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The MEAC Track & Field Championships

NC A&T Sports Information / May 27, 2016

Junior sprinter Christopher Belcher (#248) put to rest a 35-year-old MEAC record with his 10.07 sprint in the men’s 100m to claim the title. Teammate Maurice Eaddy (#252) finished hundreths of a second behind Belcher with a time of 10.35 seconds. Freshman Rodney Rowe (#258) claimed third with a time of 10.39 seconds.

Junior sprinter Christopher Belcher (#248) put to rest a 35-year-old MEAC record with his 10.07 sprint in the men’s 100m to claim the title. Teammate Maurice Eaddy (#252) finished hundreths of a second behind Belcher with a time of 10.35 seconds. Freshman Rodney Rowe (#258) claimed third with a time of 10.39 seconds.

Athlete Ranking Time/Mark
Men
100 METERS    
Christopher Belcher 2nd 10.07 seconds
Maurice Eaddy 9th 10.27 seconds
Rodney Rowe 18th 10.31 seconds
     
200 METERS    
Christopher Belcher 5th 20.39 seconds
Rodney Rowe 35th 20.93 seconds
     
400 METERS    
Dujuan Harding 22nd 46.14 seconds
Justin Hamilton 33rd 46.66 seconds
     
110-METER HURDLES    
Michael Dickson 8th 13.67 seconds
     
Frank Quarles, an A&T junior, won the men’s MEAC title in the long jump by leaping 25-feet-07 inches.

Frank Quarles, an A&T junior, won the men’s MEAC title in the long jump by leaping 25-feet-07 inches.

LONG JUMP    
Frank Quarles 12th 25-feet, 7 ¼ inches
     
4X100 RELAY TEAM    
Maurice Eaddy, Chris Belcher, Caleb Gabriel, Rodney Rowe 10th 39.58 seconds
     
4X400 RELAY TEAM    

Justin Hamilton, Dorian Claggett, Corey Aiken, Dujuan Harding

14th 3:07.67
     
Women
India Brown, an A&T sophomore sprinter, captured the 100m and 200m with respective times of 11.50 and 23.75 seconds.

India Brown, an A&T sophomore sprinter, captured the 100m and 200m with respective times of 11.50 and 23.75 seconds.

100 METERS    
India Brown 26th 11.47 seconds
Kayla White 35th 11.52 seconds
     
200 METERS    
India Brown 20th 23.26 seconds
     
100 METER HURDLES    
Kayla White 19th 11.37 seconds
Morgan Knight 20th 11.38 seconds
     
4×100 RELAY TEAM    

Yakira Love, Kayla White, Morgan Knight, India Brown

23rd 44.96 seconds
     




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