Rattler track teams finish 6th and 7th at SWAC Indoor Championships

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FAMU's women’s and men’s teams finished in 6^th and 7^th place, respectively, in the 2023 SWAC Indoor Track and Field Championships which concluded yesterday in Birmingham, AL.  The lady Rattlers garnered a total of 47 points at the outing while the men amassed a total of 48 points. 
 
The Rattler men’s team finished slightly better this year than they did last year when they placed 9^th overall.  The women’s team finished slightly worse falling from 4^th place last year to 6th place this year.  

Kiara Ivy, a graduate student, continued her dominance in SWAC women's pole vault taking 1st place with a score of 3.71m, repeating as conference PV champ. On the mens side, Pache' Caldwell  finished in second-place in the high jump with a collegiate best of (2.10m),
This year’s SWAC Indoor Track and Field Championships was FAMU’s first under head coach Garfield Ellenwood, who was named Director of Track & Field and Cross Country on January 3rd of this year.
 
Alabama State walked away with the championship trophies on both the men’s and women’s  side.