DAY TWO RESULTS / DAY TWO TEAM SCORESROCK HILL, South Carolina – At the conclusion of a very windy Day Two of the 2014 SIAC Track and Field Championships, the Lady Rams from Albany State and the Maroon Tigers from Morehouse both hold leads. Albany State leads by 44 points with 120 points collected through two days of competition. Morehouse leads by 33 points with 97 points collected.
In the last event of the evening, Benedict College proudly swept the top three spots in the 3000m steeplechase with Astacia Watkins (12:44.83), Jonnise Pierce (12:53.07) and Mikarla Swann (13:05.65) all finishing well ahead of the competition.
Today marked the conclusion of the heptathlon and decathlon. Clark Atlanta's Tabia Wade (3982) and Claflin's Chante Durrant (3652) finished first and second. Breanna Gates (3636) from Albany State took third. Wade won the 100m hurdles in 15.92 and the javelin with a mark of 33.16m. Gates placed first in the long jump with a mark of 5.11m and first in the shot put with a throw of 9.32m.
Albany State claimed gold and silver in the decathlon. TreVonta McTyre scored 4989 points and Elontavious White collected 4902 points. Kentucky State's Ronald Williams (4811) finished with the bronze medal. McTyre won the shot put (9.85m) and the long jump (6.10m). White (11.35) took first in the 100m. Williams won the 400m dash in 51.16. Morehouse's Michael Wooten broke the SIAC record in the 1500m run of the decathlon with a time of 4:25.98.
On the men's side of the steeplechase, Morehouse's Dahir Mohamed (10:03.85) and Gerald Jones (10:17.38) went 1-2. Benedict's Ediberto Crisanto rounded out the top spots after crossing the line in 10:31.31.
Benedict's Krishanda Campbell-Brown, Paine's Bria McAllister and Stillman's Jacobie Richmond and Sherry Jackson each cleared the high jump bar at 1.52m and gave their all at the 1.55m height. However, Campbell-Brown was the only one to clear the bar after making it over on her second attempt for the outright win. McAllister and Richmond tied for second and Sherry finished third.
In the men's triple jump, one hundredth of a meter made the difference between the gold and silver medals. Claflin's Maurice Dudley jumped 14.52m for gold while Kentucky State's John Jackson finished second with a mark of 14.51m. Third place was claimed by Stillman's Solomon Atosona (2014 SIAC Men's Field Athlete of the Year) with a jump of 14.17m.
The Golden Tigers from Tuskegee picked up ten points in the men's discus after Aaron Bennett threw the discus 45.56m. Phillip Stephens (41.64m) from Morehouse and Claflin's Everett Griffin (40.67m) earned the silver and bronze medals, respectively.
Four men's pole vaulters successfully made their way over the bar with Morehouse finishing in the top two spots. Stefan Williams won after trying to clear 4.80m. Williams' last cleared height was 4.15m. Teammate Wooten placed second clearing 3.35m. Benedict's Taylor Mims and Tuskegee's Gregory Coleman both cleared 3.15m for a tie for bronze.
The 2014 SIAC Women's Field Athlete of the Year, Euphemia Edem, won her second gold medal after setting a new SIAC record of 12.78m in the triple jump. Edem broke the record on her first jump. Her mark is also a Division II automatic qualifying mark and places her third in NCAA Division II in the event. Campbell-Brown from Benedict jumped 12.40m for second and Kenya Johnson from Kentucky State took third with a leap of 11.23m.
Albany State and Kentucky State took the top three places in the women's discus. CreeAnn Perkins of Albany State picked up her second medal with a win after throwing 42.18m. Albany State's Brittany Dean finished second with a throw of 38.41m and Kentucky State's Joscilyn Crain placed third with a mark of 37.25m.
On the track, prelims were ran in the 110m hurdles, 100m hurdles, men's 1500m run, 400m dash and 100m dash. Claflin's Dennis Bain leads the pack of hurdlers heading into the finals with a time of 14.02. Jones from Morehouse won the 1500m in 4:14.23. The men's 400m prelims was won by Albany State's Tabareyon Jones (48.03). The 2014 Men's Track Athlete of the Year, Kyran Stewart, won the 100m prelims in 10.51.
Irrion Conaler crossed the line in 14.86 for the top spot in the prelims of the 100m hurdles. Clark Atlanta's Jerriyauna Jarboe placed first in the women's 400m prelims. Benedict's Chamekea Davis took the prelims win the 100m dash.
The final day of competition begins Saturday at 9 a.m. with the men's javelin.
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