Greggs, Williams Open Season With Victories

University of Miami freshman sprinter Charlotte Greggs (Miami, Fla./Northwestern) took first place in the 200-meters with a time of 23.91, and All-American Lauryn Williams won the 55-meters with a school-record time of 6.82 to highlight action at the Florida Intercollegiate at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center in Gainesville.

Greggs’ time in the 200-meters provisionally qualified for the NCAA championship while Williams provisionally qualified in the 55-meters and 200-meters.

Greggs, competing in her first collegiate meet, also anchored the Hurricanes’ winning 4×400 relay squad (3:43.24).

Williams, who last season earned All-America honors in the 60-meters and 100-meters, finished second in the 200-meters (24.08) behind Greggs.

Sophomore Amber Williams (Succasunna, NJ) finished among the top three competitors in both the long jump and the 55-meter hurdles. Williams took third in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 7.92 and third in the long jump with a distance of 5.85 meters (19-02.25).

Senior Patricia Pearson (Jacksonville, Fla.) took second for the Hurricanes in the 800-meters with a time of 2:11.45.

Junior Kitoya Carter (Miami, Fla./Northwestern) placed third in the 400-meters (56.02).

The Hurricanes also won the 4×800 relay.

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