MEN’S TRACK TAKE TITLE AS
RUNNER-UP
IN 16TH ANNUAL
CAROLINAS
CHAMPIONSHIPS
April 12, 2008 –
Raleigh, NC – The
Shaw University Men’s Track
team competed in a total of 16 scored events to accumulate 131
points and be declared as the 2008 Runner-Up in the 16th
Annual Carolinas Track & Field Conference Championships.
The Men’s Track team took home four first place finishes. Junior Vitalis Wekheye (Namable, Kenya / Biology) won the 800 meters with a time of 2:03.65 as senior Marc Allen (Fort Washington, MD / Criminal Justice / Sociology) won the 1,500 meters event with a time of 4:29.87. In addition, freshman Jared Arnold (Philadelphia, PA / Adapted PE) won the 5,000 meters even with a time of 16:50.62 as Allen finished in second place with a time of 17:04.95. Furthermore, freshman Clyde Armstrong (Charleston, WV / Adapted PE) won the high jump with a height of 1.88 as teammate sophomore Paul Graham (Oxford, GA / Business Administration) scored second place with a height of J1.88.
At the conclusion of the competition, Allen was named Most Valuable Player of Running Events. Congratulations to the Men's Track team for an outstanding performance!
To see complete results, please visit:
http://upload.athleticsite.com/uncpbraves/pdf/CICchampionship08Results.htm
