Several TSU men's track student-athletes moved to the top of the SWAC charts after a solid weekend at the Cameron Burrell Alumni Invitational hosted by the University of Houston on Saturday.
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Saturday's meet featured some of the top teams in the south in attendance such as LSU, Texas, and Houston in addition to a solid contingent of teams from the region.
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Chaunzavia Lewis finished third in the 100 (10.37) followed by Issac Henderson (10.45) in fourth and William Perry's 10th place finish (10.73). Lewis moved to third in the SWAC as a result of his run.
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Kaseem Ibraheem-Washington placed fifth in the 400 (48.96) while Jose Gonzalez finished sixth in the 800 after posting a career-best time which moved him into the SWAC's top-10. Brandon Washington (4:02.81) and Jeremiah Barrera (4:20.29) finished 4-9 in the 1,500-meter run as Washington moved to third in the SWAC. Barrera also placed third in the 3,000 after recording a mark of 9:22.97.
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Hilton Smith (14.5) and Malachi Byrd (15.3) finished 7-10 in the 110-meter hurdles while the 4x100-meter relay of Donyea Jarmon, Lewis, Perry and Henderson ran a SWAC-best 40.12 which moved them into 32nd nationally.
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Turey Stoudmire placed second (6-10.75) in the high jump while Joshua Goslee (14-3.5) and Ian Charles (14-3.5) went 4-5 in the pole vault as both are now ranked 2-3 in the SWAC. Hilton Smith (22-10) and Tyree Newman (22-6.5) placed 6-7 in the long jump while Chadrick Williams finished second in the triple jump after a mark of 49-1 as he ranks sixth overall in the SWAC. Ahmad Muhammad (46-3.25) and Smith (45-7.25) finished 4-5.
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Blaine Nunn placed 10th (48-0.75) in the shot put as he moved to fifth in the SWAC while Jaden Brooks stands at eighth in the SWAC after a throw of 46-11.5.
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Jaden Brooks placed seventh (151-6) in the discus while Jalen Walker threw a career-and SWAC best throw of 172-9 in the hammer. Brooks (158-5), Chadrick Williams (155-8) and Donovan Brooks (147-4) placed 5-6-7 in the javelin.
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The team is back in action on April 20 at the annual J Fred Duckett Twilight at Rice University.