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So many medals and a SWAC trophy! FAMU women's track and field wins indoor SWAC championship
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BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA― The Florida A&M track and field program will return from the 2024 SWAC Indoor Track & Field Championships with 15 medals and the women's championship title!
The success marks the second championship under Garfield Ellenwood II , the Rattlers' Director of Track & Field and Cross Country, who recently led the women's cross country team to the podium this past fall. FAMU's medal count over the two-day indoor meet included six gold, five silver, and four bronze.
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In the women's standings, nine points separated the No. 1 and No. 2 teams; FAMU recorded 122 to defeat the reigning SWAC champions, Alabama State.
Florida A&M women's track and field won the 2024 Southwestern Athletic Conference Championship in Birmingham, Alabama, Sunday, February 18, 2024.
FAMU's men's team finished with 52 total points to place sixth overall in the 11-team field.
There's plenty to discuss with Sunday's gold-medal performances. Nya Blocker and Breanna Brown-Marshall respectively set SWAC championship records in the 200-meter dash (23.24) and high jump (1.83 meters / 6') – the efforts also cemented PRs. And Tatiana Martinez , Rori Lowe , Lacie Deboskie , and Alesia Douglas delivered the Rattlers' fastest 4x400 this season (3:44.98). The win arrived shortly after Douglas finished second in the 800 (2:12.77) and Tatianna Martinez third in the 400 (55.61).
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The Rattlers will take a few weeks to recover before the final qualifying list for the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships (March 8-9) is announced.
This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: FAMU Track: Rattlers women's team wins 2024 SWAC indoor title
