LYNCHBURG, Va. --- The Norfolk State men's track & field team kicked off the 2024-25 indoor season with a strong showing at the Liberty Kickoff on Thursday and Friday.
 
Senior Isaac Haywood got the Spartans going on Thursday, placing second in the long jump (23'7"), logging a personal best. He also won the triple jump on Friday, reaching a mark of 49'9".
 
Junior Tafari Bishop took the top prize in the 500 meters, clocking a personal-best time of 1:03.04. Freshman Julian Ward made his collegiate debut, earning a third-place finish in the 200-meter dash, finishing with a time of 21.56.
 
Norfolk State saw a pair of fifth-place finishes with Basil Koech crossing the finish line in 15:14.53 in the 5,000 meters (fourth out of collegiate runners) and Premier Wynn finishing the 300 meters in 34.76 seconds.
 
Sophomore Christopher Bett made his Norfolk State track debut, recording a 13th-place finish in the mile with a time of 4:45.67 (11th out of collegiate runners).
 
Norfolk State ended the meet with the 4x400 relay team made up of Wynn, Ward, Bishop and Donovan Terry, earning a fifth-place finish (3:15.39).
 
Norfolk State's indoor track season continues this weekend with distance runners competing at the Sharon Volyer-Danville Opener on Saturday, Dec. 7.
 
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