SAVANNAH, Ga. – Savannah State University men's and women's track and field teams continue the season with a trip to Liberty University for the Liberty Kickoff on Friday and Saturday.
 
SSU only have one event on Friday with Kourtney Sizemore competing in the women's pole vault event at 5 p.m.  Her best distance this season was 2.90 meters (9-6.25) at the UAB Vulcan Invitational last weekend.
 
Savannah State's first field event on Saturday is the men's and women's long jump event at 9:30 a.m. On the men's side, LaRon James, Malik Franklin, Donterious Copeland and Robert Simmons are competing in the event.  James set the school record at the UAB Vulcan Invitational with a jump of 7.14 meters (23-5.25), while Franklin's best jump is 6.95 meters (22-9.75) at the UAB Vulcan Invitational, Copeland's best jump is 6.64 meters (21-9.5) at the UNCG Early Bird Duels and Simmons' best jump is 6.38 meters (20-11.25) at the UNCG Early Bird Duels. 
 
In the women's long jump Ravyn Mike, Brenda Johnson and Bryshea Jackson are competing in the event.  Mike's best jump this season is 5.21 meters (17-1.25) in the UNCG Early Bird Duels on Dec. 4, while Johnson's best distance is 4.92 meters (16-1.75) also at the UNCG Early Bird Duels and Jackson's best jump is 4.80 meters (15-9) at the UAB Vulcan Invitational. 
 
Saturday's running events start at 9:45 a.m. with the women's 60-meter hurdles with Johnson competing in the event.  Her best time this season was 9.60 at the UAB Vulcan Invitational.  The men's 60-meter hurdles come next at 10 a.m. with Gabriel Woods, Morgan Ellis-Foster and Isaiah McKisson competing. 
 
Woods' best performance this season is 8.52 at the UNCG Early Bird Duels, while Ellis-Foster's best performance is 8.52 at the UAB Vulcan Invitational and McKisson will be competing for the first time this season.  The 60-meter hurdles women's finals is at 11:50 a.m., while the men's 60-meter hurdles finals is at 11:40 a.m.
 
The men's 60-meter dash preliminary round starts at 10:30 a.m., with the final round at 11:40 a.m.  Nigel Brown and Justin Leggett compete in the event with Brown's best performance this season is 6.92 at the UAB Vulcan Invitational and Leggett's best performance is 7.02 at the UNCG Early Bird Duels. 
 
The women's 60-meter dash preliminary round starts at 11:05 a.m., with the final round at 11:45 a.m. Jada Morgan and Cayla Williams complete in the event with Morgan's best performance this season is 7.96 at the UNCG Early Duels and Williams' best performance is 8.14 at the UNCG Early Duels. 
 
The men's one-mile run competes at noon with Abbas Abbkar and Cameron Pack competing.  Abbkar's best time this season is 4:27.23 at the UAB Vulcan Invitational, while Pack's best time is 4:36.16 also at the UAB Vulcan Invitational. 
 
The men's and women's triple jump starts at 1 p.m. On the men's side Copeland, Franklin, James and Simmons are competing, while Johnson, Mike and Jackson are competing for the women's.  
 
Copeland's best jump this season is 14.73 meters (48-4) at the UNCG Early Bird Duels, while Franklin's best jump is 15.10 meters (49-6.5) at the UAB Vulcan Invitational, James' best jump is 14.44 meters (47-4.5) at the UNCG Early Bird Duels and Simmons' best jump is 13.88 meters (45-6.5) at the UNCG Early Bird Duels.   
 
Next on the track for Savannah State is the men's and women's 400-meter dash with the men's at 1:15 p.m. and the women's at 2 p.m.  Running for the men's is Ellis-Foster, Javontee Brice and Elijah West.  This will be the first time this season that Ellis-Foster and West are running in the event, while Brice's best time is 49.74 at the UAB Vulcan Invitational.
 
On the women's 400-meter dash is Tyneshia Quarterman, Iycis Hammond and Danielle Derricho.  Quarterman's best time this season is 58.58 at the UAB Vulcan Invitational, while Derricho's best time is 1:05.37 at the UNCG Early Bird Duels.  Hammond will be competing in the event for the first time this season. 
 
Pack is competing in the men's 800-meter run for the first time this season at 3 p.m., while the men's 200-meter dash is scheduled for 4:10 p.m. and the women's 200-meter dash is at 4:50 p.m.  On the men's side, Brown and Leggett are both competing.  The last time out, Brown set the school record in the event with a mark of 21.64 at the UAB Vulcan Invitational, while Leggett's best time is 22.12 at the UAB Vulcan Invitational.
 
In the women's 200-meter dash, Quarterman, Williams and Morgan competes in the event with all three season best's coming at the UAB Vulcan Invitational.  Quarterman's best time is 25.70 at the, while Williams' best time is 26.27 and Morgan's best time is 26.32.  
 
Michael Smith competes in the men's 3,000-meter run and his best time this season is 9:30.88 at the UAB Vulcan Invitational.  Savannah State has two teams in the 4x400-meter relay at 6:45 p.m.  On one team is Copeland, Ellis-Foster, Brown and Franklin and on the other team is Brice, Abbkar, Leggett and Pack. 
 
The final track event is the women's 4x400-meter relay team of Quarterman, Hammond, Morgan and Williams at 7:15 p.m. 
 
The men's and women's track and field teams continue the season with the UNCG Dual Meet Matches Sunday, Jan. 29 in Winston-Salem, N.C. 
 
Liberty Kickoff
Men's
60-Meter Dash
Nigel Brown
Justin Leggett
 
200-Meter Dash
Nigel Brown
Justin Leggett
 
400-Meter Dash
Morgan Ellis-Foster
Javontee Brice
Elijah West
 
800-Meter Run
Cameron Pack
 
One-Mile Run
Abbas Abbkar
Cameron Pack
 
3,000-Meter Run
Michael Smith
 
60-Meter Hurdles
Gabriel Woods
Morgan Ellis-Foster
Isaiah McKisson
 
4x400-Meter Relay
Savannah State (Donterious Copeland, Morgan Ellis-Foster, Nigel Brown, Malik Franklin)
Savannah State (Javontee Brice, Abbas Abbkar, Justin Leggett, Cameron Pack)
 
Long Jump
LaRon James
Malik Franklin
Donterious Copeland
Robert Simmons
 
Triple Jump
Donterious Copeland
Malik Franklin
LaRon James
Robert Simmons
 
Women's
60-Meter Dash
Jada Morgan
Cayla Williams
 
200-Meter Dash
Tyneshia Quarterman
Cayla Williams
Jada Morgan
 
400-Meter Dash
Tyneshia Quarterman
Iycis Hammond
Danielle Derricho
 
60-Meter Hurdles
Brenda Johnson
 
4x400-Meter Relay
Savannah State (Tyneshia Quarterman, Iycis Hammond, Jada Morgan, Cayla Williams)
 
Pole Vault
Kourtney Sizemore
 
Long Jump
Ravyn Mike
Brenda Johnson
Bryshea Jackson
 
Triple Jump
Brenda Johnson
Ravyn Mike
Bryshea Jackson
 
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