GREENSBORO, N.C., —A dominant Saturday lifted North Carolina A&T State to the 2019 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) men’s outdoor track & field championship at the Irwin Belk Track.North Carolina A&T State University
2019 MEAC Men's Outdoor Track & Field Champions

The Aggies won their third straight outdoor title and sixth overall.

Duane Ross was named the meet’s Outstanding Coach. Bethune-Cookman’s Jeremiah Peters earned Outstanding Field Performer honors, while Wildcat Carlin Berryhill and Norfolk State’s Evans Cheruiyot were named Co-Outstanding Runners.

North Carolina A&T State also swept the season – winning the MEAC titles in men’s cross country, indoor track & field and outdoor track & field. They are the first MEAC program to accomplish that feat since the Hampton women did it in 2011-12.

The Aggies had 211 points to Bethune-Cookman’s 178. Norfolk State (135.5), Coppin State (58) and Morgan State (45.5) rounded out the top five in the team standings.

Trevor Stewart ran an NCAA-best 44.38 in winning gold in the 400 meters, which was the story of the day for the Aggies – who between field and running events took eight gold medals on Saturday alone. Rodney Rowe also shined, running a 20.12 – the second-fastest time in the NCAA – to take the 200 meters.

Rowe also won the 100 meters in 10.05, storming past Coppin State’s Joseph Amoah at the line and posting the NCAA’s fourth-fastest time.

The Aggies also took gold in the 4x400-meter relay, ending the day on a high note after running a 3:09.51. For North Carolina A&T State, which came into Saturday trailing Bethune-Cookman in the team standings, it was the punctuation of an impressive team-wide effort.

The first running gold medal of the day also went to North Carolina A&T State, which won the 4x100-meter relay in 39.14 – besting second-place Coppin State by .27 seconds. Regan Kimtai then won the men’s 1,500 meters in 3:55.00.

Lasheon Strozier of North Carolina A&T State won the triple jump with a distance of 15.36 meters (50 feet, 4.75 inches).

Dominic Harper of Bethune-Cookman successfully defended his MEAC title in the pole vault, clearing 4.47 meters (14 feet, eight inches) to take the gold medal.

Jaylen Banks of Norfolk State ran a 50.43 to win the 400-meter hurdles, while Cheruiyot added a gold medal in the 5,000 meters to his collection after running a 15:00.80.

Howard’s Mekhi Abbott won the javelin throw with a mark of 56.70 meters (186 feet).

Savannah State’s Abbas Abbkar ran a 1:51.26 to win the 800 meters.

The top three finishers in each event earned All-MEAC honors.


Outstanding Coach: Duane Ross, North Carolina A&T State
Outstanding Field Performer: Jeremiah Peters, Bethune-Cookman
Co-Outstanding Runners: Carlin Berryhill, Bethune-Cookman / Evans Cheruiyot, Norfolk State

FIRST TEAM
Rodney Rowe, NCAT (100m, 200m, 4x100), Trevor Stewart, NCAT (400m), Michael Dickson, NCAT (110h, 4x100), Abbas Abbkar, SSU (800), Regan Kimtai, NCAT (1,500), Malcolm Croom-McFadden, NCAT (4x100), Akeem Sirleaf, NCAT (4x100), Akeem Lindo, NCAT (4x400), Brandon Felix, NCAT (4x400), Chase Bonham, NCAT (4x400), Kermani Mighty, NCAT (4x400), Carlin Berryhill, B-CU (3,000SC), Evans Cheruiyot, NSU (5,000, 10,000), Jacob Milton, NSU (HJ), Dominic Harper, B-CU (PV), Bobby Price, NSU (LJ), Lasheon Strozier, NCAT (TJ), Aaron Wilkerson, NCAT (Shot), Jeremiah Peters, B-CU (Discus), Derrick Wheeler, NCAT (Hammer), Mekhi Abbott, HOW (Javelin), Marc McCoy, B-CU (Dec)

SECOND TEAM
Demek Kemp, SCSU (100m), Joseph Amoah, CSU (200m, 4x100), Akeem Sirleaf, NCAT (400m), Regan Kimtai, NCAT (800), Carlin Berryhill, B-CU (1,500), Keshaun Hodges, CSU (4x100), Theodore Westcarr, CSU (4x100), Joseph Manu (4x100), Andre Valcin, SSU (4x400), Abbas Abbkar, SSU (4x400), Morgan Ellis-Foster, SSU (4x400), Terrance Sessoms, SSU (4x400), Evans Cheruiyot, NSU (3,000SC), Meshack Kipchirchir, NSU (5,000, 10,000), Kelton Williams, B-CU (HJ), Joshua Goslee, MDES (PV), Brandon Hicklin, NCAT (LJ), Kobe-Jordan Rhooms, MSU (TJ), Jeremiah Peters, B-CU (Shot), Joshua Faison, NCAT (Discus), Kevin Fofanah, NCAT (Hammer), Festus Bett, NSU (Javelin), Brent Heholt, B-CU (Dec)

THIRD TEAM
Joseph Amoah, CSU (100m), Akeem Sirleaf, NCAT (200m), Jordan Williams, B-CU (400m, 4x400), Jonathan Robertson, MDES (800), Lelei Too, NSU (1,500), Kameron Hammond-Green, SCSU (4x100), Demek Kemp, SCSU (4x100), Malik Watson, SCSU (4x100), Daniel Seawright, SCSU (4x100), Mario Watson, B-CU (4x400), Deandre Petty, B-CU (4x400), Caleb Okwaraji, B-CU (4x400), Regan Kimtai, NCAT (800, 3,000SC), Anteneh Girma, NSU (5,000, 10,000), Omega Smalls, NCCU (HJ), Raquan Nelson, B-CU (PV), Daniel Seawright, SCSU (LJ), JaiQuan Earls, B-CU (TJ), Kurt Goodlitt, MSU (Shot, Javelin), Robert Duncan, DSU (Discus), Keno Tate, B-CU (Hammer), Shemar Parker, MDES (Dec)