JCSU Women Wins Three Events, Finishes as Runner-Up at CIAA Indoor Track and Field Championships
Winston-Salem, N.C. (Feb. 15, 2016) –
The Johnson C. Smith women’s indoor track and field team had a total of nine podium finishes and took home three CIAA event championships while finishing as the runner-up at the CIAA Indoor Track and Field Championships at the JDL FastTrack in Winston-Salem, N.C. on Monday afternoon.
JCSU claimed three championships on the day, with Kendra Clarke (Edmonton, Alberta) taking the crown in the 400m with a time of 54.62. Domenique Julius-Williams (Oshawa, Ontario) brought home the 800m title with a 2:16.28 and the 4×400 relay team of Clarke, Julius-Williams, Crystal Campbell (St. Catherine, Jamaica) and Tovea Jenkins (St. James, Jamaica) won by posting a 3:46.52.
Other notable performances by the Golden Bulls included Shamaz Quince (West Palm Beach, Fla.) taking second place in the triple jump and third place in the 60m hurdles. Fellan Ferguson (Kingston, Jamaica) had a great weekend, as she recorded a second place finish in the 800m and a completed the mile run in third place.
Winston-Salem State took home their second-consecutive title, outdistancing the Golden Bulls by 10 points. St. Augustine’s finished in third behind JCSU with 107.33 points.
Women’s Team Standings – Final
1. Winston-Salem State 120
2. Johnson C. Smith 110
3. St. Augustine’s 107.33
4. Virginia State 41.33
5. Livingstone 21
6. Virginia Union 16
7. Lincoln 13.33
8. Bowie State 4
JCSU Women’s Results – Day 2
60m Hurdles – Finals
3rd Shamaz Quince 8.72
60m – Finals
4th Mayah Edwards 7.68
5th Trudy-Ann Richards 7.70
400m – Finals
1st Kendra Clarke 54.62
2nd Tovea Jenkins 55.28
800m – Finals
1st Domenique Julius-Williams 2:16.28
2nd Fellan Ferguson 2:17.67
4th Tovea Jenkins 2:24.25
200m – Finals
2nd Kendra Clarke 24.93
4th Trudy-Ann Richards 25.20
Mile – Finals
3rd Fellan Ferguson 5:24.09
5th Domenique Julius-Williams 5:27.84
12th October Campbell 5:57.40
4×400 Relay – Finals
1st JCSU (Clarke, Julius-Williams, C. Campbell, Jenkins) 3:46.52
Shot Put – Finals
11th Reilyn Powell 9.07m
15th Mayah Edwards 8.43m
17th Alexus Melton 7.85m
Triple Jump –Finals
2nd Shamaz Quince 11.48m
10th Ramoya Grandison 9.92m