. Robinson finished in 49.69 seconds, White in 50.32 seconds, and Ramos in 54.18 seconds.
The Braves 4x400-meter relay team (Robinson, White, Forrest, and Johnny Holloway, III) placed third in the event in 3:10.40 as well as broke the previous Alcorn State record of 3:10.55. Alabama State University came in first place in 3:07.74. UAPB finished in second place in 3:08.28.
In the 100-meter run, Holloway and
Amiri Franklin competed for Alcorn. Holloway finished the race in 10.97 seconds while Franklin crossed the finish line in 11.49 seconds. Jamarrion Stubbs (Alabama State) came in first place in 10.21 seconds. Chaunzavia Lewis of Texas Southern University (TSU) finished in second place in 10.49 seconds. Jace Coleman of Jackson State University (JSU) came in third place in 10.50 seconds.
Forrest, Robinson, and Holloway ran in the 200-meter run for the Braves. Forrest finished in 21.76 seconds, Robinson in 22.16 seconds, and Holloway in 22.77 seconds. Stubbs (Alabama State) finished in first place in 21.12 seconds while Walrond (UAPB) came in second place in 21.14 seconds. Clydeterrious Thompson of Southern University finished in third place in 21.39 seconds.
White competed in the 800-meter run and finished in 2:01.28. Caleb Crutcher (JSU) finished first in 1:53.13. Marciano Taylor (Southern) came in second place in 1:54.00 while Ryan Longmire (UAPB) finished in third place in 1:53.50.
In the 4x100-meter relay, the Braves team (Franklin, Forrest, Holloway, Robinson) finished in 42.04 seconds. Arkansas-Pine Bluff finished in first place in 39.72 seconds while Southern came in second place in 40.19 seconds. Grambling State University finished in third place in 40.21 seconds.
Jeremiah Saintil competed in the triple jump for Alcorn State and finished with 14.71 meters (48' 3.25"). Ledamian Rowell (JSU) came in first place with 15.67 meters (51' 5") and Chaderick Williams (TSU) finished in second place with 15.48 meters (50' 9.5"). Javon Gray (JSU) finished in third place with 15.39 meters (50' 6").
Tyson Keys, Trevor Vines, Trevor James, and Zach Humes represented Alcorn in the shot put. Keys finished with 14.34 meters (47' .75"), Vines with 10.37 meters (34' .25"), James with 10.05 meters (32' 11.75"), and Humes with 9.46 meters (31' 0.5"). Davieon Center (JSU) came in first place with 16.79 meters (55' 1"). Bruce Davis of Alabama A&M University (AAMU) finished in second place with 16.13 meters (52' 11"). Blaine Nunn (TSU) came in third place with 15.72 meters (51' 7").
In the discus event, Keys competed for the Braves and finished with 38.72 meters (127'). Carter (JSU) came in first place with 50.66 meters (166' 2") while Daniel Bayesha (Alabama State) finished in second place with 48.13 meters (157' 11"). Jaden Brooks (TSU) came in third place with 46.40 meters (152' 3").
Forrest will compete for Alcorn State in the National Collegiate Athletic Association D1 East First Round Regional Meet in Lexington, Ky. at the University of Kentucky from May 22-25, 2024.
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