COLUMBIA, S.C. – Freshman Abbas Abbkar of the Savannah State University of men's track team set the school record in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:52.52 to finish sixth in the event at the Gamecock Invitational Saturday.
 
Abbkar beat the previous record of 1:52.76 set by Tyrone McCoy at the Charlotte Invite on April 23, 2011. 
 
The men's track team recorded five additional top-10 finishes.  Abbkar finished third in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:04.37, followed by freshman Cameron Pack with a time of 4:07.54, while sophomore Morgan Ellis-Foster finished fourth in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 52.09.  Savannah State 4x100-meter relay team of sophomore Andre Houser-Cross, senior Justin Leggett, sophomore Donterious Copeland and sophomore Nigel Brown finished eight with a time of 41.07, while the 4x400-meter relay team of Leggett, Brown, Ellis-Foster and junior Malik Franklin finished seventh with a time of 3:15.06.
 
The men's field team recorded four top-10 finishes.  Sophomore LaRon James finished fourth in the long jump with a jump of 7.32 meters (24-0.25), while Franklin finished second in the triple jump with a distance of 14.95 meters (49-0.75), followed by junior Robert Simmons' sixth place finish with a jump of 14.46 meters (47-5.25).  Freshman Konin Assinzo finished ninth in the discus throw with a throw of 40.02 meters (131-3.75). 
 
The women's track team recorded four top-25 finishes.  Savannah State's 4x400-meter relay team of freshman Jada Morgan, freshman Cayla William, sophomore Tyneshia Quarterman and freshman Iycis Hammond finished eighth with a time of 3:52.80, while Morgan finished 22^nd in the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.78.  Junior Miara Elmore finished 18^th in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:07.43, followed by freshman Danielle Derricho's 20^th place finish with a time of 1:07.62.
 
The women's field team recorded two top-15 finishes.  Junior Kourtney Sizemore finished 10^th in the pole vault with a distance of 3.00 meters (9-10) and sophomore Faith Shears finished 14^th in the hammer throw with a throw of 43.45 meters (142-7). 
 
Other men's track results includes Pack's 19^th place finish in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:00.97, followed by junior Elijah West's 20^th place finish with a time of 2:01.00, junior Michael Smith finished 21^st with a time of 2:01.83, sophomore Markendy Pierre finished 26^th with a time of 2:04.73 and junior Randolph Barratt finished 32^nd with a time of 2:07.39.
 
Ellis-Foster finished 18^th in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.61, followed by freshman Gabriel Woods' 27^th place finish with a time of 15.32 and Woods finished 30^th in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:00.78.  Houser-Cross finished 33^rd in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.99 and finished 44^th in the 400-meter dash with a time of 22.47, while Copeland finished 30^th in the 400-meter dash with a time of 50.37.
 
Other women's track results include Quarterman's 28^th place finish in the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.03, followed by William with a 30^th place finish with a time of 25.10, while freshman Calita Wyatt finished 40^th in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:02.96. 
 
Hammond finished 33rd in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.32, followed by freshman Brenda Johnson's 35^th place finish with a time of 16.91 and Elmore's 37^th place finish with a time of 18.38. 
 
The men's and women's track and field teams return to action Saturday for the Gamecock Invitational in Columbia, S.C. 
 
Gamecock Invitational
Men's
100-Meter Dash
33. Andre Houser-Cross – 10.99
 
200-Meter Dash
44. Andre Houser-Cross – 22.47
-- Nigel Brown – DNS
-- Justin Leggett – DNS
 
400-Meter Dash
30. Donterious Copeland – 50.37
 
800-Meter Run
6. Abbas Abbkar – 1:52.52
19. Cameron Pack – 2:00.97
20. Elijah West – 2:01.00
21. Michael Smith – 2:01.83
26. Markendy Pierre – 2:04.73
32. Randolph Barratt – 2:07.39
 
1,500-Meter Run
3. Abbas Abbkar – 4:04.37
6. Cameron Pack – 4:07.54
 
110-Meter Hurdles
18. Morgan Ellis-Foster – 14.61
27. Gabriel Woods – 15.32
 
400-Meter Hurdles
4. Morgan Ellis-Foster – 52.09
30. Gabriel Woods – 1:00.78
 
4x100-Meter Relay
8. Savannah State (Andre Houser-Cross, Justin Leggett, Donterious Copeland, Nigel Brown) – 41.07
 
4x400-Meter Relay
7. Savannah State (Justin Leggett, Nigel Brown, Morgan Ellis-Foster, Malik Franklin) – 3:15.06
-- Savannah State (Andre Houser-Cross, Malik Franklin, Donterious Copeland, Isaiah McKisson) – DNS
 
Long Jump
4. LaRon James – 7.32m (24-0.25)
-- Malik Franklin – NM
 
Triple Jump
2. Malik Franklin – 14.95m (49-0.75)
6. Robert Simmons – 14.46m (47-5.25)
-- LaRon James – NM
 
Discus Throw
9. Konin Assinzo – 40.02m (131-3.75)
 
Hammer Throw
-- Konin Assinzo – NM
 
Women's
200-Meter Dash
22. Jada Morgan – 24.78
28. Tyneshia Quarterman – 25.03
30. Cayla William – 25.10
 
400-Meter Dash
40. Calita Wyatt – 1:02.96
 
100-Meter Hurdles
33. Iycis Hammond – 15.32
35. Brenda Johnson – 16.91
37. Miara Elmore – 18.38
 
400-Meter Hurdles
18. Miara Elmore – 1:07.43
20. Danielle Derricho – 1:07.62
-- Iycis Hammond – DNS
 
4x100-Meter Relay
-- Savannah State (Jada Morgan, Tyneshia Quarterman, Iycis Hammond, Cayla William) – NT
 
4x400-Meter Relay
8. Savannah State (Jada Morgan, Cayla William, Tyneshia Quarterman, Iycis Hammond) – 3:52.80
 
Pole Vault
10. Kourtney Sizemore – 3.00m (9-10)
 
Triple Jump
-- Brenda Johnson – NM
-- Bryshea Jackson – NM
 
Discus Throw
-- Faith Shears – NM
 
Hammer Throw
14. Faith Shears – 43.45m (142-7)
 
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