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Men's Track & Field

Brown Wins at 200-Meters as Lions Compete at DeSchriver Invitational

A first-place finish by sprinter Michael Brown (Norristown, Pa,/Norristown HS) along with three season bests and a pair of personal records highlighted the Lincoln University men's track team's performance at the DeSchriver Invitational held at East Stroudsburg University on Sunday.

The meet featured teams from 17 different schools with NCAA Division II, Division III and community colleges represented as well as three eastern area track clubs.
Brown won the 200-meter dash event for the third time this season, recording a time of 22.70 and besting 33 other competitors in the event.  The senior sprinter also won the event at the Bow-Tie Classic and the Collegeville classic and also took second at the Villanova Open.  Brown also took home fourth place in the long jump competition, jumping 6.32 meters (20'9").   

Daniel Williams (Coatesville, Pa./Coatesville HS) set a personal-mark in the long jump with a leap of 5.79 meters (19' 0"), placing ninth in the event.  He also ran to a fourth place finish in the 55-meter high hurdles with a time of 8.08 seconds.

The day's other personal best mark belonged to Marcus Kinard (York, PA/West York HS) in the 800-meter run.  Kinard placed 12th overall with a time of 2:06.03, his fastest  800 time to date.   Teammate Deoindre Brown also ran a season best time in the event, crossing the finish line in 2:13.79.

Seven additional top ten finishes also highlighted the day for the Lincoln squad with Brandin House (Killeen, Texas/Killeen HS) recording three of them.  House, competing in the triple jump for the first time, placed sixth overall with a leap of 12.73 meters (41' 9¼").  He was also eighth in the 1,000-meter run with a time of 3:28.46 and tenth in the long jump with a leap of 5.76 meters (18' 10¾").   It was also House's first time racing in the 1,000-meter race.

Rhashawn Jenkins-Powell (Neptune, N.J/Neptune HS) took third place in the high jump competition, clearing the bar at 1.90 meters (6' 2¾") while Solomon Potter (Lindenwood N.J./Timber Creek HS) rounded out the Lions top ten finishes in the field events with a seventh place effort in the shot put competition.  Potter threw the shot, 12.83 meters (42' 1¼").
Rounding out the individual top ten finishes was Frederick Sinclair (West Chester, Pa./West Chester-Rustin HS).  Sinclair like house was a first-timer in the 1,000-meter run while placing ninth with a time of 3:38.30.    The Lions 4 x 200-meter relay time of Nycere Walker (Wilmington, Del./Brandywine HS), Jabari Thomas (Washington, D.C./Hampton U.), Sinclair and Davon Tate (Baltimore, Md./Morgan State Univ.) placed eighth overall with a time of 1:38.95

Next up for the Lions track team is the CIAA Indoor Track Championships on February 12-13, 2017 at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia.
 
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Players Mentioned

Marcus Kinard

Marcus Kinard

5' 11"
Junior
Michael Brown

Michael Brown

5' 8"
Senior
Business Management
Brandin House

Brandin House

6' 0"
Senior
Health Science
Rhashawn Jenkins-Powell

Rhashawn Jenkins-Powell

5' 10"
Freshman
Psychology
Solomon  Potter

Solomon Potter

6' 2"
Sophomore
Social Work
Frederick  Sinclair

Frederick Sinclair

5' 9"
Junior
Mass Communications
Davon Tate

Davon Tate

5' 11"
Junior
Business Management
Jabari Thomas

Jabari Thomas

5' 10"
Junior
Liberal Studies
Nycere Walker

Nycere Walker

5' 8"
Freshman
Sociology
Daniel  Williams

Daniel Williams

5' 8"
Junior
Visual Design/Studio

Players Mentioned

Marcus Kinard

Marcus Kinard

5' 11"
Junior
Michael Brown

Michael Brown

5' 8"
Senior
Business Management
Brandin House

Brandin House

6' 0"
Senior
Health Science
Rhashawn Jenkins-Powell

Rhashawn Jenkins-Powell

5' 10"
Freshman
Psychology
Solomon  Potter

Solomon Potter

6' 2"
Sophomore
Social Work
Frederick  Sinclair

Frederick Sinclair

5' 9"
Junior
Mass Communications
Davon Tate

Davon Tate

5' 11"
Junior
Business Management
Jabari Thomas

Jabari Thomas

5' 10"
Junior
Liberal Studies
Nycere Walker

Nycere Walker

5' 8"
Freshman
Sociology
Daniel  Williams

Daniel Williams

5' 8"
Junior
Visual Design/Studio