Lincoln BlueTigers McCarthy Wins National Title in 100M Hurdles!

CHRISDALE MCCARTHY
5-9" FRESHMAN
HOMETOWN: ST. CATHERINE JAMAICA
LINCOLN UNIVERSITY 
NCAA DIVISION II NATIONAL CHAMPION - 100m HURDLES

BRADENTON, Florida -- Chrisdale McCarthy won the national title in the 100m hurdles, highlighting Lincoln's performance at the 2016 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The three-day meet, hosted by the University of Tampa and IMG Academy, was held from Thursday through Saturday (May 26-28).

McCarthy captured the national title in the 100m hurdles with a time of 13.49. Two other Blue Tigers turned in individual All-American performances, with Jhevere Hall taking third in the 800m (2:05.98) and Kimberly Bailey placing seventh in the 200m (24.01). Earlier this week, Diana Cauldwell also earned All-American honors in both the triple jump and the long jump.

The highlight of Saturday for the Lincoln men came in the 4x100m relay, as the foursome of Roberto Smith, Miguel Barton,Roger Blake and Stephen Rose took second with a time of 39.77. Sedeekie Edie also competed in the triple jump on Saturday, finishing 16th with a distance of 14.66m.

The Lincoln women finished with 25 points and came in 10th place overall out of 59 programs. The LU men scored eight points and tied for 29th out of 69 programs. A total of eight Blue Tigers earned first team All-American honors this week.

Complete 2016 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championship Results

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