Rattlers Set for SWAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships

5/1/2023 11:49:00 PM

What: Southwestern Athletic Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships
When: May 4-6
Where: Prairie View A&M Track and Field Complex | Prairie View, Texas

The Florida A&M track and field team is set to compete in the SWAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Texas (May 4-6). Live results will be available the entire meet. Saturday's events will also be broadcast on the SWAC Digital Network.

Indoor Medals
Florida A&M wrapped action at the 2023 SWAC Indoor Championships with plenty of hardware – two pieces of gold, three pieces of silver, and two bronze. Teleda Williams claimed third place in the 200 (24.53) and 400 (55.67) meter dashes and was also part of the 4x400 relay that finished second (3:48.56), while Dajon Clark ran his fastest 60-meter dash in 6.69, a second-place finish, before taking first place in the long jump (7.32 meters).

Dating back to the Rattlers' time in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, Kiara Ivy has won four straight pole vault titles. The graduate student has medaled in five consecutive conference meets, beginning with a third-place effort at the 2019 outdoor event.

2023 SWAC Indoor Championships Top 3" Performances (Athlete | Mark/Time | Overall Finish)

Long Jump
Dajon Clark | 7.32m (24' .25") | 1/28

Pole Vault
Kiara Ivy | 3.71m (12' 2") | 1/7

High Jump
Pache' Caldwell | 2.10m (6' 10.75") | 2/17

60 Meters
Dajon Clark | 6.69 | 2/33

200 Meters
Teleda Williams | 24.53 | 3/35

400 Meters
Teleda Williams | 55.67 | 3/30

4x400
Teleda Williams, Destini Pickens, Lauryn Hall, Lacie Deboskie | 3:48.56 | 2/11

SWAC Weekly Honors (Outdoor)
Lauryn Hall and Dajon Clark currently co-lead the Rattlers with a team-high two weekly SWAC awards this outdoor season.

Dajon Clark (Field Athlete of the Week) | April 27
Eyana Dixon, Brandon Love (Track Athletes of the Week) | April 12
Lauryn Hall (Track Athlete of the Week) | March 30
Lauryn Hall (Track Athlete of the Week) | March 23
Jaydon Sanford (Track Athlete of the Week), Dajon Clark (Field Athlete of the Week) | March 23

Where do we stack up?
Several efforts currently rank 'Top 5" on the Southwestern Athletic Conference's 2023 Outdoor Performance List.

100 Meters
Lauryn Hall | 11.53 | First
Dajon Clark | 10.35 | Fifth

200 Meters
Teleda Williams | 23.45 | Second
Lauryn Hall | 23.95 | Fourth

400 Meters
Teleda Williams | 54.43 | Third

4x100 Relay
Shaniya Berry, Zoe Hightower,  Lauryn Hall, Teleda Williams | 45.43 | First

4x400 Relay
Zoe Hightower, Lauryn Hall, Lacie Deboskie, Teleda Williams | 3:45.14 | Second

High Jump
Pache' Caldwell | 2.10m (6' 10.75") | Fourth

Pole Vault
Kiara Ivy | 3.50m (11' 5.75") | First

Long Jump
Dajon Clark | 7.65m (25' 1.25") | First
Pache' Caldwell | 7.53m (24' 8.5") | Second
Mia Heard | 5.68m (18' 7.75") | Fourth

Hammer
Karen Odoemene | 49.76m (163' 3") | Fourth

Javelin
Quentin Williams | 56.59m (185' 8") | Second
Latia Saunders | 34.33m (112' 7") | Fourth

The Rattlers also boast some of the fastest times/marks in the NCAA.

Long Jump
Dajon Clark | 7.65m (25' 1.25") | 45th in the NCAA / 19th in the East
Pache' Caldwell | 7.53m (24' 8.5") | 69th / 31st

High Jump
Pache' Caldwell | 2.10m (6' 10.75") | 65th / 26th

200 Meters
Teleda Williams | 23.45 | 90th / 49th

The "Top 48" student-athletes in the east will qualify for the 2023 NCAA East Preliminary (May 24-27). A season ago, the Rattlers sent Rachel Robertson and Jaylyn Scott to the first-round meet, where they respectively competed in the triple jump and 400-meter hurdles. Robertson went on to punch her ticket to the 2022 NCAA Track & Field Championships to mark back-to-back seasons with FAMU representation at the national meet. Will the Orange and Green make it three straight?

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