GREENSBORO, N.C. – Morgan State men's 4x400-meter relay team captured gold in a season best time of 3:08.56, but it was Bethune-Cookman that ran away with the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship at Irwin Belk Stadium.
Morgan State scored 52 points to place seventh in team scoring, while Bethune-Cookman (139 points) won the title with 139 points with runner-up North Carolina A&T finishing with 138 points. Hampton finished in third with 93 points and Maryland Eastern-Shore placed fourth at 89.50.
Rounding out the top 10 teams were Howard (63.50), Florida A&M (55), Morgan State (52), South Carolina State (43), Savannah State (29) and North Carolina Central (14).
The Bears relay foursome of
Rolando Reid,
Joel Roberson,
Onyx Johnson and
Evan Johnson crossed the tape in front of Hampton (3:09.15) to win the title.
Morgan State 4x100-meter foursome comprised of
Nigel Thompson,
Rolando Reid,
Deyvon Howell, and
Fonyi Agendia finished in third place with a season betime of 40.38. N.C. A&T claimed the title in 39.98.
Onyx Johnson dominated the 800-meter field by capturing first place with a season best 1:48.94. It was the fastest time recorded in the MEAC this season.
The 400-meter hurdles had
Evan Johnson placing second with a season best time of 51.55 behind Florida A&M's Dennis Pugh (50.63).
Joel Roberson placed fifth in the 400m with a 47.53, while teammate
Evan Johnson finished eighth with a 49.58.
A mark of 204-03 (62.26m placed
Keith Andre Davis second in the javelin, and
Rolando Reid posted a fourth place finish with a toss of 183-02 (55.84m).
2015 Morgan State Men's Outdoor Track & Field Results
MEAC Championships
April 30-May 2, 2015
N.C. A&T State UniversityAggie Stadium (Greensboro, N.C.)
Winner: Bethune-Cookman, 139 points
Morgan State Finish: 7th, 52 points
Morgan State Finishers Long Jump18.
Christopher Simon, 6.30m (20-08.00)
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Nigel Thompson, FOUL
Discus13.
Keith Andre Davis, 39.01 (128-00)
Javelin2.
Keith Andre Davis, 62.26 (204-03)
4.
Rolando Reid, 55.84 (183-02)
100m Dash12.
Deyvon Howell, 10.67
13.
Fonyi Agendia, 10.76
200m DashPreliminaries14.
Deyvon Howell, 22.02
16.
Joel Roberson, 22.09
400m Dash5.
Joel Roberson, 47.53
8.
Evan Johnson, 49.58
400m Hurdles2.
Evan Johnson, 51.55
Preliminaries16.
Stephen Varella, 57.28
800m Run1.
Onyx Johnson, 1:48.94
4x100m Relay3. Morgan State 'A', 40.38
(
Nigel Thompson,
Rolando Reid,
Deyvon Howell,
Fonyi Agendia)
4x400m Relay1. Morgan State 'A', 3:08.56
(
Rolando Reid,
Joel Roberson,
Onyx Johnson,
Evan Johnson)
All-MEAC First TeamOnyx Johnson (800m, 4x400);
Rolando Reid (4x400);
Joel Roberson (4x400);
Evan Johnson (4x400)
All-MEAC Second TeamKeith Andre Davis (Javelin);
Evan Johnson (400mH)
All-MEAC Third TeamNigel Thompson (4x100);
Rolando Reid (4x100);
Deyvon Howell (4x100);
Nigel Thompson (4x100);
Fonyi Agendia (4x100)