Hall leads FAMU top-five finishers at River City face
Photo by Kyrease Desseau
Special to the Outlook
JACKSONVILLE – After two days of competition in the River City Spring Break Classic, the Florida A&M men’s and women’s track and field teams came away with 13 top-five finishes.
FAMU got its beat finishes in the outdoor season-opening event from Lauryn Hall, Jaydon Sanford, Forrest Booker, and Dajon Clark standing atop the podium as winners.
Hall took to JAX Track at Hodges Stadium, the 2023 NCAA East Preliminary site, and recorded a first-place personal record in the 100-meter dash. She and Shaniya Berry finished back-to-back in the event in respective times of 11.57 and 12.02, while Sanford was the first to cross the finish line in the 110-meter hurdles in a time of 14.67.
Booker led the FAMU jumpers in the triple jump with a distance of 13.93 meters.
The Rattlers will make their next appearance at the three-day FSU Relays, which begins Thursday.
The following is the Rattlers’ Day One results:
100 Meters: Lauryn Hall, 11.57, 1/14; Shaniya Berry, 12.02, 2/14; Robert Hampton, 10.71, 4/22; Tyler-Symone Brown, 12.36, 8/14.
110-Meter Hurdles: Jaydon Sanford, 14.67, 1/13.
400 Meters: William Shelton, 49.11, 4/29; Brandon Love, 49.22, 5/29; Zoe Hightower, 58.49, 7/22; Lacie Deboskie, 59.19, 8/22; Samuel Gardner, 49.52, 8/29; Madison Gordon, 1:00.82, 12/22; Markez Simmons, 51.25, 17/29; Dawson Baker, 52.25,22/29.
High Jump: Javante Stephens, 1.95 meters (6 feet, 4.75 inches), 6/12.
Triple Jump: Forrest Booker, 13.93 meters (45 feet, 8.5 inches), 1/7; Junior Victor, 13.14 meters (43 feet, 1.5 inches), 5/7; Jordyn Ash, 10.44 meter (34 feet, 3 inches), 6/9.
Day two results:
200 Meters: Teleda Williams, 24.56, 2/28; Tyler-Symone Brown, 26.43, 13/28.
Long Jump: Dajon Clark, 7.65 meter (25 feet, 1.25 inches), 1/20; Pache’ Caldwell, 7.53 meter (24 feet, 8.50 inches), 2/20; Mia Heard, 5.43 meter, (17 feet, 9.75 inches), 5/19; Peter Sailsman, 6.87 meters (22 feet, 6.50 inches), 5/20; Janai Lyons, 5.41 meters (17 feet, 9 inches) | 6/19; Myles Chapman, 6.85 meters (22 feet, 5.75 inches), 6/20; Jordyn Ash, 5.36 meters (17 feet, 7 inches), 7/19; Junior Victor, 6.63 meters, (21 feet, 9 inches”), 8/20.
