BOSTON, Mass. – Sophomore
Khemani Roberts was second overall in the women's indoor pentathlon at the 2017 ECAC/IC4A Indoor Track and Field Championships on March 3-5 at the Boston University Track and Tennis Center.
Roberts won the pentathlon high jump at 1.74 meters notching a season-best mark. In the long jump she was third (5.33 meters) and in the shot put (11.50m) also placed third. Roberts was eighth in the 60 meter hurdles with a personal-best time of 9.28 and concluded her pentathlon placing 11
th in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:32.55.
Robert's time in the 800 meter pentathlon was the fastest of any Eagle this indoor season and her 60 meter hurdles was the second fastest.
Other Eagle performers at the indoor championships was junior
Kristen Deacon placing 11
th overall in the weight throw (16.97m), sophomore
Chontel Fils placing 12
th in the triple jump (11.73m) and Roberts placing 11
th in the high jump (1.64m).
Coppin State women's track and field will prepare for the outdoor season with their first meet on Saturday, March 18
th at the Maryland invitational in College Park, MD.
RESULTS
High Jump
11.
Khemani Roberts (1.64m)
Triple Jump
12.
Chontel Fils (11.73m)
Weight Throw
11.
Kristen Deacon (16.97m)
Indoor Pentathlon
2.
Khemani Roberts (3695)
