Men's Track & Field | 4/14/2018 6:58:00 PM

SAVANNAH, Ga. – The Savannah State University men's and women's track and field teams recorded 10 wins at the SSU Duals at Theodore A. Wright Stadium Saturday with four seniors winning events on Senior Day.
 
The men's track team recorded three wins with Cameron Pack winning the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:15.36, freshman Ermias Tewolde winning the 5,000-meter run with a time of 16:59.50 and senior Morgan Ellis-Foster winning the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 53.97.
 
The men's field team recorded two wins after senior LaRon James winning the long jump with 7.21 meters (23-8) and Malik Franklin winning the long jump with a jump of 15.03 meters (49-3.75).
 
The women's track team won two events with freshman Oneilla Fuller winning the 400-meter dash with a time of 57.22 and freshman Jaylen Sewell winning the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:05.06.
 
The women's field team recorded three wins after senior Kourtney Sizemore winning the pole vault with a distance of 3.20 meters (10-6), junior Kanani Lodge winning the shot put with a throw of 11.02 meters (36-2) and junior Faith Shears winning the discus throw with a distance of 34.74 meters (113-11).
 
On the men's track team, freshman Carlous Bartee finished third in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.18, followed by Mark'Anthony Sharpe's fourth place finish with a time of 11.31 and freshman Ismail Abdual finished ninth with a time of 11.92. 
 
Sharpe led the way in the 200-meter dash with a third-place finish with a time of 22.56, while Bartee finished fifth with a time of 22.81 and Savannah State's 4x100-meter relay team of Bartee, Ellis-Foster, Franklin and junior Nigel Brown finished second with a time of 42.55. 
 
On the men's field team, Franklin finished second behind teammate James in the long jump with a distance of 7.10 meters (23-3.5) and sophomore Markendy Pierre finished seventh with a jump of 1.35 meters (4-5.25).
 
On the women's track team, freshman Autumn Brown finished eighth in the 100-meter dash with a time of 13.73, while freshman Carlandra Jones finished fourth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 26.13 and Brown finished seventh with a time of 28.04.
 
Jones finished second behind teammate Fuller in the 400-meter dash with a time of 59.41, while sophomore Danielle Derricho finished second behind teammate Sewell in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:09.16 and Savannah State's 4x100-meter relay team of Fuller, Jones, Sewell and Brown finished second with a time of 48.78.
 
On the women's field team, freshman Tyran Chenault finished second in the high jump with a jump of 1.48 meters (4-10.25), while freshman Krystal Francis finished second in the pole vault behind teammate Sizemore with a distance of 1.98 meters (6-6).
 
Junior Tyneshia Quarterman finished second in the shot put behind teammate Lodge with a throw of 9.72 meters (31-10.75), while Lodge finished fifth in the discus throw with a throw of 28.01 meters (91-10) and finished fourth in the hammer throw with a distance of 28.19 meters (92-6). 
 
Lodge finished seventh in the javelin throw with a distance of 23.00 meters (75-5), followed by Shears' ninth place finish with a throw of 22.44 meters (72-7) and freshman Salma Gonzalez finished 10^th with a throw of 22.36 meters (73-4). 
 
The women's team defeated The Citadel 62-57, while the Lady Tigers fell to South Carolina State 66-50 in the dual matchup, and the men's team fell to South Carolina State 71-41 and to The Citadel 95-54.
 
The men's and women's track and field team continue the season at the USC Open next weekend on Saturday, April 21 in Columbia, S.C.
 
SSU Duals
100-Meter Dash
3. Carlous Bartee – 11.18
4. Mark'Anthony Sharpe – 11.31
9. Ismail Abdual – 11.92
 
200-Meter Dash
3. Mark'Anthony Sharpe – 22.56
5. Carlous Bartee – 22.81
 
800-Meter Run
1. Terrence Sessoms – 1:59.58
-- Sahlu Atakilti – DNF
-- Abbas Abbkar – DNF
 
1,500-Meter Run
1. Cameron Pack – 4:15.36
 
5,000-Meter Run
1. Ermias Tewolde – 16:59.50
 
400-Meter Hurdles
1. Morgan Ellis-Foster 53.97
 
4x100-Meter Relay
2. Savannah State (Carlous Bartee, Morgan Ellis-Foster, Malik Franklin, Nigel Brown) – 42.25
 
Long Jump
1. LaRon James – 7.21m (23-8)
2. Malik Franklin – 7.10m (23-3.5)
7. Markendy Pierre – 1.35m (4-5.25)
 
Triple Jump
1. Malik Franklin – 15.03m (49-3.75)
 
Team Results
South Carolina State 71, Savannah State 41
The Citadel 95, Savannah State 54
 
Women's
100-Meter Dash
8. Autumn Brown – 13.73
 
200-Meter Dash
4. Carlandra Jones – 26.13
7. Autumn Brown – 28.04
 
400-Meter Dash
1. Oneilla Fuller- 57.22
2. Carlandra Jones – 59.41
 
400-Meter Hurdles
1. Jaylen Sewell – 1:05.06
2. Danielle Derricho – 1:09.16
 
4x100-Meter Relay
2. Savannah State (Oneilla Fuller, Carlandra Jones, Jaylen Sewell, Autumn Brown) – 48.78
 
High Jump
2. Tyran Chenault – 1.48m (4-10.25)
 
Pole Vault
1. Kourtney Sizemore – 3.20m (10-6)
2. Krystal Francis – 1.98m (6-6)
 
Shot Put
1. Kanani Lodge – 11.02m (36-2)
2. Tyneshia Quarterman – 9.72m (31-10.75)
 
Discus Throw
1. Faith Shears – 34.74m (113-11)
5. Kanani Lodge – 28.01m (91-10)
 
Hammer Throw
4. Kanani Lodge – 28.19m (92-6)
-- Faith Shears – FOUL
 
Javelin Throw
7. Kanani Lodge – 23.00m (75-5)
9. Faith Shears – 22.44m (72-7)
10. Salma Gonzalez – 22.36m (73-4)
 
Team Results
South Carolina State 66, Savannah State 50
Savannah State 62, The Citadel 57
 
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