Women’s team takes first in relay at FSU meet

During a weekend outing at the FSU Relays, the FAMU women’s 4×100 relay team took first place. Photo courtesy FAMU athletic

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The Florida A&M women’s 4×100 relay delivered an impressive first-place performance at the FSU Relays.

The team was made up of Dakya Cunningham, Breanna Brown-Marshall, Kimeone McLeod, and Nya Blocker in the Thursday race. They finished in a time of 46.37 to highlight one of two podium finishes for FAMU.

Joseph DeRosier, the Southwestern Athletic Conference’s reigning athlete of the week, also finished with a third-place effort in the 110-meter hurdles. His time was 13.70.

Kimeone McLeod set a personal record in the 100-meter hurdles, finishing in 14.02, while Jaydon Sanford narrowly missed the podium in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 56.17.

The Rattlers were also successful in the 100-meter race, where Shaniya Berry and Breanna Brown-Marshall finished back-to-back for fifth and sixth in respective times of 12.127 and 12.129.

FAMU will compete in Gainesville this weekend in the Pepsi Florida Relays. Two weeks later, the team returns to Gainesville for the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational during April 12-13.

 

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