NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State University track and field athletes
Indya Richards and
Malika Pride earned spots on the 2022 Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) University Division Women's Outdoor Track & Field All-State Team.
Richards, a hurdler, earned a spot on the all-state first team, while Pride, a sprinter, was voted to the all-state second team.
Richards was the MEAC runner-up in the 100-meter hurdles. She posted a personal-record time of 13.62 seconds in the finals. When she wasn't hurdling, Richards also placed second in the MEAC in the long jump and ran a leg on NSU's third-place 4x100 meter relay team.
Pride placed in the conference's top four in both the 200 and 400 meters. She finished fourth in the 200 meters at the MEAC Outdoor Championships (23.83 seconds) and ran a season-best 200m time of 23.82 at the Virginia Challenge. Pride also clocked a season-best 400m time of 53.67 seconds in finishing third at the conference meet. Pride also competed in the 400m at the NCAA East Preliminary Round meet for the third time in her career.
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