Full Results
ALBANY, Ga. – The Wildcats are aiming to send representatives to the nationals and have one now as a qualifier. Joe Williams threw to a pair of first places and Cornelius Cooks II became a NCAA Division II qualifier in both the 100 and 200 meters for Fort Valley State, while the team was fourth at the Albany State Alice Coachman Invitational.
Joe Wiliams bested the field in both the shot put at 16.12 meters and discus for a throw of 44.14 meters. Cooks blazed his way to a third place in both events with times of 10.37 in the 100 meters and 21.19 for the 200 meters and now he is a national qualifier in both events. Cooks also ran the anchor leg of the second-place 4x100-meter relay team with Marcus Jefferson, Waylon Williams and Da'Veon Jenkins in the 41.19 finish.
Bashan Wesley leaped his way to the top jumping individual finish of 7.08 meters in the long jump for second.
As a team, FVSU accumulated 85 points for fourth place while Columbus State and Albany State were the two top teams with 180 and 101 points.
In the throws, Joshua Pearson threw the hammer throw exactly 40.00 meters for fourth place and he was fifth in the shot put (13.61m). Solomon Hall also was seventh in the shot put at 13.36m and Christian Ector grabbed eighth in the discus (38.30m).
Terrell Williams ran to a fifth place in the 800 meters with a time of 2:01.59. He also ran the final leg of the 4x400-meter relay team with Andre Milner, Jaden Rudolph and Taquarrion Bryant making up the other members with a time of 3:32.09 for fifth.
After Cooks in the 200 meters, Waylon Williams was not far behind in 21.96 for fifth and Jenkins was seventh (22.04).
Milner hurdled his way in the 400-meter hurdles in 57.63 for sixth, while Elijah Taylor posted a time of 19:30.56 for sixth, as well, in the 5000 meters. Rudolph rounded out the Wildcat placers in eighth for the 400 meters (50.65).
FVSU will have next week off to prepare for the SIAC Championships to be held at Morehouse College on Thursday through Saturday, April 25-27.
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