CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Bowie State University men and women's outdoor track and field teams competed in their final conference event of the season, placing 6th and 8th respectively on Saturday (4/18) at the Irwin Belk Complex on the Johnson C. Smith University campus.
FULL RESULTS Saint Augustine's University swept the CIAA Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The Falcon scored 158 points followed by Virginia Union University in second with 132.5 and Johnson C. Smith finished third with 120 points.
The SAU Lady Falcons scored 178 points to capture their 14th CIAA women's title. Winston-Salem State University was second with 161 points and Johnson C. Smith was third with 74 points.
Sonny Hicks was Bowie State's top men's overall finisher, placing third in the 800 meter run (1:54.98).
Michael Washington finished 4th in the shot put (13.69m) and
Kadeem Bailey finished 4th in the javelin (44.83m). Bailey also came home with a 5th place finish in the pole vault (3.05m).
The Bulldogs 4x100 meter relay "A" team placed third overall with a time of 43.29.
Chelsea Harris and
Alicia Grant were the top two individual finishers for the BSU Lady Bulldogs. Harris placed second in the high jump (1.63m) while Grant went 32.62m in the javelin.
The Lady Bulldogs 4x100 meter relay "A" team finished fifth overall, crossing the finish line with a time of 50.39.
Matthew Huckabee of The Lincoln was named CIAA Men's Field Most Valuable Performer and Immanuel Hutchinson of Saint Augustine's was selected CIAA Men's Track MVP. Ebony Moore of Livingstone was chosen CIAA Women's Field MVP and Fanta Fofana of Saint Augustine's University was selected CIAA Women's Track MVP.
The men's winners on Saturday were Andrew Alexander of Johnson C. Smith (javelin throw), David Shaw of Saint Augustine's (triple jump), Hutchinson of Saint Augustine's (1500-meter run, 800-meter run), Justin Williams of Virginia State (110-meter hurdles), Omar Johnson of Saint Augustine's (400-meter dash), Daniel Jamieson (100-meter dash), Patrick Campbell of Johnson C. Smith (400-meter hurdles), Burkheart Ellis, Jr. of Saint Augustine's (200-meter dash), Luis Nieves of Virginia Union (5000-meter run) and Huckabee of The Lincoln (discus throw).
Johnson C. Smith won the 4x100-meter relay in 40.15 seconds which tied the nation's best in Division II this season. Saint Augustine's was the winner in the 4x400-meter relay.
The women's winners on Saturday were Tajanel McNeill of Winston-Salem State (triple jump), Kenrisha Brathwaite of Johnson C. Smith (100-meter hurdles), Quanera Hayes of Livingstone (200-meter dash, 400-meter dash), C'Evon Jones of Virginia Union (100-meter dash), Tia-Adana Belle of Saint Augustine's (400-meter hurdles), Raven Hamilton of Winston-Salem State (800-meter run), Brionna Singleton of Virginia Union (high jump) and Chelsey Fuller of Virginia State (discus throw).
The Lady Bulldogs and Bulldogs return to competition (4/23-25) and the prestigious Penn Relays at the University of Pennsylvania.
