Complete Results
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Led by a MEAC-title-winning performance by junior
Joel Roberson in Saturday's championship finale, the Morgan State Track & Field teams took home six top-five finishes at the 2016 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Championships at N.C. A&T's Irwin Belk Track.
Morgan State scored 52 points to place eighth in team scoring, while Bethune-Cookman (151 points) won its third straight title with runner-up North Carolina A&T finishing with 134 points. Maryland Eastern-Shore finished in third with 110 points and Hampton placed fourth at 83.50.
Rounding out the top 10 teams were Norfolk State (73.50), South Carolina State (70), Coppin State (55), Morgan State (52), North Carolina Central (38) and Savannah State (21).
Roberson was crowned MEAC champion by capturing the 400-meter dash in a personal best time of 45.66 -- missing the MEAC record by just.06. He followed that up with a personal best time of 21.32 in the 200-meters.
Senior
Evan Johnson crossed the 400-meter hurdles finish line with a season best 51.89 to take silver.
Roberson and Johnson later teamed up with sophomore
Stephen Varella and freshman
Donovan St. Louis to take second place in the 4x400m relay in a time of 3:08.58. The 4x100m relay team comprised of senior
Fonyi Agendia, sophomore
Desean White, sophomore
Deyvon Howell and Roberson finished fourth with a season best time of 40.48.
White equaled his personal best in the 100-meter dash by placing seventh with a time of 10.49.
In the field, senior
Rolando Reid struck silver in the javelin with a toss of 56.24m.
Steven Thomas, of Coppin State, was the Outstanding Field Athlete award winner after winning the discus, finishing second in the hammer and fifth in the shot put for 22 points in the meet. Maryland Eastern Shore's Khalil Rmidi Kinini was named the Outstanding Runner. He won the 1500m, 5000m, 10000m and 3000m steeplechase to accumulate 40 points.
Bethune-Cookman's Donald Cooper was selected as the Men's Track and Field Outstanding Coach for the third time.
The first meet record of the event was set by North Carolina A&T State's 4x100 meter relay team of Maurice Eaddy, Christopher Belcher, Michael Dickson and Rodney Rowe in 39.58. South Carolina State was second in 40.35, while North Carolina Central took third in 40.42. The former record was by Hampton in 2010 running 39.71
The second meet record of the weekend fell in the 100m as Belcher broke a 34-year old record in 10.07. William Haynes, of Florida A&M, held the record, with a time of 10.23, set in 1981.
2016 MEAC Men's Outdoor Award Winners
Outstanding Field Performer: Steven Thomas, Coppin State
Outstanding Track Performer: Khalil Rmidi Kinini, Maryland Eastern Shore
Outstanding Coach: Donald Cooper, Bethune-Cookman
2016 Morgan State Men's Outdoor Track & Field Results
MEAC Championships
May 5-7, 2015
N.C. A&T State University
Aggie Stadium (Greensboro, N.C.)
Winner: Bethune-Cookman, 151 points
Morgan State Finish: 8th, 52 points
Morgan State Finishers
100m Dash
7.
Desean White, 10.49
Preliminaries
6.
Desean White, 10.49
9.
Deyvon Howell, 10.62
12.
Fonyi Agendia, 10.67
200m Dash
5.
Joel Roberson, 21.32
6.
Desean White, 21.58
--
Deyvon Howell, DQ
Preliminaries
3.
Desean White, 21.51
4.
Joel Roberson, 21.55
7.
Deyvon Howell, 21.68
17.
Donovan St. Louis, 22.26
400m Dash
1.
Joel Roberson, 45.66
8.
Evan Johnson, 51.40
Preliminaries
1.
Joel Roberson, 46.81
6.
Evan Johnson, 47.59
10.
Donovan St. Louis, 49.00
400m Hurdles
2.
Evan Johnson, 51.89
6.
Stephen Varella, 54.11
Preliminaries
3.
Evan Johnson, 53.46
6.
Stephen Varella, 53.65
14.
Kyle Williams, 1:04.80
3000m Steeplechase
11.
Lenier Tucker, 10:46.77
4x100m Relay
4. Morgan State 'A', 40.48
(
Fonyi Agendia,
Desean White,
Deyvon Howell,
Joel Roberson)
4x400m Relay
2. Morgan State, 3:08.58
(
Joel Roberson,
Donovan St. Louis,
Stephen Varella,
Evan Johnson)
Long Jump
14.
Nigel Thompson, 6.70 (21-11.75)
Javelin
2.
Rolando Reid, 56.24m (184-06)
10. Barry Sytta, 46.09m (151-02)
Men's Team Rankings
| 1. Bethune Cookman |
151 |
2. N.C. A&T |
134 |
| 3. Maryland Eastern Shore |
110 |
4. Hampton |
83.50 |
| 5. Norfolk State |
73.50 |
6. South Carolina State |
70 |
| 7. Coppin State |
55 |
8. Morgan State |
52 |
| 9. N.C. Central |
38 |
10. Savannah State |
21 |
| 11. Howard |
12 |
12. Delaware State |
5 |
MEN'S
All-MEAC First Team
Khalil Rmidi Kinini, Maryland Eastern Shore (10,000m, 3,000mSC, 1,500m, 5,000m); Steven Thomas, Coppin State (DT); Ed'Ricus Williams, Bethune-Cookman (HJ); Christian Kinney, Hampton (Dec.); Sulaiman Fared, Hampton (SP); Frank Quarles, North Carolina A&T State (LJ); Rico Duncan, Maryland Eastern Shore (HT); Dominic Harper, Bethune-Cookman (PV); Michael Tiller, Bethune-Cookman (TJ); Maurice Eaddy, North Carolina A&T State (4x100); Christopher Belcher, North Carolina A&T State (4x100, 100m, 200m); Michael Dickson, North Carolina A&T State (4x100); Rodney Rowe, North Carolina A&T State (4x100); Trey Holloway, Hampton (100mH);
Joel Roberson, Morgan State (400m); Mark Blackmon, Maryland Eastern Shore (800m); Chris Collins, Bethune-Cookman (JT); Christopher Gaddist, South Carolina State (400mH); Justin Hamilton, North Carolina A&T State (4x400); Dorian Claggett, North Carolina A&T State (4x400), Corey Aiken, North Carolina A&T State (4x400), Dajuan Harding, North Carolina A&T State (4x400)
All-MEAC Second Team
Perry Cabean, North Carolina A&T State (10,000m); Clifton Thompson, Norfolk State (DT); Nehemiah Lipford, North Carolina A&T State (HJ); Jerrick Powell, Hampton (Dec.); Christopher Lee, Norfolk State (SP); Kenneth Fisher, Bethune-Cookman (LJ); Oussama Chouati, Maryland Eastern Shore (3,000mSC); Steven Thomas, Coppin State (HT); Princy Dorsainvil, Bethune-Cookman (PV); Shane Green, Coppin State (TJ); Christopher Gaddist, South Carolina State (4x100); Jeffrey Jones, South Carolina State (4x100); Demek Kemp, South Carolina State (4x100); Tyrell Richard, South Carolina State (4x100); Ronaldo Ball, Coppin State (1,500m); Malik Lewis, Bethune-Cookman (100mH); Steve Coles, Norfolk State (400m); Maurice Eaddy, North Carolina A&T State (100m); Michael James, Coppin State (800m);
Rolando Reid, Morgan State (JT);
Evan Johnson, Morgan State (400mH); Rodney Rowe, North Carolina A&T State (200m); Joel Robertson, Morgan State (4x400);
Donovan St. Louis, Morgan State (4x400),
Stephen Varella, Morgan State (4x400);
Evan Johnson, Morgan State (4x400)
All-MEAC Third Team
Xavier Walton, Bethune-Cookman (10,000m, 3,000mSC); Rico Duncan, Maryland Eastern Shore (DT); Milan Bullock, Howard (HJ); Taj Showalter, Maryland Eastern Shore (Dec.); Antony Britt, South Carolina State (SP); Nicholas Williams, Bethune-Cookman (LJ); Matthew Aleruchi, South Carolina State (HT); Trey Clark, Hampton (PV); Kenneth Fisher, Bethune-Cookman (TJ); Joshua McClam, North Carolina Central (4x100); Deontae Williams, North Carolina Central (4x100); Jonathan Williams, North Carolina Central (4x100); Issac Roberts, North Carolina Central (4x100); Desmond Fogg, Norfolk State (1,500m); Christopher Gaddist, South Carolina State (100mH); Dajuan Hardin, North Carolina A&T State (400m); Rodney Rowe, North Carolina A&T State (100m); Mark London, Coppin State (800m); Christian Kinney, Hampton (JT); Kevin Vincent, North Carolina Central (400mH); Nigel Brown, Savannah State (200m); Antwuan Poole, Savannah State (4x400), Todd Woodring, Savannah State (4x400); Brandon Davis, Savannah State (4x400)