- Women's 4x400 moves to No. 1 in CAA
- Aggies lead CAA in both men's and women's 4x400
- Aggie 4x400 teams claim both CAA top-spots
CLEMSON, SC – North Carolina A&T's indoor track and field teams' respective 4x400-meter relay teams had good showings on the second day of the Clemson University's Tiger Paw Invitational at the Clemson Track and Field Indoor Complex on Saturday. The Aggies also managed to lower a few more qualifying times on Saturday.
The A&T women's 4x400 team of Pebbles Scott, Jada Griffin, Ayoola Gbolade, and Fajr Kelly shaved nearly six seconds off the women's team's season-low, with a 12th-place finish in the event. Clocking 3:36.40, the ladies outpaced the Colonial Athletic Association's previous top time of 3:40.94, held by Hampton, to take the No. 1 spot. Before Saturday, the Aggie women were ranked second in the conference with their 4x400 run of 3:42.24 from the Carolina Challenge at the University of South Carolina.
The men's 4x400 gave another impressive performance as Brandon Nya, Reheem Hayles, Shemar Chambers, and Ryan Saint-Germain reunited on the Clemson track. The men placed 11th in 3:06.46, a new best for the quartet. They were already No. 1 in the CAA, coming into the meet with a time of 3:06.81. Stony Brook is No. 2 in the conference, lagging nearly eight seconds behind the Aggies.
The Aggie women delivered two top-10 performances as Gbolade finished third in the 800m in 2:06.86, moving milliseconds off her previous qualifying time of 2:06.86. She leads the conference in the event, and teammate Kelly remains No. 4 after finishing 11th in 2:11.26 on Saturday.
Finding an eighth-place finish in the high jump, senior Kenady Wilson cleared 5-feet, 8 ½-inches. Wilson was tied for No. 3 in the CAA before the weekend, with a mark of 5-feet, 8-inches. Her half-inch gain knocked Monmouth's Veronica Chaynov down to No. 4.
The Aggies now have their sights set on the CAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, February 22-23, at the Virginia Beach Sports Center. Holding several No. 1 spots in the conference, both Aggie teams are expected to do very well against the CAA competition.
