Men's Track and Field | 1/12/2018 10:33:00 PM

NEW YORK (January 12, 2018) – Coach David Oliver and the Howard University Men's & Women's Track & Field teams displayed several strong performances at the inaugural HBCU Battle in New York City. The women finished second overall while the men placed seventh on the day.

"It was a great day," said Oliver. "We had a ton of student-athletes produce lifetime bests in their events."
 
On the women's side, freshman Destiny Stanford and sophomore Uchechi Onuoha each won their respective races. Stanford won the women's 3000 meters with a 10:51.29 mark while Onuoha claimed the top spot in the women's 60 hurdles (8.69). Onuoha also finished runner-up in the 200 meters (25.35).
 
Other notable performance on the track included freshman Jessika Gbai placing third in the women's 60 meters with a 7.85 mark while sophomore Sydney Benson took third in the women's mile (5:30.60).
 
In the field events, senior Dominique Cleggett placed first in the women's long jump (5.68m) while fellow classmate Al'Moni Ellis took third in the same contest (5.64m). Cleggett also earned a third-place finish in the triple jump (11.82m).
 
Junior Mi-ah Watkins placed third in the women's weight throw after tossing more than 12 meters (12.15m).
 
For the men, senior Mohamed Bah claimed the top spot in the men's mile with a 4:24.74 mark while fellow classmate Milan Bullock won the high jump (1.98m).
 
Freshman Anthony Gordon-Bester took second in the men's 800 meter (1:56.14).
 
Saturday (Jan. 20), the Bison travel to nearby College Park, Md., for the Terrapin Invitational, hosted by Maryland.
 
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at www.HUBison.com.