PRINCESS ANNE, Md. (December 7, 2019) – Howard University men's track & field team opened its indoor season with a fourth-place finish at the Eastern Shore Cappy Anderson Invitational, hosted by Maryland Eastern Shore.
The young Bison showed promise in their season opener, scoring 91 points overall.
"Overall, as a staff, we are extremely happy with how today went," said Howard Director of Track and Field
David Oliver. "This ice breaker meet at Maryland Eastern Shore is always a good opportunity for the entire group to get a chance to go out and compete after all these weeks of training."
On the day, several Bison qualified for the 2020 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Indoor Championships in Landover, Md.
The sophomore trio of
KiShaun Carter (Brick, N.J.),
Darian Clyburn (Louisville, Ky.) and
Kameron Davis (Miami) headline the afternoon, each qualifying in the men's 60-meter hurdles.
"We got several personal bests and MEAC Indoor Championship qualifiers [after today's meet]," Director Oliver continued. "Newcomers
Darian Clyburn and
Kameron Davis represented extremely well in the 60-meter hurdles. Everyone is healthy, hungry and excited to get back out and compete again."
Clyburn won the event, clocking in at 8.08, followed by Davis with an 8.12 mark. Carter earned fifth overall, recording an 8:50 time.
Other notable performances on the track included sophomore
Gavin Williams (Dover, Del.) winning the mile run (4:34.79) and fellow classmate
Ayoade Adebiyi (Virginia Beach, Va.) placing second in the men's 5000-meter run (16:27.26).
In the field, sophomore thrower
Michael Codrington (Brooklyn, N.Y.) qualified in the men's weight throw after tossing nearly 50 feet (15.16 meters; 49'9"). Freshman
Nnamdi Olebara (Bowie, Md.) finished runner-up in the shot put, throwing over 46 feet (14.16 meters; 46'5.5").
To view results from the 2019 Eastern Shore Cappy Anderson Indoor Invitational, please click
here.
Howard returns to the track in 2020 when they travel to Fairfax, Va., for the Father Diamond Invitational (Jan. 4), hosted by George Mason.
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at
www.HUBison.com.
