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Charlton, Andrews also pick up victories in collegiate track and field
Sheldon LongleySend an emailMay 2, 2023 73 2 minute readFacebookTwitterLinkedInShare via Email
Once again, Bahamian collegiate track and field athletes turned in some exceptional results this past weekend, continuing a trend that has already seen a couple of stunning national records as well as school records and personal best performances.
After a stellar career at Oral Roberts University (ORU) in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Gabrielle Gibson has moved on to finish her collegiate eligibility for the University of Kansas Jayhawks in Lawrence, Kansas.
The talented Bahamian was in action in three events this past weekend and won all three.
Gibson, a redshirt senior, competed in the women’s 100m, the 100m hurdles and the women’s 4x400m relay at the Rock Chalk Classic at Rock Chalk Park in Lawrence, Kansas.
In the 100m, Gibson came out victorious in 11.42 seconds. She went on to win the women’s 100m hurdles in 13.22 seconds and teamed up with Grace Cramblett, Aaliyah Moore and Honour Finley, to win the women’s 4x400m relay in 3:40.90.
Gibson has been having a fantastic season. Just last week, she ran a stunning personal best of 13.07 seconds in the women’s 100m hurdles at the John McDonnell Invitational in Fayetteville, Arkansas, becoming the sixth-fastest Bahamian woman all-time in that event, and giving The Bahamas four athletes this season under 13.10 seconds in the women’s 100m hurdles.
Wendira Moss also competed at the Rock Chalk Classic, taking part in the women’s 400m for the University of Northern Colorado Bears. The collegiate junior finished third in 54.56 seconds.
Over at the Jim Green Track & Field Invitational at the University of Kentucky Outdoor Track and Field Complex in Lexington, Kentucky, Anthaya Charlton was in action in the women’s short sprints. Representing the Kentucky Wildcats, Charlton, a freshman, won the 100 meters (m) title in 11.27 seconds after running 11.32 seconds in the heats. In the 200m, Charlton finished sixth in the final in 23.97 seconds.
Megan Moss, a junior at Kentucky, took part in the 200-400 double. She was second in the 400m in 53.34 seconds and ended up seventh in the 200m, one spot behind Charlton, in 23.98 seconds.
Antoine Andrews, a freshman at Texas Tech University, was first in the men’s 110m hurdles at the Texas Tech Corky/Crofoot Shootout at the Terry and Linda Fuller Track and Field Complex in Lubbock, Texas. Andrews won that event in a wind-aided 13.46 seconds.
Shaun Miller Jr. competed in the men’s high jump at the 127th Penn Relays Carnival at the University of Pennsylvania’s Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Miller had a best clearance of 2.18m (7’ 2”) to finish second, matching the height of the winner, but falling to second based on his second-attempt clearance at the winning height. The winner, Romaine Beckford, a junior at South Florida, cleared 2.18m on his first attempt.
Bahamian athletes will be in action again this weekend as the collegiate track and field season continues.