Saint Augustine's Men Finish Second, Lady Falcons Place Sixth In NCAA Indoor Track Championships

Falcon Men Finish Second, Lady Falcons Place Sixth In NCAA Indoor Track Championships

March 13, 2010

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Saint Augustine’s College placed second in the men’s standings and sixth in the women’s standings Saturday at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships.

Host Adams State won the men’s title with 89 points, breaking the Falcons’ four-year reign. The Falcons scored 72 points followed by Abilene Christian with 52 points.

Lincoln (Mo.) won the women’s crown with 56 points. Ashland and Grand Valley State tied for second with 47 points and Adams State was fourth with 38 points. Nebraska-Omaha had 35 points followed by the Lady Falcons with 27 points.

Josh Scott (Jr./Winter Haven, Fla.) led the Falcon men with victories in the 200-meter and 400-meter dashes. The defending national champion in both events, Scott set championship meet records in the 200 (20.91) and the 400 (46.05). His win in the 200 gave the Falcons a 62-57 lead over Adams State.

But Adams State placed six of the top eight runners in the 5,000 run to surge ahead 89-62 with one event left. Scott teamed up with Antonio Abney, Jason Boyd and Richard Boone to take the 4x400-meter relay in the final event.

Chris Copeland, who won the high jump Friday, was the only other Falcon winner. Orolando Duffus was third in the triple jump, Abney was third in the 400 and Boyd was third in the 60 hurdles.

In the women’s event, Barbara Pierre (Sr./Winter Haven, Fla.) finished second in the 60 meters and third in the 200 meters to lead the Lady Falcons. Pierre also was part of a foursome including Angelique Smith, Sheena Johns, and Kyra Mobley that placed second in the 1600-meter relay.

This is the first time since 2004 that neither the men’s nor women’s teams of Saint Augustine’s College took home the national title.