North Carolina A&T men dominate en route to MEAC championship

GREENSBORO, N.C.— With as dominant a closing day as a program can have, North Carolina A&T gained its fourth consecutive Mid-Jap Athletic Convention males’s outside observe and discipline championship on Saturday at Irwin Belk Monitor.

The Aggies set a brand new meet file with 288 factors. Norfolk State (174), Morgan State (84), Delaware State and Howard (62 every), North Carolina Central and South Carolina State (32 every) and Coppin State (29) rounded out the group standings.

North Carolina A&T State’s Javonte Harding was named the meet’s Excellent Runner and Morgan State’s John Purvis was named Excellent Subject Performer, whereas Aggies head coach Duane Ross once more took dwelling Excellent Coach honors.

The Aggies gained each race on Saturday, which began off with Regan Kimtai taking gold within the 1,500 meters in 3:58.46. Morris Kimble, who additionally gained the MEAC title within the 10,000 meters on Thursday, picked up one other distance win on Saturday, taking the 5,000 meters in 5:13.31.

Harding gained each the 100 and 200 meters, going 10.21 and 20.21, respectively, and he was additionally part of the Aggies’ successful 4×100- and 4×400-meter relay squads. Harding ranks top-10 nationally within the 200 and top-20 within the 100 with these occasions.

Randolph Ross was additionally on that 4×100-meter relay group that gained gold in 39.37, however he additionally gained the 400 meters, delivering a 44.60 to edge out teammate Trevor Stewart.

That’s at the moment the fourth-fastest time within the nation.

Rasheem Brown and Akeem Lindo gained the 110-meter hurdles (13.61) and 400-meter hurdles (51.55), respectively, and Akeem Sirleaf and Daniel Stokes each ran on the successful 4×100 and 4×400 squads. The 4×400 turned in a 3:05.97.

Brown at the moment ranks top-15 nationally within the 110 hurdles.

Abbas Abbkar gained the 800 meters for the Aggies, operating a 1:49.65.

Norfolk State gained the boys’s decathlon, sweeping the 4 spots within the occasion as Camren Wynder-Hill took gold with 4,579 factors.

Morgan State bought a pair of discipline gold medals from Purvis, who gained the shot put in 16.53 meters, and Kobe-Jordan Rhooms, who took the triple soar in 15.02 meters.

Dexter Ratliff of South Carolina State gained the discus throw in 46.22 meters.

The highest three finishers in every occasion have been named All-MEAC.

First Crew
Javonte Harding, NCAT (100m, 200m, 4×100, 4×400), Randolph Ross, NCAT (400m, 4×100), Abbas Abbkar, NCAT (800m), Regan Kimtai, NCAT (1,500m, Javelin), Rasheem Brown, NCAT (110h), Akeem Lindo, NCAT (400h), Akeem Sirleaf, NCAT (4×100, 4×400), Daniel Stokes, NCAT (4×100, 4×400), Elijah Younger, NCAT (4×400), Albert Norman, DSU (3,000SC), Morris Kimble, NCAT (5,000m, 10,000m), Marvin Jones, NCCU (HJ), Malik Brown, MSU (PV), Brandon Hicklin, NCAT (LJ), John Purvis, MSU (Shot), Dexter Ratliff, SCSU (Discus), Ezra Montiero, HOW (Hammer), Camren Wynder-Hill, NSU (Dec)

Second Crew
Daniel Stokes, NCAT (100m), Trevor Stewart, NCAT (200m, 400m), Mar’Quise McGee, NCAT (800m), Abbas Abbkar, NCAT (1,500m), Kameron Davis, HOW (110h), Brandy Felix, NCAT (400h), Kai Cole, NSU (4×100), Anthony Franklin, NSU (4×100), Savien Hayes, NSU (4×100), Keith Brown, NSU (4×100), Abayie Opuni, CSU (4×400), Malik John, CSU (4×400), Randy Serville, CSU (4×400), Amadou Ba, CSU (4×400), Jordan Richardson, NCAT (3,000SC), Albert Norman, DSU (5,000m), Meshack Kipchirchir, NSU (10,000m), Kobe-Jordan Rhooms, MSU (HJ), Jahquan Christopher, NSU (PV), Rodrick Cox-Cooper, NSU (LJ), Aaron Wilkerson, NCAT (Shot), Obie Taylor, NCAT (Discus), Kevin Fofanah, NCAT (Hammer), John Purvis, MSU (Javelin), Joshua Sutton, NSU (Dec)

Third Crew
Kai Cole, NSU (100m), Daniel Stokes, NCAT (200m), Trequan Barnes, NSU (400m), Tyler Jeffers, SCSU (800m), Je’Shawn Walker, NSU (1,500m), Tayshaun Chisholm, DSU (110h), Earl Inexperienced, NCCU (400h), Malik John, CSU (4×100), Abayie Opuni, CSU (4×100), Aaron Lewis, CSU (4×100), Joseph Manu, CSU (4×100), Corinthians Payne, HOW (4×400), Kameron Davis, HOW (4×400), Casimir Tawiah, HOW (4×400), Qaseem Wajd, HOW (4×400), Meshack Kipchirchir, NSU (3,000SC, 5,000m), Isa Suleiman, NSU (10,000m), Dayani Johnson, SCSU (HJ), Derick Robinson, MSU (LJ, Javelin), Obie Taylor, NCAT (Shot), Emperor Campbell, DSU (Discus), Nnamdi Olebara, HOW (Hammer), Sadiq Nurse, NSU (Dec).

Courtesy: MEAC Sports activities