ATLANTA, Ga. – The Benedict College men's track and field team won their fourth straight championship by claiming the 2024 Cricket SIAC Men's Track and Field Championship with a 28-point victory over Morehouse on Saturday, on the campus of Morehouse College.
Benedict scored 192 points, while Morehouse was second with 164 points. Albany State was third with 92 points.
Saturday's final round was highlighted by Benedict taking first and second in the 400-meter dash, as
Javel Best won the gold medal with a time of 47.63, while
Jesaiah Jones was second with a time of 47.86.
Matthew Paul finished eighth with a time of 51.07.
Sadiki Marsh won the gold medal in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:58.71. Marsh was also sixth in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:13.36.
Benedict's 4x400-meter relay team of
Jesaiah Jones,
Quincy Harris,
Matthew Paul and
Javel Best won that event with a school-record time of 3:10.73, currently the 13
th-fastest time in the country.
Benedict's 4x100-meter relay team of Best, Paul,
Makel Bridges, and
David Smith finished second with a school-record time of 40.67.
Kevin Francis was second in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.97, and finished sixth in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 55.84.
Frank Hyland Jr. finished second in the javelin throw with a throw of 50.25 meters (164 feet, 10 inches).
JaQuon Tinch also scored, finishing seventh with a throw of 44.62 meters (146 feet, 5 inches).
Jeremiah Hall-Jones finished third in the high jump with a jump of 1.90 meters (6 feet, 2 ¾ inches), while Jeremiah Jennings scored with a seventh-place finish, jumping 1.85 meters (6 feet, ¾ inches).
Benedict's trio of sprinters finished fifth, sixth and seventh in the 100-meter dash. Smith was fifth with a time of 10.98,
Romel Russell was sixth with a time of 11.16, and Bridges was seventh with a time of 11.19.
Bridges finished fourth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.64, while Best was fifth with a time of 21.73.
Braylen Brooks finished fourth in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:10.00.
In the 5,000-meter run,
Nelson Kipkemboi finished third with a time of 16:41.81, while Brooks was eighth with a time of 18:36.49.
