Indianapolis, Ind.—Kentucky State University men's and women's indoor track and field bounced back in second meet of the season at the Indianapolis Collegiate Challenge over the weekend.
 
"Our team showed a lot of heart over the weekend," said head coach Fatmiah Shabazz. "We've battled a lot of illnesses these last few weeks and it took a week to truly get back into the flow of training after the Holiday's. I was highly impressed with every athlete's performance. We showed that KSU can "Run, Jump and Throw". We will take a week of rest to recover and head out to ETSU in February for what I anticipate as another great weekend of performances. "I want to thank all of the Alumni, friends and families that showed up in numbers yesterday. We appreciate all of the support."
 
On the men's side junior Cameron Galloway registered a fifth place in 800-meter, with a finishing time of 2:02.83, just a second over his personal best. Following just behind Galloway in the event was junior Travon Stephenson, placing 21^st overall with a personal best time of 2:14.91.
 
Senior Aymir Taylor and junior Adrian Williams-Ralston each showcased strong showings in the 200-meter sprint as they finished in the first and second position of the their section five heat. Taylor finished seventh overall at 23.29, while Williams-Ralston placed ninth at 23.38. The duo also featured strong showings in the 60-meter spring, with both finishing first in their individual heats. Taylor finished a step ahead at 11^th overall at 7.11, with Williams-Ralston coming in at the 13^th spot with a time of 7.14.
 
For the Thorbrettes, senior Carissa Baker added a top-10 finish as she placed sixth overall in a field of 40 plus competitors in the 400-meter event. Baker conluded with a time of 1:01.40, just shy of her indoor personal best of 59.99 set nearly year ago at the Buccaneer Track and Field Invitational on Feb. 4, 2017.
 
Senior Daphene Brown nearly duplicated a top-five finish like her male counterpart Galloway did in the 800-meter but came up just short, still finishing with a top-10 finish at the seventh position. Brown's time of 2:41.97 gave her a new personal best in the event.
 
In the field events, freshman Angel Freeman shined in the shotput with a final distance of 11.21 meters for a seventh-place finish.
 
"Our entire squad would like to give a special shout out to our Athletic Trainer Desmond Dorismond," said Shabazz.  "We competed throughout the afternoon to the late evening and he made sure all of the athletes ate properly, hydrated and were ready to compete."
 
KSU will be back in action at the start of February with the Buccaneer Invitational at East Tennessee State University on Feb. 2.