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Women's Track Karen M. Carty, Asst. SID

Kirby Leads Spartan Women at Morgan State

Wanetta Kirby won the long jump at the Morgan State Legacy

Complete Results

BALTIMORE, Md.Wanetta Kirby (Richmond, Va.) won the long jump title after jumping 18 feet, 11 ¾ inches at the Morgan State Legacy this past weekend. Kirby also ran a 13.91 in the preliminaries of the 100-meter hurdles, which is one of the MEAC's fastest times in that event this season. She finished second in the finals of the 100-hurdles in 13.92

NSU also got several top-five finishes in other events. She'Anna Mitchell (Hampton, Va.) and Jonee Artis (Chesapeake, Va.) took third and fourth in the high jump, respectively, after both clearing 5-5. Tierra Flowers (Coatesville, Pa.) finished second in the 100 in 11.69 after qualifying in 11.81 in the preliminaries. Elaine Rhoades (Norfolk, Va.) was second in the 400, finishing in 1:02.62.

In the pole vault, Andrea Saunders (Chesapeake, Va.) came in fourth after clearing 8-4 ¼. Alaina Hite (Chesterfield, Va.) (38-0) and Rhoades (37-3 ¼) were fourth and fifth, respectively, in the triple jump.

Kaleena Gray (Coatesville, Pa.) finished fifth in the discus after hitting a mark of 127-8 and came in seventh in the shot put with a throw of 37-4 ½.

The Spartans travel to Philadelphia, Pa. this weekend for the 2010 Penn Relays in their last meet before the MEAC Outdoor Championship.

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