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LANDOVER, Md. – For the sixth year in a row the Hampton Lady Pirates captured the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Indoor Track and Field Championship winning on Saturday at the George’s Sports & Learning Complex.

Hampton amassed 143.33 points to outdistance Florida A&M who was runnerup with 114 points.  North Carolina A&T State was third with 81 points, while Bethune-Cookman was fourth with 75.

Ce’aira Brown of Hampton was named the Women’s Outstanding Runner as she set meet records winning the 800m (2:05.19), the mile run (4:51.63) and also the 3,000m, along with the anchor leg of the distance medley relay team.

Zoe Ellis of North Carolina Central and Kiara Howell of Norfolk State shared the Outstanding Field Athlete honors.  Ellis won the triple jump and finished third in the long jump, while Howell placed second in the shot put and the weight throw.

Also setting a MEAC record on Saturday was Morgan Knight, of North Carolina A&T State, who won the pole vault with a leap of 3.50m (11-5.75 ft.) to beat the previous mark of 3.49m by Sasha Smallwood of Bethune-Cookman in 2013.

Maurice Pierce of Hampton was named the MEAC Outstanding Coach for the sixth straight year. 

“We made a lot of mistakes, but with Ce’aira Brown doing her thing, the rest of the team filled in the blanks,” Pierce said.  “I thought the team did a good job and Ce’aira took it to another level. Every time she ran and broke another record it got the team more excited. I think this championship right here was a combination of a serious group effort and Ce’aira was the knockout punch.”

 

Women’s Results - Team	Points
1. Hampton	143.33
2. Florida A&M	114
3. North Carolina A&T State	81
4. Bethune-Cookman	75
5. Coppin State	58
6. Maryland Eastern Shore	55.33
7. Morgan State	41
8. Howard	30.33
9. Norfolk State	23
10. North Carolina Central	19
11. Delaware State	17

 

 

All-MEAC First Team

Cynthia Chelelgo, Florida A&M (5,000m); Kierston Bond, Coppin State (LJ); Summer Brown, Bethune-Cookman (Pen.); Jailah Mason, Morgan State (HJ); Ce’aira Brown, Hampton (800m, DMR, mile, 3,000m); Kaylor Murray, Hampton (DMR); Tiara Robinson, Hampton (DMR, 4x400); Pollyanna Velasco, Hampton (DMR); Morgan Knight, North Carolina A&T State (PV); Dominique Bynum-Cooper, Howard (SP); Melissa Caddle-Hope, Coppin State (400m); Kayla White, North Carolina A&T State (60mH); India Brown, North Carolina A&T State (60m, 200); Zoe Ellis, North Carolina Central (TJ); Erin Morrison, Hampton (4x400); Kristian Young, Hampton (4x400); Tanisha Greene, Hampton (4x400)

 

All-MEAC Second Team

Judith Kibii, Florida A&M (5,000m, DMR, mile, 3,000m); Siobhan Ford-Holland, Hampton (LJ); Khemani Roberts, Coppin State (Pen.); Deandra Daniel, Coppin State (HJ); Jennaya Hield, Maryland Eastern Shore (800m); Cynthia Chelelgo, Florida A&M (DMR); Jharna Alston, Florida A&M (DMR); Destiny Johnson, Florida A&M (DMR); Keyoshia Harris, Bethune-Cookman (PV); Kiara Howell, Norfolk State (SP); Tanisha Greene, Hampton (400m); Morgan Knight, North Carolina A&T State (60mH); Tristie Johnson, Bethune-Cookman (60m, 200); Ashley Ivey, Florida A&M (TJ); Alexis Marsh, Coppin State (4x400); Kadeem Curtis, Coppin State (4x400); Melissa Caddle-Hope, Coppin State; Tanaya Yarde, Coppin State (4x400)

All-MEAC Third Team

Kaylor Murray, Hampton (5,000m); Zoe Ellis, North Carolina Central (LJ); Kaitlin Scott, Hampton (Pen.); Quamecha Morrison, Bethune-Cookman (HJ); Rachel Halmon, Maryland Eastern Shore (800m, DMR, 4x400); Alicia Colson, Maryland Eastern Shore (DMR); Lenneisha Gilbert, Maryland Eastern Shore (DMR, 4x400); Jennaya Hield, Maryland Eastern Shore (DMR); Johari Privott-Yeiser, Hampton (PV); Andrea Aaron, Florida A&M (SP); Pollyanna Velasco, Hampton (mile); Michelle Cole, Howard (400m); Shelasia Leitch, Maryland Eastern Shore (60mH); Kayla White, North Carolina A&T State (60m); Yakira Love, North Carolina A&T State (200m); Cynthia Chelelgo, Florida A&M (3,000m); Shauntel Lucius, Maryland Eastern Shore (TJ); Alicia Colson, Maryland Eastern Shore (4x400); Tanaya Yarde, Maryland Eastern Shore; Dypna Umunakwe, Maryland Eastern Shore (4x400)