Ricketts Qualifies For NCAA Championship; Tigers Lead At SIAC Men’s Track & Field Championship

ATLANTA, Ga. – The Benedict College men's track & field team stands in first place after the second day of competition at the 2024 Cricket SIAC Men's and Women's Track and Field Championship, hosted by Morehouse College. The Tigers have 78 total points, ahead of second-place Morehouse (71), with Spring Hill (45) in third and Fort Valley State (44) close behind. Rajaun Ricketts qualified for the NCAA National Championship by winning the triple jump event with a jump of 15.39 meters (50 feet, 6 inches) on his sixth and final attempt. That jump currently ranks sixth-best in the country. Shun...