RICHMOND, Va. (March 30, 2019) – Howard University men's track & field squad competed in the Fred Hardy Invitational, hosted by the University of Richmond, where they thrived in several individual events.
Freshman
Corintheans Payne (Apopka, Fla.) led the way, winning the 400-meter hurdles with a new personal best (54.47).
Payne, senior
Tariq Fullerton (Kingston, Jamaica) and newcomers
Ashton Daniel (Athens, Ga.) and
Erik Rogers (Washington) placed second in the 4x400 relays, clocking in at 3:26.26.
In the 4x800 relays, Fullerton, sophomore
Anthony Gordon (Clinton, Md.) and freshmen
Aariq Nixon (Baltimore) and
Gavin Williams (Dover, Del.) won the race with a 7:49.08 mark.
Kenneth Chigbue (Bowie, Md.),
Mekhi Closson (Baltimore) and
Korey Lombard (Antioch, Calif.) finished 2
nd (21.89), 3
rd (22.06) and 4
th (22.17), respectively, in the 200-meter dash.
In the field, sophomore jumper
Nathaniel Are (Chicago) took second in the triple jump (13.66m; 44'8") while freshman standout
Mekhi Abbott (Monroe, N.J.) threw a new personal best in the javelin (51.06m; 167'5").
To view results from the 2019 Fred Hardy Invitational, please click
here.
On April 6, Director of Track and Field
David Oliver and the Bison travel to Towson, Md. for the Towson Invitational, hosted by Towson.
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at
www.HUBison.com.
