2018 MEAC Indoor Track & Field Championships Thread

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Aggie Men Seek Back-to-Back MEAC Indoor Titles
Courtesy: NC A&T Sports Information
Release: 02/14/2018

LANDOVER, Md. (February 14, 2018) – Last season the 2017 North Carolina A&T men’s indoor track and field team dominated the field and won their first outright Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship since 1996. N.C. A&T tallied 146.5 points at the indoor conference championships to outpace second-place Hampton by 50.5 points. As they arrive in Maryland to compete for their second straight MEAC title at the Prince George’s Sports & Learning Complex, they will bring with them 27 top-10 MEAC performances including five conference leaders.

“Having the opportunity to repeat as back to back champions is great in my eyes,” said senior sprinter Dajuan Harding, last season’s 400-meter champion at the MEAC indoor championships. “Coach Ross built this team up from when he first arrived to now. He has put the correct pieces together for us to succeed. All season long we have talked about embracing the target on our back as a team and we have prepared for this spotlight. We understand what we have to do as a team and as individuals to bring back another championship. Everything we have done in practice has prepared us for this weekend and we are not leaving without one.”

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Ladies Look To Do Their Part To Make History
Courtesy: NC A&T Sports Information
Release: 02/14/2018

LANDOVER, Md. (February 14, 2018) – The North Carolina A&T women’s indoor track and field team has “repeat” on their minds heading into the 2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships at the Prince George’s County Sports & Learning Complex, Feb. 15-17. The 2017 ladies achieved the first ever MEAC indoor title in school history, winning seven events and sending 15 to the podium for medals.

“Our goal is to win another championship and that would be a great feeling because it’s my last time competing indoors, so that would be a great senior moment,” said N.C. A&T senior sprinter India Brown. “As a captain I have a connection with all my teammates and we all have the same vision, to be a part of history and do something that has never been done before. All season we worked hard so that no one can tell us that we don’t deserve this. I believe in my team and we’re ready for war.”

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[captaggie]

Understand Bball attention, but we have a conf championship to win and today is a key day.
Anyone have updates?

[durhamgsoaggie]

The ladies are in 2nd place, 10 pts behind BCU:

Women's ITF Scoresheet

The men are in 4th place, 30 pts behind Hampton:

Men's ITF Scoresheet

The women are pretty much a lock to repeat because of the sprint dominance on Saturday. The men have some key injuries, though... so it might be close tomorrow. The men have a chance to pick up some points in the indoor weight throw with 2 guys in the final tonight, so that will help.

[captaggie]

Thanks durham!

[durhamgsoaggie]

Big win by A&T's Derrick Wheeler tonight in the weight throw.

That helped close the gap on Hampton to 15 pts heading into tomorrow... within striking distance for the sprint crew.

[captaggie]

Along with the points, this key win demonstrates the evolution towards a complete t&f program.

Very good day 2 for women and men!

[durhamgsoaggie]

Hampton Men, Bethune-Cookman Women Move To The Top After Day 2 Of MEAC Track & Field Championships
2/16/2018 7:21:01 PM

LANDOVER, Md. - The Hampton University men and the Bethune-Cookman women moved into the top spot after the second day of the 2018 MEAC Indoor Track & Field Championships at the Prince George's Sports & Learning Complex.

North Carolina A&T State's Todd Townsend defended his heptathlon title from a year ago. He won the hurdles in a time of 8.03 while placing third in the pole vault (11-3) and sixth in the 1,000-meter run. Bethune-Cookman's Jonathan Moore won back-to-back 800-meter indoor championships as he posted the best overall time in the event.

North Carolina A&T State’s Derrick Wheeler recorded a mark of 59-3.50 in his second-to-last attempt in the weight throw to win his first career MEAC Indoor Championship. It went down to the wire as Wheeler had to hold off BCU’s Sidney Holston (59-2) up to the final throw.

There were no major surprises in the prelims of the running events on Friday as North Carolina A&T State led the way with a total of eight runners qualifying in the 60-meter hurdles, 60-meter dash and 400.

Hampton leads the pack with 58 points entering Saturday’s finale with Bethune-Cookman right behind at 55 points. North Carolina A&T State is currently in third with 43 points with Norfolk State (32) and Florida A&M (26) coming in at fourth and fifth, respectively.

After the second day of competition on the women’s side, Bethune-Cookman leads the women’s team standings with 64 points, with defending champion North Carolina A&T State in second with 50.5 points. Hampton (47), Florida A&M (41.5) and Norfolk State (30) round out the top five.

Martha Bissah of Norfolk State also defended her title in the 800-meter run, holding on for the gold with a time of 2:09.23. Kristoni Barnes of North Carolina A&T State ran a 2:10.37 to finish second.

The meet concludes on Saturday as the women’s pole vault starts at 9:30 a.m. with the running events beginning at 1 p.m. ESPN3 will televise Saturday's championship day events live from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. EST.

Day 2 Results

[oleschoolaggie]

go aggies!!

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Indoor Teams Still In Position to Make History
Courtesy: NC A&T Sports Information
Release: 02/16/2018

LANDOVER, Md.(February 16, 2018) – The North Carolina A&T men’s and women’s indoor track and field teams, both of whom won their respective 2017 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference indoor titles, are still in contention for the 2018 MEAC titles.

After seven events scored, the women are second with 50.50 points, 14 points behind Bethune-Cookman while the men rose to third in the team rankings with 43 points trailing both Hampton (58) and Bethune-Cookman (55). The Aggie men won the heptathlon and weight throw events, while the women placed second in the high jump, 800m and distance medley relay on Day 2.

Sprints will be key for the Aggies on the final day of the championships on Saturday. Eight runners advanced to tomorrow’s finals on the track. In the 60m prelims, sophomore Jaylan Mitchell ran the top-time of 6.69 while junior Rodney Rowe (6.72) was third and senior Joel Thomas was fifth (6.78). Senior Dajuan Harding led a pair of Aggies in the 400m prelims with the fastest time of 48.38 while freshman Trevor Stewart was second at 48.57. In the 60-mh prelims junior Michael Dickson (7.83) is first, Todd Townsend (8.15) is third and sophomore Robert Miller (8.04) is fourth.

Ten female Aggies advanced to Saturday’s finals on the track. Junior Kayla White has the No.1 time in the 60m after running 7.44 in the prelims. Senior India Brown (7.48) is third and sophomore Taliyah Townsend (7.49) is fifth. The Aggies have true firepower in the 400. Four Aggies are in the finals led by junior Tori Ray’s 55.81 to rank second. Freshman Nia Lundy (55.81) follows in third with sophomore Sun-Sara Williams (55.82) fifth and freshman Payton Russell (57.54) eighth.

The Aggie men were fueled not by their sprinters on Friday, but by throws. Junior Derrick Wheeler and senior Todd Townsend were crowned conference champions. Townsend took gold in the indoor heptathlon for the second year in a row accumulating 4,975 points winning the 60mh (8.03) while placing second in the 60m (7.02), long jump (22-feet, 4 ½ inches), shot put (27-feet, 10 ¾ inches) and third in the pole vault (11-feet, 3-inches) events.

Wheeler won the men’s weight throw, tossing a personal-best 59-feet, 3 ½ inches. His initial throw of had him leading the competition. Wheeler fell to second approaching the finals but came alive on his second toss to defeat runner-up Sidney Holston from Bethune-Cookman by 1 ½ inches. Freshman Aaron Wilkerson scored for the Aggies in the weight throw as well by throwing a personal-best 50-feet, 2 ¾ inches to finish seventh.

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Day 2 Results

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[AggieGroove]

We just won the mile run.....on the men's side!

All of the lady runners made it to the 400M, individual final

[aggielaw]

They just announced at the women's game that the Men and Women won the MEAC Champioships!!!

[durhamgsoaggie]

The ladies are up 53 pts and the men are up 30 heading into the 4x400...

Issa blowout!!