HOBBS, N.M. — Future Texas Tech sprinter RaNayla Moten ended her final run with the Allen Red Devils in grand fashion after taking first place in the 100-meter dash and the 200-meter dash during individual titles at Saturday’s NJCAA Track an Field Championships.
Moten shaved two-tenths of a second off her 100-meter dash time in the prelims to take the national title in a blistering 10.94 seconds, followed closely by fellow Allen sophomore Grace Nwokocha (11.18) for third place.
In the 200 meters, Moten shaved three-tenths of a second off her prelim time to take first in 22.21 seconds, followed by Nwokocha (22.91) for fourth place.
As a team, the Red Devils finished seventh in the nation. The 4×100 relay team took second with a 45.21 second run. Sophomore Kayla Cleveland took fourth in the 100-meter hurdles with a 13.45 second run.
The men’s team placed 18th.
The 4×100 relay team was first with a 39.21-second run.
Freshman Maurice Conner showed his potential after taking fifth in the 100-meter dash in 10.02 seconds. Sophomore Jalil Cooper took seventh in the 200-meter dash and 15th in the 100-meter dash prelims.
Complete results as follows:
Women 100 meter Dash Finals: first, RaNayla Moten, 10.94; third, Grace Nwokocha, 11.18
Women 100 meter Dash Prelims: first, R. Moten, 11.09; third, G. Nwokocha, 11.37
Men 100 meter Dash Finals: fifth, Maurice Conner, 10.02
Men 100 meter Dash Prelims: ninth, M. Conner, 10.15; 15th, Jalil Cooper, 10.22; 35th, Ali Dargan, 11.12
Women 200 meter Dash Finals: first, R. Moten, 22.21; fourth, G. Nwokocha, 22.91
Women 200 meter Dash Prelims: first, R. Moten, 22.55; sixth, G. Nwokocha, 23.16
Men 200 meter Dash Finals: seventh, J. Cooper, 20.70
Men 200 meter Dash Prelims: 17th, Kasiya Daley, 20.69
