GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Savannah State University men's track team set the school record in the distance medley relay and the sprint medley relay at the Pepsi Florida Relays.
 
SSU's DMR team of freshman Cameron Pack, sophomore Andre-Houser Cross, junior Michael Smith and freshman Abbas Abbkar finished eighth in the event with a time of 10:26.94 beating the previous school record of 10:33.77 set earlier this season by Abbkar, Houser-Cross, sophomore Elijah West and Pack with a time of 10:33.77 at the Savannah State Relays on March 6.   
 
SSU's SMR team of sophomore Nigel Brown, senior Justin Leggett, sophomore Morgan Ellis-Foster and Abbkar finished fifth in the event with a time of 3:21.58 to beat the previous school record of 3:23.18 set by Darrius Baker, Tyrone McCoy, Chazwyn Price and Eric Plump on April 1, 2011 at the Florida Relays.
 
Other men's track results include Abbkar's 46^th place finish in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:53.99, while Ellis-Foster finished 23^rd in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 53.93.  Savannah State's 4x100-meter relay team of freshman Javontee Brice, Leggett, junior Malik Franklin and Brown finished 24^th with a time of 41.24, while the 4x200-meter relay team of Leggett, Brown, junior Donterious Copeland and Franklin finished 14^th with a time of 1:25.36.
 
The women's track team nearly missed setting a school-record in the 4x200-meter relay race.  Sophomore Tyneshia Quarterman, freshman Jada Morgan, freshman Cayla Williams and freshman Iycis Hammond finished 25^th with a time of 1:38.33, 0.10 from setting the school record of 1:38.33.
 
Other women's track results include Quarterman's 39^th place finish in the 400-meter dash with a time of 56.23, while Hammond finished 46^th in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:04.72.  Savannah State's 4x100-meter relay team of Morgan, Quarterman, Hammond and Williams finished 44^th with a time of 47.51, while the 4x400-meter relay team of Morgan, Williams, Quarterman and Hammond finished 41^st with a time of 3:57.66.
 
Sophomore LaRon James of the men's field team finished fifth in the long jump with a jump of 7.20 meters (23-7.50).
 
The men's and women's track and field teams return to action with the UNF Invite Saturday in Jacksonville, Fla., hosted by the University of North Florida. 
 
Pepsi Florida Relays
Men's
800-Meter Run
46. Abbas Abbkar – 1:53.99
 
400-Meter Hurdles
23. Morgan Ellis-Foster – 53.93
 
4x100-Meter Relay
24. Savannah State (Javontee Brice, Justin Leggett, Malik Franklin, Nigel Brown) – 41.24
 
4x200-Meter Relay
14. Savannah State (Justin Leggett, Nigel Brown, Donterious Copeland, Malik Franklin) – 1:25.36
 
4x400-Meter Relay
-- Savannah State (Andre Houser-Cross, Morgan Ellis-Foster, Justin Leggett, Nigel Brown) – DNF
 
1,600-Meter SMR
5. Savannah State (Nigel Brown, Justin Leggett, Morgan Ellis-Foster, Abbas Abbkar) – 3:21.58
 
DMR
8. Savannah State (Cameron Pack, Andre Houser-Cross, Michael Smith, Abbas Abbkar) – 10:26.94
 
Long Jump
5. LaRon James – 7.20m (23-7.50)
 
Triple Jump
-- Malik Franklin – FOUL
 
Women's
400-Meter Dash
39. Tyneshia Quarterman – 56.23
 
400-Meter Hurdles
46. Iycis Hammond – 1:04.72
 
4x100-Meter Relay
44. Savannah State (Jada Morgan, Tyneshia Quarterman, Iycis Hammond, Cayla Williams) – 47.51
 
4x200-Meter Relay
25. Savannah State (Tyneshia Quarterman, Jada Morgan, Cayla Williams, Iycis Hammond) – 1:38.33
 
4x400-Meter Relay
41. Savannah State (Jada Morgan, Cayla Williams, Tyneshia Quarterman, Iycis Hammond) – 3:57.66
 
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