Middle Tennessee State University announces Alaba Akintola and Esther Isa head to NCAA Championships

From 3/10/2023 post.

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Alaba Akintola and Esther Isa will compete for MTSU at the NCAA Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico from March 10-11. Akintola will compete in the men's 60 meter and men's 200 meter, after previously setting a new C-USA Championship record in the 200m. Isa will compete in just the women's long jump.
 
Follow Along Live
 
Results will be posted throughout the day on the Blue Raiders track and field twitter feed. Live results will be provided on the NCAA's website here.
 
Live Stream link here.
 
The Meet Schedule
 
The events will start on Friday at 5 p.m. CT. Click here for the full meet schedule.
 
Last Time Out for the Blue Raiders – C-USA Championships
 
Alaba Akintola won a pair of events himself in the 60m and the 200m races. Akintola set a new C-USA Championship record in the 200m race with a 20.59s time.
 
Event Wins 
·       Brian Rono won the men's 800m final with a time of 1:53.17.
·       Esther Isa  won the women's triple jump final with a mark of 13.08m.
·       Alaba Akintola took first place and set a new C-USA Championship record in the 200m with a time of 20.59s. Akintola also won the men's 60m final with a time of 6.63.
 
Men's Top Performances  
·       Stephen Eloji finished second in the mens 60m final after a time of 7.99s.
·       Benjamin Onyekwelu placed second in the men's long jump final with a mark of 7.43m.
 
Women's Top Performances 
· Glory Nyenke finished second in the women's 400m finals with a personal best time of 54.00s.
· Esther isa placed second in the women's high jump final and long jump final. In the high jump she had a mark of 1.77m and in long jump a mark of 6.41m.
· Lyn'Nikka Vance placed third behind Isa in the women's long jump final with a mark of 6.09m. In the women's 60m prelim, Vance ran her fasted time of the season with a 7.52s.

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