Morgan State University Athletics

Brittany Meads
Junior Sprinter/Relays, Track & Field
Joppa, Md.
Major: Political Science
 
Morgan State women’s track and field member Brittany Meads would like nothing else than to conclude what has been a successful junior season with a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Track & Field Championship and possibly advance to the NCAA Championship.
 
Meads, who competes in a variety of individual events ranging from the 100, 200 and 400 meter dashes, is also a constant on the Lady Bears’ 4X100 and 4X400 relay teams. She currently ranks 16^th in both the 100m (11.96) and 200m (24.47). Morgan State’s 4X400 relay team has run the fastest time in the MEAC this season at 3:43.07 during the Aggie Invitational, while the 4X100 team ranks second with a time of 45.83 that they set at the Penn Relays.
 
A native of Joppa, Md., Meads began the outdoor season placing third in both the 100m and 200m dashes and helped the 4X100m relay team claim gold in the High Point University Kick-Off Meet.
 
Meads and her teammates would shine again, this time in front of the home crowd, as they captured gold in both the 4X100 and 4X400 relays at the MSU Legacy Meet to help Morgan State to a second-place team finish.
 
Last week at historic Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pa., Meads and her 4X400 relay teammates placed third in the ECAC Finals at the Penn Relays with a time of 3:43.34, while the 4X100 team would set a new season-best time of 45.83 in the preliminary heats.
 
Meads and the Lady Bears begin their quest for their first MEAC Outdoor title since 2005, when the MEAC Track & Field Championships (May 4-6) get underway later today at Irwin Belk Track on the campus of North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, N.C.
  
Student Life:
What is the best time of the year on campus? Homecoming. Because there is more than just a student body, it’s a community. A better vibe with family and friends.
Why did you choose MSU? It’s close to home and I was offered a track scholarship. And also my dad went here.
What is your major and why? Political science because I would like to be a cooperate attorney.
If you had to give an incoming student advice, what would it be? Join an organization or a sport because it is a way for you to make friends easily. Also to manage your time wisely.
Describe your first day as a student at Morgan. It was chaotic. It was a lot of people. Walking to the different buildings was a little difficult.
What do you like most about Morgan? The atmosphere.
What would you like to change at Morgan State? The bond between the student body and the student athletes to be more combined.
 
Pop Culture:
What social media do you prefer the most? Snapchat, its more frequently updated and they have a lot of cool features.
Would you rather read the book or watch the movie? Why? Watch the movie. You still get that book effect but you also get to actually see the visuals.
What song can you not help but sing-a-long to? Crew by Goldlink.
Who is your celebrity crush? Morris Chestnut.
Favorite TV Show? Love & Hip Hop.
Favorite Movie? White Chicks.
Favorite musician/musical group? Kendrick Lamar.
My favorite cartoon or children’s show as a child was…Power Puff Girls.
If you could switch lives with any celebrity, who would it be and why?  Oprah. She’s a very successful black female.
Favorite music genre? R&B
 
Travel:
Place you would like to visit? Dubai.         
Where are you from? Baltimore.
 
Food:
Favorite home cooked meal? Shrimp Italian Pasta.
Favorite snack? Cool ranch Doritos.
I hated it when my mom made me eat? Peas.
Favorite breakfast cereal as a kid? Fruit loops.
 
Sports:
When is your favorite time of your sports season? MEAC season
Who is your favorite athlete? Why? Allyson Felix. She’s really fast and an Olympian.
Which team do you most look forward to competing against? North Carolina A&T.
Do you have any pre-competition/match superstitions or rituals? No. Lol!
What is your favorite part about your sport? The amount of people you get to meet. It’s not just college, but you get to meet professionals as well.
What is your favorite athletic memory? My first time at Penn Relays.
Favorite pro sports team? Golden State Warriors.
What is your top skill? Running the 400.
When did you start running track? When I was 10.         
 
Miscellaneous:
Would you rather be rich or famous and why? Rich. Money can buy fame.
If you could do one thing over, what would it be? Being a child again. Redoing my childhood.
When you are not at practice, what could someone find you doing? Homework or studying.
If could play another sport, what would it be? Volleyball.
Do you have an interesting nickname? Britt Brat.
What is the best piece of advice you have ever received? That life is never hard. It’s always what you make it.
If you could witness any event of the past, present, or future, what would it be? I wish I could’ve gone to the Atlanta Olympics.
What are your goals in life? To be a successful lawyer. To have my own money. And own my own law firm.
Person you admire the most? My mom.
Coolest thing you did last summer? I went to Vegas.
Most prized possession? My phone.
If you could have dinner with three people, dead or alive, who would they be? Obama, Prince, and Beyoncé .
Dream event? Running in Drake relays.
Cats or dogs? Dogs.
Early bird or night owl? Night Owl.
Funniest person on the team? Joel Roberson.