BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Senior Tyrese McPhatter (Columbus, Ga.) anchored six Top-10 finishes as Alabama A&M men's outdoor track & field closed out the final day of the UAB Spring Invitational on Saturday, April 3.
 
McPhatter was dominant in the sprints, coming in 2-of-31 in the 200-meters with a time of 21.96 and 3-of-25 in the 100-meters at 10.80. He also helped the 4x400 relay to a 3-of-7 finish (3:26.77), as did sophomore Kyle Graham (Mobile, Ala.), freshman Jeremy Gresham (Montgomery, Ala.) and sophomore Hillary Kipchoge (Eldoret, Kenya).
 
Graham added a 9-of-28 finish in the 400-meters (50.61) and was 15-of-31 in the 200-meters (22.69) while Gresham was 11-of-28 in the latter with a time of 50.89 and 14^th in the 400-meters (22.63).
 
Senior Donald Weakley (Nashville, Tenn.) delivered a 5-of-25 performance in the 100-meters, posting a time of 10.97 while sophomore Brandon McLaren (Clifton, Hanover, Jamaica) placed 8-of-19 in the 110-meter hurdles (15.23). Senior Christian Bryant (Newbern, Ala.) added a 9-of-15 outing in the hammer (37.45m) and was 11-of-20 in the discus (37.09m) to round out the top performers.

Alabama A&M will return to action next Saturday, April 10 as they head to the Strawberry Relays hosted by Southeastern Louisiana.
 
ALABAMA A&M MEN'S COMPETITORS (8)
Christian Bryant – Discus (11-of-20, 37.09m), Hammer (9-of-15, 37.45m)
Kyle Graham – 200-meters (15-of-31, 22.69), 400-meters (9-of-28, 50.61), 4x400 Relay (3-of-7, 3:26.77)
Jeremy Gresham – 200-meters (14-of-31, 22.63), 400-meters (11-of-28, 50.89), 4x400 Relay (3-of-7, 3:26.77)
Demetrius Hurry – Discus (13-of-20, 34.56m), Hammer (11-of-15, Foul)
Hillary Kipchoge – 800-meters (25-of-29, 2:11.94), 4x400 Relay (3-of-7, 3:26.77)
Brandon McLaren – 100-meters (20-of-25, 11.54), 110-meter Hurdles (8-of-19, 15.23)
Tyrese McPhatter – 100-meters (3-of-25, 10.80), 200-meters (2-of-31, 21.96), 4x400 Relay (3-of-7, 3:26.77)
Donald Weakley – 100-meters (5-of-25, 10.97), 200-meters (31-of-31, DNF)