Saint Augustine's, Winston-Salem State Win CIAA Indoor Track Crowns
Saint Augustine's, Winston-Salem State Win CIAA Indoor Track Crowns
February 13, 2011
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| CIAA Men's Indoor Track
Champions Saint Augustine's College |
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| CIAA Women's Indoor Track
Champions Winston-Salem State University |
HAMPTON, Va. - Saint Augustine's
College took its 13th straight men's title, and Winston-Salem State
earned its first women's crown Sunday in the 2011 CIAA Indoor Track
and Field Championships at the Boo Williams Sportsplex.
Led by men's field MVP Orlando Duffus and men's track MVP Josh
Edmonds, the Falcons scored 155 points to run away with the win.
Winston-Salem State was second with 80 points and Bowie State was
third with 68 points.
The Lady Rams won the women's championship in their first year
back in the CIAA after an attempted move to Division I.
Their victory snapped Saint Augustine's College's steak of 14
consecutive league titles. Led by women's field MVP Dedricka
Thomas, the Lady Rams scored 99 points to nip Johnson C. Smith,
which finished second with 95 points. Virginia State placed third
with 70 points.
Both Duffus and Edmonds sparked the Falcon men. Duffus won the
triple jump, tied for third in the high jump and placed fifth in
the long jump. Edmonds won the 200 dash, ran the second leg on the
winning 4x400 relay team which included Dahmyir Owens, Jameel
Walcott and Antonio Abney, and placed second in the 400 dash for
the Falcons.
Thomas of the Lady Rams finished second in the long jump, high
jump and triple jump. Shermaine Williams of Johnson C. Smith was
named track MVP after winning the 60 hurdles, the 60 dash and the
200 dash.
Other men's individual champions were Christopher Copeland of
Saint Augustine's (High Jump), William Bailey of Bowie State (Long
Jump), Randale Watson of Johnson C. Smith (Shot Put), Andre Collins
of Johnson C. Smith (60 Hurdles), Leford Green of Johnson C. Smith
(400 Dash), Ramon Gittens of Saint Augustine's (60 Dash), Desmond
Wiggan of Winston-Salem State (Mile Run), Fred Boone of Saint
Paul's (Pole Vault), Johnny Shuping of Saint Augustine's (5000 Run)
and Matthew Coston of Lincoln (Pa.) (800 Run). The Winston-Salem
State team of Cornell Jones, Elijah Strickland, Andrew Chebii and
Wiggan won the distance medley relay.
Other women's individual champions were Brittney Killebrew of
Winston-Salem State (One Mile and 800 Dash), Samantha Edwards of
Virginia State (400 Dash), Kirsten Bowens of Saint Augustine's
(Triple Jump), Andrea Powell of Saint Augustine's (High Jump),
Dominique King of Virginia State (Long Jump), and Lakeshia Carney
of Bowie State (Shot Put). The Winston-Salem State foursome of
Tyrah Winfrey, Ashley Fraser, Manuela Rigaud and Killebrew won the
distance medley relay and the Virginia State group of Faith Brock,
Jovonne Tyson-King, Edwards and King took the 4x400 relay.
