COLUMBIA, S.C. – Freshman Abbas Abbkar of the Savannah State University men's track team won the 1,500-meter run with a time of 3:53.93 and freshman Faith Shears of the women's field team finished ninth in the discus throw with a throw of 36.80 meters (120-9) to set the school record in the event on Day Two of the Weems-Baskin Invitational Saturday. 
 
Abbkar beat the previous record of 3:55.54 held by Robert Herbert set at the Clemson Classic on Feb. 25, 2005, while Shears beat the previous record of 36.78 meters (120-8) set by Alexandrea Childs set at the Carolina Cup on April 12, 2013. 
 
The men's track team recorded four additional top-five finishes.  Sophomore Nigel Brown nearly missed on setting a school-record with a time of 20.93 in the 200-meter dash to finish second by 0.20 seconds, and finished fifth in the 400-meter dash with a time of 47.63.  Senior Justin Leggett finished fifth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.16 and sophomore Morgan Ellis-Foster finished second in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 51.76, nearly missing on setting a school-record by 0.05 seconds. 
 
The men's field team record a top-five finish with junior Malik Franklin finishing fifth in the triple jump with a jump of 14.65 meters.
 
The women's track team recorded four top-15 finishes.  Savannah State 4x400-meter relay team of freshman Jada Morgan, sophomore Tyneshia Quarterman, freshman Cayla Williams and freshman Iycis Hammond finished ninth with a time of 3:57.17, while the 4x100-meter relay team of Morgan, Quarterman, Hammond and Williams finished 12^th with a time of 47.72. 
 
Quarterman finished 11^th in the 400-meter dash with a time of 55.62, while Hammond finished 13^th in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:03.36.
 
Other men's track results include Abbkar's sixth place finish in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:53.11, while freshman Cameron Pack finished seventh in the 800-meter run B with a time of 2:00.48 and finished 10^th in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:08.19.  Leggett finished 11^th in the 400-meter dash with a time of 48.42, followed by freshman Javontee Brice's 14^th place finish with a time of 48.67.
 
Brice also finished 32^nd in the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.95, while Ellis-Foster finished 10^th in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.72, followed by freshman Isaiah McKisson's 18^th place finish with a time of 14.90.  McKisson also finished 24^th in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 57.51. 
 
Savannah State 4x100-meter relay team of Brice, Leggett, Franklin and Brown finished 10^th with a time of 41.74, while the 4x400-meter relay team of Brice, Ellis-Foster, Leggett and Brown finished 14^th with a time of 3:24.49.
 
Other women's track results include Williams' 28^th place finish in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.44, while Quarterman finished 20^th in the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.50, followed by Morgan's 44^th place finish with a time of 25.46 and Williams' 45^th place finish with a time of 25.51. 
 
Day two of the meet continues Saturday with the field events starting at 9 a.m. with the men's discus throw, women's shot put, men's and women's triple jump and women's high jump, while the track events start at 10 a.m. with the women's 1,500-meter run.
 
Weems-Baskin Invitational – Day Two
Men's
200-Meter Dash
2. Nigel Brown – 20.93
5. Justin Leggett – 21.16
32. Javontee Brice – 21.95
 
400-Meter Dash
5. Nigel Brown – 47.63
11. Justin Leggett – 48.42
14. Javontee Brice – 48.67
 
800-Meter Run
6. Abbas Abbkar – 1:53.11
 
800-Meter Run B
7. Cameron Pack – 2:00.48
 
1,500-Meter Run
1. Abbas Abbkar – 3:53.93
10. Cameron Pack – 4:08.19
 
110-Meter Hurdles
10. Morgan Ellis-Foster – 14.72
18. Isaiah McKisson – 14.90
 
400-Meter Hurdles
2. Morgan Ellis-Foster – 51.76
24. Isaiah McKisson – 57.51
 
4x100-Meter Relay
10. Savannah State (Javontee Brice, Justin Leggett, Malik Franklin, Nigel Brown) – 41.74
 
4x400-Meter Relay
14. Savannah State (Javontee Brice, Morgan Ellis-Foster, Justin Leggett, Nigel Brown) – 3:24.49
 
Triple Jump
5. Malik Franklin – 14.65m
 
Women's
100-Meter Dash
28. Cayla Williams – 12.44
 
200-Meter Dash
20. Tyneshia Quarterman – 24.50
44. Jada Morgan – 25.46
45. Cayla Williams – 25.51
 
400-Meter Dash
11. Tyneshia Quarterman – 55.62
 
400-Meter Hurdles
13. Iycis Hammond – 1:03.36
 
4x100-Meter Relay
12. Savannah State (Jada Morgan, Tyneshia Quarterman, Iycis Hammond, Cayla Williams) – 47.72
 
4x400-Meter Relay
9. Savannah State (Jada Morgan, Tyneshia Quarterman, Cayla Williams, Iycis Hammond) – 3:57.17
 
Pole Vault
-- Kourtney Sizemore – NH
 
Discus Throw
9. Faith Shears – 36.80m
 
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