For the eighth time in the past ten years, the St. Augustine's mens outdoor track and field team has won an NCAA Division II National Championship.
Riding a record breaking performance by Jerome Young, the Falcons returned to the first place platform following a two year absence.
Young set a new meet record in the 400 meter dash, won the 200 meter dash and anchored the final leg of the winning 4x400 meter relay team. He also ran the second leg of the second place 4x100 meter relay team . . . all in one day.
Thunderstorms caused a two hour delay during Saturday's finals and St. Aug used the down time to its advantage. Entering the final day in fifth place and 31 points behind the second day leader Central Missouri State, St. Augustine's used strong performances by Young, Deworski Odom, Gabriel Burnett and Rodrigues Pfister to forge into the lead.
Odom finished second in the 110 meter hurdles, losing by .01 seconds, third in the 100 meter dash and anchored the 4x100 meter relay. Burnett finished third in the 110m hurdles, fourth in the 200m dash and ran the first leg of the 4x100m relay. Pfister finished second in the 400 meter hurdles, fifth in the 110 meter hurdles and ran the first leg of the winning 4x400 meter relay.
Morehouse College high jumper Gregory Roberts successfully defended his national title, beating Clark Atlanta University rival James Crowe. Roberts' winning leap of 2.21 meters fell short of last year's record setting 2.28m.
The St. Augustine's College women's team fell short in its attempt to defend its first-ever national championship. The Lady Falcons finished second overall to Abilene Christian.
St. Aug's Shenique Musgrove won the javelin with a throw of 152' 5".
N.C. Central's Elisha Marshall ended three years of frustration winning the 100 meter dash. In four previous attempts at an individual national title during her NCCU indoor and outdoor track career, Marshall finished with two third place and two second place performances. In her fifth attempt on Saturday, Marshall ran an 11.81 to earn recognition as the top women's 100m sprinter in the NCAA Division II.
Marshall also scored in the finals of the women's 200m dash, earning her sixth career All-America honor with a fourth place finish in a time of 24.28.
FINAL MEN'S SCORES
Rank School Score Rank School Score
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1 St. Augustine's College 97 26 Clark Atlanta University 8
2 Abilene Christian 80 26 Augustana College 8
3 Central Missouri St. 57 30 Lewis University 7
4 Angelo State 39 31 Chadron State 6
5 Cal St. Los Angeles 37 31 Wayne State 6
6 New York Tech 33 31 Humboldt State 6
6 Morehouse College 33 34 Slippery Rock 5
8 Cal.State-Bakersfield 32 34 North Dakota 5
9 Tarleton State 31 34 Livingstone College 5
10 Emporia State 30 37 Missouri Southern St. 4
11 North Dakota State 25 37 Lock Haven Univ 4
12 Western State (Colorado) 24 37 New Haven 4
12 Southern Indiana 24 37 South Dakota State 4
14 Adams State 21 41 Mankato State 3
15 South Dakota 19 41 Lincoln University 3
16 Pittsburg State 18 41 Truman State University 3
17 Ft. Hays State 13 41 Kentucky State Univ 3
18 Harding University 12 41 Edinboro Univ 3
18 Southern Connecticut 12 46 Nebraska-Kearney 2
18 Texas A&M (Kingsville) 12 46 Albany State 2
21 San Francisco State 11 46 California-Davis 2
21 Northern Colorado 11 46 Bemidji State 2
21 Shippensburg University 11 46 Morningside College 2
24 Wheeling Jesuit 10 51 Saginaw Valley State 1
25 Ashland University 9 51 Seattle Pacific Univ 1
26 Indiana Univ. (Pa) 8 51 Fort Valley State 1
26 Kutztown Univ 8 51 St. Joseph's College 1
FINAL WOMEN'S SCORES
Rank School Score Rank School Score
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1 Abilene Christian 120 23 Sonoma State 8
2 St. Augustine's College 78 23 Kutztown Univ 8
3 Adams State 74 25 Slippery Rock 7.50
4 Lewis University 68 26 Cal St. Los Angeles 6
5 South Dakota 35 26 Shippensburg University 6
6 Western State (Colorado) 32 28 Augustana College 5
7 Cal. Poly Pomona 31 28 Pittsburg State 5
8 North Dakota State 28 30 Minnesota-Duluth 4
9 Nebraska-Omaha 22 30 Mankato State 4
10 Emporia State 21 30 Lincoln University 4
10 Ft. Hays State 21 30 LivingstonE College 4
12 Northern Colorado 19 30 Cal.State-Bakersfield 4
13 Angelo State 17 35 North Dakota 3
13 South Dakota State 17 35 Truman State University 3
13 California-Davis 17 37 Tarleton State 2.50
16 Ashland University 16 38 Texas A&M (Kingsville) 2
16 Missouri Southern St. 16 38 Clark Atlanta University 2
18 North Carolina Central 15 38 Nebraska-Kearney 2
19 Edinboro Univ 13 41 Saginaw Valley State 1
20 Harding University 12 41 Humboldt State 1
20 Northwest Missouri State 12 41 Central Oklahoma 1
22 Seattle Pacific Univ 10 41 Central Missouri St. 1
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