2/26/2003
LANDOVER, MD-- The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) competed this past weekend in the Annual Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Indoor Track & Field Championships held at the Prince George's County Sports and Learning Complex in Landover, MD. The men claimed a fourth place finish and the women recorded a seventh place standing.
The Hawk's top finisher was Damion Drummond who broke a MEAC record with a 1:53.58 time in the 800-meter run. The previous record was 1:53.61. He beat out Coppin State College's Nickie Peters who was the favorite to win the event. In that same event Barnabus Togom claimed a top five finish with a time of 1:56.10. Marlon Tomlinson took a top ten finish in the ninth spot; his time was 1:56.62. In the one mile run Togom took third place with a time of 4:19.85 just .19 behind the second place finisher. Tomlinson took seventh in the mile while Drummond was eleventh. Togom had his win in the 5000 meter run when he crossed with a time of 15:09.22, .10 ahead of second place Duncan Bitok of Norfolk State University. In the field events Joseph Hylton took sixth place in the high jump with 1.93 meters while Clifton Harcum and Chase Shields took eighth and ninth place respectively in the shot put with throws of 12.39 meters and 12.28 meters. Another first place finish came from the men's distance medley team who took first place by more than five seconds over Hampton University. Drummond, Tomlinson, Togom, and Daniel Payne ran on that team.
The Lady Hawks saw Kori Barrett and Evelyn Mendoza take seventh and eight in the 800-meter run with time of 2:22.76 and 2:23.17 respectively. Anya Clark was 14 with a time of 2:31.19. Tasha Centruy took fifth in the one-mile run with a 5:29.66 and ninth place in the 3000 meter run. Her time in that event was 11:33.21. The women were strong in the field events. In the pole vault the UMES women took second through fifth place with Clark, Eboni Reavis, Candace Ringgold and Chantelle Ringgold finishing in that order. Kelly Ann Lue took eighth place in the long jump with a distance of 5.57 meters. Tiwana Smith took tenth in the shot put after throwing 10.31 meters. UMES also had a strong team showing in the distance medley taking second place with a time of 12:54.73. That team was made up of Mendoza, Alyssa Walker, Barrett, and Centruy.
"It was an exciting meet," Head Coach Ernest Barrett said. "The women shot putters did well and the men were impressive. The races that [Drummond, Togom, and Tomlinson] were in were very close and fun to watch. I am proud of the effort of the entire team. Now we begin to prepare for the outdoor season," he continued.
The Hawks have wrapped up their indoor season but will open their outdoor schedule on March 21 at the Hampton Relays in Hampton, VA.
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