GREENSBORO, N.C., May 3, 2014 – The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats won the 2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship at the Irwin Belk Track on the campus of North Carolina A&T State University.
The Wildcats tallied 132 points to win their first MEAC Men's Outdoor title. North Carolina A&T followed in second place with 101 points, while Hampton finished third with 89 points.
Maryland Eastern Shore's Dillon Simon tallied 22 points to earn the Outstanding Field Athlete award. Simon won gold in the discus throw and shot put to garner the honor. Hampton's Chidi Okezie was named the Outstanding Runner. Okezie won the 200m dash, with a time of 20.73, and the 400m dash in 46.61.
Bethune-Cookman's Donald Cooper was selected the Men's Track and Field Outstanding Coach for the first time.
"It was a hard fought battle and a lot of great competition from all teams," Cooper said. "This has been one of the best MEAC (Championships) that I have been at, and our team persevered."
Maryland Eastern Shore won the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:08.18 as Coppin State placed second (3:10.11) and Morgan State finished third (3:10.90). In the 4x100, North Carolina A&T took gold at 40.27. Savannah State finished second (40.64) and Maryland Eastern Shore placed third (40.83).
In the Steeplechase, Florida A&M's Deon Clifford, who was the Indoor Outstanding Field Athlete, captured gold with a time of 9:25.44. Teammate Elias Chesire placed second (9:28.91).
The Morgan State men's track and field team closed out the 2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Outdoor Track & Field championship with six top five performances on Saturday as the Bears finished eighth with a total of 52 points. The championships were held at Irwin Belk Track on the campus of North Carolina A&T.
The Bears had solid performances in the javelin throw where
Emmanuel Stewart finished in third place (197-04).
Keith Davis placed fourth (197-01) and
Jefferson Butler finished in fifth place.
On the track,
Christian Boateng finished in seventh place in the 110 meter hurdles with a time of 14.80.
Onyx Johnson recorded a third place finish in the 800 meter finals with a time of 1:51.87. Johnson was also a member of the men's 4x400 meter squad comprised of
Haneef Hardy,
Joel Roberson and
Evan Johnson who finished in third place by posting a time of 3:10.90.
Morgan State would finish this year's MEAC championship with five All-MEAC selections. Second-team All-MEAC honors went to
Emmanuel Stewart (discus), who also earned third team honors in the javelin. Third team honors went to the 4X400 meter relay team of
Onyx Johnson,
Haneef Hardy,
Joel Roberson and
Jefferson Butler earned All-MEAC third team honors in the shot put.
2014 MEAC Outdoor ChampionshipN.C. A&T – Aggie Stadium (Greensboro, N.C.)Thursday, May 1-Saturday, May 3, 2014 Morgan State Finishers Discus2.
Emmanuel Stewart 171-01
11.
Isahq Rana 134-09
12.
Jefferson Butler 130-00
Shot Put3.
Jefferson Butler 51-10.50
6.
Isahq Rana 49-07.00
7.
Emmanuel Stewart 49-05.75
Javelin3.
Emmanuel Stewart 197-04
4.
Keith Davis 197-01
5.
Jefferson Butler 185-06
11.
Isahq Rana 148-02
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Rolando Reid DNS
110 Meter Hurdles7.
Christian Boateng 14.80
100 Meter DashPreliminaries16.
Christian Boateng 10.87
800 Meter RunFinals3.
Onyx Johnson 1:51.87
Preliminaries5.
Onyx Johnson 1:51.37q
400 Meter HurdlesFinals7.
Evan Johnson 53.35
Preliminaries8.
Evan Johnson 53.54
4X400 Meter Relay3. 3:10.90
(
Haneef Hardy,
Joel Roberson,
Evan Johnson,
Onyx Johnson)
400 Meter DashFinals7.
Joel Roberson 48.76
Preliminaries7.
Joel Roberson 43.36q
-Team Results, All-MEAC Teams Listed Below-
Men's Team Results1. Bethune-Cookman 132 points
2. North Carolina A&T 101 points
3. Hampton
89 points
4. Maryland Eastern Shore 79 points
5. Florida A&M 58 points
5. Howard 58 points
7. Coppin State 55 points
8. Morgan State 52 points
9. South Carolina State 50 points
10. Savannah State 49 points
11. Delaware State 12 points
12. North Carolina Central 3 points
** Norfolk State men ineligible for postseason
Men:
All-MEAC First Team
Dillon Simon, Maryland Eastern Shore (DT); Rico Taylor, Maryland Eastern Shore (HJ); Elias Chesire, Florida A&M (5000m); Nnamdi Davis, Bethune-Cookman (Decathlon); Kenneth Fisher, Bethune-Cookman (LJ); Dillon Simon, Maryland Eastern Shore (SP); Keenan Smith, N.C. A&T (TJ); Desmond Lawrence, North Carolina A&T (4x100, 100m); Darryl Williams, North Carolina A&T (4x100); Caleb Gabriel, North Carolina A&T (4x100); Marquis Noble, North Carolina A&T (4x100); Cameron Hall, Savannah State (110mH); Giovani Mowatt, Howard (1500m); Chidi Okezie, Hampton (400m, 200m); Dolphurs Hayes, Savannah State (PV); Edose Ibadin, Hampton (800m); Rajae Gayle, Howard (JT); Barry Bethea, South Carolina State (400mH); Deon Clifford, Florida A&M (3000 SC); Javon Spencer, Maryland Eastern Shore (4x400); Ramone Waite, Maryland Eastern Shore (4x400); Orwell Maylor, Maryland Eastern Shore (4x400); Aaron Chatmon, Maryland Eastern Shore (4x400)
All-MEAC Second Team
Emmanuel Stewart, Morgan State (DT); Ed'Ricus Williams, Bethune-Cookman (HJ); Deon Clifford, Florida A&M (5000m); Keron Stoute, Bethune-Cookman (Decathlon); Nicholas Williams, Bethune-Cookman (LJ); Sulaiman Fared, Hampton (SP); Laquan Howard, Bethune-Cookman (TJ); Cameron Hall, Savannah State (4x1000); Kenshard Hamilton, Savannah State (4x100); Antwuan Poole, Savannah State (4x100); Justin Leggett, Savannah State (4x100); Tremayne Banks, Bethune-Cookman (110mH); Paris Reddick-Simmons, Hampton (1500m); Je'von Hutchinson, Hampton (400m); Darryl Williams, North Carolina A&T (100m); Robert Mercer, Howard (PV); Mark London, Coppin State (800m, 4x400); Stefano Nardini, Hampton (JT); Joshua Peoples, North Carolina A&T (200m); Lemaar Shakir, Savannah State (400mH); Elias Chesire, Florida A&M (3000 SC); Kester Chase, Coppin State (4x400); Donell Taylor, Coppin State (4x400); Rosen Daniel, Coppin State (4x400)
All-MEAC Third Team
Xavier Molette, South Carolina State (DT); Michael Tiller, Bethune-Cookman (HJ); Khalil Rmidi Kinini, Maryland Eastern Shore (5000m); Emmanuel Price, Hampton (Decathlon); Shane Green, Coppin State (LJ); Jefferson Butler, Morgan State (SP); Shane Green, Coppin State (TJ); Rico Taylor, Maryland Eastern Shore (4x100); Javon Spencer, Maryland Eastern Shore (4x100); Aaron Chatmon, Maryland Eastern Shore (4x100, 400m); Ramone Waite, Maryland Eastern Shore (4x100); Wallace Spencer, Howard (110mH); Khalil Rmidi Kinini (1500m); Kenshard Hamilton, Savannah State (100m); Timothy Jackson, Savannah State (PV); Onyx Johnson, Morgan State (800m, 4x400); Emmanuel Stewart, Morgan State (JT); Desmond Lawrence, North Carolina A&T (200m); Dennis Pugh, Florida A&M (400mH); Darren White, North Carolina A&T (3000 SC); Haneef Hardy, Morgan State (4x400); Joel Roberson, Morgan State (4x400); Evan Johnson, Morgan State (4x400)
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