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School Record Falls For Track & Field Team On Final Day Of Kenneth Giles Norfolk State Invitational

February 13, 2021

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. – The women's 4x400 relay team broke a one-year old school record, while Aly Hudspeth finished second in the High Jump to close out weekend competition at the Kenneth Giles Norfolk State Invitational on Saturday at the Virginia Beach Sports Center. 
 
The relay squad made up of Azariah Stewart, Saniya Smith, Quanterra Harrison and Leisha Jackson broke the school record by nearly five second with a time of 4:01.65 for a third place finish. 
 
Jack Phieffer (1 Mile Run) and Orlandus Gamble (High Jump) each recorded a second place finish in their respective events to highlight action for the men's squad. 
 
The teams combined for 13 personal-best marks as well as 17 top-5 finishes.
 
The Braves will be back in action on February 22 for the Conference Carolinas Conference Championship. The one-day meet will be held at the Virginia Beach Sports Center.


 
KENNETH GILES NORFOLK STATE INVITATIONAL (FEBRUARY 13)
Men's 1 Mile Run
2 ! Jack Phieffer 4:37.11
4 Silus Kipkoech 4:38.67
Men's 200m Dash
13 ! Preston Coker 22.47
35 Jermaine McKenzie 24.20
Men's 5000m Run
3 ! Hunter Levy 15:43.80
Men's Shot Put
3 Brandon Boyles 13.09m
5 Bennie Oxendine 12.40m
8 ! Cameron Oakley 11.12m
Men's Long Jump
4 ! Todzah Small             7.17m
n/a Kendrick Lewis NM
Men's Pole Vault
n/a Hunter March   NM
Men's High Jump
2 Orlandus Gamble 2.03m
3 Jathan DeBerry 1.98m
Men's 4x400 Relay
3 UNC Pembroke
- Isaiah Daniel, Walker Mabe, Wyatt Kuhnemann, Cody Miller
3:28.93
Women's 1 Mile Run
4 ! Jackline Kosgei 5:38.25
7 Riley Axe 5:47.94
8 Corey Pethers 5:53.35
Women's 200m Dash
14 ! Saniya Smith 26.59
15 ! Azariah Stewart 26.73
Women's 800m Run
9 Riley Axe 2:30.95
10 Corey Pethers   2:39.10
Women's 5000m Run
3 ! Kathryn Anderson 19:16.28
4 Molly McCann 19:51.63
Women's High Jump
2 Aly Hudspeth 1.60m
3 Brianna Sanders 1.55m
Women's Long Jump
3 ! Savannah Watkins 5.60m
6 Breze Ervin 5.18m
8 ! Taya McKeithan 4.82m
Women's Shot Put
5 Raigan Evans   11.45m
7 ! Alycia Artman 10.93m
8 ! Taya McKeithan 10.44m
9 Lillian Marino 10.17m
Women's 4x400 Relay
3 $ UNC Pembroke
Azariah Stewart, Saniya Smith, Quanterra Harrison, Leisha Jackson
4:01.65
! - Indoor Personal Best
$ - Indoor School Record
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