Three Hawks earn MEAC gold; UMES places five on podium at MEAC Championships


SUMMARY

As the University of Maryland Eastern Shore track and field program wrapped up a successful MEAC Championship with three individual MEAC golf medals while having a total of five athletes make the podium in Virginia Beach. As a team, the women finished with 42 total points for a sixth place finish while the men tallied 46 points and finished in seventh place.

 
EVENT DETAILS

Meet: MEAC Indoor Championships
Facility: Virginia Beach Sports Complex
Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia
Date: February 23 & 24, 2025
 
 
WOMEN'S RESULTS

The UMES women's championship week was highlighted by Hawk triple jumper Faithlyn Irving. Irving claimed gold for the second straight year in the triple jump with a mark of 12.52 meters on her third jump of the final. Teammate Jonysha Prucien earned bronze in the event with a distance of 12.31m. In addition to the medals won by Irving and Prucien, the Hawks earned team points by way of the following performances:

Alyssa Dyett | 60m | 7th Place | 7.66
Chloe Lucas | 200m | 7th Place | 24.94
Chloe Lucas | 400m | 8th Place 
Rebecca Jepnegetich | 3000m | 7th Place | 10:58.92
Rebecca Jepnegetich | 5000m | 6th Place | 18:29.76
Mackenzi Evans, Kimoria Chance, Chloe Lucas, Shennell Simms | 4 x 400 meter relay | 3:50.28
Rebecca Jepnegetich. Shy-Ann Campbell, Shennell Simms, Rihanna Gayle | Distance Medley | 5th Place | 13:10.44
Lyee Simms | High Jump | 7th Place | 1.60m
Alyssa Dyett | Triple Jump | 6th Place | 11.94m
Jonysha Prucien | Long Jump | 7th Place | 5.29m
Faithlyn Irving | Long Jumo | 8th Place | 5.27m


 
 
MEN'S RESULTS

The Hawk men claimed MEAC gold in two events while earning bronze in the 60 meter and setting a new school record in the event. Freshman Nathan Wade took the top spot in Saturday's long jump with a mark of 7.46 on his final attempt. Yourie Lawrence-Clarke, another UMES freshman, crossed the finish line first in the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 7.86. Sophomore Andie Kollie set a new UMES record with a 6.73 in the 60 meter preliminaries before earning a bronze medal with a pace of 6.77 in the final.

Other top performers from the UMES men's team included:

Jalen Ridgeway | Mile | 7th Place | 4:27.82
Brandon Alston, Tyrese Golston, Favian Gollop, Adiran Dula | 4 x 400 Meter Relay | 6th Place | 3:15.94
Jalen Ridgeway, Brandon Alston, Favian Gollop, David Martin | Distance Medley | 5th Place | 10:41.80
Kareem Kamandego | Pole Vault | 7th Place | 4.06m
Judah Goslee | Pole Vault | 8th Place | 4.06m
Mackel Pierrilus | Triple Jump | 5th Place | 14.46m
Delano Lawrence | Shot Put | 5th Place | 14.85m
 
 
FULL RESULTS

The complete results from the 2025 MEAC Championships are available on https://www.tfrrs.org/results/89324/2025_MEAC_Indoor_Track__Field_Championships

 
NEXT MEET

The Hawks will travel to Louisville, Kentucky for the HBCU National Indoor Championships held at the Louisville Urban League Sports & Learning Center on Saturday, March 8th.