Post by Aggie One on Jan 12, 2019 7:58:45 GMT -5
Aggies Track Has Fantastic 2019 Opener
NCATAGGIES.COM
BLACKSBURG, Va. (January 11, 2019) – North Carolina A&T’s established track and field standout athletes made their 2018-19 season debuts on Friday and showed why they are established standouts track and field athletes.
The North Carolina A&T track and field men’s and women’s track and field teams had tremendous success in the 60 meters and 60-meter hurdle events on the first day of the 2019 Virginia Tech Indoor Invitational at Rector Field House.
Senior All-Americans Michael Dickson, Rodney Rowe and Kayla White competed for the first time this season along with perennial Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) champion Madeleine Akobundu. They all won.
“We were very solid,” said N.C. A&T director of track and field programs, Duane Ross said. “It was our best opener ever. Everyone performed well across the board. Kayla White and Madeleine Akobundu are special athletes.”
Akobundu started the day by qualifying for the women’s 60mh final by running a top-qualifying time of 8.14. It beat her previous personal record, an 8.22 ran at the 2018 JDL Last Chance Invitational, by eight seconds. She won the event by running an 8.16 to finish ahead of teammate TeJyrica Robinson who finished second in 8.38. Akobundu ranks second nationally in the 60mh.
For the rest of the story and event results:
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NCATAGGIES.COM
BLACKSBURG, Va. (January 11, 2019) – North Carolina A&T’s established track and field standout athletes made their 2018-19 season debuts on Friday and showed why they are established standouts track and field athletes.
The North Carolina A&T track and field men’s and women’s track and field teams had tremendous success in the 60 meters and 60-meter hurdle events on the first day of the 2019 Virginia Tech Indoor Invitational at Rector Field House.
Senior All-Americans Michael Dickson, Rodney Rowe and Kayla White competed for the first time this season along with perennial Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) champion Madeleine Akobundu. They all won.
“We were very solid,” said N.C. A&T director of track and field programs, Duane Ross said. “It was our best opener ever. Everyone performed well across the board. Kayla White and Madeleine Akobundu are special athletes.”
Akobundu started the day by qualifying for the women’s 60mh final by running a top-qualifying time of 8.14. It beat her previous personal record, an 8.22 ran at the 2018 JDL Last Chance Invitational, by eight seconds. She won the event by running an 8.16 to finish ahead of teammate TeJyrica Robinson who finished second in 8.38. Akobundu ranks second nationally in the 60mh.
For the rest of the story and event results:
www.ncataggies.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=24500&ATCLID=211786316#.XDm0TZyzVWo.twitter
