Monae Waller and Trey Charles
Day 1 Results
GREENSBORO, N.C. (May 3, 2012)–The 2012 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) men's and women's outdoor track and field championships got underway Thursday at the Irwin Belk Track on the campus of North Carolina A&T State University.
Last season the Morgan State men's team made one of the program's greatest turn-around, as they finished second after placing last (11
th) at the 2010 championships.
The Bears currently rank third after two events with 13 points, just three points behind MEAC newcomer North Carolina Central, who sits in second-place with 16 points. Norfolk State is in first with 19.50 points.
Emmanuel Stewart was unable to defend his title from last year in the discus, as he placed second with a toss of (164-00 ft.).
Simpson Penn placed fourth in the high jump with a jump of 6-08.75.
Trey Charles was the lone Bear out of three to make it out of the preliminaries of the 400 meter hurdles. Charles, who won his Heat, ran a qualifying time of 53.26 to advance to the finals.
Last year senior
Calvin Dascent captured gold in the 200 meter dash, unfortunately that will not be the case this season. Dascent placed third in his heat on Thursday with a time of 21.21 and did not qualify for the finals.
On the women's side, the Lady Hawks of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore tallied 19 points to take the lead heading into day two action. The defending MEAC women's outdoor track and field champion Hampton Lady Pirates, were second with 18 points and Morgan State follows in third with 17.50 points.
Monae Waller captured the first gold medal of the day with a 1.75m leap in the high jump, while
Angela Bursey placed sixth in the discus throw with a toss of 127-01.
Britney Wattley and
Teyanna Green advanced out of the preliminaries of the 200 meter dash. Wattley, who won her Heat in a time of 23.88 and Green, who finished with a time of 23.95 will compete in the finals on Saturday.
The Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships continue tomorrow with the women's heptathlon and men's decathlon at 9 a.m. Other field events on Friday's slate include the men's and women's long jump, high jump and shot put. The afternoon continues with semifinals in the women's 100m hurdles and men's 110m hurdles, 400m dash, 100m dash and 800m run. The women's and men's 5000m will close out the day beginning at 5:30 p.m.
The competition concludes Saturday at 9 a.m. with field events including: men's and women's pole vault, javelin, and triple jump. The women's and men's 4x100m relays will begin the running finals at 1 p.m. Rounding out the evening's events will be the men's and women's 4x400m relay race at 4:20 p.m.
A complete schedule of events and live statistics for the 2012 MEAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships can be found on the conference website.
For the latest on the 2012 MEAC Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships, log on to
www.MEACsports.com.
Portions of this release is from the MEAC Media Relations Department.
Women's Results- 2 Scored Events
1. Maryland Eastern Shore (19)
2. Hampton (18)
3. Morgan State (17.50)
4. South Carolina State (12)
5. Bethune-Cookman (5.50)
6. North Carolina A&T (4)
7. Savannah State (2)
Men's Results- 2 Scored Event
1. Norfolk State (19.50)
2. North Carolina Central (16)
3. Morgan State (13)
4. Maryland Eastern Shore (11)
5. Hampton (5)
6. South Carolina State (4.50)
7. Delaware State (4)
7. Coppin State (4)
9. Howard (1)
