LYNCHBURG, Virginia - University of Maryland Eastern Shore seniors Luan Gabriel (Roseau, Dominica) and Neus Quinonero (Valencia, Spain) add their names to the list of Hawks to qualify for the 2019 Mid-Eastern Athletic Championships (MEAC). The pair led The Shore during this weekend's Liberty Kickoff in Lynchburg.

The meet was not affected by team scoring.

Gabriel will head to Landover after posting a time of 57.22 seconds in the 400 meter dash. That performance was good for fourth place - one of two top ten placements for Gabriel on the weekend. Quinonero qualified in the 800 meter run, finishing third with a time of 2:16.27.

The seniors joined freshmen Atinuke Shittu (Germantown, Maryland) and Mercy Chemutai (Eldoret, Kenya) as members of the Hawk women headed to Landover.

The MEAC Championships will be held February 21st to the 23rd.

Other top performances from the women's team included top ten efforts from Shittu in the triple jump and freshman Nikyia Wooten (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) in the 5K. The men's team saw top ten efforts from junior Tamunoibi Dabipi (Salisbury, Maryland) in the weight throw and sophomore Janoi Brown (Randallstown, Maryland) in the 400 meter dash.

Both the 4x400 relay teams from the men and the women also earned top ten finishes.

Maryland Eastern Shore will return to Virginia on February 3rd for the Vince Brown Invitational at Christopher Newport University.