Yellow Jackets have two finalists at Marshall Jewel City Invitational
By Robbie Mounts, WVSU
INSTITUTE, W.Va. — West Virginia State Track & Field competed in Huntington, WV this weekend at the Marshall Jewel City Invitational. The Men’s side had two performances claim podium spots on the leader board in Luis Castriota (60m-3rd) and Leotis McNeil III (Triple Jump-3rd), while Malik Kelsic (200m-PR-7th) and Callum Fox-Byrne (400m-PR-7th) crack the Top-10 as well. Men’s also added two Personal Records for Rohey Joof (60m) and Alan Yeager (60m Hurdle). Temiloluwa Jaf-Ogunlayi (60m-8th) was the only Women’s athlete to finish in the Top-10, but the success came in five athletes setting seven Personal Records. Gisele Abascal (3000m and Mile) and Baylee Adkins (800m and Mile) each hit two PR marks, while Akeelah Ling (60m), Sarah Emelike (Mile), and Faith Bland (Weight Throw) also set new marks for themselves to achieve.
WVSU Track & Field will take a week off before heading back to Huntington, W.Va. for the Mountain East Conference Indoor Championships set February 21 and 22.
Full Results: https://wvsu.fans/TF6-results
WVSU Individual Results:
Men 60m (Collegiate) – Prelims
3 Luis Castriota 6.96 H6 • #590 • Yr: Fr
15 Malik Kelsic 7.13 PR • H3 • #594 • Yr: So
48 Davion Gaither 7.86 H6 • #593 • Yr: So
— Callum Fox-Byrne DNS H5 • #592 • Yr: Fr
Women 60m (Collegiate) – Prelims
7 Temiloluwa Jaf-Ogunlayi 7.77q H5 • #610 • Yr: Fr
18 Akeelah Ling 8.01 SB • H6 • #612 • Yr: Fr
38 Rohey Joof 8.30 PR • H2 • #611 • Yr: Fr
Men 60m (Collegiate)
3 Luis Castriota 6.84 H1 • #590 • Yr: Fr
Women 60m (Collegiate)
8 Temiloluwa Jaf-Ogunlayi 7.90 H1 • #610 • Yr: Fr
Men 60m Hurdles (Collegiate) – Prelims
21 Alan Yeager 9.10 PR • H2 • #601 • Yr: So
Men 200m (Collegiate)
7 Malik Kelsic 22.31 H3 • #594 • Yr: So
46 Sergio Rose Jr 24.73 H12 • #598 • Yr: Fr
51 Davion Gaither 26.30 H11 • #593 • Yr: So
Women 200m (Collegiate)
16 Akeelah Ling 26.32 SB • H8 • #612 • Yr: Fr
17 Nacquelia Fletcher 26.35 PR • H7 • #609 • Yr: Fr
20 Jayla Woods 26.59 H4 • #615 • Yr: So
41 Rohey Joof 28.85 PR • H9 • #611 • Yr: Fr
Men 400m (Collegiate)
7 Callum Fox-Byrne 49.45 New HBCU #83PR • H2 • #592 • Yr: Fr
20 Day’Vonne Singleton 51.64 H6 • #599 • Yr: So
38 Karl Chadband 54.24 H7 • #591 • Yr: Fr
40 Adenjii Abbott 55.10 H6 • #588 • Yr: Fr
41 Sergio Rose Jr 55.32 H10 • #598 • Yr: Fr
Women 400m (Collegiate)
11 Jayla Woods 59.05 New HBCU #88SB • H2 • #615 • Yr: So
19 Temiloluwa Jaf-Ogunlayi 1:01.31 H7 • #610 • Yr: Fr
23 Nacquelia Fletcher 1:02.41 H7 • #609 • Yr: Fr
24 Danielle Perez 1:02.71 H6 • #614 • Yr: Fr
26 Amia DenMark 1:03.79 H8 • #607 • Yr: Fr
Men 800m (Collegiate)
11 Emmanuel Ojo 1:58.43 New HBCU #62SB • H2 • #597 • Yr: So
38 Adenjii Abbott 2:11.84 H3 • #588 • Yr: Fr
Women 800m (Collegiate)
25 Trinity Charles 2:28.17 New HBCU #82SB • H2 • #606 • Yr: So
40 Baylee Adkins 2:45.06 PR • H4 • #603 • Yr: Jr
42 Sarah Emelike 2:54.93 SB • H4 • #608 • Yr: Fr
Women 1 Mile (Collegiate)
23 Gisele Abascal 5:56.85 New HBCU #75PR • H3 • #602 • Yr: Fr
26 Baylee Adkins 6:02.03 New HBCU #80PR • H3 • #603 • Yr: Jr
35 Sarah Emelike 6:44.22 SB • H4 • #608 • Yr: Fr
Women 3000m (Collegiate)
29 Gisele Abascal 11:50.25 New HBCU #44PR • H2 • #602 • Yr: Fr
Men Shot Put (Collegiate)
— Demary Toney DNS H3 • #600 • Yr: Fr
Men Triple Jump (Collegiate)
3 Leotis McNeil III 14.25m46-09.00 New HBCU #45New DII #72SB • F2 • #596 • Yr: Jr
Men Weight Throw (Collegiate)
16 Alex Amartey 13.62m44-08.25 F3 • #589 • Yr: Fr
Women Weight Throw (Collegiate)
14 Autumn Buzzard 12.55m41-02.25 F2 • #605 • Yr: Jr
20 Faith Bland 11.34m 37-02.50 New HBCU #66PR • F1 • #604 • Yr: So
— Raina Massey DNS H1 • #613 • Yr: Jr
Relays
6 Men 4x400m Relay Collegiate 3:25.84 New HBCU #37 • ‘A’ • H3 • D. Singleton, L. Castriota, E. Ojo, C. Fox-Byrne
9 Women 4x400m Relay Collegiate 4:17.63 ‘A’ • H3 • A. DenMark, N. Fletcher, D. Perez, J. Woods
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