The Lady Hornets trailed Prairie View A&M with five events left on the day, taking the lead before Prairie View A&M tied the overall team score at 158-all heading into the final event of the day – the 4×400-meter relay. Alabama State would subsequently finish ahead of the Lady Panthers to win the title in the final event of the day with a time of 3:44.87.
Alabama State finished atop the standings with 168 points, finishing seven points ahead of Prairie View A&M (161) – the same amount the Lady Hornets trailed entering the day. UAPB finished third, followed by Southern and Grambling State.
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Trailing heading into the sprint competitions, the Lady Hornets claimed their first title of the day in the 4×100-meter relay with a time of 45.05 seconds, finishing ahead of UAPB (45.32) and Alabama A&M (46.25). Tionna Brown claimed the title of the “Fastest Woman in the SWAC” with a win in the 100-meters (11.26 seconds) and 200-meters (23.47 seconds) to pace Alabama State.
ASU’s Michaela Lewis added to the point total with a conference championship in the 1500-meter run, finishing atop the leaderboard in a time of 4:42.79. Alabama State’s Kyana Evans claimed the conference championship in the 400-meter dash with a time of 54.11 seconds, finishing ahead of Tatyana McKenzie of UAPB (54.54).
2021 SWAC Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Individual Awards
Most Outstanding Field Performer
Tiara DeRosa- Mississippi Valley State
Most Outstanding Track Performer
Sharon Lebich- Grambling State
Coach of the Year
Ritchie Beene- Alabama State
Courtesy: SWAC
