A native of Conyers, Georgia, Bangura won the 400m at the Weems Baskin Relays with an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 46.77 which was .06 seconds faster than Nike’s Myles Pringle who finished second. The time is also the fastest in NCAA Division II this outdoor season. He also ran in the 200m where he finished 18th with a career-best time of 21.80 which ranks eighth in Conference Carolinas and 16th in the Southeast Region.
2022 Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Weekly Awards
Week 1 (March 8, 2022)
Track Athlete of the Week: Tyler Burns, Barton
Field Athlete of the Week: Jon Wojcuich, Mount Olive
Week 2 (March 15, 2022)
Track Athlete of the Week: Justin Marshall, Barton
Field Athlete of the Week: Chianti Ghee, Barton
Week 3 (March 22, 2022)
Track Athlete of the Week: Justen Burnette, Mount Olive;
Noah Meadows, Southern Wesleyan
Field Athlete of the Week: Jon Wojcuich, Mount Olive
Week 4 (March 29, 2022)
Track Athlete of the Week: Sulaimane Bangura, Emmanuel
Field Athlete of the Week: Jon Wojcuich, Mount Olive