Temple University Athletics
Outdoor Track Competes In Quaker Invitational
3.26.01 | Women's Track and Field
Philadelphia, Pa. (March 24) - The Temple men's and women's outdoor track
teams kicked off their season in the Quaker Invitational at the University of
Pennsylvania on Saturday. Both the men and women had five athletes place in
the top five in various events.
Sophomore Naomi Beverly led the way for the Owls finishing first in the 200m
dash with a time of 25.28 and second in the 100m dash (12.47). Senior Afia
Brown placed first in the 100m dash with a time of 12.41. In the 400m dash,
freshman Samantha Porter finished third (59.16). Freshman Rashida Stamps came
in third in the shot put with a distance of 11.99m. Temple's relay team
finished second in the 4x100m relay and fourth in the 4x400 (47.7, 4:08.8).
For the men, freshman Jason Forbes had a strong outing placing first in the
triple jump and second in the long jump (14.24m, 6.82m). Sophomore Robert
Leite-Young also placed in the triple jump finishing third with a distance of
13.93m. Law student Robert Lythgoe finished first in the 1,500m run with a
time of 3:59.34 and seventh in the 800m run (1:57.82). Freshman pole vaulter
Kevin Kelly placed second with a height of 4.25m. Sophomore Daniel Stevens
finished second overall in the 800m run (1:55.78). Freshman Bryan Adams
placed fifth in the 400 m hurdles with a time of 57.82. In the 4x400 m relay
the Owls' came in second with a time of 3:19.81.
The Owls are in action next weekend, March 30 and 31 at the Raleigh Relays in
North Carolina
