Wildcats at NCAA Regional Track
GREENSBORO, N.C. - The Wildcats of Bethune-Cookman track & field closed out their season, Thursday, at the NCAA East Regional Track & Field Championships. The two Wildcats, Eric Cray and Ron Danielle Williams both competed on the opening day of the meet. Cray missed the mark to move to the next round by just a hair in the 400m hurdles, while Williams finished 48th in the shot put.
In the 400m hurdles, Eric Cray cut it extremely close to moving to the semi-final, but missed the mark by just .04 seconds. In the preliminary event, Cray finished 25th in a time of 52.27 seconds.
In the women's shot put, Ron Danielle finished out her final meet of her Wildcat career. Williams came in 48th, throwing a distance of 13.21m (43-04.5 ft.).
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Victorian Advances in Hurdles at NCAA East Preliminary
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Coppin State freshman Jibri Victorian was one of 24 qualifiers that advanced to the quarterfinals of the 400-meter hurdles at the NCAA East Preliminary Round Track and Field Championships at Irwin Belk Track on Thursday.
The top three finishers from each heat and the next six fastest times advanced to the quarterfinals on Friday (May 28) at 7 p.m. The top three finishers and the next three fastest times from the quarterfinal round will advance to the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon.
Victorian placed fourth in his heat, but advanced by virtue of having one of the next six fastest times. He completed the race in a personal-best time of 51.62, which topped his previous personal-best time of 52.39.
David Aristil of South Florida won the heat in 50.45 and had the second-fastest qualifying time. Johnnny Dutch of South Carolina recorded the top qualifying time of 49.83.
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Hall Advances to Nationals, All 3 Other Spartans Still Alive After NCAA East Regional
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Senior Raphael Hall tied for eighth in the high jump on Friday at the NCAA East Region Track & Field Championship at the Irwin Belk Track on the campus of North Carolina A&T, earning him a spot to the national championship meet which runs from June 9-12 in Eugene, Oregon.
Hall tied with two other jumpers with a top height of 6 feet, 11 inches. Seven other athletes cleared 7-1 to lead the pack of 12 who will advance to nationals. This will be Hall's second trip to the national meet in his Spartan career. He finished fifth in the region as a sophomore in 2008 and made the national finals.
Also Friday, junior Aramis Massenburg finished second in his first-round heat of the 110-meter hurdles, automatically earning him a spot in Saturday's quarterfinal round. Massenburg's time of 13.99 seconds qualified him 11th out of the 24 runners for Saturday's quarterfinals. He needs to finish in the top 12 to earn a spot in the national semifinals next month in Oregon.
It was a tense start to the evening for both junior Thomas Speller and sophomore Sean Holston in the 200 meters. The top three finishers in each heat plus the next six fastest times advanced to Saturday's quarterfinals. Both Speller (20.99) and Holston (21.08) placed fourth in their respective heats, meaning they had to sweat out the results of subsequent heats to see if their times would rank among the next six fastest. In the end, they both made the cut. Speller had the 13th-fastest time and Holston the 15th-fastest overall out of Saturday's field of 24.
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Anais Breaks School Record And Advances To Eugene
GREENSBORO, N.C.-Sophomore Cynthia Anais had a successful Friday evening as she broke the school record in the women's 800-meter run at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Eastern Regional at the Irwin Belk Track on the campus of North Carolina A&T State University.
Anais finished ninth overall and third in her heat with a 2:05.33, which broke her previous record of 2:05.84, which was set nearly two weeks ago at the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships.
Within the track semi-final events, the top three finishers per heat (nine total) and then the next three fastest qualify for the next round.
With her time, Anais advances to the NCAA Championships, which will be held June 9-12 at the University of Oregon's historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.
Senior Allodin Fothergill just missed the Championships cutoff with his time of 46.04 in the men's 400-meter dash, which was good for 13th overall.
In addition to Anais and Fothergill, sophomore Damian Miles also competed for the Hawks on Friday. He ran a 21.82 in the men's 200-meter dash first round and did not qualify for Saturday's semi-finals.
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Men's 4x100 Breaks School Record To Advance To Nationals
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Maryland Eastern Shore's men's 4x100 relay finished 11th overall with a mark of 39.76 Saturday evening at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Eastern Regional at the Irwin Belk Track on the campus of North Carolina A&T State University.
The quartet of junior Thomas Keane-Dawes, senior Allodin Fothergill and sophomore Damian Miles and Akheem Gauntlett broke their own school record with the time of 39.76. The previous record of 40.01 was set at the MEAC Championship earlier this month.
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Newman Qualifies for Nationals in Three Events
On Saturday, North Carolina A&T senior Calesio Newman qualified for the NCAA Nationals in the 200 meters and the 400 meter relay. A day earlier, he qualified in the 100 meters, making him the first Aggie in school history to qualify for nationals in three different events. Newman is headed to nationals for the third time in his career.
The nationals will be held June 9-12 in Eugene, Oregon.
Newman qualified by finishing in the top three of his heat. His time of 20.59 is a personal and a school record for North Carolina A&T.
The Aggies 4x400m relay team also advanced to the nationals. The team of Newman, junior Akinwole Jordan and freshmen Darryl Williams and Earl House are headed to Eugene, Oregon.
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DSU Relay Team Advances To NCAA Nationals
Delaware State University's men's outdoor 1600-meter relay team will compete in the NCAA national championships for the second straight year.
The Hornet 1600-meter relay team of Burton Clarke, Ryan Carter, Kevaughn Laviea and Donte Holmes earned a trip to the 2010 NCAA national championships after finishing seventh at the East Regional in Greensboro, N.C., with a time of 3:06.06 this weekend. The top 12 teams in the NCAAs four regions advance to the national championship.
Delaware State, the 2010 MEAC outdoor 1600-meter relay champion, is making its second straight appearance in the NCAA national championships. The Hornets fell short of the national finals in 2009. DSU was 10th in the '09 preliminaries. The top eight teams qualify for the championship race, and earn All-America status.
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Morgan State's Charles, Randall Set to Compete for National Titles at NCAA Track & Field Championship
Sophomore Trey Charles and senior Allison Randall will represent Morgan State at the 2010 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Hayward Field on the campus of the University of Oregon.
The last time Morgan State had athletes competing at the NCAA Outdoor Championship meet was during the 2006 championships in Sacramento, Calif., when the Lady Bears' Brittany Robinson (high jump) along with current assistant coach Janice Smythe (400 meter hurdles) both qualified. The last Bear to make it on the men's side was Jean Cummings, who in 2002 competed in the long jump at the NCAA championships in Baton Rouge, La.
Both Charles and Randall positioned themselves for an opportunity for a national title last weekend when they secured their spots at the NCAA East Region Preliminary Championship in Greensboro, N.C.
Charles, a native of Atlanta, Ga., placed sixth in the 400 meter hurdles in a time of 50.36, while Randall, a native of Reisterstown, Md., also finished sixth in the discus with a throw of 172-09.
Charles, who will be one of 18 male athletes representing the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) from six of the 11 MEAC institutions, is seeded 14th out of 24 competitors in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 50.32, which he ran during the semifinals round at the NCAA East Region Championships.
Randall is among four women from four institutions, who will be representing the MEAC. Randall is seeded ninth out of 24 competitors in the discus with a seed mark of 172-73.
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