MEAC weight throw champion Emmanuel Stewart
Results
LANDOVER, Md. - Morgan State junior standout Emmanuel Stewart won the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference weight throw title with a personal best toss of 18.93m to help the Bears to a 10th-place team finish at the 2013 MEAC Indoor Championships held at the Prince George's Sports and Learning Complex located in Landover, Md.
Stewart was once again the top performer of the day for the Bears, capturing a total of 10 points for the Bears' team score. The Trinidad native not only successfully defended his weight throw title, but he also eclipsed the previous conference record of 18.01m that he set last year.
It was Stewart's second individual victory of the indoor season.
Norfolk State finished the meet with 152.50 points, outpacing Hampton (85 pts) in the final team standing to take home its eighth consecutive MEAC conference title. Bethune-Cookman placed third with 76 points and N.C. A&T placed 60. The Bears finished the meet with 25 points and placed 10th.
Here's a look at a few of the individual performances for the Bears:
60m Hurdles - Christian Boateng placed seventh with a time of 8.10.
3000m Run - Christian Smooth completed his race in 10th place with a time of 9.19.61.
High Jump - Kenyon Wright captured two points by virtue of a seventh-place finish in the high jump clearing the bar at 1.96m (6-05.00).
Distance Medley - Harold Lamour, Wesley Redfearn, DeAndre Robinson and William Campbell recorded a time of 10:34.16 to finish in sixth place and collected three points for the team.
Long Jump - Nigel Thompson picked up three points by finishing sixth in the long jump recording a leap of 6.72m.
Heptathlon - Keith Davis (4180 points) placed ninth, while Bethune-Cookman's Keron Stoute was the champion with 4659 points.
2012-13 Morgan State Indoor Track & Field Results (Men)
MEAC Indoor Championships
Landover, Md.
Feb. 14-16, 2013
Morgan State Finishers
60 Meter Dash
Preliminaries
11. Christian Boateng 7.00
21. Nigel Thompson 7.10
200 Meter Dash
Preliminaries
12. Aaron Covington 22.66
400 Meter Dash
Preliminaries
11. Aaron Covington 50.00
13. Brandon Hairston 50.34
1 Mile Run
15. Christian Smooth 4.31.69
16. William Campbell 4:31.81
3000 Meter Run
10. Christian Smooth 9.19.61
60 Meter Hurdles
7. Christian Boateng 8.10
Preliminaries
13. Aaron Strums 8.46
4x400 Meter Relay
10. Aaron Covington, Wesley Redfearn Evan Johnson and Brandon Hairston
3.23.21
Distance Medley
6. Harold Lamour, Wesley Redfearn, DeAndre Robinson, William Campbell
10:34.16
High Jump
7. Kenyon Wright 1.96m
Long Jump
6. Nigel Thompson 6.72m
Shot Put
4. Jefferson Butler 15.19m
12. Isahq Rana 12.90m
-- Emmanuel Stewart DNF
Weight Throw
1. Emmanuel Stewart 18.93m
12. Rana Isahq 13.94m
13. Jefferson Butler 13.82m
Heptathlon
9. Keith Davis 4180 pts
Final Team Standings
1. Norfolk State - 152.50
2. Hampton - 85
3. Bethune-Cookman - 76
4. N.C. A&T - 60
5. Florida A&M - 54
6. MD-Eastern Shore - 49
7. South Carolina State - 43.50
8. Howard - 29
9. Coppin State -26
10. Morgan State - 25
11. N.C. Central - 24
12. Savannah State - 22
13 Delaware State - 17
Morgan State will be back in action on March 2-3, where they will be competing in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC)/IC4A Championships. This event will be held in Boston, Mass. at Boston University.
MEAC ALL-CONFERENCE LIST:
All-MEAC First Team
Elias Cheshire, Florida A&M (5,000); Jamarian Bates, Norfolk State (LJ); Je'Von Hutchison, Hampton (800); Desmond Fogg, Norfolk State (DM); Quentin Park, Norfolk State (DM); Marquis Worsley, Norfolk State (DM); Nathnael Meseret, Norfolk State (DM, Mile, 3,000); Keron Stoute, Bethune-Cookman (Heptathlon); John James, Norfolk State (HJ); Emmanuel Stewart, Morgan State (WT); Dillon Simon, Maryland Eastern Shore (SP); Robert Mercer, Howard (PV); Troy Pollard, Florida A&M (400m); Nana Atakora-Bediako, North Carolina Central (TJ); James Taylor, Norfolk State (60, 200, 4x400); Trey Holloway, Hampton (60mh); Damien Smith, Norfolk State (4x400); Keith Nkrumah, Norfolk State (4x400); Kenneth Smith, Norfolk State (4x400);
All-MEAC Second Team,
Nathnael Meseret, Norfolk State (5,000); Joshua McClam, North Carolina Central (LJ); Edose Ibadin, Hampton (800); Elias Cheshire, Florida A&M (DM, 3,000); Isaiah Smith, Florida A&M (DM); Troy Pollard, Florida A&M (DM); Lamere Buchanan, Florida A&M (DM); Mohamed Labor-Koroma, Hampton (Heptathlon); Brandon Baskerville, Coppin State (HJ); Xavier Molette, South Carolina State (WT); Sulaiman Fared, Hampton (SP); Dolphurs Hayes, Savannah State (PV); Giovani Mowatt, North Howard (Mile); Ryan Carter, Delaware State (400); Laquan Howard, Bethune-Cookman (TJ); Darryl Williams, North Carolina A&T (60); Cameron Hall, Savannah State (60mh); Andre Walsh, Maryland Eastern Shore (200, 4x400); Kraig Webb, Maryland Eastern Shore (4x400); Aaron Chatman, Maryland Eastern Shore (4x400); Zavior Brown, Maryland Eastern Shore (4x400)
All-MEAC Third Team
Damtew Adnew, Norfolk State (5,000, 3,000); Marquis Noble, North Carolina A&T (LJ); Andre Thomas, Coppin State (800); Christian Harrison, North Carolina A&T (DM); Ashanti Felder, North Carolina A&T (DM); Steve Liggins, North Carolina A&T (DM); Saeed Jones, North Carolina A&T (DM); Marcus Finney, Norfolk State (Heptathlon); Willie Calvin, North Carolina Central (HJ);Daquavious McIlwain, South Carolina State (WT); Javan Gray, Hampton (SP);Akeem Barthol, Bethune-Cookman (PV); Ricy Brown, Bethune-Cookman (Mile); Je'von Hutchison, Hampton (400); Keenan Smith, North Carolina A&T (TJ); Andre Walsh, North Maryland Eastern Shore (60); Keith Nkrumah, Norfolk State (60mh); Torrance Womack, North Carolina A&T (200); Troy Pollard, Florida A&M (4x400); Dennis Pugh, Florida A&M (4x400); McDaniel Olivier, Florida A&M (4x400); Isaiah Smith, Florida A&M (4x400);
