LEXINGTON, Ky.  – It was quite the weekend for North Carolina A&T sophomore Cambrea Sturgis at the Jim Green Invitational indoor track and field meet hosted by the University of Kentucky at Nutter Field House.

Sturgis broke her personal record in the women's 60 meters three times over the weekend. The final time she broke her personal record she also broke set the world's fastest time this year at 7.15 to win the 60m final. Sturgis' 7.15 also broke the meet record. Earlier in the day, Sturgis ran a 7.24 in the 60m semifinal to win her heat a qualifying for the final with the fastest-qualifying time.

The Aggies had four other athletes run in the 60m final. Junior Kayla Foy finished fourth in 7.47 followed by sophomore Kamaya Debose-Epps in fifth (7.49), sophomore Aisha Southern in sixth (7.59, personal-best) and senior Tailyah Townsend in ninth (7.65). Debose-Epps ran a personal-best 7.48 in the 200m semifinal earlier in the day.

The men's 60m was not as crowded with Aggies, but like the women, the fastest runner was an Aggie. Senior Jaylan Mitchell ran a 6.66 in the semifinal to record the fastest qualifying time. He then won the 60 with a meet record of 6.61, two-hundredths of a second off his personal-best.

The Aggies had two other individual winners including freshman Randolph Ross. In his first collegiate event, Ross ran the fastest time in the world thus far in the men's 400m by running a 45.85. Four other Aggies followed Ross including future Olympian Akeem Sirleaf who finished fourth at 48.07. Senior Kemarni Mighty finished sixth (48.27) followed by senior Chase Bonham (49.43) in 11^th and senior Brandy Felix in 17^th (50.01).

On the women's side, sophomore Nia Lundy finished fourth in the women's 400 in 54.89. She was joined in the top-5 by junior Payton Russell who finished fifth in 56.20. Freshman Donae Adams placed 11^th in 57.54.

N.C. A&T also made strides in the hurdles. Sophomore Cedric McGriff won the men's 60-meter hurdles with a personal-best 7.82. He showed tremendous improvement throughout the meet. He ran an 8.28 in the first round and an 8.10 in the semifinal. 

In the women's 60mh, junior Paula Salmon and senior Madeleine Akobundu finished second and third respectively. In doing so, they ran the earned high rankings nationally. Salmon ran the fastest time in the U.S. at 8.09 while Akobundu ran the second-fastest time in the country at 8.10.

There was some success on the relay side as well. The men's 4x400-meter relay team of Sirleaf, Ross, Trevor Stewart and Mighty won the event in 3:06.06. The time is the fastest in the country. The women's 4x400 team finished second behind Kentucky with a time of 3:40.65. The team consisted of graduate Tori Ray, Sturgis, sophomore Nilaja Florence and Lundy.

The Aggies return to action next week at the Gamecock Invitational hosted by the University of South Carolina.