Chemadi Inks New School Record at Vanderbilt

Friday, January 12

Nashville, Tenn.

Middle Tennessee

Commodore Invitational

1/14/2018 10:00:00 AM | Track & Field/Cross Country

By: Brendan English, Athletic Communications Assistant

Final Results

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Junior Kigen Chemadi inks a new Middle Tennessee school record in the men's 3,000-meter event with a time of 7:58.46 at the Commodore Invitational this weekend. Chemadi broke his own record of 8:01.95, which he recorded back on Jan. 21, 2017 at the Vanderbilt Invitational.

Meanwhile, Adeniji Adedamola claimed a personal best in the 400-meter dash with a time of 48.62 while recording a sixth place finish.

Similarly, Elizabeth Dadzie, Joycelyn Assafuah and Gladys Kipchumba claimed a personal best time in their respective events. Dadzie matched her personal best in the high jump, recording a 1.58-meter jump to place fifth. Likewise, Assafuah notched a third place finish with a time of 56.29 in the 400 meter dash while Kipchumba crossed the line at 10:17.20 to ink a fifth place finish in the 3,000 meter event.

Junior Abike Egbeniyi was the only Blue Raider on the women's side to claim a first place finish at the Invitational. Egbeniyi claimed the victory in the 800-meter event with a time of 2:05.80. Senior Agnes Abu also competed in the event to finish second crossing the finish line at 2:06.58.

Middle Tennessee will return to Nashville, Tenn. next weekend to compete in the Vanderbilt Invitational.

Quotable

"Overall a successful weekend at the Commodore Invitational. The best race of the weekend came from Kigen Chemadi, who broke the Middle Tennessee school record in the 3,000 meter with a time of 7:58, which is a great finish in that event. Also, on the women's side it was great going one, two in the 800-meter event with Abike and Abu, as well as, Joycelyn and Loveth posting a third and fourth place finish in the 400-meter race". – Head Coach Dean Hayes

Results

Men's Results

Men's 200 Meters
7 Adeniji Adedamola 22.32
11 Jaquez Torian 22.58
18 Chaz Simmons 23.02

Men's High Jump
3 Jacob Patten 1.95m

Men's Triple Jump
2 Jacob Patten 14.52m

Men's 60 Meters
16 Chaz Simmons 7.28

Men's 400 Meters
6 Adeniji Adedamola 48.62

Men's 800 Meters
9 Trevon Sanders 1:54.23
18 Nathan Mack 1:58.63
19 Julio Acevedo 1:59.82
23 Vincent Kibet 2:03.81
24 Betwel Kimutai 2:06.60

Men's 3,000 Meter
1 Kigen Chemadi 7:58.46
2 Jacob Choge 8:16.49

Men's 4x400 Meter Relay
2 Relay Team A 3:14.99

Women's Results

Women's 200 Meters
2 Janet Amponsah 24.53
3 Ida Mensah 24.61
7 Cecelia Francis 25.15
9 Joycelyn Assafuah 25.32
12 Loveth Odia 25.46
14 Mirlege Castor 25.47
23 Lauren Epps 26.30

Women's High Jump
2 Qetuwrah Abdullah-Muhammad 1.63m
5 Elizabeth Dadzie 1.58m

Women's Long Jump
3 Elizabeth Dadzie 5.71m
4 Qetwrah Abdullah-Muhammad 5.70m

Women's Shot Put
15 Qetuwrah Abdullah-Muhammad 8.45m
16 Jasmeen Phillips 8.30m

Women's 60 Meters Hurdles
4 Elizabeth Dadzie 8.68
10 Lauren Epps 9.08

Women's 60 Meters
3 Cecelia Francis 7.49
5 Janet Amponsah 7.59
9 Ida Mensah 7.74 PB
13 Mirlege Castor 7.79

Women's 400 Meters
3 Joycelyn Assafuah 56.29
4 Loveth Odia 56.39

Women's 800 Meters
1 Abike Egbeniyi 2:05.80
2 Abu Agnes 2:06.58
15 Sharon Kibiwott 2:29.47

Women's 3,000 Meters
5 Gladys Kipchumba 10:17.20

Women's 4x400 Meter Relay
1 Relay Team B 3:56.10