WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – North Carolina Central University's track and field teams collected 11 event victories at the Champion College Team Challenge on Thursday. The Eagles' 11 first-place performances are the most by an NCCU indoor squad since racking up seven triumphs in the JDL Team Challenge during the 2019 campaign. 
 
NCCU had seven wins on the track and four in the field. Sophomore Asia Bly sprinted the women's 60-meter dash in 7.77 seconds, while senior Olivia Andrews won the women's 400m race with a time of 59.46. The Eagles swept the women's and men's 200m races with junior Del'Nique Penn and freshman Justin Miles finishing in 26.00 and 22.98 seconds, respectively. Freshman Victoria Swepson joined the party by picking up a win in the women's mile run, posting a time of 5:15.72. Andrews was joined by juniors Ariana Harrell and Emmaya Waters and freshman Tracey Manigault to capture the 4x400m relay crown (4:04.26). For the men, juniors Isaiah Hunter and Donnell Carter combined with seniors Gordon Lewis and Mackenson Yrelus to win the men's 4x400m relay (3:23.88). 
 
In the field, sophomore Joidon Boddie was the only participant to leap over 11 meters with her winning 11.46m leap in the women's triple jump. Junior Jaelyn Blanc soared 13.71m to seal a first-place finish in the men's triple jump. Senior Marvin Jones won the men's high jump for the third straight meet with a 2.04m attempt. Freshman Anyae Lindsay earned a victory in the women's high jump with a 1.54m mark. 
 
NCCU will compete in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Indoor Track and Field Championships in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Feb. 21-23. 
 
NCCU Winning Performances 
 
Women's 400m Race 
Olivia Andrews (1^st) 59.46 
 
Men's Triple Jump 
Jaelyn Blanc (1^st) 13.71m 
 
Women's High Jump 
Anyae Lindsay (1^st) 1.54m 
 
Men's High Jump 
Marvin Jones (1^st) 2.04m 
 
Women's 60m Dash 
Asia Bly (1^st) 7.77 
 
Men's 200m Race 
Justin Miles (1^st) 22.98 
 
Women's 200m Race 
Del'Nique Penn (1^st) 26.00 
 
Men's 4x400 Relay 
Gordon Lewis, Mackenson Yrelus, Isaiah Hunter, Donnell Carter (1^st) 3:23.88 
 
Women's Triple Jump 
Joidon Boddie (1^st) 11.46m 
 
Women's 4x400 Relay                                                                                                                                     
Olivia Andrews, Emmaya Waters, Tracey Manigault, Ariana Harrell (1^st) 4:04.26  
 
Women's 1 Mile Run 
Victoria Swepson (1^st) 5:15.72