GWYNNED VALLEY, Pa. –Nickeela Austin placed third in the 400m to  lead the Cheyney University women's track and field team at the 8^th Annual Gwynedd-Mercy Mid-Week Twilight Invitational.

Austin clocked a time of 1:01.46 to finish the race in third place in her first 400 at Cheyney.

Sheala Miles qualified for the finals in the 100m race and crossed the line in 12.97 to capture fourth place.

Miles also competed in the long jump registering a career-long distance of 4.70m/15'5" to place 11^th.

Oluwayemisi Oresanwo put the shot a career-best distance of 8.11m/26'7.25 and Nazirah Purnell was leading the 400m hurdles before a late fall caused her to finish in 6^th position.

Cheyney is heading back to Stockton University on Friday afternoon with Austin in the triple jump competition and then will be back to Galloway, N.J at G. Larry James Stadium, with the full squad for the Osprey Open on Saturday.  

CHEYNEY RESULTS