<\/a>Aniecia Brewster
\n<\/strong>MC Contributor\/Staff Writer<\/em><\/p>\n

The Jackson State University track and field teams kicked off the 2016 indoor season at the UAB Blazer Invitational and the Vulcan Invitational on Jan. 29-30 at the Birmingham Crossplex.<\/p>\n

The UAB Blazer Invitational was the first meet for the teams.<\/p>\n

For the Tigers, they were ready to finally compete and see how they would do after practicing over and over again.<\/p>\n

For the throwing events, Deshaun Allen, a senior from Clinton, Miss., finished 13th in the shot put (13.50 m) and Jerod Miller, a sophomore from Clinton, Miss. finished 24th (10.55 m) overall. Latoya Gliding, a freshman from Trinidad & Tobago finished 14th in the shot put (12.37 m) on the women\u2019s side.<\/p>\n

For the jumping events, Javauny Hyde, a freshman from Kingston, Jamaica finished 11th place in the long jump (6.81 m) and Joshua Everett, a transfer junior from Hinds Community College and native of Miami, Fla. came in 18th place (6.47 m) to wrap up the in the field events. Keira Clement, a junior from Brooklyn, N.Y., and Jeida Robertson, a junior from Clarksburg, Md., finished 18th and 19th respectively in the triple jump for the women.<\/p>\n

For the running events, James Curtis, a senior from Vineland, N.J., had a 14th place finish with a time of 4:30 in the mile run. Eclecius Franklin, a sophomore from Clinton, Miss. finished 15th in the 3000 meter run with a time of 9:26. Jacques Williams, a junior from East Atlanta, Ga. also had a top 20 finish, as he placed 19th in the 3000 meters (10:18).\u00a0 Darrion Hampton, a freshman from Jackson, Miss. finished 16th in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:02. Akeilia Knight, a freshman from Barbados had an 18th place finish in the 800-meter dash with a time of 2:26 shined for the running events for the Lady Tigers.<\/p>\n

Vulcan Invitational was the next day but a different meet for the teams with some different teams to compete against. With short recovery time from competing the previous day, the tigers still performed in each event.<\/p>\n

For the running events, Akeilia Knight finished 10th in the 1 mile run (5:43) and Stherline Silencieux a sophomore from Irvington, N.J., finished 13th (5:51). For the men\u2019s side, Darrion Hampton a freshman from Jackson, Miss., finished 3rd in the 800-meter run (1:57). Eclecius Franklin a sophomore from Jackson, Miss., finished 6th in the 1 mile run (4:34) and Jacques Williams a junior from East Atlanta, Ga., placed 10th (4:41). James Curtis a senior from Vineland, N.J., finished fifth in the 3000 meter run (9:34).<\/p>\n

For the throwing events, Deshaun Allen, a senior from Clinton, Miss., highlighted the field events for the Tigers with a 9th place finish in the shot put (13.63 m).<\/p>\n

JSU returns to action Jan. 22-23 to participate in the Gladstein Invitational in Bloomington, Ind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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