Finishing second to Abilene Christian, St. Augustine's College fell short in its bid to capture men's and women's titles at this year's NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Emporia, Kansas. Returning to the site where the Falcons had completed a run of seven consecutive titles, four years ago, St. Aug fell to ACC, 145.5 to 98, for the men's title and 93-73 for the women's crown.
St. Aug did provide three of the four national champions from HBCUs. Shanaka Walker won the women's long jump with a leap of 6.08m. Shenique Musgrove captured the javelin by just one inch with a throw of 161' 2". SAC's women's relay team won the 4X400m in a time of 3:36.03 while Morehouse captured the men's 4X400m relay title in 3:08.25 leading to a ninth place finish overall.
Albany State was the only other HBCU to score in women's events while N.C. Central, Albany State, Clark-Atlanta and Kentucky State picked up points in men's events.
Men Individuals: Frederick Adongo - St. Augustine's - 10,000m Michael Blevins - Morehouse - 100m Gabriel Burnett - St. Augustine's - 100m, 200m, 110H Kevin Buzzar - St. Augustine's - 400m James Crowe - Clark-Atlanta - High Jump Momodou Drammeh - Morehouse - 800m Lancelot Gooden - St. Augustine's - Triple Jump Clevaland McClory - St. Augustine's - Triple Jump Dane Magloire - St. Augustine's - Long Jump, Triple Jump Jean-Paul Niyongabo - Morehouse - 1500m Deworski Odom - St. Augustine's - 100m, 110H Michael Patterson - N.C. Central - 400m Ednol Rolle - St. Augustine's - 110H Horace Steele - Morehouse - 800m Charlie Thomas - Morehouse - 110H Chamar Wade - Albany State - High Jump Relay Teams: Albany State - 4X400m Kentucky State - 4X100M Morehouse - 4X100M, 4X400m N.C. Central - 4X100m St. Augustine's - 4X100m, 4X400m Savannah State - 4X100m
Women Individuals: Dolette Blake - St. Augustine's - Long Jump, Triple Jump Juliet Brown - St. Augustine's - 200m, 400m Florencia Hunt - St. Augustine's - 800m Nicole Irving - St. Augustine's - Long Jump, Triple Jump Haneefah Muhammad - Albany St. - 100m Shenique Musgrove - St. Augustine's - Javelin Wilma Nelson - St. Augustine's - 100m, 200m Tanya Oxley - St. Augustine's - 200m, 400m Maria Quinonez - St. Augustine's - 100H Libia Rodriguez - St. Augustine's - 200m, 400m Tynisha Teal - St. Augustine's - 400H Shanaka Walker - St. Augustine's - Long Jump Relay Teams: Albany State - 4X100m, 4X400m St. Augustine's - 4X100m, 4X400m
