Complete Final Results

NEW ORLEANS – The Alabama State University men's track and field team tallied 111 points en route to finishing tied for third with Jackson State at the 2010 SWAC Track & Field Championships held at Tad Gormley Stadium.

The Hornets climbed two spots on the final day behind several strong performances including a trio of individual event titles. Grambling State captured the team championship with a total of 135.50 points followed by Arkansas-Pine Bluff with 120.

Senior Robert Gunn closed his SWAC career with a first-place finish in the 1,500m running a time of 3:55.25. Jonathan Franklin finished the 400m in a time of 47.56 on his way to a first-place finish. Delorean Peek won the 800m with a 1:55.40 and led a quartet of point scorers for ASU in the event as Gunn (4th), Charles Flewellen (5th) and Christopher Duncan (6th) all competed in the final heat.

Beldon Ferguson nearly captured the 110m hurdles finishing second by just three one-hundredths of a second while Isaiah Golson earned a second-place finish in the high jump with a leap of 6'06”. Bama State's 4x400m relay squad consisting of Peek, Flewellen, Franklin and Vincent Butler also earned a runner-up finish after racing to a time of 3:10.11.

Any athlete that finished first or second in the event finals at the SWAC Championship garnered All-SWAC honors.

The 2010 SWAC Track and Field Championships marked the end of the regular season for the ASU men's squad. Several athletes will compete at the Georgia Tech Invitational on May 14 with hopes of posting a qualifying mark for the NCAA East Regional on May 27-29 in Greensboro, N.C.


ASU Point Scoring Performances on Sunday
Men
110m Hurdles
Beldon Ferguson – 2nd – All-SWAC second-team
Jeffery Adams – 6th
Quantavious Lockhart – 8th

5000m
Robert Gunn – 3rd
Jepthah Kenei – 7th

1,500m
Robert Gunn – 1st – All-SWAC first-team
Jepthah Kenei – 6th

800m
Delorean Peek – 1st – All-SWAC first-team
Robert Gunn – 4th
Charles Flewellen – 5th
Christopher Duncan – 6th

400m
Jonathan Franklin – 1st – All-SWAC first-team

High Jump
Isaiah Golson – 2nd – All-SWAC second-team
Beldon Ferguson – 8th

Triple Jump
Beldon Ferguson – 6th

4x400m Relay
2nd – (Delorean Peek, Charles Flewellen, Vincent Butler, Jonathan Franklin)

4x100m Relay
4th – (Vincent Butler, Jonathan Franklin, Joshua Lockett, Shawn Lockhart)