VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Feb. 19, 2023)--The Morgan State women's indoor track and field team concluded Day 1 of the 2023 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Indoor Track & Field Championships sitting in second place in the team standings with 19 points after two scored events at the Virginia Beach Sports Complex.
 
Defending champion Howard is in first having scored 21 points. Delaware State is in third with 18 points, while Norfolk State is fourth with 10. South Carolina State (5 points) is in fifth and North Carolina Central (2 points) rounded out Sunday's scoring in sixth.
 
The Lady Bears scored all of their points in the long jump, placing three in the event, including collecting both gold and silver.
 
Tia Jackson captured the long jump title with a leap of 19 feet, 06.00 inches (5.94m), while Inara Shell placed second with a mark of 18 feet 11.25 inches (5.77m). Denisha McLaurin added to the Lady Bears' scoring, by placing eighth with a jump of 17 feet, 11.50 inches (5.47m).
 
Monday's action begins at 9 a.m. with the conclusion of the men's heptathlon. The women's pentathlon begins at 9:20 a.m., and running events begin at 12 p.m. with the prelims of the women's 60-meter hurdles.
 
For  more information, visit the Championship Central page.
 
MEAC Indoor Championship
Sunday-Tuesday, February 19-21, 2023
Norfolk, Va. (Virginia Beach Sports Complex)
 
Team Standings
1. Howard, 21 points
2. Morgan State, 19 points
3. Delaware State, 18 points
4. Norfolk State, 10 points
5. South Carolina State, 5 points
6. North Carolina Central, 2 points
 
Sunday's Events
Long Jump
1. Tia Jackson, 19-06.00 (5.94m)
2. Inara Shell, 18-11.25 (5.77m)
8. Denisha McLaurin, 17-11.50 (5.47m)
10. Deborah Adekayode, 17-05.25 (5.31m)
 
200 Meter Dash
13. Destiny Ward, 25.30
48. Yasmine George, 26.22
 
 
About the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) is in its 52^nd year of intercollegiate competition with the 2022-23 academic school year. Located in Norfolk, Va., the MEAC is made up of eight outstanding historically black institutions across the Atlantic coastline: Coppin State University, Delaware State University, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, Norfolk State University, North Carolina Central University and South Carolina State University.