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CIAA Bowie State University, MD - Chowan University, NC - Elizabeth City State University, NC Fayetteville State University, NC - Johnson C. Smith University, NC - Lincoln University, PA Livingstone College, NC - St. Augustine’s University, NC - St. Paul’s College, VA - Shaw University, NC Virginia State University, VA - Virginia Union University, VA - Winston-Salem State University, NC St. Aug Men, Johnson C. Smith Women Win CIAA Outdoor Track & Field Titles Petersburg, VA – Saint Augustine’s won its 16 th consecutive men’s title and Johnson C. Smith captured its 2 nd women’s crown in three years on the final day of the CIAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships held at Rogers Stadium on the Virginia State University campus. In the men’s events, St. Aug scored 213 points to run away with the championship. Virginia State was second with 123 points, and Virginia Union was third with 101 points. In the women’s events, Johnson C. Smith scored 146.50 points to claim first place. Winston-Salem State was second with 108 points, and Virginia State was third with 101 points. Jermaine Jones of St. Aug won men’s track most outstanding performer honors after winning the 100 dash, 200 dash and anchoring the 4x100 relay team to victory. Berfrantz Charles of Virginia Union was named men’s field most outstanding performer, after placing second in the long jump and triple jump and third in the pole vault. Samantha Elliott of Johnson C. Smith was the women’s track most outstanding performer, after winning the 100 hurdles and the 400 hurdles. She also finished third in the 100 dash and the 200 dash. Kendall Reynolds of Bowie State and Tajanel McNeil of Winston-Salem State shared women’s field most outstanding performer honors. Reynolds won the triple jump, and was second in the long jump. McNeil was second in the triple jump, third in the high jump and fifth in the long jump. St. Aug trailed Virginia Union 59-41, after the first day, but scored 172 points on Saturday to distance itself from the field. <strong>The</strong> Falcons won nine of 17 events during the two-day meet. Jones Mbow of St. Aug Wins 400 Hurdles at Penn Relays Philadelphia, PA – Elhadji Mbow (Jr./Dakar, Senegal) of Saint Augustine’s University won the men’s 400 meter hurdles in the Championship Division at the Penn Relays at Franklin Field. Mbow, the top-ranked 400 hurdler in Division II, ran a time of 51.19 seconds. Teammate Akido Noel (Jr./Phoenix, AZ ) was 12 th in 52.83. Mbow’s victory was one of several highlights for St. Aug, the NCAA Division II Men’s Indoor Track & Field Champions. <strong>The</strong> Lady Falcon foursome of Shamia Lassiter (Fr./Chesapeake, VA), Akeisha Dumont (Jr./Grenada), Alexandra Marshall-Wheaton (Jr./ Hyde Park, MA) and Nicketa Bernard (Sr./Westmoreland, Jamaica) finished fifth in the women’s College Division 4x100 relay in 46.03. <strong>The</strong> group of Daniel Jameison (Fr./Windsor, CT), Ty’reak Murray (Jr./Portsmouth, VA), Mbow and Marcelis Lynch (Sr./Stone Mountain, GA) placed fifth in the men’s Championship of America sprint medley in 3:20.27. <strong>The</strong> men’s 4x400 team, ranked first in Division II, ran the second-fastest time of 3:04.90 in preliminaries to qualify for Championship final. <strong>The</strong> team consists of Edmonds, James Quarles (Jr./Washington, D.C.), Ellis, Jr. and Dane Hyatt (Jr./Goodwill, Jamaica). <strong>The</strong> quartet of Copyright (c) 1997 - 2006 <strong>The</strong> Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (100 dash and 200 dash) and DeJon Wilkinson (long jump and triple jump) led the way for the Falcons with two victories each in individual events. Other winners for the Falcons were Akido Noel (javelin throw), Ty’reak Murray (110 hurdles), Dane Hyatt (400 dash), Marcelis Lynch (1,500 run) and the 4x100 relay team of Ramaan Ansley, Taffawee Johnson, Burkheart Ellis, Jr. and Jones. <strong>The</strong> winners in the other men’s events were Matthew Huckabee of Lincoln (shot put), Darien Kearney of Virginia State (discus throw), Jamaal Petty of Virginia Union (high jump), Jonathan White of Virginia Union (pole vault), Daniel Ross of Virginia State (400 hurdles), Prince Owusu-Mensha of Virginia State (800 run), Franck Charles of Virginia Union (5,000 run) and the Virginia State 4x400 relay team of Te’Shad Chambers, Ross, Owusu- Mensah and Clive Cameron. Elliott and Danielle Williams led Johnson C. Smith to six victories in the women’s events. Williams won the 100 dash and 200 dash, in addition to Elliott winning both hurdles races. Imeshia Jones of the Lady Golden Bulls was the winner in the javelin throw and the foursome of Naffene Briscoe, Williams, Trudy- Ann Richards and Monique Lovelock were victorious in the 4x100 relay. <strong>The</strong> winners in the other women’s events were Diane Lindsey of Lincoln (long jump), Brelyn Finley of Bowie State (shot put), Chelsey Fuller of Virginia State (discus throw), Morgan Heath of Lincoln (high jump), Quanera Hayes of Livingstone (400 dash), Kelly Shaw of Saint Aug (800 run), Taylor-Ashley Bean (1,500 run and 3,000 run) of Virginia State and the St. Aug 4x400 relay team of Akeisha Dumont, Nicketa Bernard, Cherrisse Lynch and Shaw. Ramaan Ansley (Sr./Philadelphia, PA), Taffawee Johnson (Jr./St. Ann, Jamaica), Ellis, Jr., and Jones qualified for the Men’s Championship 4x100 relay finals, after running the third-fastest time of 39.98 in preliminaries. Ty’reak Murray (Jr./Portsmouth, VA) qualified for the men’s 110 hurdles finals with a time of 14.13 in preliminaries. DeJon Wilkinson (Jr./Summerville, S.C.) took seventh in the Men’s Championship Division long jump with a leap of 23-3½. Jackson of St. Aug Wins Valley Pine Golf Invitational Lasker, N.C. – Chris Jackson (Freshman/Raeford, N.C.) of Saint Augustine’s University was the individual winner at the Valley Pine Spring Invitational Golf Tournament. Jackson shot a 75 to finish first individually. Josh Bryant of Chowan University was second with a 76, and R. Calvin Mason of Johnson C. Smith University was third with a 79. Jackson led St. Aug to a second-place finish with a 329 score, seven strokes behind tournament winner Chowan, which shot a 322. Johnson C. Smith was third with a 342 team score. For St. Aug, Paolo Ceyrolles (Freshman/Raleigh, N.C.) and Michael Gardner (Freshman/Wilson, N.C.) each shot a 83. BSTM <strong>June</strong> <strong>2013</strong> 39
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