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TENAJH SWEETING
Guardian Sports Reporter
tenajh@nasguard.com
Grand Bahama native Shatalya Dorsett continues to prove herself as a top sprinter for Georgia Southern University.
She recently earned a second Sun Belt Conference honor in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I track and field as Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week. Dorsett turned in some strong performances at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Rebel Elite Invitational, in Las Vegas, Nevada, last week.
The collegiate sprinter left the meet with top-three medal finishes in the women’s 100 meters (m) and 200m events, and the 4x100m relay.
Dorsett got off to a strong start and emerged victorious in the 200m, running 23.10 seconds. It was the third-fastest time recorded in program history.
Georgia Southern University senior Naj Watson pushed Dorsett, also clocking 23.10 seconds, but Dorsett was able to cross the line first in a photo finish. Running unattached, Ella Clayton completed the top three in 23.39 seconds.
Wind conditions were not favorable in the women’s 100m final, but Dorsett managed to claim second place. She ran a wind-aided time of 11.23 seconds to earn the silver medal.
Victoria Perrow, a senior for UNLV, won the event with a wind-aided time of 11.06 seconds. Watson placed third for Georgia Southern, running 11.24 seconds.
Dorsett’s third medal of the competition came in the women’s 4x100m relay. She teamed up with Watson, Aaliyah Barnes, and Amara Thomas, and the quartet secured a bronze medal in 45.14 seconds.
The University of Oregon’s quartet of Brazil Neal, Lily Jones, Niya Clayton, and Amirah Shaheed posted the top time of the event, finishing in 44.15 seconds.
UNLV’s Perrow, Kayveonna Jackson, AnnaKay Maitland, and Alysiana Winston captured the silver medal in 44.37 seconds.