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Track and Field Brian Howard, Assistant AD for Communications

Samuels Wins 600 Meters at UAB Invite

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. | Brianna Samuels set a new personal record in the 600 meters and won the event to highlight the Alabama A&M University men's and women's indoor track & field teams' performance on Saturday at the Birmingham Crossplex.
 
Samuels won the event, logging a personal-best time of 1:33.15, while teammate Minka Isom placed sixth, logging a time of 1:38.42.
 
In the 800m, Sanyae Gibson posted a personal-best time of 2L18.08 and just missed the top spot in claiming second, Chelsea Whitehurst just missed qualifying for the finals in the 60m hurdles, finishing ninth with a time of 8.92.
 
Laila Gaynor claimed a third-place finish in the 200m, recording a time of 24.31. Gaynor was also part of the 4x400m relay team, along with Kennedy Hill, Samuels and Minka Isom, that finished fourth, logging a time of 3:50.86.
 
On the men's side, Juan Osorio recorded an eighth-place finish in the 1 mile, posting a personal-best time of 4:24.55, which was one minute off the school record held by Bravin Kibitok. The 4x400m relay team of Talil Atkins, JoeQuez Keith, Xavier Turner and Sherman Lattimore placed fifth, posting a team of 3:18.87.
 
Andre Jones placed eighth in the eighth in the long jump, registering a leap of 6.57m, while on the women's side, Mariah Loften finished second, posting a jump of 5.54m.
 
UP NEXT
Alabama A&M closes out its indoor slate with the annual Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Indoor Track & Field Championships Feb. 21-22 at the Birmingham Crossplex.
 
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Players Mentioned

Talil Atkins

Talil Atkins

Sprints
5' 9"
Senior
Laila Gaynor

Laila Gaynor

Sprints
5' 7"
Senior
Sanyae  Gibson

Sanyae Gibson

Distance
5' 2"
Junior
Kennedy  Hill

Kennedy Hill

Sprints
5' 8"
Sophomore
Minka  Isom

Minka Isom

Distance
5' 6"
Junior
Bravin Kibitok

Bravin Kibitok

Distance
5' 9"
Sophomore
Sherman Lattimore

Sherman Lattimore

Sprints
5' 6"
Sophomore
Juan Osorio

Juan Osorio

Distance
5' 9"
Senior
Brianna Samuels

Brianna Samuels

Distance
5' 7"
Senior
Xavier Turner

Xavier Turner

Distance
5' 10"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Talil Atkins

Talil Atkins

5' 9"
Senior
Sprints
Laila Gaynor

Laila Gaynor

5' 7"
Senior
Sprints
Sanyae  Gibson

Sanyae Gibson

5' 2"
Junior
Distance
Kennedy  Hill

Kennedy Hill

5' 8"
Sophomore
Sprints
Minka  Isom

Minka Isom

5' 6"
Junior
Distance
Bravin Kibitok

Bravin Kibitok

5' 9"
Sophomore
Distance
Sherman Lattimore

Sherman Lattimore

5' 6"
Sophomore
Sprints
Juan Osorio

Juan Osorio

5' 9"
Senior
Distance
Brianna Samuels

Brianna Samuels

5' 7"
Senior
Distance
Xavier Turner

Xavier Turner

5' 10"
Junior
Distance