BIRMINGHAM, Ala. | Laila Gaynor and Joe Quez Keith picked up victories as the Alabama A&M University men's and women's track & field teams opening its season on Saturday at the Vulcan Invitational at the Birmingham Crossplex.
Gaynor ran the ninth-fastest HBCU time in the 200m, winning the event, with a time of 24.58. She also competed in the 60m, running a time of 7.74 to claim fifth.
Keith won the men's 400-meter men's race with a personal-best time of 48.16, which was the 13
th-best HBCU time.
In the women's 800m, Briana Samuels just missed the top spot, placing second with a time of 2:17.66 and in the triple jump,
Amber Jamison logged a toss of 11.33m to place third in the event.
In the men's triple jump,
Joshua Graham posted a mark of 14.94m to finish second, which ranked seventh among HBCUs.
WOMEN'S TRACK
- Kennedy Hill placed ninth in the 400m, posting a time of 1:00.82
- In the 800m, Minka Isom finished seventh by logging a time of 2:26.71
- Laura Avila and Sanyae Gibson finished fourth and sixth, respectively, in the 3000m at 10:36.49 and 11:01.96
- The 10:36.49 set by Avila was a school record
WOMEN'S FIELD
- Leah Brown finished eighth in the weight throw, with a personal-best mark of 12.79m
MEN'S TRACK
- Kayden Washington logged a time of 7.09 in the 60m prelims to qualify for the finals
- In the finals of the 60m, Washington ran a personal-best time of 7.03 to claim sixth
- Kody Pugh finished sixth in the 400m, registering a time of 49.61
- Sherman Lattimore posted a time of 22.36 to place eighth in the 200m
MEN'S FIELD
- Cameron Andrews placed second in the long jump, posting a mark of 6.88m, while teammate Olivier Jean was sixth at 6.70m
- Andre Jones recorded a mark of 13.84m in the triple jump to finish fifth
- In the pole vault, Corey Harris placed fourth at 4.00m
UP NEXT
Alabama A&M returns to action Friday and Saturday at the Vanderbilt Invitational at the Vanderbilt Multipurpose Facility in Nashville, Tenn.
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