Track & Field competes at HBCU Showcase

LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, PA – The Lincoln University track & field teams returned to action in more than a month, competing in the HBCU Showcase at the Armory Track & Field Center, New York, NY.

Freshman Kamani Johns (Chester, Pa./Chester) was the lone women's athlete to score for the Lions, placing fifth in the 400-meter with the time of 58.23 seconds. Freshman Storm Wright (Washington, DC/E.L. Haynes Charter) shaved a couple tenths off her personal best in the 200 meters, finishing with the time of 27.90 seconds.

On the men's side, freshman Jordan Hall (Randallstown, Md./Newtown) brought home the points, placing sixth in the 60-meter hurdles with the time of 8.37 seconds. Sophomore Dominic George (Wyncote, Pa./Cheltenham) just missed scoring in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.14 seconds.

Lincoln returns to action Friday at the Gotham Cup in Staten Island.

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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.