BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Saint Augustine's University won the men's 4x400 meter relay race in the final event of the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships at the Birmingham CrossPlex on Saturday, March 14, 2015.
The foursome of Khari Herbert (So./Coral Springs, FL) , Burkheart Ellis Jr. (Jr./Raleigh, NC), Immanuel Hutchinson (Jr./San Jacinto, CA) and Omar Johnson (Jr./St. Ann, Jamaica) crossed the finish line first in 3:12.13. The Falcons have won 17 national men's indoor 4x400 meter titles including their second straight and sixth in the last eight years.
The Falcons placed fifth in the men's team standings with 32 points after winning the last two national indoor titles. Adams State captured the men's crown with 45 points followed by Findlay and Grand Valley State with 40 points apiece.
The Lady Falcons tied for 16th in the women's team standings with 14 points. Central Missouri was the women's winner with 47 points followed by Hillsdale with 40 points and Ashland with 37 points.
"Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose," said legendary Head Coach George Williams, who has guided the Falcons and Lady Falcons to 35 NCAA Division II championships combined. "We will try to do the best we can to get back."
Nine of the 10 Falcons and Lady Falcons who competed at the national meet earned Division II All-America honors, which are awarded to the top eight finishers in their respective events.
In the men's events, Johnson finished second (47.15 seconds) and Herbert was seventh (48.04) in the 400 meter dash. David Shaw (Sr./Red Springs, NC) was sixth (49-4½) in the triple jump and Hutchinson placed eighth (1:53.26) in the 800 meter run. Johnson also placed fourth (21.42) and Ellis Jr. was seventh (21.70) in the 200 meter dash. On Friday, JaQuan Demiel (Sr./Suffolk, VA) was eighth (23 feet, 4 inches) in the long jump.
In the women's events, Shamia Lassiter (Jr./Chesapeake, VA) finished fifth (8.50) in the 60 meter hurdles and Ornella Livingston (Jr./Christiana, Jamaica) was seventh (7.52) in the 60 meter dash for the Lady Falcons. On Friday, Shakinah Brooks (So./Raleigh, NC) placed second (19-11¾) in the long jump.
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