St. Augustine's Women Claim Division II Indoor Track Title
HBCUs Grab Nine Individual Crowns
March 16, 2003
BOSTON, Mass. -- St. Augustine's captured
the women's title with 73 points, while Abilene Christian successfully
defended its men's team title with 58 points Saturday at the
2003 NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships.
The Eastern College Athletic Conference hosted the event at
the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center.
In the women's competition, Abilene Christian was second with 53 points followed by defending national champion, North Dakota State, who finished with 41 points. On the men's side, Western State was second with 54 points while Cal State Bakersfield finished third with 34 points.
St. Augustine's Cadriesha Akinfe grabbed the
first individual crown on Friday, winning the women's long jump
with a best leap of 6.00m. Teammate Samaiyah Islam
won the 60 meter hurdles turning in a time of 8.63.
St. Aug swept the 400 meter dash as Wilan Louis
won the men's with a time of 47.67 while Libia Rodriquez
captured the women's race with a time of 53.83.
North Carolina Central's Jason Smoots posted
a new meet record, turning in a time of 6.55 in the men's 60
meter dash. A native of Gadsden, Alabama, Smoots now has six
national championships to his credit - three indoor (2001 55m,
2002 60m, 2003 60m) and three outdoor (2001 100m, 2002 100m,
2002 4x100m).
"It feels good," Smoots said about his place in
NCAA history, "but I thought I should have run faster."
In the women's 60 meter dash, Shandria Brown
from Lincoln also set a meet record with a
time of 7.43.
In the 800 meter run, St. Augustine's claimed another title
as Maria Medina topped the field with a time
of 2:07.27.
Lincoln won the men's 4x400 meter relay, turning in a time of 3:12.22 while St. Augustine's captured the women's 4x400 meter relay with a time of 3:40.37.
Men - Team Rankings - 13 Events Scored
1) Abilene Christian 58
2) Western State 54
3) Cal State-Bakersfield 34
4) Central Missouri St. 33
5) St. Augustine's 32
6) Ashland 28
7) Lincoln 26
8) Adams State 25
9) South Dakota 16
10) N.Y. Tech 14
10) Kutztown 14
12) Missouri Southern St. 13
13) North Dakota State 11
13) Indianapolis 11
13) Texas A&M-Kingsville 11
16) Minnesota State, Moorhead 10
16) North Carolina Central 10
18) South Dakota State 9
19) Missouri-Rolla 8
19) Minnesota State, Mankato 8
19) Lewis 8
22) Nebraska-Kearney 7
22) Wheeling Jesuit Univ. 7
22) UMass.-Lowell 7
25) Fort Hays State 6.50
26) Northwood 6
27) Cal. State-Stanislaus 5
27) Findlay 5
27) North Florida 5
30) Chadron State 4
30) Virginia State 4
32) Pittsburg State 3
32) Livingstone College 3
32) So. Connecticut State 3
32) East Stroudsburg 3
36) Saginaw Valley St. 2
36) Northwest Missouri State 2
38) Slippery Rock 1.50
Women - Team Rankings - 13 Events Scored
1) St. Augustine's 73
2) Abilene Christian 53
3) North Dakota State 41
4) Lincoln 31
5) Ashland 30
5) Adams State 30
7) Grand Valley State 28
8) Western State 18.50
9) South Dakota 17.50
10) South Dakota State 15
11) Emporia State 14
12) North Florida 11
13) Northwest Missouri State 10
13) Minnesota State, Moorhead 10
13) Mass.-Lowell 10
13) Minnesota State, Mankato 10
17) Seattle Pacific 9.50
18) North Carolina Central 9
18) Texas A&M-Kingsville 9
20) North Dakota 8
20) UC Davis 8
20) Nebraska-Omaha 8
20) Missouri Southern St. 8
24) Pittsburg State 7
24) Findlay 7
26) Central Washington 6
27) Lock Haven 5
27) CS Dominguez Hills 5
27) Cal State-Bakersfield 5
30) Southern Indiana 2.50
31) Lewis 2
31) Nebraska-Kearney 2
31) N.Y. Tech 2
31) Augustana 2
HBCU All-American Performances at 2003 NCAA Division
II Indoor Track and Field Championships (Top eight finishers are designated All-Americans)
Women LJ
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Meet: * 20-05.75 1995 Chandra Sturrup, Norfolk State (VA)
Name Year School Finals Points
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1 Cadriesha Akinfe SR St. Aug. 6.00m 19-08.25 10
2 Nikkisha Maynard JR Lincoln 5.95m 19-06.25 8
3 Carlene Cummings SR St. Aug. 5.93m 19-05.50 6
6 Chanda Powell SO N.C. Central 5.76m 18-10.75 3
Women TJ
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Meet: * 43-03 1990 Diana Wills, Army
Name Year School Finals Points
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3 Cadriesha Akinfe SR St. Aug. 12.34m 40-06.00 6
12.34m FOUL 12.06m 12.20m 11.86m 11.77m
4 Carlene Cummings SR St. Aug. 12.33m 40-05.50 5
12.23m 12.33m PASS PASS 12.10m FOUL
Men 60 m Hurdles
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Meet: * 7.91 2002 Anwar Moore, St. Augustine's (NC)
Name Year School Finals Points
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Finals
2 Anwar Moore SR St. Aug. 7.83* 8
3 Unyime Akpan SO St. Aug. 7.92 6
5 Derrick Blount SR Virginia St. 7.99 4
Women 60 m Hurdles
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Meet: * 8.54 2002 Maisha Prewitt, Ft Hays St. (KS)
Name Year School Finals Points
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Finals
1 Samaiyah Islam SR St. Aug. 8.63 10
2 Nikkisha Maynard JR Lincoln 8.64 8
3 Chanda Powell SO N.C. Central 8.70 6
Men 400 m Dash
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Meet: * 46.13 1998 Jerome Young, St. Augustine's (NC)
Name Year School Finals H# Points
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Finals
1 Wilan Louis FR St. Aug. 47.67 2 10
Women 400 m Dash
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Meet: * 52.22 1997 Lorraine Graham, Lincoln (MO)
Name Year School Finals H# Points
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Finals
1 Libia Rodriquez SR St. Aug. 53.83 2 10
5 Kelly Marshall FR Lincoln 56.40 2 4
8 Georgia Mullings JR St. Aug. 59.76 2 1
Men 60 m Dash
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Meet: * 6.66 2002 Jason Smoots, North Carolina Central
Name Year School Finals Points
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Finals
1 Jason Smoots SR N.C. Central 6.55* 10
3 Lerone Clarke FR Lincoln 6.75 6
6 Jordan Vaden SR Livingstone 6.85 3
Women 60 m Dash
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Meet: * 7.45 2002 Nicole Duncan, CSLA (CA)
Name Year School Finals Points
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Finals
1 Shandria Brown SO Lincoln 7.43*
6 Anna Teschmaker SR St. Aug. 7.63
7 Libia Rodriquez SR St. Aug. 7.71
Women 800 m Run
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Meet: * 2:06.00 1999 Lana Jekabsone, Lewis (IL)
Name Year School Finals Points
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Finals
1 Maria Medina SR St. Aug. 2:07.27
8 Kelly Marshall FR Lincoln 2:11.58
Men 4x400 m Relay
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Meet: * 3:08.21 1995 St Augustine's
School Finals H# Points
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1 Lincoln 3:12.22 1 10
1) Joseph Brown FR 2) Fabian Felix FR
3) Keyshawn Lugrand JR 4) Adrian Robinson JR
2 St. Augustine's 3:12.54 2 8
1) Adrian Findley SO 2) Wilan Louis FR
3) Nathaniel McKinney SO 4) Marqueth Tard SR
Women 4x400 Meter Relay
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Saturday 3/15/03 - 05:30 PM
Meet: 3:39.24 1997 Lincoln (MO)
School Time
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1 St. Augustine's 3:40.62
1) Camethia Baker SO 2) Maria Medina SR
3) Georgia Mullings JR 4) Libia Rodriquez SR
2 Lincoln 3:41.50
1) Kelly Marshall FR 2) Lilieth Simms SO
3) Marlene Smith FR 4) Moya Thompson SO
