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North Carolina A&T men’s and women’s 4×400 teams finish first at Drake Relays

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April 25, 2021
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DES MOINES, IOWA – It was an excellent day for North Carolina A&T’s men’s and women’s outdoor sprinters at the historic Drake Relays on Friday and Saturday at Drake Stadium.

Junior Symone Darius had an outstanding weekend. She won two events, including the women’s 100 meters and the 4×400-meter relay. Junior Tavarius Wright also had an impressive outing at Drake University. He won the men’s 100m and helped the Aggies finish a close second in the 4×100.

The Aggies also had a win in the men’s 110-meter hurdles as junior Rasheem Brown took the prize. The women’s 4×100 team of sophomores Cambrea Sturgis and Kamaya Debose-Epps, junior Delecia McDuffie and freshman Jonah Ross also won at Drake.

The men’s 4×400 teams found victory on Saturday as well.

Darius posted an 11.45 with a wind of only 0.8. She ranks 31st in the nation with a time of 11.38 ran at the Texas Relays on March 25. But she had a win of 2.7 at that event. Darius ranks fifth in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). Darius teamed with Sturgis, Ross and McDuffie to run a 3:37.30 to win the 4×400. The Aggies 4×400 team is ranked second in the conference and 38th in the nation.

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Wright finished his 100m race in 10.37 a day after having the fastest-qualifying time a day before at 10.65. Wright’s 10.06 posted at Texas Relays in March still stands as the second-fastest time in the conference. Wright also teamed with freshman Randolph Ross, Jr., junior Daniel Stokes and senior Akeem Sirleaf to run 39.149 to finish a close second to the University of Houston, who ran a 39.142.

Brown took down the competition in the 110mh. Brown qualified for the final by running a 14.16. On Saturday, he took the event with a time of 13.68. Brown is 13th in the country in the 110mh after he posted a 13.65 at the Aggie Invitational at Irwin Belk Track on April 10.

The women’s 4×100 team had the second-fastest qualifying time on Friday when they ran a 44.56. They came back strong on Saturday to win in 43.95. The time ranks the Aggies 13th in the nation and No. 1 in the MEAC.

The men’s 4×400 teams continued their great season. The team of Ross Jr., Stokes, Sirleaf and Stewart finished in 3:02.14. The only difference between the team that ran 3:00.23 at the University of Texas and the one that ran on Saturday was that Sirleaf ran instead of senior Elijah Young. Young finished sixth in the men’s 400m in 47.53.

A&T’s other outstanding performance happened in the women’s 100mh. Senior TeJyrica Robinson ran the fastest-qualifying time on Friday at 13.50. She finished second on Saturday at 13.01. Robinson is 13th in the nation after her 12.97 at the Aggie Invitational. Robinson’s teammate and junior Paula Salmon finished third in 13.07. Senior Madeleine Akobundu had the third-fastest qualifying time (13.62) but did not start on Saturday.

Courtesy: NCA&T Athletics

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