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May 24, 1997
St. Augustine's College won its first-ever NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championship, Saturday at Evansville, IL. On the strength of a 2-4-5 finish in the 100 meter hurdles, a 1-4 finish in the 400 meter hurdles and 19 points in field events, the Lady Falcons scored 61 points on the final day to take the title.Andrea Giscombe accounted for 28 individual points. She won the long jump on Thursday and returned Saturday to win the 400MH and capture second place in the 100MH. Teammate Karen Constable was 4th in the 400 MH while Donnet Facey and Lisa Taylor finished fourth and fifth in the 100MH.
St. Aug's depth proved important as Shanique Musgrave finished second in the javelin; Denise George was fifth in the shot put and Shanka Walker and Shantel Robinson placed fifth and sixth in the triple jump.
Lincoln University behind the duo of Beverly Grant and Lorraine Graham, finished fourth overall with 60 points, all on the final day. The ladies from Missouri finished first and second in the 200 meter dash; Grant taking the title from her defending champion teammate. She also won the 100 meter dash. Graham set a meet record winning the 400 meter dash. The Lincoln relay teams won both the 4X100M and 4X400M, setting a meet record at 3:33.28 in the final event.
In the men's competition, Morehouse's Gregory Roberts easily won the high jump setting a meet record at 2.28 meters (7' 5.75"). No other competitor cleared seven feet.
Abilene Christian won the team competition with 151 points easily outdistancing second place Angelo State by 81 points. St. Augustine's men finished fourth with 38 points. Morehouse tied for 11th with 20 points.
1997 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships Hosted by Southern Illinois University at EdwardsvilleFINAL WOMEN'S SCORESRank School Score Rank School Score==== ========================= ======= ==== ========================= ======= 1 St. Augustine's College 81 21 Mankato State 10 2 Abilene Christian 69 21 Kutztown Univ 10 3 Lewis University 68 23 St. Cloud State 7 4 Lincoln University 60 23 Shippensburg University 7 5 Adams State 44 25 Indianapolis 6 6 Angelo State 37 25 South Dakota State 6 6 California-Davis 37 25 Cal.State-Bakersfield 6 8 Emporia State 34 28 Francis Marion Univ 5 9 Western State (Colorado) 32 28 Bloomsburg University 5 10 Augustana College 31 30 North Carolina Central 3.50 11 South Dakota 30 31 Texas A&M Commerce 3 12 U at Albany 26 31 Texas A&M (Kingsville) 3 13 Northwest Missouri State 24 31 New York Tech 3 14 Cal St. Los Angeles 22 34 Lock Haven Univ 2 15 North Dakota State 18.50 34 Missouri Southern St. 2 16 Cal. Poly Pomona 18 34 Clark Atlanta University 2 17 Ashland University 17 34 Livingston College 2 17 Northern Colorado 17 34 Saginaw Valley State 2 19 Nebraska-Omaha 16 39 Pittsburg State 1 20 Ft. Hays State 11 39 Seattle Pacific Univ 1
FINAL MEN'S SCORESRank School Score Rank School Score==== ========================= ======= ==== ========================= ======= 1 Abilene Christian 151 26 South Dakota 8 2 Angelo State 69 26 Minnesota-Duluth 8 3 Central Missouri St. 40 26 California-Riverside 8 4 St. Augustine's College 38 26 Humboldt State 8 5 Adams State 33 32 St. Cloud State 7 6 Lewis University 32 32 Cal St. Los Angeles 7 7 Western State (Colorado) 30 34 Seattle Pacific Univ 6 7 Pittsburg State 30 34 St. Joseph's College 6 9 Southern Indiana 24 34 Alabama A&M 6 10 Cal.State-Bakersfield 22 34 Edinboro Univ 6 11 Slippery Rock 20 38 Emporia State 5 11 New York Tech 20 38 Virginia Union 5 11 Morehouse College 20 38 Morris Brown College 5 14 Ashland University 18 41 U-Mass Lowell 4 15 Indianapolis 17 41 Lincoln University 4 15 Shippensburg University 17 41 Mankato State 4 17 Wheeling Jesuit 16 41 Tarleton State 4 18 South Dakota State 13 45 Central Oklahoma 3 19 Southern Connecticut 11 45 Truman State University 3 20 Morningside College 10 45 Cal. Poly Pomona 3 20 North Dakota State 10 45 Nebraska-Kearney 3 20 Missouri Southern St. 10 49 Northern Colorado 2 20 Augustana College 10 49 New Haven 2 24 California-Davis 9 49 Virginia State 2 24 Ft. Hays State 9 49 Indiana Univ. (Pa) 2 26 Albany Stane 8 53 San Francisco State 1 26 California St.-Chico 8
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