TOWSON, MD. – Men's and women's track and field opened the outdoor season today, heading to Towson for the Tiger Season Opener. It was a successful day for the Knights, who saw 28 top 10 finishes, including first place in the triple jump by Jashad Kersey and the men's 3000m steeple by Trevor Ehrlicher.
 
-Freshman Xavier Hayletts placed seventh in the men's 100m with a time of 11.07
-Anaya Lowder finished ninth in the women's 100m with a time of 12.74
-Freshman Rilwan Olunlade placed sixth in the men's 110m hurdles with a time of 16.56
-Tata Coulibaly took home fourth in the women's 200m with a time of 25.74
-Onnieka Rolle and Anaya Loweder also competed in the 200, placing sixth and seventh
-Freshman Tele Abe placed fourth in the men's 400m hurdles
-Junior Meghan Porter placed eleventh in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:14.65
-Sophomore Luis Abreu finished sixth in the men's 1500, followed by freshman Brandon Barreto who placed eighth
-Freshman Trevor Ehrlicher finished first in the men's 3000m steeple with a time of 10:26.65
-Senior Ahmed Brown placed fourteenth in the men's discus with a mark of 32.95m
-Freshman Darien Cade made his collegiate hammer throw debut, placing twelve with a mark of 33.51
-Freshmen Tata Coulibaly and Nilaja Wiltshire participated in the hammer throw, placing seventh and sixteenth respectively
-Freshman Christian Mercado placed fourth in the men's high jump with 1.70m
-Darien Cade and Dane Theuerkauf placed seventh and tenth in the men's javelin throw with marks of 48.91m and 40.32m
-Sophomore Ella Johnson completed the women's javelin throw with a sixth place finish
-Freshmen Zander Romero, Jashad Kersey and Christian Mercado all completed the men's long jump, placing third, sixth and seventh
-Amiyah Williams took home fifth place in the women's long jump with her distance of 5.21m
-Nilaja Wiltshire had an impressive performance in the women's shot put, finishing second with a mark of 12.88m
-Jashad Kersey took home first place in the men's triple jump with an impressive 13.67m mark
-Freshman Myles Taylor came second to Kersey in the long jump with a distance of 13.10m
-The men's 4x100m relay of Julian Jamison, Tele Abe, Daniel Chambers and Xavier Hayletts placed second with a time of 43.46
-The women's 4x100m relay of Onnieka Rolle, Tata Coulibaly, Akayla Morris and Amiyah Williams also placed second, with a time of 48.70.
 
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