The Basics
Event: Dakota Realty Invitational / Hosted by South Dakota
Location: DakotaDome (Hillenbrand Track) / Vermillion, S.D.
Complete Results
VERMILLION, S.D. – The Oral Roberts track and field team kicked off its indoor season Saturday, competing in the Dakota Realty Invitational, hosted by the University of South Dakota at the DakotaDome.
News and Notes
- In the men's 400 meter dash finals, the Golden Eagles tallied six of the top seven finishes. Brad Dormeus clinched a victory in the event posting a time of 48.34, winning by nearly eight tenths of a second.
- Sasha Wells picked up right where she ended last season, picking up victories in the 60 meter dash and the 60 meter hurdles, while helping the 4x400 meter relay team to a second-place finish, alongside Kayvon Stubbs, Tay'Maro Powell-Peters and Gabrielle Gibson.
- Lakelle Kinteh opened the season with a title in the long jump, missing her personal best by just 0.03m.
- The Golden Eagles picked up a pair of top-three finishes in the men's 4x400m relay, including the top-finish by Aaron Charlton, Brad Dormeus, Ethan Hanna and Cameron Neely by nearly seven and a half seconds over the second-place finishers.
Men's Top-Eight Finishers
60 Meter Dash
2 – Aaron Charlton – 6.93
4 – Donovan Smith – 7.01
5 – Joel Mackey – 7.12
200 Meter Dash
3 – Donovan Smith – 22.65
5 – Joel Mackey – 23.09
400 Meter Dash
1 – Brad Dormeus – 48.34
2 – Cameron Neely – 49.20
3 – Ethan Hanna – 50.86
4 – Jake Shannon - 51.30
5 – Daniels Bambals - 51.40
7 – Josiiah Granderson – 51.85
3,000 Meter Run
5 – Emmanuel Kipngetich – 8:58.50
7 – Rojs Puks – 8:59.59
4x400 Meter Relay
1 – Aaron Charlton, Brad Dormeus, Ethan Hanna, Cameron Neely – 3:18.08
3 – Daniels Bambals, Rojs Puks, Jake Shannon, Josiiah Granderson – 3:28.44
Pole Vault
7 – Brandon Hanoch – 4.71m
Long Jump
4 – Joshua Tabla – 6.22m
6 – Kemuel Sloan – 5.89m
Triple Jump
2 – Joshua Tabla – 14.27m
3 – Kemuel Sloan – 13.53m
Women's Top-Eight Finishers
60 Meter Dash
1 – Sasha Wells – 7.48
4 – Lakelle Kinteh – 7.90
5 – Kayvon Stubbs – 7.92
7 – Victoria Neville – 7.96
200 Meter Dash
5 – Victoria Neville – 26.23
6 – Judith Bediako – 26.38
400 Meter Dash
7 – Alexa Granderson – 1:04.12
60 Meter Hurdles
1 – Sasha Wells – 8.34
2 – Gabrielle Gibson – 8.62
5 – Indea Cartwright – 9.13
4x400 Meter Relay
2 – Sasha Wells, Kayvon Stubbs, Tay'Maro Powell-Peters, Gabrielle Gibson – 3:56.07
High Jump
3 – Shalom Olotu – 1.61m
Long Jump
1 – Lakelle Kinteh – 5.38m
3 – Shalom Olotu – 5.24m
8 – Amaka Ezukanma – 4.62m
Triple Jump
5 – Amaka Ezukanma – 10.27m
Up Next
ORU heads to Wichita, Kansas, Jan. 29 to compete in the Shocker Invitational against UT Arlington, Oklahoma Baptist, McMurray, Letourneau and the host, Wichita State.
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