Bulldog runners compete in Samford Multi Track Meet

Complete Meet Results

Normal- The Alabama A&M outdoor track squads participated in the Samford Multi-Track meet in Birmingham, Ala. this past weekend.

Majority of the competition came from the state of Alabama, along with teams coming out of Tennessee and Ohio.

The Maroon & White had a positive showing recording 15 top-10 finishes in various events.

The Lady Bulldogs fared slightly better than their male counterparts. The A&M men’s squad tallied seven top-10 finishes and three top-5 finishes, whereas the women tallied eight and six respectively.

Top Bulldog performances include Marion Malone’s fifth place finish in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.98 along with a second and fourth finish in the 4x100 relay race. The “B” squad comprised of Demetrious Peacock, Kyle King, Dwight Tigner, and Maurice Jones combined for a time of 45.09 (4^th), and the “A” team of Donte’ McDaniel, Dexter Sanford, Jonathan Sanford, and Marion Malone pooled a time of 42.73 to take second.

The Lady Bulldogs only top-10 finish in the field came by way of Marion Epperson who took seventh in the women’s discus. Their performance on the track however, was more impressive.

A&M tallied six top-5 finishes coming in six different events. One of these finishes was from the 4x100 relay team of Raven Dove, Cydnecia Wade, Diamond Tedford, and Destiny Thurman who recorded a fourth place finish of 50.19. Other finishes came by way of Raven Dove, Keyonna McIntyre and Cydnecia Wade. Dove placed fourth in the 400-meter hurdles (106.14), McIntyre took fourth and fifth in the 400-meter dash and 800 meter run (100.28, 2.25.17), and Wade recorded a time of 12.24 for fourth in the 100-meter dash and a time of 25.15 for second in the 200-meter dash.

Next weekend, the Bulldogs will head to Tuscaloosa for the Alabama Relays. The two days of competition will kick off on Friday, March 22^nd and continue through Saturday, March 23^rd.

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