JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Sophomore LaRon James set the school record in the long jump, while junior Kourtney Sizemore set the school record in the pole vault at the Buccaneer Invitational Friday and Saturday.
 
James won the long jump with a jump of 7.41 meters (24-3.75) beating his previous best of 7.40 meters (24-3.5) set at the Liberty Kickoff on Jan. 21, while Sizemore finished 11^th in the pole vault with a distance of 3.05 meters (10-0) beating Alysia Potts best of 3.04 meters (9-9.75) set in last year's Mid-Eastern Athletic Indoor Championship on Feb. 12. 
 
The men's track team recorded eight top-15 finishes with sophomore Nigel Brown winning the 200-meter dash preliminary round with a time of 21.61 and won the final round with a time of 21.67, while senior Justin Leggett finished seventh in the preliminary round with a time of 22.01 and finished fifth in the finals with a time of 22.20.
 
Leggett finished ninth in the 60-meter dash preliminary round with a time of 6.96 and finished 12^th in the semifinals with a time of 6.96, while Brown finished ninth in the 400-meter dash preliminary round with a time of 49.73, followed by sophomore Morgan Ellis-Foster's 11^th place finish with a time of 50.02 and freshman Javontee Brice's 15^th place finish with a time of 50.40. 
 
Freshman Abbas Abbkar won the 800-meter run with a time of 1:53.41, while Savannah State's 4x400-meter relay team of sophomore Malik Franklin, sophomore Donterious Copeland, Ellis-Foster and Brown won the event with a time of 3:18.96, nearly missing on setting a school-record of 3:18.17. 
 
The men's field team recorded four additional top-six finishes.  Franklin finished won the triple jump with a jump of 15.49 meters (50-10), nearly missing out on a school-record of 15.50 meters (50-11.25), and finished fourth in the long jump with a distance of 7.28 meters (23-10.75).  James finished third in the triple jump with a distance of 14.61 meters (47-11.25), followed by Copeland's sixth place finish with a jump of 14.26 meters (16-9.5).
 
The women's track team recorded four top-15 finishes with Savannah State's 4x400-meter relay team of sophomore Tyneshia Quarterman, freshman Jada Morgan, freshman Cayla Williams and freshman Danielle Derricho finished fourth with a time of 3:59.50, while Morgan finished 19^th in the 60-meter dash preliminary round with a time of 8.04 and finished 13^th in the 200-meter dash preliminary round with a time of 25.77 and Quarterman finished 12^th with a time of 25.76.
 
The women's field team recorded five additional top-15 finishes with junior Miara Elmore's 14^th place finish in the long jump with a distance of 5.23 meters (17-2), followed by junior Ravyn Mike's 15^th place finish with a jump of 5.20 meters (18-0.75).  Freshman Bryshea Jackson finished ninth in the triple jump with a distance of 11.18 meters (36-8.25), followed by Elmore's 15^th place finish with a jump of 10.84 meters (35-6.75). 
 
Other men's track results include freshman Cameron Pack's 17^th place finish in the one-mile run with a time of 4:33.96, followed by junior Michael Smith's 22^nd place finish with a time of 4:34.85, while Ellis-Foster finished 19^th in the 60-meter hurdles preliminary round with a time of 8.53, followed by freshman Gabriel Woods' 23^rd place finish with a time of 8.59.
 
Other women's track results include Williams' 43^rd place finish in the 60-meter dash preliminary round with a time of 8.25, and her 31^st place finish in the 200-meter dash preliminary round with a time of 26.63.  Freshman Brenda Johnson finished 17^th in the 60-meter hurdles preliminary round with a time of 9.73, followed by Elmore's 19^th place finish with a time of 9.81.
 
Other women's field results include Jackson's 23^rd place finish in the long jump with a jump of 4.86 meters (15-11.5) and Mike's 25^th place finish in the triple jump with a jump of 10.28 meters (33-8.75) and sophomore Faith Shears' 30^th place finish in the weight throw with a throw of 10.53 meters (34-6.75).
 
The men's and women's track and field teams start postseason with the MEAC Conference Indoor Championship from Feb. 16 – Feb. 18 in Landover, Md.
 
2017 Buccaneer Invitational
Men's
60-Meter Dash - Semifinals
12. Justin Leggett – 6.96
 
60-Meter Dash – Preliminary
9. Justin Leggett – 6.96
 
200-Meter Dash - Finals
1. Nigel Brown – 21.67
5. Justin Leggett – 22.20
 
200-Meter Dash – Preliminary
1. Nigel Brown – 21.61
7. Justin Leggett – 22.01
 
400-Meter Dash – Preliminary
9. Nigel Brown – 49.73
11. Morgan Ellis-Foster – 50.02
15. Javontee Brice – 50.40
 
800-Meter Run
1. Abbas Abbkar – 1:53.41
-- Cameron Pack – DNS
 
One-Mile Run
17. Cameron Pack – 4:33.96
22. Michael Smith – 4:34.85
-- Abbas Abbkar – DNS
 
3,000-Meter Run
-- Michael Smith – DNS
 
60-Meter Hurdles – Preliminary
19. Morgan Ellis-Foster – 8.53
23. Gabriel Woods – 8.59
 
4x400-Meter Relay
1. Savannah State – 3:18.96
 
Long Jump
1. LaRon James – 7.41m (24-3.75)
4. Malik Franklin – 7.28m (23-10.75)
 
Triple Jump
1. Malik Franklin – 15.49m (50-10)
3. LaRon James – 14.61m (47-11.25)
6. Donterious Copeland – 14.26m (16-9.5)
 
Women's
60-Meter Dash - Preliminary
19. Jada Morgan – 8.04
43. Cayla Williams – 8.25
 
200-Meter Dash - Preliminary
12. Tyneshia Quarterman – 25.76
13. Jada Morgan – 25.77
31. Cayla Williams – 26.63
 
400-Meter Dash - Preliminary
10. Tyneshia Quarterman – 59.31
32. Danielle Derricho – 1:02.55
 
60-Meter Hurdles – Preliminary
17. Brenda Johnson – 9.73
19. Miara Elmore – 9.81
 
4x400-Meter Relay
4. Savannah State – 3:59.50
 
Pole Vault
11. Kourtney Sizemore – 3.05m (10-0)
 
Long Jump
14. Miara Elmore – 5.23m (17-2)
15. Ravyn Mike – 5.20m (17-0.75)
23. Bryshea Jackson – 4.86m (15-11.5)
 
Triple Jump
9. Bryshea Jackson – 11.18m (36-8.25)
15. Miara Elmore – 10.84m (35-6.75)
25. Ravyn Mike – 10.28m (33-8.75)
 
Weight Throw
30. Faith Shears – 10.53m (34-6.75)
 
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