Florida A&M

Rattler Jumpers Notch Wins in Outdoor Opener

3/26/2022 7:03:00 PM

ORLANDO | The Florida A&M track and field program opened its outdoor schedule at the two-day Knights Invite (March 25-26), where it captured nine 'Top 5' finishes with wins in the high jump and long jump. Rachel Robertson and Dajon Clark stood atop the podium in their respective events, which also marked the third straight victory for the former, who recently earned a gold medal at the 2022 Southwestern Athletic Indoor Track & Field Championships.

Robertson notched a 1.72-meter performance at UCF, while Clark recorded his first-place finish in 7.10 meters. The sophomore also recorded a collegiate-best 10.84 in the 100-meter dash and was one of the three Rattler men to post a PR (of those who finished in the 'Top 10' of their field). The others included Samuel Gardner (400-meter \ 49.44) and Myles Chapman (long jump \ 6.57 meters).

Florida A&M continues its outdoor slate at the Florida Relays (March 31 - April 2).

Top Performances (Athlete, Result, Finish)

100 Meter Dash
Dajon Clark | 10.84 | 4/23
Ilyria Johns | 12.03 | 8/31

400 Meter Dash
Destini Pickens | 56.80 | 5/27
Samuel Gardner | 49.44 | 10/32

110 Meter Hurdles
Jaydon Sanford | 15.42 | 5/11

400 Hurdles
Jada Harrison | 1:02.12 | 4/17
Jaydon Sanford | 55.56 | 4/17

4x400 Meter Relay
Josiah Davis, Samuel Gardner, Brandon Love, Curtis Thomas | 3:19.73 | 3/7

High Jump
Rachel Robertson | 1.72m (5-07.75) | 1/14

Long Jump
Dajon Clark | 7.10m (23-03.50) | 1/13
Myles Chapman | 6.57m (21-06.75) | 5/13
Zoe Hightower | 5.25m (17-02.75) | 8/23

Triple Jump
Rachel Robertson | 12.30m (40-04.25) | 6/15

Shot Put
London Shaw | 12.18m (39-11.50) | 8/21

Discus
Karen Odoemene | 36.15m (118-07) | 10/17

BOLD = PR

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