Devilus Culmer secured victories in the open men javelin and 1500 meters (m) events for the University of The Bahamas Mingoes men's track and field team at the inaugural Devynne Charlton Legends Invitational on Saturday at the Thomas Robinson Track and Field Stadium.

Also securing wins in two events was . Ednal Rolle, UB's men and women's track and field teams said that he saw some improvement at this meet.

"The athletes are now rounding into form and shape. Besides the cold weather conditions, I think they performed well. The women's 4 x 100m team did well along with hurdler Jahlandon Wilson and Strachan."

Strachan sprinted her way to a time of 12.36 seconds to win the 100m. She came back to cross the finish line in 26.28 seconds to win the 200m. Three other UB sprinters were in that race. Deamia Bowe was second in 26.63 seconds. Tianna Bootle was third in 27.84 seconds and Marquell Newbold was fourth in 27.14 seconds.

"I was relaxed," Strachan said. "The performance was better than the last time I ran and I appreciated what happened today. The UB girls are strong and push each other."

Culmer clocked 4:45.91 to win the 1500m race. The javelin throw saw him throwing further than teammate Rashad Evans with a throw of 47.06m (154' 4-3/4") on his third throw. Evans was second with a best throw of 40.65m (133' 4-1/2").

"Coach kept me calm throughout the throws," Culmer said. "When you do too much on the runway you do no throw to your full potential,"

Lhevinne Joseph ran a strong race to secure the open men 400m dash. He stopped the clock to dip across the finishing line in 49.68 seconds.

"My race was fun," Joseph said, "There is a heavy head wind on the back stretch coming home so that is a big challenge for me but after that I felt like I executed well. I wish I ran faster."

Jackson Ozias won the open men 800m race when he stopped the clock at 2:08.63.

The team of Bowe, Strachan, Deja Major and Kendera Munroe placed first in the open women 4 x 100m relay. They stopped the clock at 48.30 seconds.

UB had two teams in the open mixed 4 x 400m relay. In the end, the "B" team of Jason Ferguson, Marquell Newbold, Lhevinne Joseph and Tianna Bootle was second in 3:57.59. The "A" team of Culmer, Bowe, Jackson and Strachan ran 4:16.53 to place third.

UB competes in their final meet on Saturday, February 14 in the Diana Lynn Invitational at the Thomas A. Robinson Track and Field Stadium. The meet starts at 9 a.m.