By Shanthamoi R. Brown
LINCOLN UNIVERSITY – The Blue Tigers hosted and dominated the annual LU Open on Saturday at Dwight T. Reed stadium, winning every event they participated in. Below is a summary of the meet.
In the 110m hurdles, Rashane Bartlett ran 14.42 seconds to secure top spot in the prelims to qualify for the finals. He went on to take gold in the finals and lowered his time running 14.27. In the 100m hurdles, Shanette Allison recorded top spot in the prelims and teammate Ray-Donna Lee was second fastest in the prelims. In the finals Allison won gold with a time of 14.01 and Lee was third in 15.55.
In the men 100m dash, Lincoln had all five competitors through to the finals. In the finals Tasrico Bell won with a time of 10.53, Jamar Treasure second with a time of 10.63, Dervin Walker ran 10.79 to capture third, Imar Tomlinson was fourth in a time of 10.91, and Leonardo Stewart was sixth with a time of 11.06.
The women had similar results with four qualifying for the finals. Hughasia Fyffe won gold with a time of 12.05, Monae Carey was second with a time of 12.07, Aliyah George recorded a time of 12.32 to cross the line in fourth, and Denita Jackson was fifth with a time of 12.64.
Lincoln managed to secure the top three places in the men’s 400m with Reuben Nichols finishing on top with a time of 47.73, DauJaughn Murray second in 49.52, and Kevaughn Goldson finishing third with a time of 49.87. Shevanae Thomas’ 55.74 won gold in the women’s 400m, and teammate Shantae George was second with 58.30.
The Blue Tiger men captured another top three finish in the men’s 400m hurdle. Troy Whyte won the event with a time of 50.48, Kewani Campbell was second in 52.02, and Shanthamoi Brown was third with a time of 52.50. Maria Diamond won the women’s equivalent in a time of 59.68.
Lincoln’s distance duo of Kelly-Ann Beckford and Chrissani May got a one-two in the women’s 1500m. Beckford won with 4:49.04 and May finished with 4:52.01. They also secured another one-two in the 800m, where Beckford won with a time of 2:12.55 and May ran 2:13.61.
In the men’s 200m, Lincoln had seven athletes in the top 10. Nichols won the event in a time of 21.40, Treasure was second in 21.78, Walker third in 21.91, Tomlinson fifth in 22.42, Goldson was sixth in 22.54, Stewart recorded 22.67 to finish seventh, and Murray ran 22.72 to capture ninth. It was the same in the women’s category as Blue Tiger women runners had six top 10 finishes. Thomas capture gold with a 24.62, Shantae George was second with 24.93, Carey third in 25.13, Aliyah George was fourth in 25.16, Jackson’s 25.19 was fifth, and Fyffe ran 25.84 to cross the line in seventh.
Lincoln ‘A’ team consisted of Bell, Treasure, Walker, and Nichols winning the men’s 4x100m in 40.59, while Lincoln ‘B’ team with the quartet of Kizan David, Tomlinson, Stewart, and Brown, came second in a time of 41.93. Blue Tiger foursome of Shantae George, Thomas, Carey, and Fyffe won the women’s 4x100m in a time of 46.79.
David leaped out to 7.45m to capture gold in the men’s long jump. He came back later to capture gold in the men’s triple jump where he leaped out to 14.06m. In the women’s long jump, Annalisa Barclay jumped 3.85m to place 18th and teammate Jameaka Mannings jumped 3.80m to finish 19th.
In the women’s 4x400m, the foursome of Beckford, May, Diamond, and Thomas won with a time of 3:42.50. In the men’s category, Lincoln ‘A’ team quartet of Campbell, Nichols, Brown, and Whyte ran 3:10.82 to capture gold, and Lincoln ‘B’ team of Bartlett, Murray, Goldson, and Walker ran 3:19.60 to capture second.
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