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Women's Track Weems Baskin

Track & Field, Women

Lady Tigers Have Outstanding Performances At USC Weems Baskin

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Benedict women's outdoor track & field team competed at the USC Weems Baskin meet over the weekend, and had several outstanding performances.

Eilika Lane ran a personal best in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:05.72. She also ran a season best time of 57.03 in the 400-meter dash to win the Open Division race and is currently ranked No. 1 in the SIAC in the both events.

Santiona Freeman finished ninth and ran a personal best in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.61. She also ran a 12.65 in the 100-meter dash. She is currently ranked No. 1 in the SIAC in the 100-meter hurdles and fourth in the 100-meter dash.

Jada David jumped a personal best in the triple jump with a jump of 11.72 meters (38 feet, 5 inches). She finished eighth overall. She also ran a 1:09.83 in the 400-meter hurdles. She is ranked third in the SIAC in the hurdles.
 
Charity Williams ran a personal best in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:06.43. She finished 12th overall. She ran a personal best 15.94 in the 100-meter hurdles. She is currently ranked second in the SIAC in the 400-meter hurdles and fifth in the 100-meter hurdles.
 
Kyra Buffen jumped a personal best of 5.65 meters (18 feet, 6 inches) in the long jump to finish fourth overall. She also jumped 11.26 meters (36 feet, 11 inches ) in the triple jump to finish fifth. She is ranked second in the SIAC in the long jump and high jump, and fifth in the triple jump.
 
Shamia Colden-Burson threw a personal best in the hammer throw with a throw of 38.35 meters (125 feet, 10 inches). She is ranked third in the SIAC. She also threw 31.15 meters (102 feet, 2 inches) in the discus throw.

Jane Kiborus finished ninth in the 5,000-meter open race with a personal-best time of 18:56.06. She also ran a personal best in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 5:07.90. She is currently ranked first in the SIAC 1,500-meter run and second in the 5,000-meter run.
 
The women's 4x400-meter relay team of Eilika Lane, Kassie Jordan, Jada David and Naila Harris finished 11th against all of the nationally ranked Division I programs with a time of 4:04.77 and is ranked No. 1 in the SIAC.

The Lady Tigers will compete at the North Carolina A&T Aggie Invitaitonal on Friday.
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Players Mentioned

Kyra Buffen

Kyra Buffen

Jumper/Sprinter
5' 7"
Redshirt Freshman
Shamia Colden-Burson

Shamia Colden-Burson

Thrower
5' 9"
Redshirt Junior
Naila Harris

Naila Harris

Distance
5' 5"
Redshirt Junior
Kassie Jordan

Kassie Jordan

Sprinter
5' 9"
Redshirt Freshman
Jane Kiborus

Jane Kiborus

Distance
5' 5"
Redshirt Freshman
Eilika Lane

Eilika Lane

Sprinter
5' 5"
Redshirt Sophomore
Charity Williams

Charity Williams

Hurdler
5' 5"
Redshirt Freshman
Jada David

Jada David

Jumper/Hurdler
5' 9"
Freshman
Santiona Freeman

Santiona Freeman

Jumper/Hurdler
5' 7"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Kyra Buffen

Kyra Buffen

5' 7"
Redshirt Freshman
Jumper/Sprinter
Shamia Colden-Burson

Shamia Colden-Burson

5' 9"
Redshirt Junior
Thrower
Naila Harris

Naila Harris

5' 5"
Redshirt Junior
Distance
Kassie Jordan

Kassie Jordan

5' 9"
Redshirt Freshman
Sprinter
Jane Kiborus

Jane Kiborus

5' 5"
Redshirt Freshman
Distance
Eilika Lane

Eilika Lane

5' 5"
Redshirt Sophomore
Sprinter
Charity Williams

Charity Williams

5' 5"
Redshirt Freshman
Hurdler
Jada David

Jada David

5' 9"
Freshman
Jumper/Hurdler
Santiona Freeman

Santiona Freeman

5' 7"
Freshman
Jumper/Hurdler