LANDOVER, Md. - The first day of
the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships was
relatively quiet for the Delaware State University Hornets as they had just five
student-athletes competing in Thursday's events at the Prince George's Sports
and Learning Complex.
Junior
Ryan Carter (Wilmington, Del.)
qualified for the men's 200m finals (held Saturday) with his eighth place finishing
time of 22.08. Morgan State's Calvin
Dascent was the 200m's top finisher Thursday with a time of 21.65. Earlier this season, Carter posted a season-
and team-best 200m time of 21.55 at the Saturday Night at the Armory II Track
Meet, held in New York, N.Y. on Jan. 28.
Senior
Tariq Devore (New York, N.Y.) and
junior Edward Hurley (Virginia
Beach, Va.) also competed in Thursday's 200m preliminaries. Devore finished in 15th place with
a time of 22.38 while Hurley was 24th in a time of 23.08.
In
the men's long jump, sophomore Jordan
Wilson (Smyrna, Del.) finished with a distance of 6.62m, good for ninth
place overall. North Carolina A&T's
Jared Baldwin posted a distance of 7.13m, good for first place overall.
On
the women's side, junior Krystina
Muhammad (Newark, Del.) was the lone performer Thursday for Delaware
State. Muhammad placed 14th
in the women's long jump with a distance of 4.93m. Champagne Bell, a sophomore from Norfolk
State, took home first place honors with a distance of 6.17m.
The
Hornet men and women did not record any team points Thursday.
The
reigning MEAC men's indoor track and field champion Norfolk State Spartans
tallied 36 points with two events scored.
North Carolina A&T is second with 12 points, followed by the
University of Maryland Eastern Shore in third with 11 points. Florida A&M and Coppin State rounded out the
top five with six and five points, respectively.
On
the women's side, Florida A&M took the lead heading into day two with 20
points. The defending MEAC champion
Hampton Lady Pirates were second with 16 points followed by Norfolk State in
third with 14 points.
The
championships continue Friday with the men's heptathlon at 9 a.m. Other field
events on Friday's slate include the women's pentathlon, men's and women's high
jump and men's and women's weight throw.
The student-athletes return to the track to compete in the men's and
women's 800m. Semifinals of the men's
and women's 60m hurdles, 60m dash and 400m dash will also take place during day
two's action.
Competition
concludes on Saturday beginning at 9 a.m. with the men's and women's shot put,
pole vault and triple jump. Running
events begin at 1 p.m. with the men's and women's mile run. Rounding out the evening's events will be the
men's and women's 4x400m relay race at 3:40 p.m.
A
complete schedule of events and live stats for the 2012 MEAC Indoor
Championships can be found at www.MEACSports.com.
Admission
for the Indoor Championships is $5 for adults and $3 for students and senior
citizens. Tickets are available at the
Prince George's Sports and Learning Complex.
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