Final Results | Championship Central
LANDOVER, Md., Feb. 29, 2020—North Carolina A&T State won the 2020 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) women’s indoor track & field title on Saturday at the Prince George’s Sports & Learning Complex, the program’s fourth straight title.
In fact, NCAT becomes the first MEAC program to sweep the men’s and women’s indoor titles in four straight seasons.
The Aggies finished with 165 points, while Norfolk State racked up 131 points to come in second. The rest of the top five was Bethune-Cookman (82), Maryland Eastern Shore (56) and Howard (50.5).
Duane Ross was named the meet’s Outstanding Coach.
The Aggies won a total of five gold medals on Saturday, after coming into the day behind Bethune-Cookman in the standings. Loren James, who wound up sharing Outstanding Field Performer honors with Bethune-Cookman’s Monae Nichols, started the day by taking gold in the women’s shot put at 14.58 meters.
Nichols, who on Saturday won the women’s triple jump (12.81 meters), also won the long jump on Thursday.
TeJyrica Robinson beat her two nationally-ranked teammates to win the women’s 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.12, and Delecia McDuffie gave the Aggies a win in the women’s 400 meters after turning in a 54.13.
Cambrea Sturgis, one of the nation’s best sprinters, ran a 23.61 to win the 200 meters.
The Aggies also took gold in the women’s 4x400-meter relay after clocking in at 3:42.07.
Norfolk State’s Martha Bissah was named the meet’s Outstanding Runner – winning three gold medals on Saturday alone. She started by breaking her own meet record in the mile at 4:52.27, before winning the 800 meters in 2:09.17 and the 3,000 meters in 10:18.66.
The Spartans also got a gold medal from Kiara Grant in the 60 meters; she tied the MEAC meet record she set last season with a 7.22).
Kiara Ivy gave Florida A&M the day’s first gold medal, winning the women’s pole vault with a mark of 3.35 meters.
The top three finishers in each event were named All-MEAC.
WOMEN’S ALL-MEAC TEAMS
First Team
Kiara Grant, NSU (60m), Cambrea Sturgis, NCAT (200m), Delecia McDuffie, NCAT (400m), TeJyrica Robinson, NCAT (60h), Martha Bissah, NSU (Mile, 800m, 3,000m, DMR), Aurelia Jepkorir, UMES (5,000m), Payton Russell, NCAT (4x400), Sun-Sara Williams, NCAT (4x400), Tori Ray, NCAT (4x400), Nijala Florence, NCAT (4x400), Fridah Koech, NSU (DMR), Malika Pride, NSU (DMR), Kara Grant, NSU (DMR), Paula Salmon, NCAT (HJ), Kiara Ivy, FAMU (Pole), Monae Nichols, B-CU (LJ, TJ), Loren James, NCAT (Shot, Weight), Thea Shaw, B-CU (Pen)
Second Team
Cambrea Sturgis, NCAT (60m), Kiara Grant, NSU (200m), Malika Pride, NSU (400m), Paula Salmon, NCAT (60h), Tatiana Ogundeko, CSU (Mile), Kara Grant, NSU (800m), Aurelia Jepkorir, UMES (3,000m), Fridah Koech, NSU (5,000m), Jessika Gbai, HOW (4x400), Oluchi Ike, HOW (4x400), Ozioma Scott, HOW (4x400), Dasia Wilson, HOW (4x400), Valencia McDowell, MSU (DMR), Kimani Davis, MSU (DMR), Michelle Kamara, MSU (DMR), Jalissa Emmens, MSU (DMR), Kenady Wilson, NCAT (HJ), Sandra Brown, NCAT (Pole), Madeleine Akobundu, NCAT (LJ), Bhrandi Crenshaw, NCCU (TJ), Corneisha Mitchell, NCCU (Shot), Keturah Hunter, SCSU (Weight), Diamond Moore, MSU (Pen)
Third Team
Kayla Foy, NCAT (60m), Delecia McDuffie, NCAT (200m), Tori Ray, NCAT (400m), Madeleine Akobundu, NCAT (60h), G’Jasmyne Butler, NCAT (Mile), Valencia McDowell, MSU (800m), Fridah Koech, NSU (3,000m), Ashley Jean-Raymond, NCCU (5,000m), Jasmine Henery, CSU (4x400), Cathryn Lane, CSU (4x400), Destinee Mcloud, CSU (4x400), Tatiana Ogundeko, CSU (4x400), Asshanni Robb, UMES (DMR), Naomi English, UMES (DMR), Amirah Jones, UMES (DMR), Aurelia Jepkorir, UMES (DMR), Bhrandi Crenshaw, NCCU (HJ), Kylis Gilmore, NSU (Pole), Gabrielle Collins, B-CU (LJ), Alantra Mines, MSU (TJ), Alanna Newby, CSU (Shot), Corneisha Mitchell, NCCU (Weight), Precious Igwebuike, DSU (Pen)