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Taffe stars in ‘Golden State’

Ayodele Taffe secured the men’s 100 metres titles at the California State University (CSU) Stanislaus Open outdoor track and field meet, in California, USA, on Saturday. The College of the Sequoias freshman stopped the clock at 10.52 seconds. Another Trinidad and Tobago/Sequoias sprinter, Ashron Sobers was seventh in 10.85.

In the men’s 400m, Sequoias athletes, Theon Lewis and Ohdel James finished second and third, respectively, clocking 48.45 and 48.46.

At the Central Arizona College (CAC) Indoor Invitational, in Arizona, Hezekiel Romeo produced a 17.49 metres effort to finish second in the men’s shot put. His Central Arizona College teammate, Akila McShine clocked 8.97 seconds for second spot in the women’s 60m hurdles.

Kevin Roberts just missed out on a top-three finish twice, at the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Indoor Track and Field Championships, in Michigan. The Tiffin University freshman produced a 14.84m effort for fourth spot in the men’s triple jump. And he was fourth as well in the long jump with a 7.32m leap.

At the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) Indoor Championships, in Colorado, Micah Ballantyne clocked 6.83 seconds to finish fourth in the men’s 60m dash. The Adams State University freshman was 20th overall in the 200m in 23.54.

At the American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships, in New York, Temple University’s Kiersten LaRoche accumulated 3,555 points to earn fifth spot in the women’s pentathlon. LaRoche also competed in the long jump, finishing 18th with a 5.50m effort.

In Alabama, Aeisha McDavid was sixth in the Conference USA Indoor Championship women’s pentathlon. The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) senior totaled 3,468 points in the five-discipline event.

At the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Indoor Championships, in Iowa, Kadisha Francois got home in 57.26 seconds for ninth spot overall in the women’s 400m. And in the 200m, the Missouri State University freshman was 16th in 25.66.

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