The FAMU Men’s & Women’s Track and Field teams placed 4th and 8th, respectively, in their first SWAC Indoor Track and Field Championship yesterday. Prairie View A&M claimed first-place titles in both the men’s and women’s even
Severe weather forced the two-day event, which was scheduled to begin on Thursday, to be postponed until Friday.
PVAMU men racked up 120 points followed by Texas Southern (85), Jackson State (70), Southern (70), and Bethune-Cookman (69) to round out the top five team rankings.
Arkansas Pine Bluff (63), Alabama State (60), Florida A&M (45), Alcorn State (42), Grambling State (24), Mississippi Valley State (8) and Alabama A&M (7) concluded the meet ranked 6-12 respectively.
On the women’s side
PVAMU finished with 133 overall points followed by Alcorn State (101), Alabama State (85), Florida A&M (72.5), and Arkansas Pine Bluff (71) to round out the top five team rankings.
Jackson State (44), Bethune-Cookman (41), Southern (40), Texas Southern (35), Grambling State (24), Mississippi Valley State (8.5) and Alabama A&M (6) concluded the meet ranked 6-12 respectively.