WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (January 28, 2018) – Coach David Oliver and the Howard University Men's & Women's Track & Field teams excelled at the JDL College Dual Meet Madness in Winston-Salem, N.C.
 
Both 4x400 relay teams won their respective events.
 
The men's relay squad consisted of senior Mohamed Bah, junior Korey Lombard, and freshmen Mekhi Closson and Jordan Holder. HU easily won the race (3:24.14), finishing five seconds before second-place USC-Upstate (3:29.27).
 
The young women's relay team involved sophomore Sydney Benson and freshmen Adia Starnes, Jessika Gbai, and Destiny Stanford. Similar to the men, Howard cruise to victory (4:04.02) while finishing nine seconds better than Coker (4:13.59).
 
After qualifying for the IC4A/ECAC Championships, sophomore Uchechi Onuoha won the 60-meter hurdles while breaking last week's mark by one-tenth of a second (8.62).
 
HU women dominated the 400-meter race, taking the top three spots. Senior Aliyah Hale took home the crown with a 59.32 mark, followed by teammates Oluchi Ike (1:00.82) and Aigner Bobbitt (1:01.43), respectively.
 
Other notable Bison performances include the women's 800-meter where Benson (2:17.28) and Stanford (2:19.48) earned second and third, respectively.
 
Newcomer Jessika Gbai had two top five finishes in the 60-meter (4^th; 7.86) and 200-meter (3^rd; 25.72).
 
In the field, seniors Dominique Cleggett (triple jump) and Cheyenne Bellerand (shot put) each placed fourth in their respective events.
 
On the men's side, Lombard finished third in the 200-meter with a 22.67 mark while Closson took fourth in the men's 400-meter race (51.23).
 
Freshman Malik Kosanovich earned a fourth-place finish in the 3000-meter marathon (9:09.82).
 
To view the entire JDL College Dual Meet Madness results, please Click Here.
 
On Feb. 2-3, track & field travel to Lynchburg, Va. for the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational, hosted by Liberty.
 
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