PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas | The Alabama State University men's track team claimed title championships while women's track brought home third place at the 2023 SWAC Outdoor Championships on Saturday, May 6. 

The men's team won their third SWAC outdoor championship under Head Coach Ritchie Beene's guidance.

The Hornets and Lady Hornets broke 30 records during the SWAC Outdoor championship, which included three SWAC records, two school records, 23 Personal Records (PR), and two season Best. They also had 34 medalists which included 13 gold, eight silver medals, and 13 bronze medals.

Quote from Coach Ritchie Beene:
"Show me your faith without the work, and I will show you our faith by our work. This is the best way to sum up this championship experience. These coaches and athletes believed in each other. We never surrendered to the challenges."

Men Results:

• Daniel Bayeshea threw a 52.59m winning first place in discus breaking the school record. Bayeshea also reached a new personal record of 15.07m in shot put finishing in eighth. 
• Isiah Palmer finished third in pole vault while also breaking a school record at 4.35m
• Xavier Clark and Marcus Cade competed in the long jump coming in at fifth and sixth, respectively. Clarke PR with a jump of 7.49m while Cade reached a season best of 7.37m.
• Our 4x1 relay team consisting of Victor Smith, Matthew Clarke, Justus Trainer, and Jamarion Stubbs broke the SWAC record and took home first place clocked at 39.35. This record has not been broken since 1988.
• In 110m hurdles Vaughn DeVaughn III reached a new personal record of 14.20 while coming in fifth
• Amos Beadle ran a 4:04.23 in the 1500m race coming in fifth place. 
• Jon Coulter competed in the 5000m race where he came in at seventh place with a time of 16:49.46.
• Kendrick Winfield captured first in the 400m with a time of 46.02. Daquan Tate came in third with a 46.73 and Joshua Knox finished in eighth at 48.04. All 3 reached a new personal record in this race.
• Victor Smith, Matthew Clarke, and Justus Trainer sweeped the 100m race. Smith broke the SWAC record, PR, and finished in first with a 10.10 time. Clarke came in second clocking a 10.24 time and new PR. Trainer placed third at 10.28 while also reaching a new personal record.
• Marcus Cade placed fourth in triple jump reaching 14.90m.
• Khabeeba Mills placed third in the 800m at 1:52.97. Mills reached a new PR in the Prelims round Friday night with a time of 1:51.70.
• Vaughn DeVaughn III finished fourth in the 400m hurdles with a time of 53.17. While also placing fifth in the Decathlon with 5681 points.
• ASU dominated in the 200m race taking every place but second. Matthew Clarke ran a 20.43 breaking the SWAC record while coming in first. Victor Smith finished third with a 20.67, Justus Trainer finished fourth at 20.73, and Kendrick Winfield finished fifth with a 20.79. Resulting in all four Hornets reaching a new personal record.
• 4X400m relay team consisting of Kendrick Winfield, Jamarion Stubbs, Khabeeba Mills, and Daquan Tate helped seal the win for the Hornets by coming in first place with a time of 3:07.34.

• Yasmin Grace earned second place in triple jump resulting in her reaching a new school record at 12.56m. Grace also reached a new personal record with a 5.91m leap in long jump.
• In the 1500m Shamia Jones took home first place with a 4:40.88 time. Rebecca Bernardin came in fourth at 4:58.27 followed by Taliah Wickett who got fifth with a time of 4:58.71.
• Shakayla Riggins finished seventh in the Heptathlon with 3840 points..
• Jaqual Bush and Shawnakay Peart reach new PR finishing 11.70 (fourth) and 11.84 (sixth), respectively.
• Rebecca Bernardin ran a 44:17.76 in the 10000m race coming in sixth place. Bernardin also competed in the 3000m steeple where she came in fourth place with a time of 12:38.55
• Shamia Jones, Taliah Wickett, and Deleverna Broomfield sweeped the 800m event. Jones came in first clocked at 2:09.98. Wickett finished second 2:10.06 and Broomfield finished third 2:11.32, they both reached a new personal record.
• Morgan O'Neal came in second place in the 400m hurdles at 58.74 also resulting in a new PR.
• Jaqual Bush finished in third place in the 200m race with a new PR time of 23.89
• 4x400m relay team consisting of Morgan O'Neal, Delverna Broomfield, Khaliyah Anderson, and Taliah Wickett battled to the end resulting in them coming in second with a new season best of 3:42.25.

Coach Ritchie Beene ran his total championships to 58 Championships as a coach at Alabama State, tallying his 46th title as Head Coach. Beene was also awarded his 46th SWAC Coach of Year Honor following the outdoor season. Beene is still the all-time winningest coach at Alabama State and the SWAC and ranks among one of the all-time winningest coaches in NCAA track and field history.

Up Next:
The Hornets and Lady Hornets will see who will be competing in the NCAA East Regionals May, 24-27 in Jacksonville, FL.