Day 1 Results | Day 2 Heat Sheets

LANDOVER, Md., Feb. 21, 2019—After the first day of the 2019 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Indoor Track & Field Championships on Thursday, the Bethune-Cookman and Norfolk State men and Florida A&M women lead their respective standings.
 
Norfolk State and Bethune-Cookman are tied atop the men’s standings with 23 points each. North Carolina A&T State is close behind in third with 20 points.
 
The FAMU women have 25 points to sit atop the standings, seven points ahead of Bethune-Cookman. South Carolina State, with eight points, is third.
 
Defending champion North Carolina A&T State got off to a strong start on Thursday, as freshman Regan Kimtai – who finished second in the cross country championship meet back in October – took gold in the men’s 5,000-meter run with a time of 15:02.85.
 
On the women’s side, Florida A&M’s Emmax Kiplagat ran a 17:40.63 to defend her MEAC title in the 5,000 meters.
 
The Aggies’ Brandon Hicklin was another freshman winning a MEAC title on Thursday, taking the men’s long jump gold medal after leaping 7.47 meters (24 feet, 6.25 inches). Monae Nichols of Bethune-Cookman wom the women’s long jump at 6.00 meters (19 feet, 8.75 inches).
 
Kayla White of North Carolina A&T State, who leads the world in the 200-meter dash, posted the fastest time in the preliminary heats on Thursday, turning in a 23.88. Of the eight finalists who will run on Saturday, six of them are Aggies.
 
The Aggies showed similar strength in the men’s 200-meter prelims; Trevor Stewart paced the field with a 21.63. Four of the eight finalists hail from North Carolina A&T State.
 
The 2019 MEAC Indoor Track & Field Championships resume on Friday at 9 a.m. with a resumption of the men’s heptathlon. The women’s pentathlon will start at 9:20 a.m. The first running event, the prelims of the women’s 60-meter hurdles, will start at 12 p.m.
 
For more information, please visit the Championship Central page at www.MEACSports.com.