Men's Track & Field | 12/6/2017 11:53:00 AM

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Savannah State University men's and women's track and field teams recorded 21 top-10 finishes, including winning the men's triple jump at the UNCG Early Bird Meet.
 
On the men's field team, senior Donterious Copeland won the triple jump with a distance of 15.34 meters (50-4), while junior Malik Franklin finished second with a jump of 14.05 meters (46-1.25).  Franklin finished fourth in the long jump with a distance of 6.85 meters (22-5.75), while Copeland finished sixth with a jump of 6.72 meters (22-0.75).
 
On the men's track team, freshman Terrence Sessons nearly set a school-record in the one-mile run with a time of 4:26.82 to finish fourth in the event.  The school record is 4:26.81 set in 2005 by Robert Herbert.  Sophomore Abbas Abbkar finished seventh with a time of 4:30.86 and sophomore Cameron Pack finished 10^th with a time of 4:37.41.
 
The men's track team recorded four additional top-10 finishes.  Freshman Carlous Bartee finished ninth in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.10 and finished sixth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.73, while sophomore Atakilti Sahlu finished eighth in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 9:22.78, followed by freshman Suhieb Mohamed with a ninth place finish with a time of 9:23.37.  Savannah State' 4x400-meter relay team of Copeland, junior Morgan Ellis-Foster, Franklin and Abbkar finished seventh with a time of 3:30.23.
 
The women's track team recorded three top-10 finishes.  Sophomore Iycis Hammock finished sixth in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:00.01, followed by freshman Carlandra Jones with an eight place finish with a time of 1:00.26.  Savannah State's 4x400-meter relay team of junior Tyneshia Quarterman, freshman Ashley Devert, Hammock and sophomore Cayla William finished seventh with a time of 4:24.70.
 
The women's field team recorded six additional top-10 finishes.  Freshman Oneillia Fuller finished fifth in the high jump with a distance of 1.50 meters (4-11), followed by freshman Essence Randolph's ninth place finish with a jump of 1.50 meters (4-11).  Senior Kourtney Sizemore finished sixth in the pole vault with a sixth place finish with a distance of 2.75 meters (9-0.25), while freshman Jaylen Sewell finished eighth in the long jump with a distance of 5.21 meters (17-1.25) and Devert finished sixth in the triple jump with a jump of 10.94 meters (35-10.75).
 
Other men's track results include Ellis-Foster's 13^th finish in the 400-meter dash with a time of 52.84, while senior Randolph Barratt finished 13^th in the 800-meter dash with a time of 2:12.55, followed by junior Markendy Pierre's 16^th place finish with a time of 2:16.21.  Houser-Cross finished 16^th in the 200-meter dash with a time of 23.41, while freshman Ermias Tewolde finished 11^th in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 9:32.94.
 
Other women's track results include freshman Autumn Brown's 15^th place finish in the 60-meter dash with a time of 8.13, while Quarterman finished 13^th in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:01.88, followed by sophomore Danielle Derricho's 16^th place finish with a time of 1:05.76.
 
Other women's field results include sophomore Bryshea Jackson's 12^th place finish in the long jump with a distance of 5.12 meters (16-9.75), followed by Ashley Devert's 17^th place finish with a jump of 4.88 meters (16-0.25) and senior Miara Elmore's 24^th place finish with a jump of 3.90 meters (12-9.5). 
 
The men's team won all three dual meets defeating Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference opponent North Carolina Central University 49-43, University of North Carolina at Greensboro 49-27 and Furman University 49-26, while the women's team also won all three dual meets defeating Furman 33-28, Campbell University 31-22 and UNCG 32-31.
 
The men's and women's track and field teams return to action Jan. 12 for the Blazer Invitational in Birmingham, Ala.
 
UNCG Early Bird
Men's
Team Results
Savannah State 49, North Carolina Central 43
Savannah State 49, UNC Greensboro 43
Savannah State 49, Furman 26
 
60-Meter Dash
9. Carlous Bartee – 7.10
25. Andre Houser-Cross – 7.24
 
200-Meter Dash
6. Carlous Bartee – 22.73
16. Andre Houser-Cross – 23.41
 
400-Meter Dash
13. Morgan Ellis-Foster – 52.84
 
800-Meter Run
13. Randolph Barratt – 2:12.55
16. Markendy Pierre – 2:16.21
-- Abbas Abbkar – DNS
 
One-Mile Run
4. Terrence Sessoms – 4:26.82
7. Abbas Abbkar – 4:30.86
10. Cameron Pack – 4:37.41
 
3,000-Meter Run
8. Atakilti Sahlu – 9:22.78
9. Mohamed Suhieb – 9:23.37
11. Ermias Tewolde – 9:32.94
-- Terrance Sessoms – DNS
 
60-Meter Hurdles
-- Morgan Ellis-Foster – DNS
 
4x400-Meter Relay
7. Savannah State (Donterious Copeland, Morgan Ellis-Foster, Malik Franklin, Abbas Abbkar) – 3:30.23
 
Long Jump
4. Malik Franklin – 6.85m (22-5.75)
6. Donterious Copeland – 6.72m (22-0.75)
-- LaRon James - NM
 
Triple Jump
1. Donterious Copeland – 15.34m (50-4)
2. Malik Franklin – 14.05m (46-1.25)
-- LaRon James – NM
 
Women's
Team Results
Savannah State 33, Furman 28
Savannah State 31, Campbell 22
Savannah State 32, UNC Greensboro 31
 
60-Meter Dash
15. Autumn Brown – 8.13
 
200-Meter Dash
-- Autumn Brown – DNS
 
400-Meter Dash
6. Iycis Hammock – 1:00.01
8. Carlandra Jones – 1:00.26
13. Tyneshia Quarterman – 1:01.88
16. Danielle Derricho – 1:05.76
 
4x400-Meter Relay
7. Savannah State (Tyneshia Quarterman, Ashley Devert, Iycis Hammock, Cayla William) – 4:24.70
-- Savannah State (Jaylen Sewell, Oneillia Fuller, Carlandra Jones, Essence Randolph) – DNS
 
High Jump
5. Oneillia Fuller – 1.50m (4-11)
9. Essence Randolph – 1.50 (4-11)
 
Pole Vault
6. Kourtney Sizemore – 2.75m (9-0.25)
 
Long Jump
8. Jaylen Sewell – 5.21m (17-1.25)
12. Bryshea Jackson – 5.12m (16-9.75)
17. Ashley Devert – 4.88m (16-0.25)
24. Miara Elmore – 3.90m (12-9.5)
 
Triple Jump
6. Ashley Devert – 10.94m (35-10.75)
-- Miara Elmore – NM
-- Jaylen Sewell – NM
-- Bryshea Jackson – NM
 
Weight Throw
3. Faith Shears – 13.87m (45-6.25)
 
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