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April 24, 2007
JSU men and women record seven 1st place finishes Troy, AL - Although the Jackson State Lady Tigers and Tigers finished the 2007 Southwestern Athletic Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships in 4th and 5th place respectively, the two teams had outstanding individual performances. On the women's side JSU recorded four first place finishes. Kimberly Whalen won the 800 meter run. She posted a time of 2:15.92. Jemu ZarZar won the 1500 meter run with a time of 4:52.43. ZarZar also finished in fourth place in the 800 and took third place on the 5000 meter run. The Lady Tiger 4x400 meter relay team, made up of Lisa Quinn, Toniece Williams, Whalen and Tayari Clay, won its event with a time of 3:44.12. In the field events Lukina Burks won the high jump with a height of 5-07. On the men's side the Tigers were led by the "Fastest Man in the SWAC" Lavarius Giles. Giles won the 100 meter dash with a time of 10.40 and the 200s with a personal best time of 20.79. Eric Speer won the 800 meter run with a time of 1:52.90. The Lady Hornets of Alabama State captured the 2007 Southwestern Athletic Conference Outdoor Track & Field women's championship. The Tigers of Grambling State captured their second consecutive men title, after also claiming the top team honors in the 2006 championship. Alabama State finished with 190 points, while the G-Men finished 181 points. Jewell Wells of the Lady Hornets was named top women's track performer. Wells took home the gold in the women's 3,000 meter steeplechase and the 10,000 meter run. She also place second in the 5,000 meter run and women's 1,500 meter run. Monica Robinson of Southern University was the top women's field performer. Robinson placed first in the pole vault, second in the long jump and third in the high jump. She also placed 1st in the women's 100 meter hurdles. On the men's side, Kerone Fairweather of Grambling State took the top track performer honors. Fairweather won the men's 10,000 meter run and the 3,000 meter steeplechase. He also placed second in the men's 1,500 meter run and the 5,000 meter run. Prairie View A&M's Marcus Carter was named the top field performer. Carter won the men's hammer throw, while also placing second in the discus throw and third in the shot put.
The Lady Jaguars of Southern University took home the gold in the women's 4 x 100 meter relays. SU finished with a time of 45.53 seconds. Jackson State won the 4 x 400 for a second year in a row. The Lady Tigers finished with a time of 3:44.12 minutes. GSU also won the men's 4 x 100 meter relay, while Southern took the gold in the men's 4 x 400 relay. The Tigers finished with a time of 40.38 seconds, while the Jaguars finished with 3:11.65 minutes. |
