BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Alabama A&M men's indoor track & field opened the 2020-21 campaign at the KMS Invitational at the Birmingham CrossPlex and saw their performances anchored by numerous strong field efforts on Sunday, January 24.
Those would be led by a pair of Bulldogs in the shot put and weight throw with two Top-10 outings and two others that registered in the top half of the field. Senior
Christian Bryant (Newbern, Ala.) finished 5-of-18 in the weight throw (15.07m) and 15-of-30 in the shot put at 11.37-meters while junior
Demetrius Hurry II (Foley, Ala.) placed seventh (13.08m) and 14
th (11.72m), respectively, in those events.
Sophomore
Brandon McLaren (Clifton, Hanover, Jamaica) produced strong performances in three outings, two in the field portion of the meet. Those would be a 12-of-36 finish in the long jump at 6.51-meters and 12-of-23 in the high jump (1.75m) to go along with a 14-of-26 outing in the 60-meter hurdles (8.76).
The latter would also see sophomore
Myles McCoy (Albany, Ga.) place ninth with a time of 8.55 to go with a 21-of-41 outing in the 400-meters (53:14). Fellow sophomore
Kyle Graham (Mobile, Ala.) would add a 26-of-51 performance in the 200-meters with a time of 23.45 and freshman
Shawn Guerrier (Miami, Fla.) rounded out the top outings as he finished 28-of-59 in the 60-meters (7.26).
The Bulldogs will waste little time as they will be right back in action on Sunday, January 31 when they return to the Birmingham CrossPlex for the KMS Open.
ALABAMA A&M MEN'S COMPETITORS (9)
Christian Bryant – Weight Throw (5-of-18, 15.07m), Shot Put (15-of-30, 11.37m)
Joshua Browning – 60-meters-Hurdles (21-of-26, DNF), 400-meters (39-of-41, DNF)
Shawn Guerrier – 60-meters (28-of-59, 7.26), 200-meters (41-of-51, DNF)
Kyle Graham – 200-meters (26-of-51, 23.45), 4x400-meter relay (6-of-10, 3:30.39)
Demetrius Hurry II – Weight Throw (7-of-18, 13.08m), Shot Put (14-of-30, 11.72m)
Hillary Kipchoge – 3,000-meters (29-of-33, 10:36.42), Mile (29-of-37, 5:15.47)
Myles McCoy – 60-meters-Hurdles (9-of-26, 8.55), 400-meters (21-of-41, 53:14), 4x400-meter relay (6-of-10, 3:30.39)
Brandon McLaren – 60-meters-Hurdles (14-of-26, 8.76), Long Jump (12-of-36, 6.51m), High Jump (12-of-23, 1.75m), 4x400-meter relay (6-of-10, 3:30.39)
Artrayvious Whelchel – 200-meters (31-of-51, 23.88), 4x400-meter relay (6-of-10, 3:30.39)
