BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Savannah State men's track and field teams set two school records at the UAB Vulcan Invite Saturday.
 
Sophomore Nigel Brown set the 200-meter school record with a time of 21.64 beating the previous record of 21.82 set by Eric Plump on Feb. 4, 2011, while sophomore LaRon James set the school record in the long jump with a jump of 7.14 (23-5.25) meters beating his previous record of 7.00 meters set in the UNCG Early Bird 6-Way on Dec. 4, 2016.
 
Brown finished third in the 200 meters, while James won the long jump event. 
 
The men's track posted nine other top-15 finishes.  Brown also finished 13^th in the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.92, while freshman Javontee Brice finished 12^th in the 400-meter dash with a time of 49.74.   Freshman Abbas Abbkar finished fifth in the one-mile run with a time of 4:27.23, followed by freshman Cameron Pack's 12^th place finish with a time of 4:36.16.
 
Junior Michael Smith finished 12^th in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 9:30.88, while sophomore Morgan Ellis-Foster finished ninth in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.52.  Savannah State's 4x400-meter relay team of Brown, sophomore Donterious Copeland, Ellis-Foster and sophomore Malik Franklin finished seventh with a time of 3:20.49, while Abbkar, senior Justin Leggett, Brice and Houser-Cross finished 15^th with a time of 3:30.81.
 
The men's field team recorded three other top-six finishes with Franklin finishing in fifth in the long jump with a distance of 6.95 meters (22-9.75) and third in the triple jump with a jump of 15.10 meters (49-6.5), while Copeland finished sixth with a jump of 14.72 meters (48-3.5).
 
The women's track team posted two top-12 finishes with sophomore Tyneshia Quarterman's 10^th place finish in the 400-meter dash with a time of 58.58, while Savannah State's 4x400-meter relay team of Quarterman, freshman Jada Morgan, freshman Bryshea Jackson and freshman Cayla Williams finished 12^th with a time of 4:07.99.
 
The women's field team posted three top-16 finishes with junior Kourtney Sizemore finishing 11^th in the pole vault with a distance of 2.90 meters (9-6.25), while Jackson finished 10^th in the triple jump with a distance of 11.06 meters (36-3.5), followed by junior Miara Elmore's 16^th finish with a jump of 10.62 meters (34-10.25).
 
Other men's track results include Leggett's 22^nd place finish in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.07, followed by junior Robert Simmons' 26^th place finish with a time of 22.77.  Simmons also finished 26^th in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.77, while Houser-Cross finished 33^rd in the 400-meter dash with a time of 51.86. 
 
Junior Elijah West finished 20^th in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:04.82, followed by sophomore Markendy Pierre's 24^th place finish with a time of 2:08.75 and Barratt finished 25^th with a time of 2:08.91.  Freshman Isaiah McKisson finished 18^th in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.77.
 
Other women's track results include Quarterman's 26^th place finish in the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.70, followed by Williams' 39^th place with a time of 26.27 and Jada Morgan's 41^st place finish with a time of 26.32.  Morgan also finished 37^th in the 60-meter dash with a time of 8.08, followed by freshman Atahja Williams-Chappel's 39^th place finish with a time of 8.10. 
 
Wyatt finished 31^st in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:01.56, followed by freshman Danielle Derricho's 42^nd place finish with a time of 1:05.79. Freshman Brenda Johnson finished 27^th in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.60.
 
Other women's field results include junior Ravyn Mike's 20^th place finish in the long jump with a distance of 5.00 meters (16-5), followed by Jackson's 22^nd place finish with a jump of 4.80 meters (15-9).  Sophomore Faith Shears finished 28^th in the shot put with a throw of 10.51 meters (34-5.75) and finished 34^th in the weight throw with a distance of 11.46 meters (37-7.25), while Ariel Holmes finished 36^th in the shot put with a throw of 8.27 meters (27-1.75) and finished 40^th in the weight throw with a distance of 8.00 meters (26-3).
 
The men's and women's track and field teams are back in action Friday in Lynchburg, Va., for the Liberty Kickoff.
 
UAB Vulcan Invite
Men's
60-Meter Dash
13. Nigel Brown – 6.92
22. Justin Leggett – 7.07
28. Robert Simmons – 7.36
 
200-Meter Dash
3. Nigel Brown – 21.64
14. Justin Leggett – 22.12
26. Robert Simmons – 22.77
 
400-Meter Dash
12. Javontee Brice – 49.74
33. Andre Houser-Cross – 51.86
 
800-Meter Run
20. Elijah West – 2:04.82
24. Markendy Pierre – 2:08.75
25. Randolph Barratt – 2:08.91
 
One-Mile Run
5. Abbas Abbkar – 4:27.23
12. Cameron Pack – 4:36.16
 
3,000-Meter Run
12. Michael Smith – 9:30.88
 
60-Meter Hurdles
9. Morgan Ellis-Foster – 8.52
18. Isaiah McKisson – 8.77
-- Gabriel Woods - DNF
 
4x400-Meter Relay
7. Savannah State (Nigel Brown, Donterious Copeland, Morgan Ellis-Foster, Malik Franklin) – 3:20.49
15. Savannah State (Abbas Abbkar, Justin Leggett, Javontee Brice, Andre Houser-Cross) – 3:30.81
 
Long Jump
1. LaRon James – 7.14m (23-5.25)
5. Malik Franklin – 6.95m (22-9.75)
 
Triple Jump
3. Malik Franklin – 15.10m (49-6.5)
6. Donterious Copeland – 14.72m (48-3.5)
 
Women's
60-Meter Dash
37. Jada Morgan – 8.08
39. Atahja Williams-Chappel – 8.10
 
200-Meter Dash
26. Tyneshia Quarterman – 25.70
39. Cayla Williams – 26.27
41. Jada Morgan – 26.32
 
400-Meter Dash
10. Tyneshia Quarterman – 58.58
31. Calita Wyatt – 1:01.56
42. Danielle Derricho – 1:05.79
 
60-Meter Hurdles
27. Brenda Johnson – 9.60
 
4x400-Meter Relay
12. Savannah State – 4:07.99
 
Pole Vault
11. Kourtney Sizemore – 2.90m (9-6.25)
 
Long Jump
20. Ravyn Mike – 5.00m (16-5)
22. Bryshea Jackson – 4.80m (15-9)
 
Triple Jump
10. Bryshea Jackson – 11.06m (36-3.5)
16. Miara Elmore – 10.62m (34-10.25)
 
Shot Put
28. Faith Shears – 10.51m (34-5.75)
36. Ariel Holmes – 8.27m (27-1.75)
 
Weight Throw
34. Faith Shears – 11.46m (37-7.25)
40. Ariel Holmes – 8.00m (26-3)
 
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