The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) completed day one of the Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Irwin Belk Track on the campus of North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Coppin State senior Natoya Baird leads the heptathlon through four events with 3,123 points. Norfolk State’s Victoria Faulkner (2,994) and Morgan State’s Ashley Adams (2,894) round out the top three leading into tomorrow’s remaining events.

In men’s action, freshman Darris Shelton of Norfolk State leads the decathlon events with 3,609 points halfway through the ten events. Morgan State’s Dakari Taylor-Watson tallied 3,432 points while Damon Dixon of Hampton posted 3,398 points heading into day two.

Competition continues on Friday with the women’s heptathlon and the men’s decathlon events. Other field events for day two include the men’s and women’s long jump, the women’s shot put, women’s pole vault, men’s discus and men’s high jump. The afternoon continues on the track with the men’s 110m hurdles and women’s 100m hurdles beginning at 1:50 p.m. Other running events include the 100m, 200m, 400m and 400m hurdles. The men’s and women’s 5000m races will close out the day’s events.

The final day of competition starts at 10 a.m. on Saturday, with the men’s and women’s triple jump.  Early afternoon field events include the men’s shot put, pole vault and javelin events. The championships will conclude with the men’s and women’s 4x400m relay races.  A complete schedule of events is available on www.meacsports.com.

Admission for the Outdoor Track and Field Championships is $3 for children and adults ages 12 and older. Children under 12 and college students with valid ID are admitted free. Tickets are available at the Irwin Belk Track the day of the event.

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