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Women's Track and Field 5/1/2021 7:03:00 PM

Records Fall as Tigers Earn All-GSC Honors at Conference Championships

MONTEVALLO, Ala. – Nine different University of West Alabama track and field student athletes earned All-Gulf South Conference recognition after several record-breaking efforts at the 2021 GSC Outdoor Track and Field Championships at the University of Montevallo Track Stadium.

"I'm proud of the way our athletes competed this weekend. Many school records and national qualifying marks were set," said Head Coach Kirby Patterson Walker. "The team's mindset and environment were tremendous. It was a good day."

Teams and individuals who finished first or second in each event earned All-Conference honors.

The women's 4x400 relay team once against broke the program record with a first-place finish in 3.50.58 seconds. Zavannah Brown, Savannah Williams, Jailah Swain and Alexis Sturdivant all earned First Team All-Conference with the performance.

Kaitlyn Hill earned First Team All-GSC and provisionally qualified for the NCAA Division II Outdoor National Championships with her performance in the long jump of 6.01 meters.

Sturdivant also received Second Team All-GSC after a second-place finish in the women's 400 in 56.87 seconds, just barely missing the all-time mark of 56.78 seconds set by Shameka Franklin in 2019.

Myflore Methelus, Annaya Chelcy, Williams and Hill also earned Second Team All-Conference with their finish in the 4x100 relay in 46.40 seconds which also set a new program record time and became provisional qualifiers for the NCAA meet.

Demetrius Jackson finished second in the men's long jump with a leap of 7.13 meters to earn All-GSC honors and placed fourth in the men's 200 in 21.54 seconds.

In a fourth-place finish, Brown took the new high mark in the women's 400 hurdles for the Tigers completing the race in 1:04.33. Swain set the previous mark just earlier this season at 1:04.48.

Chelcy broke her own mark in the 200 meters in 24.44 seconds with a fourth-place effort, but a fourth-place finish from Hill in the 100 meters in 12.00 seconds gave Hill the top spot in the program for that race.

The men's 4x400 team of Jackson, Nate Sanford, Jonathan Davis and Kelvin Poe placed fourth in 3:20.44. Joshua Williams posted a time of 55.40 seconds in the men's 400 hurdles for fourth while Cedric Dees finished fifth in 55.44 seconds.

As a unit, the men's team came away with a sixth place finish while the women's team placed eighth.

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Players Mentioned

Shameka Franklin: sprints/jumps; Sophomore

Demetrius Jackson: Sprints/Jumps; 6' 1"; Sophomore

Nate Sanford: Sprints; 5' 8"; Junior

Joshua Williams: Sprints/Hurdles; 5' 7"; Junior

Alexis Sturdivant: Sprints; 5' 7"; Sophomore

Annaya Chelcy: Sprinter; 5' 5"; Freshman

Myflore Methelus: Sprints; 5' 7"; Junior

Jailah Swain: Sprints/Hurdles; 5' 7"; Freshman

Savannah Williams: Sprints; 5' 7"; Freshman

Zavannah Brown: Hurdler; 5' 0"; Junior

Kelvin Poe: Sprints; 5' 9"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Shameka Franklin
: Sophomore
: sprints/jumps

Demetrius Jackson
: 6' 1"; Sophomore
: Sprints/Jumps

Nate Sanford
: 5' 8"; Junior
: Sprints

Joshua Williams
: 5' 7"; Junior
: Sprints/Hurdles

Alexis Sturdivant
: 5' 7"; Sophomore
: Sprints

Annaya Chelcy
: 5' 5"; Freshman
: Sprinter

Myflore Methelus
: 5' 7"; Junior
: Sprints

Jailah Swain
: 5' 7"; Freshman
: Sprints/Hurdles

Savannah Williams
: 5' 7"; Freshman
: Sprints

Zavannah Brown
: 5' 0"; Junior
: Hurdler

Kelvin Poe
: 5' 9"; Freshman
: Sprints