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Lincoln Dethrones St. Augustine's Women For Division II Outdoor Track
Title
St. Aug Men Finish Second; Smoots Denied
May 26, 2002
Lincoln (MO) University has become the 5th school
overall and 3rd HBCU in the history of the NCAA Division II Women's Outdoor
Track
and Field Championships to earn
the title of National Champions. The Blue Tiger Women achieved champion status
with six individual titles on the final day of the three-day
event denying St. Augustine’s a four-peat at Ralph Korte Stadium
on the campus of Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. The Lady Falcons
finished second.
St. Augustine’s men also finished second behind long-time rival Abilene
Christian.
Traditionally, the team with the strongest showing on the final day will win the national title and Lincoln finished very strong with six individual championships on Saturday. Their run to the national title began with the 4x100 Meter
Relay team of Simmy George, Shandria Brown, Marlene
Smith and Moya Thompson combining for a time of 45.08 seconds.
Nikkisha
Maynard picked up her second national title in the 100 Meter Hurdles
with a time of 13.72 seconds. She won the heptathlon on Friday.
The 400 Meter Dash was won by Moya Thompson
in 51.80 seconds. Shandria Brown
collected national titles in the 100 and 200 Meter Dash,
clocking 11.59 seconds in the 100 and 23.32 seconds in the 200. The
final National Championship came from the 4x400 Meter relay team of
Lilieth Simms, Marlene Smith, Kelly Marshall and Thompson
finishing the race in 3 minutes and 40.23 seconds to wrap up the teams 98
points for the National Championship.
St. Augustine’s women picked up an individual championship of their own as Charlene
Cummings edged LU’s Maynard to win the long jump title.
Clark Atlanta’s Nikki Hill won the high jump with a best leap of 1.76m. Hill also finished 7th in the women’s 100m hurdles.
St. Aug’s men won national titles in three events. Eddie Montgomery, Nathaniel
McKinney, Anwar Moore and Wilan Louis combined
to win the 4X100m relay championship. Adrian
Findlay finished first in the 400m hurdles. The Falcons closed
out the day with another relay title as Louis joined with Jamaal
Torrance, McKinney and Marqueth Tard to anchor the winning
4X400m relay team.
Albany State’s Sterling Gray won the men’s 400m dash bringing the national championship total to 13 for HBCU performers.
North Carolina Central sprinter Jason Smoots was denied in his two attempts to capture a seventh career national title. Smoots finished third in the 100m dash and sixth in the 200m dash finals.
Black College All Americans at the NCAA Division II Track and Field Championships
WOMEN
Alicia Anthony - Albany State - Long Jump, 100m Dash, 4x100m Relay
Latoyia Johnson - Albany State - 4x100m Relay
Mia Lakes - Albany State - 4x100m Relay
Jasmine Peck - Albany State - 4x100m Relay
Nikki Hill - Clark Atlanta - High Jump, 100m Hurdles
Ebony McMath - Fort Valley State - 100m Hurdles, 400m Hurdles
Jessica Render - Fort Valley State - 400m Dash
Shandria Brown - Lincoln - 100m Dash, 200m Dash, 4x100m Relay
Simmy George - Lincoln - 4x100m Relay
Kelly Marshall - Lincoln - 800m Run, 4x400m Relay
Nikkisha Maynard - Lincoln - Heptathlon, Long Jump. 100m Hurdles
Elfreda Reid - Lincoln - Shot Put
Lileith Simms - Lincoln - 400m Dash, 4x400m Relay
Marlene Smith - Lincoln - 400m Dash, 4x100m Relay, 4x400m Relay
Moya Thompson - Lincoln - 200m Dash, 400m Dash, 4x100m Relay, 4x400m Relay
Chanda Powell - N.C. Central - Long Jump, 100m Hurdles
Cadriesha Akinfe - St. Augustine's - Triple Jump, Long Jump
Camethia Baker - St. Augustine's - 400m Dash, 4x100m Relay, 4x400m Relay
Charlene Cummings - St. Augustine's - Triple Jump, Long Jump, 4x100m Relay
Samaiyah Islam - St. Augustine's - 100m Hurdles
Maria Medina - St. Augustine's - 800m Run, 4x400m Relay
Dana Robinson - St. Augustine's - 400m Hurdles, 4x400m Relay
Libia Rodriguez - St. Augustine's - 200m Dash, 400m Dash, 4x100m Relay,
4x400m Relay
Anna Teschemaker - St. Augustine's - 4x100m Relay MEN
Reginald Collins - Albany State - 4x100m Relay
Azik Graham - Albany State - 4x100m Relay
Sterling Gray - Albany State - 400m Dash, 4x100m Relay
Brandon Rhoulac - Albany State - Triple Jump
Dontrel Williams - Albany State - 4x100m Relay
Kevin Bartlett - Lincoln University - Long Jump, 100m Dash, 4x100m Relay
Lerone Clarke - Lincoln University - 100m Dash, 200m Dash, 4x100m Relay
Fabian Felix - Lincoln University - 4x400m Relay
Keyshawn Lugrand - Lincoln University - 400m Dash, 4x100m Relay, 4x400m
Relay
Antwane President - Lincoln University - 400m Hurdles, 4x100m Relay,
4x400m Relay
Adrian Robinson - Lincoln University - 4x400m Relay
Shantico Waiters - Livingstone College - 110m Hurdles
Cameron Dayne - Morehouse - Triple Jump
Steven Enoch - N.C. Central - Long Jump
Jason Smoots - N.C. Central - 100m Dash, 200m Dash
Unyime Akpan - St. Augustine's - 110m Hurdles
Ray Benjamin - St. Augustine's - Triple Jump
Adrian Findlay - St. Augustine's - 400m Hurdles
Fabian Hutchinson - St. Augustine's - Long Jump
Wilan Louis - St. Augustine's - 200m Dash, 400m Dash, 4x100m Relay, 4x400m
Relay
Nathaniel McKinney - St. Augustine's - 400m Dash, 4x100m Relay, 4x400m
Relay
Eddie Montgomery - St. Augustine's - 4x100m Relay
Anwar Moore - St. Augustine's - 110m Hurdles, 4x100m Relay
Marqueth Tard _ - St. Augustine's - 400m Hurdles, 4x400m Relay
Jamaal Torrance - St. Augustine's - 4x400m Relay
Derrick Blount - Virginia State - 4x100m Relay
Bernard Comer - Virginia State - 4x100m Relay
Andre Faulcon - Virginia State - 4x100m Relay
DeAndre Hyman - Virginia State - 4x100m Relay
Women's Team Scores:
1) Lincoln University 98; 2) St. Augustine's 67;
3) North Dakota St 56;
4) Abilene Christian 51;
5) Ashland 50;
6) Angelo State 40;
7) Emporia State 25;
7) South Dakota 25;
9) Southern Indiana 23;
10) Grand Valley St 22;
11) Adams State 16;
12) Chico State 15.50;
13) Lewis Univ 15;
13) Western Oregon 15;
15) UC Davis 14.50;
16) CS-Dominguez 14;
16) C S L A 14;
16) Seattle Pacific 14;
16) Albany State 14;
20) UC San Diego 13;
21) Pittsburg State 12;
21) Western State (CO) 12;
21) Clark Atlanta University 12;
24) Cal State Stanislaus 10;
24) Fort Valley State 10;
24) North Florida 10;
24) Slippery Rock 10;
28) Minnesota-Mankato 9;
28) NC Central 9;
28) Texas A&M (Kingsville) 9;
28) Findlay 9;
28) Central Missouri St 9;
33) Western Washington 8;
33) Massachusetts-Lowell 8;
33) Southern Connecticut 8;
33) Missouri Southern St. 8;
37) Tarleton State 7;
37) Northwest Missouri 7;
37) Harding University 7;
37) Indiana Univ. (PA) 7;
37) South Dakota State 7;
42) Truman State 6;
42) Missouri-Rolla 6;
44) Nebraska-Omaha 5;
44) Chadron State 5;
44) Cal State Bakersfield 5;
44) Ft. Hays State 5;
44) Northern Colorado 5;
44) Clarion University 5;
44) Lock Haven Univ 5;
51) Moorhead State 4.50;
52) Colorado Springs 4;
53) Bloomsburg 3;
53) Shippensburg University 3;
55) Saginaw Valley State 2;
55) Edinboro 2;
57) Nebraska-Kearney 1.50;
58) Colorado Mines 1 |
Men's Team Scores:
1) Abilene Christian 102;
2) St. Augustine's 69;
3) Western State (CO) 64;
4) UC Davis 45;
5) Ft. Hays State 34;
5) Lincoln University 34;
7) Tarleton State 32;
8) North Dakota St 29;
9) Texas A&M (Kingsville) 27;
10) Adams State 25;
10) Central Missouri St 25;
12) New York Tech 24;
12) Cal State Bakersfield 24;
14) Angelo State 20;
15) Lewis Univ 17;
15) Albany State 17;
17) Northern Colorado 16;
17) Northwest Missouri 16;
19) Edinboro 14;
20) Nebraska-Kearney 13;
21) Lock Haven Univ 11;
22) NC Central 10;
22) Western Oregon 10;
22) Missouri Southern St. 10;
25) Shippensburg University 9;
25) Harding University 9;
27) Ashland 8;
27) South Dakota State 8;
27) Moorhead State 8;
30) Grand Valley St 7;
30) Kutztown Univ 7;
30) Chico State 7;
33) Indianapolis 6;
33) Wheeling Jesuit 6;
33) Millersville Univ. 6;
36) Livingstone College 5;
36) Incarnate Word 5;
36) C S L A 5;
36) Pittsburg State 5;
40) Cal State Stanislaus 3;
40) Emporia State 3;
40) Northwood 3;
40) Minnesota-Duluth 3;
40) Virginia State 3;
45) East Stroudsburg 2;
45) Missouri-Rolla 2;
45) Morehouse College 2;
45) Colorado Springs 2;
45) Southern Connecticut 2;
50) Minnesota-Mankato 1;
50) Chadron State 1;
50) Truman State 1;
50) Slippery Rock 1;
50) Northern State U 1
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