Grambling State

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New Orleans, LA--- Grambling State rallied on the final day to move from third to champions in the 2010 Men’s SWAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships despite miserable weather conditions of wind and rain, which prevailed for most of the final day...

HOUSTON--- Grambling State Lady Tigers 4x400 m relay team and Asia Wright’s 5.81 performance in the long jump was enough for first place finishes, as Grambling’s women’s and men’s track and field teams had strong performances in the 58th Annual Texas Southern Relays.

  BATON ROUGE, La. – Similar to how individuals await their birthdays or Christmas on a yearly basis, Grambling State head track coach Bertram Lovell marks his calendar with championship dates.  Led by record-breaking freshman and 2009 SWAC Most Outstanding Track Performer Darwin Price, Lovell captured another indoor track championship as the Grambling State men’s track team cruised to the title during the 2009 SWAC Indoor Track and Field Championships in Baton Rouge, La.

MONROE, La. – Grace Korir and Electine Orido finished first and fourth respectively en route to leading the Grambling State Lady Tiger cross country team to a first place finish in the ULM Warhawk Invitational this past weekend.  On the men’s side, the Tigers finished third paced behind a second and fifth-place finish from Darwin Price, Jr. and Brent Flurry.

NEW ORLEANS, La. – After holding on to narrow leads over the first two days of the 2008 SWAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Grambling came up short in its attempt to capture both the men’s and women’s track titles as each left with second-place finishes at Tad Gormley Stadium.

The Grambling State outdoor men’s and women’s track teams traveled to Austin, Texas this past weekend to participate in the annual Texas Relays on the campus of The University of Texas.

The Grambling State men’s track team traveled to Baton Rouge, La. this past weekend to participate in the 2008 LSU Tiger Relays at Bernie Moore Stadium.  Grambling State had a productive weekend on the track as the men captured 23 top 10 finishes and three top three finishes in the relay events.

BATON ROUGE, La. - With the SWAC Track and Field Indoor Championships set to begin this weekend, the Grambling State men’s and women’s track teams had their final tune-up this past weekend as they participated in the LSU Twilight Invitational on Friday, Feb. 22.

LAKE CHARLES, La. – A first place finish by GSU’s distance medley team along with Travis Joseph in the triple jump were among the highlights provided by the Tiger track team during the annual McNeese State Cowboy Indoor Invite.

LAFAYETTE, La. - The Grambling State men’s cross country team returned to their winning ways with a first place finish in the Ragin’ Cajun Cross Country Invitational last Friday in Lafayette, La.

MAGNOLIA, Ark. – The Grambling State men’s and women’s cross country teams captured second and third place respectively, in the Southern Arkansas University Invitational this past weekend.

 ITTA BENA, MS –The GSU men’s and women’s track & field team ran the tables, taking home first place in both the men’s and women’s competition at the 2009 MVSU Twilight Meet held Thursday afternoon at Rice-Totten Stadium.