Eight HBCU All-Americans Crowned at Div I
Outdoor Track Championships
June 15, 2003
HBCU performers earn All-American honors in five events at
the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships
which culminated Saturday at Sacramento State University.
Jerome Mathis (Hampton - 200M), David
Oliver (Howard - 100MH),
Darryl Reeves (SC
State - Long Jump), Desmond
Kapofu (Norfolk
St - Triple Jump) and Florida A&M's 4X100M men's relay
team competed in the finals of their respective events earning
All-America honors for 2003.
Mathis registered a personal best time Saturday night en route
to capturing second place in the Men's 200 Meter Dash. He finished
the race in 20.48 seconds just .01 behind Leo Bookman (Kansas
State) who won the event in 20.47 seconds. The Petersburg,
Va sophomore also plays football for Hampton.
Oliver became the first Howard All-American in almost 15 years
when he finished 4th in the 110M hurdles. The junior, Denver,
Co native in the three-time MEAC outdoor champion in the event.
Reeves, a sophomore from Augusta, Ga, had a leap of 25 feet
2 inches to finish eighth and become the first outdoor track
All-American for SCSU since 2001. He is the fifth All-American
for the university in the last three seasons.
Kapofu finished 6th in the triple jump.
FAMU's relay team consisted of James Anune, Brent
Mobley, Antwanare Jones and Sheldon Morant. They finshed fifth in the
finals with a time of 39.62 seconds.
