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MEAC INDOOR TRACK & FIELD NOTES | WEEK 2 WEEK 2  12/11 2019-20 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD NOTES

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RANKINGS

2020 Indoor Preseason Rankings from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) will be released on Jan. 8, 2020

THIS WEEK CONFERENCE NOTES No competitions MEAC OVERVIEW • The 2019-20 MEAC indoor track & field season season will see all of the conference’s 11 institutions vying for the men’s and women’s championships (though the Florida A&M men are ineligible for both the conference championship and postseason). North Caroli- na A&T State is the defending indoor champion for both the men and the women.

OPENING WEEK • The 2019-20 MEAC indoor track & field season opened this past Saturday, with 10 of the conference’s 11 teams in action across five different meets. Coppin State will open its 2019-20 indoor season after the New Year.

LAST SEASON • North Carolina A&T State swept the men’s and women’s MEAC indoor titles for the third straight year -- becoming the first program in conference history to accomplish that feat. The Aggie men re- corded a meet-record 191 points in the three-peat. The MEAC also boasted two national champions during the indoor season: NCAT’s LAST WEEK Kayla White in the women’s 200 meters and South Carolina State’s Tyrell Richard in the men’s 400 meters. Saturday, Dec. 7 Bethune-Cookman at JDL Coll. Kickoff 2020 MEAC CHAMPIONSHIPS Delaware State at UMES Invite • The 2020 MEAC Indoor Track & Field Championships will again Florida A&M at Clemson Opener be held at the Prince George’s Sports & Learning Complex in Howard at UMES Invite Landover, Md., Feb. 27-29. North Carolina A&T State is the three- Maryland E. Shore at UMES Invite time defending champion of the three-day event on both the men’s Morgan State at Navy Invitational and women’s side, and last season saw the championship events N.C. A&T State at JDL Coll. Kickoff on Saturday broadcast live on FloTrack. N.C. Central at JDL Coll. Kickoff Norfolk State at CNU Holiday Open S.C. State at Clemson Opener MEAC MEDIA CONTACT

Jeff Cunningham Assistant Director of Media Relations Email: [email protected] Phone: 757-951-2055 1

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MEDIA INFORMATION

ABOUT THE MEAC MEAC TRACK & FIELD CONTACT INFO STAFF 2730 Ellsmere Ave. Commissioner: Dr. Dennis E. Thomas MEDIA CONTACTS Norfolk, Virginia 23513 Senior Associate Commissioner: Sonja Stills Main: (757) 951-2055 Assistant Commissioner for Championships: Raynoid Dedeaux Fax: (757) 951-2067 Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations: Maurice Williams BETHUNE-COOKMAN Director of Multimedia/Coordinator of Marketing: Marquis Bryant Dan Ryan Director of Video & Digital Production: Darian McCaskill [email protected] Assistant Director of Media Relations: Jeff Cunningham (386) 481-2240 Assistant Director of Championship & Compliance: Wyatt Sutton Director of Corporate Partnerships: Patricia Easley COPPIN STATE Business Manager: Joshua Celestin Steven Kramer Administrative Assistant: Nikki Johnson [email protected] Special Assistant to the Commissioner: Karley Berry (410) 951-3729

DELAWARE STATE Derrick Slayton [email protected] MEAC QUICK FACTS MEAC IN NATIONAL RANKINGS (302) 857-6239 The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) (Top 25 ranked on TFRRS.org through 12/8) begins its 49th year of intercollegiate competi- FLORIDA A&M tion heading into the 2019-20 academic school MEN Alvin Hollins year. Located in Norfolk, Va., the MEAC is made C. Thomas, B-CU 60m t-20th (6.82) [email protected] up of 11 outstanding historically black institutions K. Rantin, MSU 400m 6th (47.5) [email protected] (850) 599-3736 across the Atlantic coastline: Bethune-Cookman B. James, MSU 400m 8th (48.08) University, Coppin State University, Delaware C. Berryhill, B-CU Mile 12th (4:16.77*) HOWARD State University, Florida A&M University, Howard M. McGee, NCAT Mile 16th (4:17.34*) Derek Bryant University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, D. Clyburn, HOW 60h t-21st (8.08) [email protected] Morgan State University, Norfolk State University, Florida A&M 4x400 19th (3:16.64) (202) 806-7184 North Carolina A&T State University, North Caro- Maryland E. Shore Dist. Med. 6th (11:04.28*) lina Central University and South Carolina State Delaware State Dist. Med. 8th (11:22.84*) MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE University. The MEAC sponsors 16 Division I (FCS) K. Williams, B-CU HJ t-6th (2.15m) Shawn Yonker sports with automatic qualifying bids for NCAA K. Rhooms, MSU HJ t-10th (2.10m) [email protected] postseason competition in 15 of them: baseball, I. Galloway, B-CU HJ t-25th (2.05m) (410) 651-6289 bowling, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s M. Jones, NCCU HJ t-25th (2.05m) and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s J. Earls, B-CU LJ t-16th (7.22m) MORGAN STATE tennis, men’s and women’s track & field, softball, J. Watkins, UMES LJ t-20th (7.19m) Leonard Haynes [email protected] volleyball and men’s golf. M. McCoy, B-CU TJ 8th (15.09m) (443) 885-3831 J. Earls, B-CU TJ 23rd (14.54m) Kevin Paige SOCIAL MEDIA J. Blanc, NCCU TJ t-25th (14.46m) [email protected] Fans and media members are invited to follow (443) 885-3009 the latest Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference foot- WOMEN ball news through social media. The MEAC Twit- I. Rowe, MSU 800m 1st (2:11.60) NORFOLK STATE ter feed may be accessed @MEACSports and the M. Bissah, NSU 3,000m 7th (9:43.53*) Matt Michalec conference’s official Facebook page is available Howard Dist. Med. 6th (12:50.65*) [email protected] @MEACSports. The MEAC’s Instagram handle is T. Shaw, B-CU HJ t-14th (1.70m) (757) 823-2628 @MEACSports. M. Nichols, B-CU LJ t-6th (6.08m) B. Crenshaw, NCCU TJ t-9th (12.31m) NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE C. McNeal, B-CU TJ t-19th (12.02m) Brian Holloway WEEKLY RELEASE & STATISTICS C. Mitchell, NCCU Weight 25th (18.45m) [email protected] Media members may access PDF versions of the (336) 285-3608 complete weekly release, including conference and team-by-team statistics, on www.MEAC- *converted for track size NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL sports.com. Regular updates of the weekly re- Kyle Serba lease will be distributed via e-mail from the con- [email protected] ference office. To be included on the distribution (919) 530-7054 list, send an e-mail request to Jeff Cunningham at [email protected]. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE Kendrick Lewis [email protected] ANNUAL AWARDS (803) 536-7060 The MEAC will name first, second and third all-conference teams based on individual finishes at the MEAC Indoor Track & Field Championships. Event winners will be named First Team, run- MEAC MEDIA CONTACT ners-up Second Team, and third-place finishers Third Team. The student-athletes with the highest Jeff Cunningham point totals will be named Outstanding Runner Email: [email protected] and Outstanding Field Performer, and the champi- Phone: 757-951-2055 2 onship coach will be named Outstanding Coach.

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MEAC WEEKLY HONORS

DATE MEN’S TRACK MEN’S FIELD WOMEN’S TRACK WOMEN’S FIELD WEEK 1 Keon Rantin, MSU Kelton Williams, B-CU Infinnatie Rowe, MSU Monae Nichols, B-CU WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6 WEEK 7 WEEK 8 WEEK 9 WEEK 10 WEEK 11 WEEK 12 WEEK 13 WEEK 14 WEEK 15 WEEK 16 WEEK 17

HEAD COACHES DID YOU KNOW?

BETHUNE-COOKMAN MORGAN STATE SETTING THE STANDARD Coach: Donald Cooper Coach: Nevill Hodge • The Aggies have won the men’s and wom- 11th season at B-CU 25th season at MSU en’s indoor MEAC titles in each of the past MEAC Men’s Indoor Champion - 2015, 2016 MEAC Men’s Indoor Champion - 1994 three seasons, the first program in conference history to accomplish that feat. In that COPPIN STATE NORFOLK STATE span, North Carolina A&T State has also Coach: Carl Hicks Coach: Kenneth Giles won three MEAC men’s outdoor titles (2017- 19th season at CSU 17th season at NSU 19), two MEAC women’s outdoor titles (2017, MEAC Men’s Indoor Champion - 2006, 2007, 2008, 2019) and the 2018 MEAC men’s cross DELAWARE STATE 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 country title. The NCAT men won MEAC ti- Coach: Stephen Kimes tles in cross country, indoor track & field and 1st season at DSU NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE outdoor track & field in 2018-19, becoming Coach: Duane Ross the first program to complete the trifecta since the Hampton women in 2011-12. FLORIDA A&M 8th season at NCAT Men’s Coach: Skye Dawson MEAC Men’s Indoor Champion - 2017, 2018, 2019 2nd season at FAMU MEAC Women’s Indoor Champion - 2017, 2018, 2019 CROSS COUNTRY RECAP Women’s Coach: Nadia Alexander-Pompey • Norfolk State swept the 2019 MEAC men’s 1st season at FAMU NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL and women’s cross country titles on Satur- Coach: Tavius “TJ” Walker day, Oct. 26 at the Delaware State Sports HOWARD 4th season at NCCU & Learning Complex in Smyrna, Del. For Coach: David Oliver the men, it was their first title since 2017 3rd season at HOW SOUTH CAROLINA STATE and 13th overall, while the Spartan women Coach: Jerod Wims claimed their first championship since 2009 1st season at SCSU and second overall. Martha Bissah won the MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE women’s 5K race for the third straight year, Coach: Damion Drummond becoming the first woman to accomplish 3rd season at UMES the feat in MEAC history.

MEAC NCAA INDOOR CHAMPS • MEAC student-athletes have won six NCAA Indoor event championships, including two this past season, courtesy of South Carolina State’s Tyrell Richard and North Carolina A&T State’s Kayla White.

2006: Yvette Lewis (HAM) - TJ 2009: Ronnie Ash (B-CU) - 60m hurdles Francena McCorory (HAM) - 400m 2010: Francena McCorory (HAM) - 400m 2019: Kayla White (NCAT) - 200m Tyrell Richard (SCSU) - 400m 3

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MEN’S ALL-TIME INDOOR CHAMPIONS

Year Champion Outstanding Performer Outstanding Coach 2019 North Carolina A&T Regan Kimtai (NCAT) - Runner Duane Ross (NCAT) Jeremiah Peters (B-CU) - Field JaiQuan Evans (B-CU) Aaron Wilkerson (NCAT) 2018 North Carolina A&T Emmanuel Too (HAM) - Runner Duane Ross (NCAT) Jeremiah Peters (B-CU) - Field 2017 North Carolina A&T Khalil Rmidi Kinini (UMES) - Runner Duane Ross (NCAT) Steven Thomas - Field 2016 Bethune-Cookman Kenneth Fisher (B-CU) - Field Donald Cooper (B-CU) Khalil Rmidi Kinini (UMES) - Runner 2015 Bethune-Cookman Dillon Simon (UMES) - Field Khalil Rmidi Kinini (UMES)- Runner Donald Cooper (B-CU) 2014 Hampton Deon Clifford (FAMU) - Runner Dillon Simon (UMES) - Field Maurice Pierce (HAM) 2013 Norfolk State Nathnael Meseret (NSU)- Runner Keron Stoute (B-CU) - Field Dillon Simon (UMES) - Field Kenneth Giles (NSU) 2012 Norfolk State Owen Cain (UMES) - Field Josef Tessema (NSU) - Runner Kenneth Giles (NSU) 2011 Norfolk State Damon Dixon (HAM) - Field Josef Tessema (NSU) - Runner Kenneth Giles (NSU) 2010 Norfolk State Damon Dixon (Ham) - Field Philemon Kimutai (NSU) - Runner Kenneth Giles (NSU) 2009 Norfolk State Marlon Woods (NSU) Kenneth Giles (NSU) 2008 Norfolk State Dominic Luka (NSU) Kenneth Giles (NSU) 2007 Norfolk State Terrance Burton (HAM) Kenneth Giles (NSU) 2006 Norfolk State David Kemboi (NSU) Kenneth Giles (NSU) Justin Bryon (NCAT) 2005 Florida A&M Kevin Hicks (FAMU) Rey Robinson (FAMU) 2004 Florida A&M Tim Walls (NCAT) Rey Robinson (FAMU) 2003 Hampton Jerome Mathis (HAM) David Boyd (HAM) 2002 South Carolina State Nick Peters (CSU) Ernest Tche (SCSU) 2001 Norfolk State Chris Brown (NSU) Floyd Conley (NSU) 2000 Hampton Travis Ridley (HAM) David Boyd (HAM) 1999 Hampton James Carter (HAM) David Boyd (HAM) 1998 Norfolk State Joel Mascoll (NSU) Steve Riddick (NSU) 1997 Md-Eastern Shore 1996 UMES/N.C. A&T 1995 Florida A&M 1994 Morgan State 1993 Florida A&M 1992 Florida A&M 1991 South Carolina State Anthony Stewart (CSU) Robert Johnson (SCSU) 1990 South Carolina State David Stargel (FAMU) Robert Johnson (SCSU) 1989 Florida A&M Howard Lindsay (UMES) Bobby Lang (FAMU) 1988 South Carolina State Howard Lindsay (UMES) Robert Johnson (SCSU) 1987 Delaware State 1986 Delaware State 1985 Howard 1984 Delaware State 1983 Delaware State 1982 South Carolina State 1981 South Carolina State 4

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WOMEN’S ALL-TIME INDOOR CHAMPIONS

Year Champion Outstanding Performer(s) Outstanding Coach 2019 North Carolina A&T Kayla White (NCAT) - Runner Duane Ross (NCAT) Monae Nichols (B-CU) - Field 2018 North Carolina A&T Martha Bissah (NSU) - Runner Duane Ross (NCAT) Jonina Brinson (B-CU) - Field 2017 North Carolina A&T Anisa Toppin (NCAT) - Field Duane Ross (NCAT) Martha Bissah (NSU) - Runner 2016 Hampton Zoe Ellis (NCCU) - Field Maurice Pierce (HAM) Kiara Howell (NSU) - Field Ce’aira Brown (HAM) - Runner 2015 Hampton Deidra Jordan (B-CU) - Field Maurice Pierce (HAM) Judith Kibii (FAMU) - Runner 2014 Hampton Teiara Denmark (Ham) - Field Maurice Pierce (HAM) Ce’aira Brown (Ham) - Runner 2013 Hampton Imani Cox (UMES) - Field Maurice Pierce (HAM) Petra Kubesova (UMES) - Runner 2012 Hampton Shamire Rothmiller (SCSU) - Field Maurice Pierce (HAM) Claudia Calder (HAM) - Field Cynthia Anais (UMES) - Runner 2011 Hampton Tiera Denmark (HAM) - Field Maurice Pierce (HAM) Cynthia Anais (UMES) - Runner Racquel Vassell (HAM) - Runner 2010 Norfolk State Elaine Rhoades (NSU) - Field Maurice Pierce (HAM) Francena McCorory (HAM) - Runner 2009 Hampton Racquel Vassell (HAM) Maurice Pierce (HAM) 2008 UMES/Hampton Merrecia James (UMES) Ernest Barrett (UMES) Maurice Pierce (HAM) 2007 Hampton Yvette Lewis (HAM) Maurice Pierce (HAM) 2006 Hampton Yvette Lewis (HAM) Maurice Pierce (HAM) 2005 Hampton Yvette Lewis (HAM) Maurice Pierce (HAM) 2004 Hampton Eboni White (HAM) Maurice Pierce (HAM) 2003 Hampton Jade Fisher (HAM) Maurice Pierce (HAM) 2002 Delaware State Agatha Gitudndu (NSU) Constancia Hayes (DSU) 2001 Hampton Marketa Patockova (BCC) Mamie Rallins (HAM) 2000 Norfolk State 1999 Florida A&M Debbie Dunn (NSU) Bobby Lang (FAMU) 1998 Bethune-Cookman Nicole Carty (BCC) Curtis Pittman (BCC) 1997 Bethune-Cookman 1996 Coppin State 1995 Florida A&M 1994 Florida A&M 1993 Florida A&M 1992 Maryland Eastern Shore 1991 Florida A&M Kanyon Singletary (FAMU) Bobby Lang (FAMU) 1990 Morgan State Donya Andrews (FAMU) Leonard Braxton (MSU) 1989 Howard Nicole Toro (HOW) William Moultrie (HOW) 1988 Delaware State Tanya McCray (DSU) Fred Soweby (DSU) 1987 Delaware State 1986 Delaware State 1985 Delaware State 1984 Delaware State 1983 Howard 1982 Delaware State 1981 Howard 5

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MEN’S ALL-TIME INDOOR RECORDS

Event Time/Distance Name School Year 55 Meters 6.20 Laroche Moore NCAT 1993 60 Meters 6.59 Demek Kemp SCSU 2018 60-Yard Dash 6.30 Javaro Sims FAMU 1981 200 Meters 20.59 Christopher Belcher NCAT 2017 400 Meters 45.62 Tyrell Richard SCSU 2019 440-Yard Dash 40.09 Richard Lewis HOW 1985 500 Meters 1:36.10 Oliver Bridges HOW 1982 600-Yard Dash 1:11.13 James Wharton DSU 1987 800 Meters 1:51.35 Stanley Davis HAM 2015 1000-Yard Run 2:16 Ezra Catwell SCSU 1986 1000 Meters 1:49.63 James King HOW 2017 Mile Run 4:05.08 Khalil Rmidi Kinini UMES 2017 3000 Meters 8:04.28 Khalil Rmidi Kinini UMES 2017 5000 Meters 14:17.22 Khalil Rmidi Kinini UMES 2017 Two-Mile Run 9:37.70 Caiphus Vilakazi DSU 1986 Three-Mile Run 15:26.00 Everette Hayes DSU 1981 55-Meter Hurdles 6.40 Darrell Ash FAMU 1982 60-Meter Hurdles 7.63 Michael Dickson NCAT 2018 60-Yard Hurdles 7.37 Steve Martin SCSU 1981 4x400-Meter Relay 3:09.04 Hampton 2014 Distance Medley 9:59.50 Maryland Eastern Shore 2017 High Jump 2.20m Marion Woods NSU 2008 Long Jump 7.86m Corey Vinston NSU 2009 Triple Jump 16.27m Edward Smith NCAT 1986 Pole Vault 5.00m Shane Smith CSU 2009 Shot Put 19.22m Dillon Simon UMES 2015 Weight Throw 19.63m Emmanuel Stewart MSU 2014 400-Meter Relay 1:12.50 Delaware State 1981 Mile Relay 3:19.17 South Carolina State 1986 4x800-Meter Relay 7:50.70 Howard 1993 Two-Mile Relay 8:02.24 Florida A&M 1988 Heptathlon 5,378 pts Harold Rose B-CU 2008 Team Points 191 North Carolina A&T 2019

NOTE: These records are from the MEAC Indoor Track & Field Championships ONLY.

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WOMEN’S ALL-TIME INDOOR RECORDS

Event Time/Distance Name School Year Pole Vault 3.80m Jazmyn Dennis FAMU 2019 Shot Put 16.50m Vanessa Henry UMES 2012 High Jump 1.87m Deandra Daniel CSU 2015 Long Jump 6.61m Kimona Smith HAM 2012 Triple Jump 13.07m Christina Epps CSU 2014 Weight Throw 19.73m Vanessa Henry UMES 2012 55 Meters 6.50 Dawnnette Douglas UMES 1993 60 Meters 7.25 Kayla White NCAT 2019 60 Yard Dash 6.84 Wendy Vereen MSU 1985 200 Meters 22.66 Kayla White NCAT 2019 220 Yard Dash 25.26 Valencia Tutson SCSU 1988 400 Meters 50.54 Francena McCorory HAM 2010 440 Yard Dash 56.12 Sophia Hunter DSU 1985 500 Meters 1:18.10 Lorraine Dortch DSU 1984 600 Yard Dash 1:22.80 Michelle Collins DSU 1986 800 Meters 2:04.72 Ce’aira Brown HAM 2016 1000 Meters 2:08.37 Kimberly McCollum DSU 1994 1500 Meters 4:47.90 Jerri Sutton FAMU 1993 Mile Run 4:51.63 Ce’aira Brown HAM 2016 3000 Meters 9:53.02 Janet Okeago HAM 2017 5000 Meters 17:06.65 Kadian Dunkley B-CU 2012 Two Mile Run 11:32.80 Sonia Robinson DSU 1986 Three Mile Run 21:50.00 Chery Lewis FAMU 1981 55 Meter Hurdles 7.70 Kisha King FAMU 1992 60 Meter Hurdles 8.08 Kellie Wells HAM 2006 60 Yard Hurdles 7.57 Kisha King FAMU 1988 400 Meter Relay 3:36.80 Delaware State 1984 Mile Relay 3:48.87 Howard 1987 4X400 Meter Relay 3:40.22 Hampton 2018 Two Mile Relay 9:30.60 Delaware State 1986 Distance Medley 11:50.18 Hampton 2010 Pentathlon 3,695 Khemani Roberts CSU 2017 Individual Points 48 Yvette Lewis HAM 2006 Team Points 179 Hampton 2007

NOTE: These records are from the MEAC Indoor Track & Field Championships ONLY.

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