NORFOLK, Va. - Jaylan Mitchell of North Carolina A&T State and Kayla White of North Carolina A&T State were selected as the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's (MEAC) Men's and Women’s Track Performers of the Week, the conference announced today. Bethune-Cookman’s Jeremiah Peters and Norfolk State’s Jacob Milton were named Co-MEAC Men’s Field Performers of the Week while Florida A&M’s Taylor Gorum and Bethune-Cookman’s Monae’ Nichols shared Co-MEAC Women’s Field Performers of the Week honors.

Mitchell (So., Durham, N.C.) is currently the nation’s fastest 100-meter sprinter as he clocked a 10.00 in the preliminary round of the 100-meter dash invitational at the Aggie Invitational last weekend.
 
White (Jr., Miami, Fla.) had a strong weekend on the track as she vaulted up the national and MEAC charts in the 100-meter dash and 100-meter hurdles. She currently ranks 12^th nationally after running an 11.21 in the prelims of the 100. White posted a time of 12.92 in the 100-meter hurdles and now ranks eighth nationally in that category. White also won both events at the annual Aggie Invitational.
 
Peters (Jr., Cleveland, Ohio) had a busy weekend as he recorded a pair of second-place finishes in the shot put (51-8.25) and discus (152-11) at the Miami Hurricane Collegiate Invitational while also placing third (54-10.75) at the University of Florida Tom Jones Invitational in the shot put. Peters also competed in the hammer (127-2) in Miami and finished fourth.
 
Milton (So., Stuttgart, Germany) won his third high jump title of the outdoor season by clearing 6-9.75 at the Charlotte Invitational and remains only one of two MEAC student-athletes to clear a height of 6-9 or higher in 2018.
 
Nichols (Fr., Lakeland, Fla.) moved to the top of the MEAC in the long jump as she placed third overall at the University of Florida Tom Jones Invitational with a mark of 20-8. She also posted the fifth-best mark in the MEAC after a length of 40-2.75 in the triple jump.
 
Gorum (Fr., Chesapeake, Va.) holds the top spot in the MEAC in the discus as she placed third at the Miami Hurricane Collegiate Invitational after a throw of 167-8. Gorum is ranked second in the MEAC in the shot put as she placed second in Miami with a mark of 47-10.

OTHER TOP PERFORMERS (men)

Timothy Brice (Maryland Eastern Shore) placed fourth in the 400-meter dash with a time of 49.13 and participated on the 4x400 relay team which finished third at the Towson Invitational.
 
Keith Brown (Norfolk State) competed at the Charlotte Invitational and placed second in the 100-meter dash with a personal-best time of 10.54.
Kenneth Chigbue (Howard) placed second in the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.52 and participated on the 4x100 relay team which finished fifth at the George Mason Spring Invitational.
 
Landrie Hatcher (Howard) placed sixth in the triple jump with a jump of 43-6 at the George Mason Spring Invitational.
 
Wesley Kirui (Hampton) won the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the George Mason Spring Invitational with a time of 8:57.72. His time is the fastest in the MEAC and ranks 34^th nationally.
 
Kyle Nottage (Maryland Eastern Shore) placed seventh in the shot put with a throw of 43-5.25 feet and met the MEAC’s discus qualification mark with a distance of 133-2 at the Towson Invitational.
 
Caleb Okwaraji (Bethune-Cookman) placed second in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 51.55 and placed fifth in the 110-meter hurdles (14.84) at the Miami Hurricane Invitational.
 
Desean White (Morgan State) won a total of three events at the Towson University Invitational with individual wins in the 100 (10.52) and 200-meter dashes (21.17). He also participated on the 4x100-meter relay team which finished first (41.21).

OTHER TOP PERFORMERS (women)

Annastacia Barham (Morgan State) had four, first-place finishes at the Towson University Invitational as she won the 200 (24.07), 400 (54.57) and participated on the winning 4x100 (46.49) and 4x400-meter relay teams (3:43.09).
 
Martha Bissah (Norfolk State) posted her collegiate-best in the 800 meters with a time of 2:05.51 and placed fourth in the 400 with a time of 56.39 at the Charlotte Invitational. She currently ranks 15^th nationally in the 800 after Friday’s race.
 
Dominique Cleggett (Howard) placed third (18-10) in the long jump and sixth (38-4.25) in the triple jump at the George Mason Spring Invitational.
 
Bhrandi Crenshaw (North Carolina Central) won the triple jump at the Aggie Invitational with a personal-best leap of 40-6.75 and posted a season-best mark in the long jump (18-8.5) to place fifth and finished sixth in the high jump at 5-1.
 
Jasmyn Hall (Morgan State) placed second in the shot put with a toss of 44 feet and placed fourth in the discus with a throw of 132-4 at the Towson University Invitational.
 
Kellyann James (Norfolk State) posted the MEAC’s top point total (4,389) in the heptathlon to place fourth at the Charlotte Invitational.
 
Corneisha Mitchell (Hampton) ranks second in the MEAC after a third-place throw of 156-11 in the discus at the Aggie Invitational.
 
Uchechi Onuoha (Howard) had four, top-five finishes at the George Mason Invitational highlighted by a pair of second-place performances in the 100 (14.11) and 400-meter hurdles (1:01.17). She also participated on the 4x100 and 4x400-meter relay teams which placed third and fourth, respectively.
 
Jessica Roney (Maryland Eastern Shore) placed fifth in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 48.32 and participated on the 4x100 and 4x400-meter relay teams which finished fourth and fifth, respectively at the Towson Invitational.
 
Sade McCreath-Tardiel (Bethune-Cookman) placed seventh in the 100 (11.87) at the Miami Hurricane Invitational and helped the 4x100-meter relay team place fourth at the University of Florida Tom Jones Invitational.