North Carolina A&T State Women Repeat as MEAC Indoor Champions

LANDOVER, Maryland  – For the second year in a row, the North Carolina A&T State women won the 2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) indoor track & field championship at the Prince George’s Sports & Learning Complex.

The Aggies racked up 173.5 points, thanks to a dominant Saturday in front of a raucous crowd and an ESPN3 audience in the afternoon. Bethune-Cookman was the runner-up with 111 points.

Duane Ross was named the meet’s Outstanding Coach for the second year in a row.

By sweeping both the men’s and women’s indoor titles, North Carolina A&T State becomes the first MEAC school to repeat in both the men and women since Delaware State in 1987.

Martha Bissah, who already racked up titles in the 800-meter run and distance medley relay on Friday, was named the meet’s Outstanding Runner for the second straight year. She added two more gold medals to her haul on Saturday.

Bissah ran a 4:53.08 in the mile run, besting Howard’s Destiny Stanford by more than nine seconds to defend her title. She followed that up with a 10:07.07 to win gold in the 3,000 meters.

North Carolina A&T State’s Tori Ray won gold in the 400-meter dash for the second straight year with a 54.99. It was one of seven titles for the Aggies on Saturday, and Ray was also a part of the winning 4x400-meter relay team that took gold in 3:44.22.

Among the Aggies’ other titles:

Anisa Toppin won the triple jump with a distance of 41 feet and one inch.

Kayla White won both the 60-meter hurdles (8.09) and the 60-meter dash (7.39), and she came within .01 seconds of the MEAC indoor record in the hurdles race.

India Brown ran a 24.03 to win gold in the 200 meters for the second year in a row.

Morgan Knight of North Carolina A&T State continued her dominance in the pole vault, winning gold and besting her own conference record at 12 feet, 3.25 inches (3.74 meters).

Florida A&M’s Taylor Gorum took the women’s shot put at 47 feet, 2.25 inches (14.38 meters).

Bethune-Cookman’s Jonina Brinson was named the meet’s Outstanding Field Performer.

Women - Team Rankings - 17 Events Scored
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1) N. Carolina A&T 173.50
2) Bethune-Cookman 111
3) Florida A&M 96.50
4) Hampton 96
5) Norfolk State 70
6) Morgan State 32
7) Howard 24
8) Coppin State 21
9) Delaware State 16
10) Maryland-Eastern Shore 10
11) N.C Central 9
12) Savannah State 3
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RESULTS

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All-MEAC Honorees

First Team
Kayla White, NCAT (60m, 60h), India Brown, NCAT (200m), Tori Ray, NCAT (400m, 4x400), Martha Bissah, NSU (800m, Mile, 3000m, DMR), Emmax Kiplagat, FAMU (5000m), Candice Higgins, NSU (DMR), Malika Pride, NSU (DMR), Chazmin Fullwood, NSU (DMR), Sun-sara Williams, NCAT (4x400), Kristoni Barnes, NCAT (4x400), Nia Lundy, NCAT (4x400), Quamecha Morrison, B-CU (HJ), Morgan Knight, NCAT (Pole), Jonina Brinson, B-CU (LJ), Anisa Toppin, NCAT (TJ), Akassja White, B-CU (Weight), Taylor Gorum, FAMU (Shot),Kaitlin Scott, HAM (Pent).

Second Team
India Brown, NCAT (60m), Taliyah Townsend, NCAT (200m), Asia Joe, B-CU (400m), Kristoni Barnes, NCAT (800m), Destiny Stanford, HOW (Mile), Janet Okeago, HAM (3000m, 5000m), G’Jasmyne Butler, NCAT (DMR), Khadijah Reid, NCAT (DMR), Kristoni Barnes, NCAT (DMR), Camille Martin, NCAT (DMR), Valencia McDowell, MSU (4x400), Chantai Smith, MSU (4x400), Naomi Brown, NSU (4x400), Annastacia Barham, MSU (4x400), Nazah Reddick, NCAT (HJ), Savannah Forte, CSU (Pole), Madeleine Akobundu, NCAT (60h, LJ), Tiara Corbett, FAMU (TJ), Taylor Gorum, FAMU (Weight), Corneisha Mitchell, HAM (Shot), Ed’Quisha Alvin, FAMU (Pent).

Third Team
Meshala Morton, HAM (60m), Monae’ Nichols, B-CU (200m), Alahni Wood, FAMU (60h), Erielle Wallace, CSU (400m), Tatyana Hodnett, B-CU (800m), Janet Okeago, HAM (Mile, DMR), Emmax Kiplagat, FAMU (3000m), Eusila Chepkemei, HAM (5000m, DMR), Pollyanna Velasco, HAM (DMR), Asha Copeland, HAM (DMR), Malika Pride, NSU (4x400), Tyrika Lee, NSU (4x400), Martha Bissah, NSU (4x400), Chazmin Fullwood, NSU (4x400), Moena Battle, B-CU (HJ), Cheyenne Brooks, FAMU (Pole), Anisa Toppin, NCAT (LJ), Christine McNeal, B-CU (TJ), Corneisha Mitchell, HAM (Weight), Egypt Parker, DSU (Shot), Faleesha Dowe, DSU (Pent).

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