Hampton Women, Norfolk State Men capture
2006 MEAC Indoor Track Titles
February 18, 2006
LANDOVER, Md. -- Hampton University women and Norfolk State
men captured the crowns at the 2006 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
(MEAC) Indoor Track and Field Championships at Prince George's
Sports & Learning Complex.
The Lady Pirates earned 44 points on day one and finished
with a new MEAC Indoor Championship record 168 points. The
1986 Delaware State team held the previous record (155). Hampton
finished 82 points ahead of second place Norfolk State (86),
while Morgan State finished third with 61 team points.
Hampton's Yvette Lewis earned Outstanding Performer honors
for the second consecutive year with 48 points, breaking her
own previous record of 46 points at last year's indoor championship.
Hampton head coach Maurice Pierce reflected on his team's
vision of a perfect championship run.
."We had three goals coming in: to win our fourth consecutive
title, to break the team points record and to have Yvette Lewis
win the individual points title again. We were able to do all
those things."
Norfolk State compiled 133 points to earn its first MEAC Indoor
Title since 2001. The Spartans also captured this season's
MEAC Cross Country Championships. Hampton finished with 86
points and North Carolina A&T had 74 to round out the top
three.
"We exceeded our expectations," explained Norfolk
State head coach Kenneth Giles. "This win is for the seniors,
we have a good group of student-athletes who have helped build
this program. Giles earned Outstanding Coach honors on the
men's side.
North Carolina A&T's Justin Byron earned Outstanding Performer
honors, the senior earned 20 points and won the 200m with a
MEAC indoor championship record time of 21.35. The previous
record was held by Hampton Jerome Mathis in 2003.
It was a record setting day at the MEAC Indoor Championships.
Eleven records were broken overall during the two day event.
Hampton's Kellie Wells ran a personal best in the finals of
the 60m hurdles in 8.08 and broke her own previous record of
8.13 from yesterday's preliminaries. UMES' Danieth Pryce edged
out Wells in the 60m dash with a time of 7.32. Wells had broken
the record during day one with her time of 7.33.
Other record setters included Norfolk State's Derrick Baker,
who set a new mark in the 60m dash (6.75), topping Hampton's
John Bailey, who posted the previous record of 6.76 on day
one of the championships. Hampton's Terry Thornton set a new
MEAC Indoor Championship record in the 60 m hurdles with his
time of 7.89. UMES' Dwayne Robinson posted the previous record
with 7.93 in 2005.
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