COLUMBIA, S.C. (January 20, 2023) – Howard University men's and women's track & field program competed in Day One of the Carolina Challenge, hosted by the University of South Carolina, where the sprinters and hurdlers dominated the day.
 
On the men's side, senior Jermanie Byrd (Miami) and reigning Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Athlete of the Week junior Zachary Hawkins (Loganville, Ga.) made the 60-meter hurdles final, producing times of 7.96 (5^th) and 7.99 (7^th), respectively.
 
In the 60-meter dash, senior Ja'Leak Perry (Atlanta) reached the final round after running a non AQ of 6.93. In the final, he took third overall with a 6.86 time.
 
Second-year Bison Kaleb Berry (Duncanville, Texas) claimed second in the 800-meter run (1:54.84) while fellow classmate Julian Lawson earned bronze in the mile run (4:31. 73).
 
In the field, senior thrower Ezra Monteiro (New Port, R.I.) finished third overall after tossing nearly 51 feet (15.48 meters).
 
For the women, senior De'ja Dade (DeSoto, Texas) and newcomers Kiya Lawson, Aniya Woodruff and Zoe Turner placed second (24.44), third (24.71), fourth (24.73) and fifth (24.94), respectively, in the 200-meter dash.
 
Lawson, Turner and Woodruff also competed in the 400-meter dash, earning second (56.85), third (56.85) and fifth (57.39), respectively.
 
Juniors Darci Khan and Kaya-Rae Dunbar (Burtonsville, Md.) made the 60-meter hurdles with automatic qualifying times of 8.47 and 8.51, respectively. In the final round, Khan and Dunbar placed fifth (8.35) and eighth (8.64), respectively.
 
Second-year Bison Lamaria Washington (Miami) reached the 60-meter dash final, taking fifth overall (7.54).
 
In the field, senior Erin Hatcher (Burtonsville, Md.) threw 15.26 meters and landed fourth in the weight throw.
 
Howard wraps up the weekend with Day Two, beginning at 8 a.m. in Columbia S.C.
 
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