BETHLEHEM, PA. (April 19, 2008) – Lincoln University of Pennsylvania junior Donneisha Smith (Milwaukee, WI/Harold S. Vincent) earned a pair of gold medals by winning the 400-meter intermediate hurdles and helping the 4 x 400-meter relay team to victory during the Greyhound Classic at Moravian College Saturday afternoon. (COMPLETE MEET RESULTS)
In winning the first individual race of her college career, Smith sailed over the hurdles in a time of 1 minute, 4.18 seconds. Later in the afternoon, Smith teamed with sophomore Alisha McKeithan (Chester, PA/Strath Haven), sophomore Antonia Jones (Philadelphia, PA/Northeast) and freshman Kristina Rembert (Bronx, NY/Cathedral) to win the 4 x 400-meter relay in 3:57.08.
McKeithian continued to lower her time in the 400-meter dash. McKeithan finished sixth in the 400 in a time of 56.98 seconds. Rembert was 14th in the same event with a time of 59.55 seconds.
The Lincoln women will return to action when it competes in the Penn Relays Thursday afternoon between 5:40 p.m. and 6:40 p.m. The Lady Lions will run the 4 x 400-meter relay.
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