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4/26/03
Shaw Competes in Historic Penn Relays
Philadelphia, PA--
Shaw University men’s and women’s track and field teams competed
at the 109th running of the Penn Relays at the University
of Pennsylvania along side of some of the fastest athletes in the
world.
The Lady Bears were up on
the track first as they ran on the first day of the meet which was
Thursday, April 24. The first event was the 4x100 meter relay that
clocked in at 49.55. The team consisted of seniors Lisa Bradsher,
Asiyah Pelzer, Ife' Moore and sophomore Candis Johnson. In the
afternoon session of day one the women ran 3:56.83 in the 1600-meter
relay. The team anchored by Pelzer consisted of Bradsher, Johnson
and freshman Patricia Beckham. Highlights from day one included a
female from Long Beach Poly High School in California clocking in at
the a 51.3 split on the anchor leg of the 1600 meter relay,
recording the fastest split in Penn Relays’ history.
On day two of the meet the
men’s team was first up on the track in the 4x100 meter relay
running a disappointing 45.14 due to injuries and bad exchanges. The
team consisted of David McIntrye , Stanley Knox, Aaron Montague ,
and Anthony Connelly. Connelly, Knox, McIntrye, and DeSean Williams
would run the 4x 200-meter relay also in the mourning session
finishing with a time of 1:32.66. Johnson, Moore, Pelzer, and
Bradsher ran the 4-x200 meter relay for the women running a 1:43.49.
In the night session the men ran the 1600-meter relay and the
1600-meter sprint medley relay running 3:24.25 and 3:4.41
respectively. Running the 1600-meter relay was Jeffrey Jackson,
Montague, Williams, and Connelly. On the sprint medley Jackson,
Knox, and McIntrye were joined by Maurice Styles Jr. to finish out
the meet.
On the final day of the
meet the Shaw University track and field teams relaxed in the stands
as a part of a crowd of nearly 40,000 raging track and field fans
watch the USA vs. the World. The segment of the meet was sponsored
by Nike and put some of the top American sprinter against relay
teams from other countries such as Jamaica and Russia. The highlight
of the day was the appearance of the Worlds Fastest Man Tim
Montgomery, as he anchored the USA to victory in the 4x 100-meter
relay.
4/19/03
Bears Finish Seventh at Championships
The Shaw men's outdoor track and field
team finished seventh in the CIAA Outdoor Track and Field
Championships with a score of 29.50. For complete results log
on to http://www.theciaa.com/02-03/olympic/champs/otfcfinrslts.htm
4/15/03
Shaw Competes at Norfolk State RelaysNORFOLK , VA-- The
Shaw University Men's Outdoor Track team competed at the Norfolk State
Relays this past weekend. The field of schools included Hampton
University, Virginia State University, West Virginia State, Delaware
State University, and Norfolk State University.
In the night cap of the first day of the meet the
Bears took second place in the Distance Medley Relay despite
inclimate weather. The team of De'Sean Williams, Anthony Connelly,
Jeff Jackson, and Maurice Styles Jr. ran 11:18 on a wet track.
In day two of the meet the sun began to shine as
Maurice Styles, Jr. ran 4:21.11 in the 1500 meters to earn a top
eight finish. Tiotta Gills finished fifth in the 5000 meters with a
time of 20:21.54. In the field events Stanley Knox long jumped 21
feet to finish seventh. Knox also leaped 41 feet and 1 inch in the
triple jump. In the throws Jeff Jackson and Marquis Poteat finished
fifth and sixth in the Javelin with throws of 98 feet and 96 feet
respectively. Poteat also finished eighth in the shot with a mark of
35 feet 10 inches. The relays are where the team excelled most. The
team of David McIntyre , Connelly, Williams , and Jackson ran 3:22
in the Sprint Medley Relay to finish second with Delaware State. The
race came down to the last 100 meters. In the 1600 meter relay the
Bears ran 3:32 with Jackson, Aaron Montague, Styles and Williams
anchoring, finishing third.
The Bears next meet will be the CIAA championships
April 17 -18 in Charlotte, NC on the campus of Johnson C. Smith
Unversity.
4/05/03
Shaw Competes at Livingstone Freeman Classic
SALISBURY, NC--Shaw University men's team
finished sixth at the Livingstone Freeman Classic, scoring only 37
points, finishing behind CIAA rival Livingstone College, who won the
meet and in front of Johnson C. Smith.
Maurice Styles who has been a spark for the men's
team all season finished third in the 1500m with a time of 4:07.
Lloyd Knight finished fourth in the 110H running a 16.68. In the
shot put Marquis Poteat finished fifth throwing 38 feet 4 1/2 inches
and Jeffery Jackson threw 100 feet 3 inches in the javelin before
running first leg on the 1600 meter relay team, which finished
second. The team consisted of Jackson, Aaron Montague, Williams, and
was anchored by Anthony Connelly. The team didn't fair well in the
relays as they where disqualified in two of the three. The Bears
finished second in the 3200 meter relay only to be disqualified for
running out of the exchange zone. Stanley Knox jumped 21 feet six
inches as the lone scorer from the jumps.
The Bears will be in action again this weekend at
April 11-12 at the Norfolk State Relays in Norfolk, Va.
Men's results from Adidas Raleigh Relays (March
28-29)
100m
99th Quentin
Abernathy 11.36
141st William Beard
12.04
5000m
61st
Maurice Styles Jr.
16:37.40
78th
Tiotta Gills
20:30.67
400m
113th
Anthony Connelly 51.63
147th
Aaron Montague
53.61
166th
Demetruis Hart
1:00.41
110H
Lloyd Knigh
DNF
400HH
93rd
Lloyd Knight
1:04.40
99th
Demetruis Hart
1:07.99
Sprint Medley 20th
3:41.79
1500m
78th
Maurice Styles Jr. 4:14.07
84th
DeSean Williams 4:23.72
104th
Charles Simms
4:36.19
400MR
21st
43.6
3200MR
29th
8:19.99
800MR
DQ
1600MR
37th
3:25.18
see photos from the meet @ www.prettysporty.com
Next meet will be April 4, 2003 Linvingstone /Rowan Relays
3/22/03
Shaw's Top finishers in the L.T. Walker Meet
DURHAM - Marquis Poteat - finished first in men's
javelin (105' 8"), second in discus throw
(83' 3") and second in shot put (36' 11")and Lloyd Knight
- first in men's 400m hurdles (1:03.54) and second in 110m
hurdles (16.23);
Shaw won three of the four relays, running to victory in the women's
4x100m relay (49.17), the women's 4x400m relay (3:59.02), and
the men's 4x400m relay (3:33.77).
For complete results log on to http://www.nccu.edu/campus/athletics/ltw03com.html
Men's Results From Lynchburg College Indoor
Track Meet
55m Dash: Quentin Abernathy
12th
6.78p
William Beard
13th
6.79p
Aaron Montague
21st
7.11p
David McIntyre
24th
7.14p
200m Dash: Quentin Abernathy
4th
23.63
Laurel Johnson
11th
24.43
Aaron Montague
21st
24.95
Lloyd Knight
25th
25.22
David McIntyre
27th
25.77
400m Dash: Anthony Connelly
2nd
51.94
Aaron Montague
24th 58.56
Laurel Johnson
25th 59.22
Mile Run: Maurice
Styles, Jr.
3rd
4:44.18
Jeffrey Jackson
4th
4:59.06
Charles Simms
11th 5:13.69
De'Sean Williams
12th 5:15.80
Tiotta Gills
14th 5:35.84
800m Run: Jeffrey Jackson
1st
2:09.26
De'Sean Williams
4th
2:12.14
Demetrius Hart
5th
2:30.43
3200m Run: Tiotta Gills
9th
13:05.00
55mHH:
Lloyd Knight
3rd
8.21 finals
4x400yd Relay:
Quentin Abernathy
Anthony Connelly
De'Sean Williams
Jeffrey Jackson "A" 1st
3:34.14
Aaron Montague
Maurice Styles, Jr.
Demetrius Hart
Lloyd Knight "B"
4th
3:57.54
Shot Put:
Marquis Poteat
15th
11.19m
Shaw Results from CIAA Indoor Track and Field
Championships
Men’s
Team Score
Place
School
Points
1
St. Augustine’s College
156
2
Livingstone College
68
3
Virginia State University
51
4
Shaw University
37
5
NC Central University
28
6
Bowie State University
15
7
Virginia Union University
14
Event
Results
60-Meter Dash:
14
William Beard
7.30
21
Quentin Abernathy
7.39
23
David McIntrye
7.55
24
Aaron Montague
7.57
60-Meter
Hurdles:
8
Lloyd Knight
8.80
400-Meter
Dash:
13
William Beard
54.19
15
Laurel Johnson
54.33
16
Aaron Montague
56.00
18
Anthony Connelly
1:07.51
800-Meter
Run:
3
Jeffrey Jackson
2:00.62
12
De’Sean Williams
2:11.01
15
Jerry Dudley
2:21.14
16
Demetrius Hart
2:25.75
1600-Meter
Run:
2
Maurice Styles Jr.
4:36.62
8
De’Sean Williams
4:52.07
11
Charles Simms
5:03.65
13
Jerry Dudley
5:30.62
5000-Meter Run:
2
Maurice Styles Jr.
16:41.16
5
Charles Simms
17:37.15
8
Nfassory Kake
18:56.27
10
Tiotta Gills
19:20.83
4x400
Meter Relay:
Shaw University
3:27.61
Men’s
Long Jump:
6
Anwar Smith
6.73m
14
Stanley Knox
5.99m
16
Llyod Knight
5.37m
Men’s
Triple Jump:
1
Anwar Smith
13.74m
Men’s Shot:
11
Marquis Poteat
11.08m
Men's Results from Niswonger
Foundation Indoor Invitational (Jan.31-Feb.1)
60mHH:
29th
Lloyd Knight
9.18 p
Triple Jump: 12th
Anwar Smith
13.45m (44-1 1/2)
400m:
35th
Anthony Connelly
51.53 p
62nd
Laurel Johnson
55.10 p
70th
Demetrius Hart
1;01.41 p
60m dash:
43rd
Quentin Abernathy
7.20 p
69th
David McIntyre
7.53 p
71st
Aaron Montague
7.62 p
800m run:
27th
Jeffrey Jackson
2;00.88
42nd
De'Sean Williams
2;07.10 p
47th
Jerry Dudley
2;25.59 p
200m dash: 60th
William Beard
23.66 p
67th
Aaron Montague
24.14 p
73rd
David McIntyre
24.57 p
4x400m Relay: 17th
3;27.60
Anthony Connelly, Quentin Abernathy, De'Sean Williams, Jeffrey
Jackson
3,000m run:
20th
Maurice Styles, Jr.
9:34.42
33rd
Charles Simms
10;16.27
Distance Medley Relay: 10th
11;09.28
De'Seasn Williams, Anthony Connelly, Jeffrey Jackson, Maurice
Styles, Jr.
Men’s
Results From Christopher Newport Indoor Track Meet (Jan. 24-25)
60mHH:
16th
Lloyd Knight
9.12p
60m Dash:
17th
Quentin Abernathy
7.29p
33rd
David McIntyre
7.54p
35th
Aaron Montague
7.58p
5,000m:
16th
Charles Simms
17:54.26
Distance Medley Relay:
8th
10:58.58
( De’sean
Wiiliams, Anthony Connelly, Jeffrey Jackson, Maurice Styles Jr.)
Shot
Put:
34th
Marquis Poteat
34-1 ¼
High
Jump:
11th
Lloyd Knight
5-8
3,000m:
18th
Maurice Styles Jr.
9:29.45
Triple Jump:
4th
Anwar Smith
44-4
7th
Stanley Knox
43-3 ½
400m:
9th
Anthony Connelly
51.78
25th
Laurel Johnson
54.36
27th
William Beard
54.76
800m:
20th
Jeffrey Jackson
2:04.75
21st
De’Sean Williams
2:05.06
37th
Demetruis Hart
2:26.68
1500m:
24th
Maurice Styles Jr.
4:28.64
29th
Charles Simms
4:48.63
31st
Jerry Dudley
5:03.49
200m:
12th
Quentin Abernathy
23.61
27th
Aaron Montague
24.38
30th
David McIntyre
24.54
4x400m relay:
12th
3:38.68
(Anthony Connelly, William Beard, De’Sean Williams, Jeffrey
Jackson)
Results
from University of Maryland Eastern Shore 5th Annual
Indoor Track Invitational (Friday, January 10, 2003)
Teams Participating: Shaw University, University of Maryland Easter
Shore, Morgan State University, Coppin State University, Hampton
University
Men’s Results
Shot Put:
6th- Marquis Poteat 10.41m
(34-2)
Long Jump:
1st- Stanley Knox
6.75m
(22.2)
3rd- Anwar Smith
6.46m
(21-2)
Triple Jump:
2nd- Anwar Smith
13.29m
(43-6)
3rd- Stanley Knox
13.02m
(42-7)
55m Hurdles:
3rd- Lloyd Knight
8.37
55m Dash:
Quentin Abernathy
6.94 Preliminary Heats
David McIntyre
7.71 Preliminary Heats
Aaron Montague
7.51 Preliminary Heats
500m Run:
15th- Aaron Montague 1;15.62
17th- Stanley Knox 1;21.89
18th- Lloyd Knight 1;24.03
19th- Demetrius Hart 1;26.51
1 Mile Run:
7th- Maurice Styles Jr. 5;02.39
8th- Charles Simms 5;17.89
11th- Tiotta Gills
5;37;98
12th- Nfassory Kake 5;46.92
400m Dash:
4th- Anthony Connelly 51.66
15th- Laurel Johnson 54.60
800m Run:
5th- Jeffery Jackson
2;07.19
9th- De’Sean Williams 2;11.82
200m Dash:
7th- Quentin Abernathy
23.24
15th- Anthony Connelly
23.71
22nd- Aaron Montague
24.50
25th- David McIntyre
26.05
26th- Demetrius Hart
26.53
5,000m Run:
5th- Maurice Styles Jr.
17;09.77
8th- Tiotta Gills
20;12.96
9th- Nfassory Kake
22;32;93
4x400m Relay:
8th- Shaw University “A”
3;30.61
(Anthony Connelly, Quentin Abernathy, De’Sean Williams, Jeffery
Jackson)
14th- Shaw University “B” 4;03.34
(Lloyd Knight, Demetrius Hart, Aaron Montague, Stanley Knox)
NEXT MEET: FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 2003 @ Lynchburg College Indoor Track
meet –Lynchburg, Va.
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