Newark, NJ - One week after finishing runner-up in the Region 20 Championships, the Howard Community College Dragons track & field team competed in the Wolverine Classic at Essex County Community College in Newark, New Jersey.
The Dragons continued to impress, taking the gold in two events and scoring five additional podiums. For full results,
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Highlights:
Track Events
- Divine Rice (Columbia, MD/Long Reach) took gold in the men's 200m, continuing a fantastic season. Rice won his heat with a time of 22.29 to clinch the victory, while Aiden Moore (Beltsville, MD/St. Vincent Palotti) made it to the podium with a 22.59. Rojae Campbell finished fifth overall with a time of 22.92, while Matthew Calinda (Hanover, MD/Meade) cracked the top ten with a 23.24.
- Larry Brent (Columbia, MD/St. Vincent Palotti) took gold in the men's 110m hurdles, finishing with a time of 16.73.
- The Dragons took silver in the men's 4x100m relay, as Rojae Campbell, Aiden Moore (Beltsville, MD/St. Vincent Palotti), Nazeer England (Columbia, MD/Wilde Lake), and Divine Rice (Columbia, MD/Long Reach) combined to set a time of 42.05.
- Mife Osinubi cam home second in the men's 400m with a time of 51.57. Evan Taylor (Baltimore, MD/Mount Saint Joseph) finished sixth with a 52.09, while Anthony Robinson (Greenbelt, MD/St. Vincent Palotti) went seventh overall with a 52.39. Jayden Gallion (Glendale, MD/CMIT Academy) finished eighth with a time of 53.04, ensuring that the Dragons would all make the top ten in the event.
- Nazeer England (Columbia, MD/Wilde Lake) finished third in the prelims for the men's 100m with a time of 11.28 seconds. In the main event, England finished fifth overall with a time of 11.52.
- Samone Haywood (Columbia, MD/Hammond) finished fifth overall in the women's 200m, setting a time of 29.27.
Field Events
- Pedro Egudu (Ellicott City, MD/Howard) just missed out on the gold in the men's long jump, finishing second with a best jump of 6.50m. Teh Wessah placed sixth overall with a 6.09m jump.
- The Dragons had an excellent day in the men's high jump, with Pedro Egudu (Ellicott City, MD/Howard) finishing third overall and Emmanuel Addo (Columbia, MD/Hammond) finishing fourth overall. Egudu's best jump was a 1.82m jump, while Addo hit 1.72m on his highest jump.
- Cheyenne Ellis (Eldersburg, MD/Century) continued to impress, finishing fourth overall in the women's shot put. Ellis had a best distance of 10.04m.
- Chukwueloka Okafor (Burtonsville, MD/Paint Branch) finished 16th overall in the men's shot put with a distance of 8.94m.
The Dragons next compete in the storied Penn Relays on Friday, April 25th!
