Owoh Named Field Rookie of the Meet, Gosier Wins 100m Dash as Peacocks Wrap up MAAC Outdoor Championships

Results

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J.- Sophomores Lorretta Owoh and Vernetta Gosier both saw their incredible outdoor campaigns culminate with major recognition on Sunday afternoon, as the Saint Peter's University track & field teams wrapped up the two-day Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Outdoor Championships with fine showings throughout the roster.

Owoh, who went undefeated in field events during the regular season, came out on top in the triple jump with a distance of 11.56 meters, garnering MAAC Women's Field Rookie of the Meet honors in the process. Gosier won the 100-meter dash in equally impressive fashion, winning in 12.21 seconds, nearly a tenth of a second faster than the next-closest competitor.

Owoh and Gosier's victories were just some of the highlights that the Peacocks enjoyed on Sunday. Overall, the men's team would finish the championship in fourth place while the women's team took sixth.

Top Performances: Women

• Owoh's 11.56-meter triple jump is also a personal record and the second-best mark in the conference. With the win, Owoh remained perfect in the triple jump this outdoor season with four wins in as many tries.
• Gosier's mark in the 100-meter dash is a new PR for her and the top time in the MAAC this year. Gosier was also runner-up in the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.41 seconds.
• The relay races were also a spot where the Peacocks thrived on Day 2. The combination of freshmen Jewel Dale and Abigail Vital and sophomores Alexis Peterson and Deja Bowen came in the top-five in the 4x100-meter relay event in 49.26 seconds.
• Vital also came through for the team when she scored in the 400 hurdles with a time of 1:08.48, good for sixth-place.
• Vital and Dale also joined forces with freshman Alexus Smith and sophomore Tola Osipitan to take another top-five finish in the 4x400-meter relay. The quartet clocked in at 4:04.13, the fourth-best time in the conference this year.
• Smith also scored for the team in the 100 hurdles with a time of 15.71 seconds. 

Top Performances: Men

• The team of freshman Devon Bembridge, sophomores Clardo Nestor and Michael Conover, and junior Petrus Benjamin, was runner-up in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:19.66, which is the third-best time in the MAAC this season.
• Sophomores Jayaire King and Jarrett Gentles both came in the top-five in the 400 hurdles. King came in at 54.01 seconds and Gentles crossed in 54.63. King's time is a new PR for himself and third-best in the conference.
• Freshman Delano Gooden took a third-place finish in the 100-meter finals with a PR time of 10.93 seconds, fifth-best in the MAAC. Gooden also scored in the 200 meters with a time of 22.54 seconds.
• Sophomore Rayshawn Johnson finished in the top-five in the 110-hurdle finals at 15.32 seconds.
• The MAAC Long Jump Champion, sophomore Jabari Higgs-Salaam, also scored in the triple jump with a seventh-place finish of 13.62 meters.
• Freshman Ibrahim Seidou-Bakari made his debut in the shot put and threw for 12.07 meters.

Up Next
In the coming days, the Peacocks will await to see who has qualified for the ECAC/IC4A Outdoor Track & Field Championships, which will take place from May 14-16, at American International College (AIC) in Springfield, Massachusetts.