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3.13.04
Simmons Finishes Seventh, Named All-American
Yvette Simmons, a sophomore from Newport News, VA, completed a great indoor track season by finishing seventh in the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships Women's Triple Jump in Boston, MA. Simmons entered the meet ranked 10th, completed the meet with a jump of 11.78m (38-7 3/4).  Simmons finished runner-up in the CIAA Women's Long jump and Triple Jump. Yvette Simmons becomes the third Track All-American in five years.

2.13.04
Simmons Ranked Fifth in Division II
Yvette Simmons, a sophomore from Newport News, Virginia is currently ranked #5 in the Division II Women's Long Jump 18-10 1/4 and #9 in the Women's Triple Jump at 39- 1/4. She recently was second in the CIAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in both events.

2.12.04
Women Finish Runner-Ups at CIAA Championships
The Shaw women's indoor track and field team finished runner-ups, tied with Virginia State in the CIAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Newport News, VA.  Top finishers for the Lady Bears included Patricia Beckham third in the 800-meter run, Yashica Short second in the high jump and Yevette Simmons second in the long and triple jumps.  Click here for meet results.

5/19/03
Montague Named Coach of the Year
Shaw head track and field coach William Montague was named CIAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Coach of the Year as the Lady Bears finished second in this year's championship.  Shaw finished fourth last season.

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
Lady Bears Finish Second in Championships
The Shaw women's outdoor track and field team finished tied for second with Virginia State at the CIAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.  Both teams finished behind champion St. Augustine's with 95 points.  For complete results log on to http://www.theciaa.com/02-03/olympic/champs/otfcfinrslts.htm

4/15/03
Lady Bears Compete at Norfolk Relays
NORFOLK , VA-- The Shaw University Lady Bears competed at the Norfolk State Invitational Relays this past weekend, among a field of historically black colleges that included Norfolk State University, Hampton University, Delaware State University, and University of  Maryland Eastern Shore.

The meet started on a cold rainy Friday were the Lady Bears placed two women in the top eight of the 400 meter hurdles. Senior Asiyah Pelzer placed fifth with a time of 1:10.16 followed by  Lisa Bradsher who finished eighth with a time of 1:16.77. The hurdles being the only event of the day for the Lady Bears, they would rest as other teams competed in distance races and the Distance Medley Relay.

On Saturday, senior  Ife' Moore ran a 27.02 in the 200 meters for an eighth place finish. In the 800 meters freshman Patricia Beckham sprinted to a fifth place finish after a sluggish start with a time of 2:25.81.  Another one of Shaw's super freshman Tania Coleman ran a 5:22 in the 1500, enough to earn her a top eight finish.  In the relays Bradsher, Coleman, Beckham and Pelzer ran a 4:09 in the 1600 meter relay to finish second. The Lady Bears also finished second in the sprint medley with the team of Moore, Bradsher , Pelzer, and Coleman. In the field events Pelzer and Adrain Starks took second and third, respectively with jumps of 5'0 and 4'10.

The Lady Bears next meet will be the CIAA championships April 17-18 at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina.

4/05/03
Lady Bears Win Livingstone Freeman Classic

SALISBURY, NC-- In a meet that lasted over 14 hours the Lady Bears proved they had the  endurance to out sprint the competition defeating a field of nine colleges in the first annual Livingstone College Freeman Classic by more than 50 points. The Lady Bears racked up 128 points to the nearest competitors 58, which was conference rival Livingstone.

Leading the way for the Lady Bears was Asiyah Pelzer who tallied 40 points, 30 individual and 10 coming  from the 1600 meter relay, enough to earn MVP honors for the running events. She finished first in the 400 meters with a time of 59.72, first in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 1:07.05 and first in the high jump with a personal best of 5 feet 3 inches.  Head coach William Montague says "She may be the best athlete I have ever coached with only two years of experience... I am going to really miss her next year."

Yvette Simmons won the MVP award for the field events as she placed first in the triple jump with a mark of 36-2 and second in the long jump with a mark of 17-5.  Ife' Moore finished second in the 200 meters running a 25.97 in the prelims and a 26.40 in the finals. Tania Coleman ran 5:22 in the 1500 meters which was enough to earn second place honors. Adrain Starks jumped 5 feet in the high jump to take third, while Lisa Bradsher took a close second in the 400 meter hurdles and then came back to run the first leg on the winning 1600 meter relay team which consisted of herself, Patrica Beckham, Kiela Reeves and Pelzer. Reeves and Beckham were joined by Coleman and Eureka Thompson as they finished first in the 3200 meter relay.

The Lady Bears next meet will be April 11-12 at Norfolk State University.

 

                      Results from Addidas Raleigh Relays

                          (March 28-29, 2003 @ NCSU)

Women's Results

100m:                      83rd    Candis Johnson          12.77

                               85th     Ife' Moore                  12.79

Shot Put:                   -        Evangeline Hunt           ND

                                 -        Samantha Hicks          ND

                                 -        Kieia Reeves               ND

                                 (Marks Measured @ 12.57m (41-3)

Discuss:                     -        Evangeline Hunt          ND

                                 -        Amina McGhee           ND

                                 -         Kieia Reeves              ND

                                  (Marks Measure @ 41.50m (136-0)

400m:                      117th    Eureka Thompson      1:03.85

                               129th     Kieia Reeves             1:06.35

                               137th     Habibah Smith           1:14.29

High Jump:                 -         Asiyah Pelzer              NH

                                  -         Adrian Starks             NH

                                   (Marks Measure @ 1.64m (5-4 1/2)

Long Jump:                 -         Yvette Simmons         ND

                                    (Marks Measure @ 5.50m (18-1/2)

Triple Jump:                -          Yvette Simmons        ND

                                   (Marks Measure @ 11.25m (36-11)

400mIH:                    73rd      Lisa Bradsher           1:09.69

Spring Medley Relays 21st      Candis Johnson        4:21.19

                                               Ife' Moore

                                               Asiyah Pelzer

                                               Patricia Beckham

1500m:                       92nd     Tania Coleman         5:12.28

4 X 100mK:               31st       Lisa Bradsher             49.70

                                               Candis Johnson

                                               Asiyah Pelzer

                                               Ife' Moore

4 X 200mR:                25th      Lisa Bradsher           1:47.13

                                                Patricia Beckham

                                               Candis Johnson

                                                Ife' Moore

4 X 400mR:                 21st     Lisa Bradsher            3:56.68

                                               Patricia Beckham

                                               Candis Johnson

                                               Asiyah Pelzer 

To view pictures of the event log on to www.prettysporty.com


3/22/03
Coleman Breaks Record as L.T. Walker Meet
DURHAM, NC -- Shaw University distance runner Tania Coleman set a new meet record in the women's 3,000-meter run during the 13th annual LeRoy T. Walker Olympic Development track & field event hosted by North Carolina Central University in Durham.  Coleman's winning time of 10:38.79 broke the old standard of 10:43.84 set back in 1996. She also won the 1,500m run (5:32.22) and placed ninth in the 800m run (2:35.87).

Other top performers at the 13th annual LeRoy T. Walker meet were:
Asiyah Pelzer of Shaw - first in women's 400m hurdles (1:09.31), second in high jump (5' 2"), third in 400m dash (59.43), and sixth in long jump (17' 0.75").

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 

 

 

 

 

Results From Lynchburg College Indoor Track Meet
55m Dash                      Candis Johnson             3rd           7.52f
                                       Ife' Moore                       9th           7.69p
                                       Lisa Bradsher                15th          8.02p
                                       Habibah Smith              20th          8.95p

200m Dash:                  Ife' Moore                      2nd           27.53
                                      Lisa Bradsher                4th            28.05
                                      Lisa Stewart                  23rd          32.26

400m Dash:                 Asiyah Pelzer                2nd           1:01.47
                                     Lisa Bradsher                4th            28.05
                                     Ife' Moore                     10th           1:10.39
                                     Lisa Stewart                  13th           1:14.72

Mile Run:                   Tania Coleman              2nd            5:54.05

800m Run:                  Patricia Beckham          1st              2:30.75
                                    Tania Coleman              3rd             2:38.75
                                    Eureka Thompson        4th             2:42.22
                                    Kiela Reeves                 6th             2:51.94

4 x 440yd Relay        Candis Johnson     
                                   Patricia Beckham
                                   Lisa Bradsher
                                  Asiyah Pelzer     "A"    1st              4:21.43

                                  Tania Coleman
                                  Kiela Reeves
                                  Lisa Stewart
                                  Eureka Thompson "B" 2nd           4:37.43

High Jump:             Asiyah Pelzer                 2nd           J5-00
                                 Adrian Starks                5th             4-08
                                 Eureka Thompson        9th             J4-06

Long Jump:            Yvette Simmons            4thT         5.09m
                                 Eureka Thompson        9th           4.70m
                                Asiyah Pelzer                 11th         4.59m

Shot Put:               Evangelline Hunt           12th         9.50m
                               Kiela Reeves                   15th         8.92m

 

 

Results From Indoor CIAA Indoor Track and Field Championships 

Women’s Team Scores

  Place                       School                                                                                    Points
  1                           St. Augustine’s College                                                   138
  2                           Virginia State University                                                   59
  3                           Shaw University                                                                 34
  4                           Virginia Union University                                                 26
  5                           Bowie State University                                                      24
  6                           NC Central University                                                       20
  7                           Livingstone College                                                            4

 

  Event Results

 

  60 Meter Dash: 

               

                10                 Candis Johnson                                                    8.16

                15                Asiyah Pelzer                                                         8.43

                16                Lisa Bradsher                                              8.44

                19                Ife’ Moore                                                              8.76

 

400 Meter Dash:

               

                6                Asiyah Pelzer                                                   1:00.00

                10                Lisa Bradsher                                                 1:01.57

                11                Candis Johnson                                            1:01.60

                16                Kiela  Reeves                                                 1:08.82

 

800 Meter Run:

 

                2                Patricia Beckham                                           2:26.57

                9                Eureka Thompson                                        2:42.02

                10                Lisa Stewart                                                2:47.66

                12                Nikiesha Mclennon                                   3:21.94

 

1600 Meter Run:

               

                2                Tania Coleman                                          5:43.98

                8                Nikiesha McLennon                                7:42.59

 

4x400 Meter Relay:

 

                Shaw University                                                       4:03.94

 

 

  Women’s High Jump:

 

                4                Asiyah Pelzer                                             5-00

                7                Eureka Thompson                                     4-08

 

Women’s Long Jump:

 

                6                Yvette Simmons                                        5.25m

                8                Asiyah Pelzer                                           4.95m

                13                Eureka Thompson                                4.58m

                14                Habibah Smith                                      3.77m

 

Women’s Triple Jump:

 

                6                Yvette Simmons                                   10.97m

 

Women’s Shot Put:

 

                5                Kiela Reeves                                         9.63m

                6                Evangeline Hunt                                 9.40m

                10                Samantha Hicks                               8.19m

 

Women's Results from Niswonger Foundation Indoor Invitational (Jan.31-Feb.1)

                
Triple Jump     18th              Yvette Simmons    10.84m (35-6)
                
                 400m:               33rd               Lisa Bradsher        1;03.22 p
                                         51st                Kiela Reeves         1;08.11 p
                                         56th               Asiyah Pelzer        1:10.10 p

                60m dash:       42nd              Candis Johnson    8.17 p
                                         44th               Ife' Moore              8.17 p
                                         68th               Luz Semeah           10.26 p

               800m run:         16th              Patricia Beckham   2;24.90 p*
                                         28th              Eureka Thompson 2;33.10 p
                                         36th              Lisa Stewart           2;55.56 p
               Advanced to the 800m Championship Final

               200m dash:     39th               Ife' Moore              26.75 p
                                        75th              Habibah Smith       31.49 p
                                        76th              Nikiesha McLennon  32.78 p

               4x400m relay:   9th                                                4;04.66
                   Candis Johnson, Patricia Beckham, Asiyah Pelzer, Lisa Bradsher

              3,000m run:     15th              Tania Coleman       11;43.41

             Distance Medley Relay:        3rd                         14;21.22*
                   Eureka Thompson, Asiyah Pelzer, Candis Johnson, Tania Coleman

          * Award Winners


Women’s Results from Christopher Newport Invitational (Jan. 24-25)

                High Jump:      9th                Asiyah Pelzer      5-0

            60m Dash:      14th                Candis Johnson 8.55p
                              20th                 Ife’ Moore          8.39p      
                              24th                Asiyah Pelzer      8.55p

 

             Women’s Distance Medley:
                             11th                13:41.46
                ( Lisa Bradsher, Candis Johnson, Patricia Beckham, Tania Coleman)

 

 

                Shot Put:         16th                 Kiela Reeves     31-5 ¼
                               20th                Evangiline Hunt                  29-8
                               26th                Samantha Hicks                   24-10

 

 

               3000m:               11th                Tania Coleman                    11:46.54

 

                Triple Jump:      5th                Yvette Simmons                    36-6

 

                Long Jump:      17th                Yvette Simmons                  15-9 ¾

 

                400m:                      8th                Asiyah Pelzer                      1:00.88
                                   22nd                Lisa Bradsher                     1:04.51   
                                   28th                Kiela Reeves                       1:06.53

 

 

                800m:                      25th                Eureka Thompson                2:39.96
                                    33rd                Lisa Stewart                          2:58.23

                                                               

 

                1500m:                    20th                Tania Coleman                    5:32.62
                                    29th                Luz Semeah                        7:44.70

 

 

Results from University of Maryland Eastern Shore 5th Annual Indoor Track Invitational (Friday, January 10,2003)

 

Teams Participating: Shaw University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, Coppin State University, Hampton University

 

Women’s Results

 

Shot Put:
5th-Kella Reeves 9.52m              (31-2)
6th-Evangeline Hunt     9.49m              (31-1)
7th-Samantha Hicks   7.94m              (26-1)

  Long Jump:
4th- Aslyah Pelzer   4.87m              (16-0)
5th- Eureka Thompson            4.76m              (15-6)

55m Dash:
Ife’ Moore                   7.55 Preliminary Heats
Aslyah Pelzer                7.60 Preliminary Heats
Candis Johnson            7.60 Preliminary Heats

  500m Run:
6th- Candis Johnson                                    1;27.26
7th- Kiela Reeves                         1;31.59

Mile Run:
1st-Tania Coleman                                   6;10.54

400m Dash:
5th- Aslyah Pelzer                           1;02.85
10th- Lisa Bradsher                                  1;05.77
11th- Ife’ Moore                          1;09.96

  500m Run:
5th- Patricia Beckham                                  2;35.12
6th- Tania Coleman                                   2;42.25
7th- Eureka Thompson                                2;55.52

200m Dash:
11th Ife’ Moore                                    27.57
14th- Lisa Bradsher                                  28.68
16th- Adrian Starks                          30.19

4x400m Relay:
6th- Shaw University                                 4;17.17
(Candis Johnson, Patricia Beckham, Aslyah Pelzer, Lisa Bradsher)





 





 
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