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Feb. 13, 2010
Call T&F Contact Michael Stambaugh for more details - 386.481.2278 - LANDOVER, Md. – The Wildcats of Bethune-Cookman Track & Field concluded competition, Saturday, at the Prince George Sports Complex for the MEAC Indoor Track & Field Championships. The Wildcats finished Friday with three qualifiers for the finals, nine top-ten finishes, and a first-place final finish in the shot put. Saturday, B-CU looked to add to their point total in the finals and move up the standings. The Wildcats added nine more top-ten finishes to the total, wrapping up the weekend in 9th on the women’s side, and 10th on the men’s side. B-CU Results – Running Event Finals D.J. Howard finished fourth in the 60m hurdles final, improving on his preliminary time by a hair, and crossing the line at 8.17 seconds.
In the 60m dash, the Wildcats had qualifiers on both the men’s and women’s side. Analisa Austin finished seventh in the women’s 60m, with a time of 7.73 seconds. For the men, Eric Cray finished eighth in the 60m in a time of 7.14 seconds.
The day’s events also featured the longer distance events on the 200m indoor track. In the 1 mile run for B-CU, Alexandria Condell led the way, finishing ninth in the mile final, crossing the line in a time of 5:26.18. For the men, William Cosby topped the Wildcats with a 19th-place finish in 4:38.92, followed by Tavares Harris at 25th (4:52.55), and Derrick Taylor (5:05.09). B-CU Results – Relays The Wildcats had one team from each gender competing in the 4 x 400m relay, with several sprinters looking to move up in the competitive rankings following Friday’s performance. The men’s relay (composed of Chris Jackson, Devon Creary, Robert Horton, and Martin Embry) finished seventh with a total time of 3:22.30. For the women, the relay (of LaShondra Wilbon, Asia Henry, Tanekia Flowers, and Vanderlyn Watts) finished eighth with a cumulative time of 3:59.60. B-CU Results – Multi-Events and Field Events Kenson Nicholas led the Wildcat men in field events, competing in the triple jump final and earning fourth place finish with a leap of 13.92m. Also finishing in the top-ten for B-CU, Richard Carter finished tenth with a jump of 13.07. In the women’s Pentathlon, Ryan Sanders put everything together to earn a sixth place finish with a point total of 3062. In the individual events, Sanders finished seventh in the 60m (9.20 seconds), fifth in the high jump (1.58 m), seventh in the shot put (8.70m), eighth in the long jump (5.18m), and tenth in the 800m run (2.53). The Wildcats wrapped up the conference championships with a women’s final ranking of ninth, with 18 points. On the men’s side, the team finished tenth, with 14 points. This meet completes the main part of the first season under the new coaching staff of Interim Head Coach Donald Cooper, with assistants Matthew Barreau and Tempest Vance. As the staff came on board in the fall, this season has been a period of adjustment, including changes in the roster makeup, and differences in training styles. However, the Wildcats showed several measures of progress throughout the regular season, and are on their way to building a championship team that competes in each phase of the competition. With the regular and conference seasons completed, the Wildcats look to add more qualifiers for the NCAA National Indoor Championships. Presently, B-CU has one qualifier, Ron Danielle Williams, whose throw on the first day of MEAC pushed her into qualification.
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