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

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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.

Read more on the Lincoln University Athletics website.

Lincoln University, the nation’s first degree-granting Historically Black College and University (HBCU), educates and empowers students to lead their communities and change the world. Lincoln offers a rigorous liberal arts education to a diverse student body of approximately 2,200 men and women in more than 35 undergraduate and graduate programs.