Men's Track & Field | 1/13/2018 10:00:00 PM

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Savannah State University men's and women's track and field teams set four school records at the UAB Blazer Invite and at the UAB Vulcan Invite.
 
On the men's track team at the UAB Blazer Invite, junior Nigel Brown set a school-record in the 300-meter dash with a time of 34.96 beating the previous best of 35.75 set by Chazwyn Price at the Clemson Opener on Dec. 5, 2003, while sophomore Abbas Abbkar set a school-record in the one-mile run with a time of 4:23.74, beating the previous best of 4:26.81 set by Robert Herbert at the Clemson Classic on Feb. 25, 2005 and the men's distance medley relay team of freshman Terrance Sessoms, junior Morgan Ellis-Foster, Abbkar and Atakilti Sahlu set a school-record with a time of 10:47.54 beating the previous best of 10:53.54 set at the UNCG Dual Meet Matches last season on Jan. 29.
 
On the women's field team, senior Kourtney Sizemore set the school record in the pole vault with a distance of 3.20 meters (10-6) at the UAB Vulcan Invite beating her own school record of 3.05 meters (9-9.75) set at the Buccaneer Invitational last season on Feb. 4. 
 
At the Blazer Invite, the men's field team recorded four top-six finishes with junior LaRon James finishing fifth in the long jump with a distance of 7.10 meters (23-3.5) and Franklin finished sixth with a jump of 6.97 meters (22-10.5).  Franklin also finished third in the triple jump with a distance of 14.83 meters (48-8), while Copeland finished fourth with a jump of 14.70 meters (48-2.75).
 
Freshman Carlous Bartee led the way in the men's 60-meter dash with a 24^th place finish with a time of 7.04, while Brown finished 25^th with a time of 7.05 and junior Andre Houser-Cross finished 39^th with a time of 7.27.  Bartee also finished 27^th in the 300-meter dash with a time of 37.32, while Sessoms finished 16^th in the one-mile run with a time of 4.32.81 and freshman Subeib Mohamad finished 11^th with a time of 9:46.78 in the 3,000-meter run.  Savannah State's 4x400-meter relay team of senior Donterious Copeland, junior Malik Franklin, Houser-Cross and Bartee finished 15^th with a time of 3:28.50.
 
On the women's track team, sophomore Cayla William finished 18^th in the 500-meter dash with a time of 1:26.40, while Savannah State's 4x400-meter relay team of junior Tyneshia Quarterman, freshman Jaylen Sewell, freshman Oneillia Fuller and sophomore Jada Morgan finished 16^th with a time of 4:11.51.  Morgan finished 45^th in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.95, while freshman Autumn Brown finished 49^th with a time of 8.04.  Senior Miara Elmore finished 47^th in the 300-meter dash with a time of 44.55, while freshman Charlandra Jones finished 48^th with a time of 44.61 and Brown finished 50^th with a time of 45.01.
 
On the women's field team, Sewell finished 16^th in the long jump with a distance of 5.22 meters (17-1.5) and freshman Ashley Devert finished 27^th with a jump of 4.97 meters (16-3.75) and Devert finished 12^th in the long jump with a jump of 11.31 meters (37-1.25).  Senior Faith Shears finished 29^th in the weight throw with a distance of 13.55 meters (44-5.5).
 
At the UAB Vulcan Invite, the men's track team recorded four top-10 finishes.  Sahlu finished second in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 16:16.75, while Mohamed finished sixth with a time of 16:56.36.  Sessoms finished eighth in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 8:59.82 and Abbkar finished fifth in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:56.04. 
 
The men's track and field teams recorded four top-10 finishes.  Franklin finished seventh in the long jump with a distance of 6.86 meters (22-6.25) and James finished ninth with a jump of 6.85 meters (22-5.75).  Copeland finished seventh in the triple jump with a jump of 14.59 meters (47-10.5) and Franklin finished 10^th with a jump of 14.27 meters (46-10). 
On the women's track team, Morgan finished 42^nd in the 60-meter dash with a time of 8.04, while Brown finished 48^th with a time of 8.09.  William finished 59^th in the 200-meter dash with a time of 27.03 and Brown finished 64^th with a time of 27.41.  Quarterman finished 32^nd in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:01.72, while Jones finished 327^th with a time of 1:02.58 and Fuller finished 40^th with a time of 1L02.70.  Savannah State's 4x400-meter relay team of Sewell, Quarterman, Elmore and sophomore Danielle Derricho finished 19^th with a time of 4:14.77.
On the women's field team, Sewell finished 13^th in the triple jump with a distance of 35-6.75, while Fuller finished 29^th in the long jump with a distance of 1.49 meters (4-10.75) and Shears finished 29^th in the weight throw with a distance of 12.57 meters (41.3). 
Other men's track results include, Brown's 24^th place finish in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.22, while Bartee finished 35^th with a time of 22.62 and finished 41^st in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.14.  Junior Morgan Ellis-Foster finished 45^th in the 400-meter dash with a time of 53.37, while Barratt finished 35^th in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:09.49.
 
The men's and women's track and field teams continue the indoor season with a trip to Lexington, Va., for the Keydet Invitational from Jan. 19 – 20. 
 
UAB Blazer Invite
Men's
60-Meter Dash
24. Carlous Bartee – 7.04
25. Nigel Brown – 7.05
39. Andre Houser-Cross – 7.27
 
300-Meter Dash
7. Nigel Brown – 34.96
27. Carlous Bartee – 37.32
 
500-Meter Dash
-- Morgan Ellis-Foster – FS
 
600-Meter Run
20. Randolph Barratt – 1:30.57
-- Markendy Pierre – DNF
 
One-Mile Run
8. Abbas Abbkar – 4:23.74
16. Terrence Sessoms – 4:32.81
 
3,000-Meter Run
11. Suhieb Mohamed – 9:46.78
-- Ermias Tewolde - DNF
 
4x400-Meter Relay
15. Savannah State (Donterious Copeland, Malik Franklin, Andre Houser-Cross, Carlous Bartee) – 3:28.50
 
Distance Medley
4. Savannah State (Terrence Sessoms, Morgan Ellis-Foster, Abbas Abbkar, Atakilti Sahlu) – 10:47.05
 
Long Jump
5. LaRon James – 7.10m (23-3.5)
6. Malik Franklin – 6.97m (22-10.5)
 
Triple Jump
3. Malik Franklin – 14.83m (48-8)
4. Donterious Copeland – 14.70m (48-2.75)
 
Women's
60-Meter Dash
45. Jada Morgan – 7.95
49. Autumn Brown – 8.04
 
300-Meter Dash
47. Miara Elmore – 44.55
48. Carlandra Jones – 44.61
50. Autumn Brown – 45.01
 
500-Meter Dash
18. Cayla William – 1:26.40
 
4x400-Meter Relay
16. Savannah State (Tyneshia Quarterman, Jaylen Sewell, Oneillia Fuller, Jada Morgan) – 4:11.51
 
High Jump
-- Oneillia Fuller – NH
 
Pole Vault
-- Kourtney Sizemore – NH
 
Long Jump
16. Jaylen Sewell – 5.22m (17-1.5)
27. Ashley Devert – 4.97m (16-3.75)
 
Triple Jump
12. Ashley Devert – 11 .31m (37-1.25)
-- Bryshea Jackson - FOUL
 
Weight Throw
29. Faith Shears – 13.55m (44-5.5)
 
UAB Vulcan Invite
Men's
60-Meter Dash
41. Carlous Bartee – 7.14
 
200-Meter Dash
24. Nigel Brown – 22.22
35. Carlous Bartee – 22.62
-- Andre Houser-Cross – FS
 
400-Meter Dash
45. Morgan Ellis-Foster – 53.37

800-Meter Run
5. Abbas Abbkar – 1:56.04
35. Randolph Barratt – 2:09.49
 
3,000-Meter Run
8. Terrence Sessoms – 8:59.82
-- Ermias Tewolde
 
5,000-Meter Run
2. Atakilti Sahlu– 16:16.75
6. Suhieb Mohamed – 16:56.36
 
Long Jump
7. Malik Franklin – 6.86m (22-6.25)
9. LaRon James – 6.85m (22-5.75)
 
Triple Jump
7. Donterious Copeland – 14.59m (47-10.5)
10. Malik Franklin – 14.27m (46-10)
 
Women's
60-Meter Dash
42. Jada Morgan – 8.04
48. Autumn Brown – 8.09
 
200-Meter Dash
59. Cayla William – 27.03
64. Autumn Brown – 27.41
 
400-Meter Dash
32. Tyneshia Quarterman – 1:01.72
37. Carlandra Jones – 1:02.58
40. Oneillia Fuller – 1:02.70
 
4x400-Meter Relay
19. Savannah State (Jaylen Sewell, Tyneshia Quarterman, Miara Elmore, Danielle Derricho) – 4:14.77
 
Long Jump
29. Oneillia Fuller – 1.49m (4-10.75)
 
Pole Vault
2. Kourtney Sizemore – 3.20m (10-6)
 
Long Jump
-- Bryshea Jackson – FOUL
 
Triple Jump
13. Jaylen Sewell – 10.84m (35-6.75)
-- Ashley Devert – FOUL
 
Weight Throw
29. Faith Shears – 12.57m (41-3)
 
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