Prairie View A & M University announces Panthers Earn Individual Medals at 2023 SWAC Championship
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas – The Prairie View A&M University men's track and field team captured individual medals en route to an eighth-place finish at the 2023 Southwestern Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championship.
Junior Stanley Hamilton was the runner-up in the men's Decathlon to open the scoring for the Panthers, finishing with 6282 total points. Junior Arrion Knight took home a third-place medal for a personal best in the men's 110m hurdles with a time of 14.08. Knight also posted a career-best in the men's 400m hurdles for another third-place finish with a time of 52.55. Senior Damon Cobb placed fifth in the 400-meter dash with a time of 47.22.
The Panthers had a strong showing in the 4x400m relay with the team of Christion Derrick, Cobb, Knight, and Camdyn Parsee for a second-place finish with a time of 3:11.77.
In the field events, Michael Bogues was second with the Javelin throw with a distance of 54.10 meters. In the men's high jump both Parsee and Oseyi Abulu scored points. Parsee had a jump of 2.02m (3.5) for a fifth-place finish, while Abulu scored two points for a 2.02m jump for a seventh-place finish. Hamilton was third in the triple jump for a jump of 14.94.
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FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
- Alabama State – 143
- Texas Southern – 120
- Jackson State – 116
- Southern – 85
- Bethune Cookman – 81.5
- Grambling State 69
- Ark. Pine Bluff – 67
- PRAIRIE VIEW A&M – 62.5
- Alcorn State – 27
- Alabama A&M – 18
- Florida A&M - 15
- Mississippi Valley -8
PANTHER RESULTS
Thursday, May 4
Decathlon – 100m
Stanley Hamilton – 11.60 – placed 10th overall
Julian Claiborne – 11.92 – placed 13th overall
Decathlon – Long Jump
Stanley Hamilton – 6.82 (22-04.50) placed 2nd overall
Julian Claiborne – 6.00m (19-08.25) placed 12th overall
Decathlon – Shot Put
Stanley Hamilton – 12.13m (39-09.75) placed 1st overall
Julian Claiborne – 8.27m (27-01.75) placed 13th overall
Decathlon – High Jump
Stanley Hamilton – 1.70m (5-07.00) placed 11th overall
Julian Claiborne – 1.55m (5-01.00) placed 13th overall – new personal best
Decathlon – 400m
Stanley Hamilton – 49.75 - placed 2nd overall
Julian Claiborne – 53.71- placed 10th overall
Hammer Throw
Relon Jones – 43.38m (142-04) placed 8th overall
Darius Jackson-Rubio - 28.49m (93-05) placed 16th overall
Javelin Throw
Michael Bogues – 54.10m (177-06) placed 2nd overall – new personal best
Darius Jackson-Rubio – 43.21m (141-09) placed 9th overall
400m Hurdles - Prelims
Arrion Knight – 54.14 – 5th overall-Qualified for Saturday finals – new personal best
200 - Prelims
Christion Derrick – 21.53 – 11th overall
Friday, May 5
Decathlon – 110m
Stanley Hamilton – 15.77 – placed 3rd overall
Julian Claiborne – 19.85 – placed 13th overall
Decathlon - Discus Throw
Stanley Hamilton – 33.42m (109-07) placed 3rd overall
Julian Claiborne – 24.92m (81-09) placed 8th overall – new personal best
Decathlon – Pole Vault
Stanley Hamilton – 3.95m (12.11.50) placed 2nd overall
Julian Claiborne – 3.25m (10-08.99) placed 5th overall
Decathlon – Javelin
Stanley Hamilton – 36.20m (118-08) placed 7th overall – new personal best
Julian Claiborne – 25.75m (84-05) placed 14th overall
Decathlon – 1500m
Stanley Hamilton – 5:08.10 - placed 3rd overall
Julian Claiborne – 5:08.14 - placed 4th overall
Long Jump
Jaden Harris – 7.34m (24-01.00) placed 8th overall – new personal best
Shawn St. Romain – 7.07m (23-02.50) 12th overall – new personal best
Javelin Throw
Michael Bogues – 54.10m (177-06) placed 2nd overall – new personal best
Darius Jackson-Rubio – 43.21m (141-09) placed 9th overall
110m Hurdles - Prelims
Arrion Knight – 14.54 – 6th overall-Qualified for Saturday finals
Nickolos Hall – 15.64 - 15th overall – new personal best
400 - Prelims
Damon Cobbs – 46.70 – 1st overall – Qualified for Saturday Finals – new season Best
Christion Derrick - 47.92 – 10th overall – new season best
Camdyn Parsee – 49.18 – 18th overall
Clayton Terry – 50.43 – 25th overall
100 - Prelims
Keishawn Everly – 10.73 – 17th overall
Carlos Branch – 10.86 = 20th overall
Nazhir Carter – 11.08 – 27th overall
Jalen Smith – 11.27 – 31st overall
3000m Steeple Chase
Jarrel Reynolds – 10:22.92 – 7th overall
Saturday, May 6
Discus Throw
Kaiden Berry – 41.95m (137-07) placed 11th overall – new personal best
Relon Jones – 39.86m (130-09) placed 14th overall
Michael Bogues – 35.16m (115-04) placed 29th overall
High Jump
Camdyn Parsee – 2.02m (6-07.50) placed 5th overall – new personal best
Oseyi Abulu – 2.02m (6-07.50) placed 7th overall – new personal best
Triple Jump
Stanley Hamilton – 14.94m (49.00.25) placed 3rd overall
Jaden Harris – 13.97m (45-10.00) placed 12th overall
Pole Vault
Ladorian Havard – 4.05m (13-03.50) placed 5th overall – new season best
Julian Claiborne – 3.25 (10-08.00) placed 9th overall
4x100 Relays
Nazhir Carter, Christion Derrick, Carlos Branch, Keishawn Everly – 41.02 - placed 6th overall – season best
1500m
Cymon Shy – 4:16.33 – placed 10th overall
110m Hurdles - Finals
Arrion Knight – 14.54 – 6th overall-Qualified for Saturday finals
400 - Finals
Damon Cobbs – 47.22 – 4th overall
400m Hurdles - Finals
Arrion Knight – 52.55 – 3rd overall – new personal best
4x400 Relays
Christion Derrick, Damon Cobbs, Arrion Knight, Camdyn Parsee – 3:11.77- placed 2nd overall
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