Chemadi, Dadzie, Egbeniyi clinch titles at Vanderbilt

Saturday, December 2

Nashville, Tenn.

Middle Tennessee

Vanderbilt Opener

12/2/2017 5:49:00 PM | Track & Field/Cross Country

By: Brendan English, Athletic Communications Assistant

Results

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Middle Tennessee men and women's track and field teams finished their first indoor meet of the season at the Vanderbilt Opener on Saturday.

Notable

Junior Kigen Chemadi opened his season with a successful victory in the men's one-mile race. Chemadi clocked in with a 4:03.65 mile followed by fellow Blue Raider sophomore Jacob Choge who claimed the second place position with a new personal-best with a 4:05.97 mile.

Similarly, senior Elizabeth Dadzie recorded a first place finish in the women's long jump event to notch a 1.58-meter distance. Dadize inked a second place finish in the 60-meter hurdles to clock in at 8.41.

Senior Janet Amponsah inked a first place finish in the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.09. Amponsah also posted a new career high in the 400-meter dash recording a 54.55 time to finish second overall.

Likewise, junior Abike Egbeniyi finished first in the 800-meter run to clock in at 2:05.31 followed by senior Agnes Abu who crossed with a third place finish and a time of 2:10.47.

Results

Women's High Jump
T-9         Qetuwrah Abdullah-Muhammad | 1.58m
11            Elizabeth Dadzie | 1.58m

Women's Long Jump
1 Elizabeth Dadzie | 5.85m
6            Qetuwrah Abdullah-Muhammad | 5.58m

Women's 60-meter Hurdles
2 Elizabeth Dadzie | 8.41
6 Lauren Epps | 8.78
19 Qetuwrah Abdullah-Muhammad | 9.37

Men's 60-meter Hurdles
11 Bisschop Braam | 8.82

Women's 60-meter
6 Mirlege Castor | 7.63
12 Ida Mensah | 7.75

Men's 60-meter
10 Lamarco Petty | 7.09
13 Chaz Simmons | 7.133

Women's 1-mile run
4 Rachel Kigen | 5:04.45

Men's 1-mile run
1             Kigen Chemadi | 4:03.65
2 Jacob Choge | 4:05.97

Women's 400-meter
2 Janet Amponsah | 54.55
9            Loveth Odia | 57.59

Men's 400-meter
9            Adeniji Adedamola | 49.03
12           Ifiok Umoh | 49.40

Women's 800-meter
1              Abike Egbeniyi | 2:05.31
3 Agnes Abu | 2:10.47

Men's 800-meter
2 Trevon Sanders | 1:53.10
12 Nathan Mack | 2:00.81
13 Julio Acevedo | 2:00.84

Women's 200-meter
1 Janet Amponsah | 24.09
5             Mirlege Castor | 24.72
13            Ida Mensah | 25.18
14 Lauren Epps | 25.36
36           Qetuwrah Abdullah-Muhammad | 26.30

Men's 200-meter
4            Lamarco Petty | 21.96
10           Braam Bisschop | 22.30
24 Greg Cantrell | 23.28

Women's 3,000-meter
5 Gladys Kipchumba | 10:29.27
8 Sharon Kibiwott | 11:03.32

Men's 3,000-meter
9 Amos Cheruiyot | 9:13.68
17            Alan Bowers | 9:34.49