Howard University senior
Landria Buckley and Hampton University junior
Predist Walker were chosen as the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Track and Field Athletes of the Week, the league announced on Wednesday.
Buckley (Sr., Romulus, Michigan) won two individual titles at the Bucknell Bison Opener. The senior provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championship with a first-place time of 8.42 in the 60m hurdles and captured the gold in the 200m dash with a time of 24.39. Buckley was also a member of the 4x400m relay team that finished in fourth with a time of 3:59.59.
Walker (Jr., Suffolk, Virginia) provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championship with a first-place time of 7.90 in the 60m hurdles and also finished first in the long jump with a leap of 6.98m (22-10.75ft.). Walker was fourth in the 60m dash with a time of 6.94 and was a member of the 4x400m relay team that finished in 3:20.94.
Other Top Performers:
Wanetta Kirby (NSU) was among the top three finishers in the long jump (18-07.75 ft.) and the high jump (5-3 ft.) at the Christopher Newport Holiday Open.
Nicole Mobley (SCSU) took home the gold at the Appalachian State Invite with a time of 25.18 in the 200m dash.
Marcus Stephens (SCSU) finished first in the triple jump with a leap of 15.30m (50-02.50 ft.) and was tenth in the long jump with a jump of 6.60m (21-08 ft.).
Richard Williams (How) won the gold in the 800m (1:56.65) and ran the second leg of the 4x400m relay that finished among the top ten at the Bucknell Bison Opener.
Ron Danielle Williams (B-CU) won the shot put event at the Clemson Opener with a throw of 14.11m (46-03.50 ft.)
Racquel Vassell (Ham) finished first in the 55m hurdles with a time of 7.90 and took home the gold in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:51.26.