Cumberland Women's Track and Field put on a good showing at the Ed Temple Classic

Saturday, January 7, 2023

Sabrina Anderson finished second in the 800m Run today. (Credit: John Sommers II)

NASHVILLE, Tenn.-- Cumberland women's track and field posted six top-three individual finishes at the Ed Temple Classic hosted by Tennessee State University.

Austin Peay won the Ed Temple Classic, posting 75 team points. Tennessee State finished second with 65 points while Cumberland finished in third with 19 and Kentucky State finished in fourth with 5 points.

Daveina Watson started off the day for the Phoenix finishing second in the women’s shot put with a distance of 12.10m.

Alana Mack posted two top-three finishes on the day. Her first one came with a third-place long jump finish with a distance of 4.74m. She followed that up with a second place finish in the women's 55m dash with a time of 7.15s to qualify for the NAIA National Championships with B standards.

N’Dia Metcalf finished 5th in the women’s triple jump finals with a distance of 9.92m and Sabrina Anderson took home second place in the women's 800m run with a time of 2:54.15s.

Sophiat Omizi ended the day for Cumberland finishing 3rd in the women’s weight throw with a distance of 13.90m.

Cumberland track and field will be back in action for the Commodore Challenge hosted by Vanderbilt University on January 13-14.