A senior from Greater Accra, Ghana, Amoah ran the second leg of the 4x100m relay to open the night and led the Eagles to a season-best time of 39.57, finishing fourth in their heat and 12th overall to secure a spot in Eugene. Joseph Manu ran the opening leg, followed by Amoah, Malik John, and Abayie Opuni in what was the second-fastest time in school history.
Amoah won his heat of the 100m dash in 10.06 to automatically qualify for the national championships which are set for June 9-12. His time was his second-fastest of the season as his heat’s top four finishers were separated by just three hundredths of a second.
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In the 200m dash, Amoah’s heat was once again arguably the tightest as he took second in a season-best 20.32. Amoah finished just a hundredth of a second behind the leader as the top four finishers were once again separated by just three hundredths of a second.
Closing out the day, the 4x400m relay of Opuni, John, Randy Serville, and Amadou Ba clocked a season-best time of 3:08.17 which is the third-fastest time in the history of the program. The second heat of the 4x400m relay will be re-run on Saturday at 12 pm due to the stadium lights blacking out mid-race.
The national semifinals of the 4x100m relay are set for Wednesday, June 9 at 8:02 pm while the 100m dash and 200m dash semifinals are set for 9:16 pm and 10:14 pm, respectively.
Courtesy: Coppin State Athletics
