T&F Weekend Recap | Faithlyn Irving soars while Mbatha and Golston take top spots at Harvard
 
 
SUMMARY

In perhaps the busiest weekend of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's indoor track and field season, the Hawks were highlighted by the performances of jumper Faithlyn Irving along with runner Siyabonga Mbatha and sprinters Tyrese Golston and Andie Kollie. UMES competed simultaneously in the Harvard Invitational and Boston University Terrier Classic on Friday and Saturday.



EVENT INFORMATION

Location: Cambridge, Mass.
Facility: Harvard-Gordon Track & Tennis Center
Date: Jan 30 - 31


Location: Boston, Mass.
Facility: BU Track & Tennis Center
Date: Jan 30 - 31



WOMEN'S PERFORMANCES

UMES jumper Faithlyn Irving continues to impress throughout the indoor season as her triple jump mark of 12.97m was the top leap in the Boston University Terrier Classic. It marked her third win of the indoor season in the event and is her second best jump of her collegiate career in indoor or outdoor while breaking her own school record in indoor competition (12.95m). The jump also ranks among the top 25 in all of NCAA Div. I this season. 


In addition to Irving's win in the triple jump, top UMES performers from the weekend included:

Lyee Simms | HJ | BU Classic | 5th Place | 1.63m
Jonysha Prucien | TJ | BU Classic | 8th Place | 11.43m
Jamayla Stansbury | 60M (Open) | BU Classic | 2nd Place | 7.89
Oriyah Clay | 60M (Open) | BU Classic | 1st Place | 9.47
Boluwatito Ogundairo | 200M | BU Classic | 32nd Place | 25.71 (personal best)
Boluwatito Ogundairo | 400M | BU Classic | 15th Place | 58.22 (personal best)
Shennell Simms | 800M | BU Classic | 52nd Place | 2:17.56 (personal best)
Jamayla Stansbury | 200M | Harvard | 9th Place | 25.62
Lyee Simms | 60H | Harvard | 15th Place (prelims) | 8.93 (personal best)
Faithlyn Irving | LJ | Harvard | 10th Place | 5.25m



MEN'S PERFORMANCES

A pair of first place finishes and another school record in the 60 meter dash highlighted the weekend for the UMES men. Tyrese Golston ran the top time in the men's 200 meter race at Harvard with a pace of 21.97 while distance runner Siyabonga Mbatha won the 1000 meter run with a time of 2:30:33, narrowly missing a UMES record of 2:30.26. Mbatha would go on to break the school mark at Boston University with a time of 2:27.73.  A week after setting the school record in the 60 meter dash, Andie Kollie broke his own record with a sprint of 6.68 for a third place finish in Cambridge.

In addition to Golston, Siyabonga and Kollie, other top UMES performers included:

Dominic Gale | 200M | Harvard | 5th Place | 22.12
Kamoi Tracey | 500M | Harvard | 4th Place | 1:06.15
Destiny Emuze | 500M | Harvard | 6th Place | 1:06.20
David Martin | 500M | Harvard | 9th Place | 1:07.57
Banele Mkabela | 3000M | Harvard | 2nd Place | 8:19.40
Ra-John Gray | 60H | Harvard | 4th Place | 8.17
Andie Kollie | 200M (Invite) | BU Classic | 5th Place | 21.37
Tyrese Golston | 200M (Invite) | BU Classic | 7th Place | 21.48 (personal best)
Ra-John Gray | 60H (Invite) | BU Classic | 4th Place | 8.30
Banele Mkabela | Mile | BU Classic | 100th Place | 4:16.34 (personal best)



FULL RESULTS

View the complete results from the Boston University Terrier Classic are available on https://www.tfrrs.org/results/94166/BU_John_Thomas_Terrier_Classic_Collegiate. Results from the Harvard Invitational can be accessed on https://www.tfrrs.org/results/92665/Harvard_Invitational_

 
 
NEXT MEET

UMES is scheduled to compete at the ECAC/IC4A Championships on Sunday, February 7-8 in Centerville, Mass.