2002-03 Indoor Track and Cross Country Archives
N.C. A&T Competes in MEAC Indoor Championships
(Landover, MD) - 2/23/03 - N.C. A&T completed the indoor regular season at the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Championships, which were held in Landover, MD and hosted by Maryland-Eastern Shore. The men's team scored 39 overall team points to tie the hosts for fourth place. The women's team also finished in fourth place with a total of 46 points, a major improvement from last season's 10th place finish.
The individual highlight of the championships was Tawana Norman, who set a new conference record in the long jump with a leap of 20 feet 5 inches, the old mark (20’4) was held by Brenda Bailey (Howard/1985).
Click the links below for the men's and women's results:
N.C. A&T Competes in Armory Collegiate Invitational
(Manhatten, NY) - 2/15/03 - N.C. A&T's indoor track teams traveled to New York City to compete in the prestigious Armory Collegiate Invitational. The men's team finished third overall out of 50 schools in the University division, scoring 46 total team points. The women's team finished 13th out of 28 schools in the University division, as they scored 13 team points. The event lasted two days and featured over 500 collegiate athletes from all across the nation.
Everette Bruce and Sean White broke the triple and long jump meets records to top off a historic run for Aggie Track and Field.
Click here to see the results from both days Day 1 Results Day 2 Results
N.C. A&T Competes in Penn State Nationals
(State College, PA) - 2/1/03 - N.C. A&T traveled to Pennsylvania to compete in the Penn State University Nationals. Click these links to get the results: Men , Women
N.C. A&T Competes at Appalachian State
(Boone, NC) - 1/19/03 - N.C. A&T's indoor track teams traveled to Appalachian State to compete in Fifth ASU Indoor Season Meet. Click the link below for results.
Fifth Appalachian Indoor Meet Results
N.C. A&T Competes in North Carolina Big 12 Meet
(Chapel Hill, NC) - 1/12/03 - N.C. A&T traveled to Chapel Hill, NC to participate in the Big 12 Indoor Track Meet, held at the University of North Carolina. The meet featured twelve schools, all located in North Carolina.
The top finisher for the men was Everette Bruce, who took second place in the long jump with a leap of 7.24 meters. He also took second in the triple jump with a mark of 15.72 meters. Tim Walls took third place in the 60-meter dash finals with a time of 6.90 seconds.
Tiffany Purham won the triple jump with a leap of 12.34 meters. Tawanna Norman finished third in the long jump with a 6.10-meter mark, while Crystal Williams finished third in the 400-meter dash with a time of 59.15 seconds.
Click here for men's and women's results of the meet. The team will travel to Appalachian State on Saturday for the Mountaineer Relays.
N.C. A&T Fares Well in Opening Indoor Meet
(Newport News, VA) - 12/7/02 - N.C. A&T traveled to Christopher Newport to compete in the annual Lid-Lifter Indoor Track Invitational, a traditional season opening meet geared to start the 2002-03 sessions of indoor track.
The Aggie men and women dominated the meet, taking home a total of 11 first place finished out of 19 contested events.
Several Division I rival schools, including S.C. State, Hampton, and William and Mary fielded teams at the event. Also featured were Division II powers Virginia State and N.C. Central.
N.C. A&T will return from the holiday break and travel to Chapel Hill, NC for the North Carolina Invitational, which will be held on January 11.
Click this link for N.C. A&T individual results from the Lid-Lifter Invitational.
Thompson ready to open Indoor Track Season
(Greensboro, NC) - 11/27/02 - Head coach Roy Thompson will take his men's and women's programs into Newport News, Virginia, to open the 2002-03 indoor track season for the men's and women's programs.
Thompson has had recent success in indoor track, with the men having finished no lower than fifth place in the MEAC in the last five seasons, including a second place finish last season. In addition, several individuals won medals at the 2002 MEAC Championships.
"I feel that we are very strong and talented in sprints and in the field events. Both teams have veterans that have been through the fire and have new young talent that will step in and contribute right away. This year will feature one of the better squads in my career, but it all comes down to one key factor: we must stay healthy."
Newcomers Courtney Clark and Lauren Taylor bring nationally ranked ledgers in the 400m hurdles, while returning medalists Tiffany Purham (triple jump) and Donisha Freeman (discus) will be a threat in each of their events.
All-Americans Cherone Wright (long jumper) and Tim Walls (60m dash, relays) will lead the men's team, while Charles Shoffner (400m), recognized as one of the MEAC's best track athletes last season, will provide experience and depth among the squad.
N.C. A&T competes at MEAC Cross Country Championships
(Greensboro, NC) - 10/25/02 - N.C. A&T competed in the 2002 MEAC Cross Country Championships, which were won by Howard (women) and Norfolk State (men). The Aggie men finished in ninth place with a total of 280 points, while the women finished 10th with 294 points.
Aggie Cross Country Travels to N.C. State
(Raleigh, NC) - 9/14/02 - N.C. A&T men's and women's cross country teams competed in the Wolfpack Invitational, which was held at the NC State University Club in Raleigh. The Aggie men finished in seventh place, while the women finished in fifth place.
Leading the men was Richard Walcott, who finished 28th overall with a time of 28.58 second in the 4.7 mile course. He was followed by Charles Shoffner, who had a time of 30:48.
Four other runners, Thomas Marsh (32:53), Deron Rollins (32:59), Cameron French (33:13), and Enita Okodiko (33:39) also competed in the race among 40 runners from six Division I schools and Division II Mt. Olive.
Latia Kirby led the Lady Aggies with a time of 25:33 in the 3.25 mile course, finishing 32nd out of 50 runners. Stacie Lee finished six spots behind with a time of 27:11. Dawn Harris was just 26 second behind Lee for 40th place.
Dionna Gunter (29:05), Brenna Cooper (30:54) and Calmeese Howard (30:59) also ran in the Invitational.
Aggie Cross Country Teams Compete in Local Invitational
(Greensboro, NC) - 9/7/02 - N.C. A&T men's and women's cross country teams competed in the High Point/ Elon Invitational held at Hagen Stone Park in Greensboro, NC. The meet featured over 300 runners from 21 schools, competing under NCAA Division I, II, and III status.
In the men's division, the team finished fifth out of six NCAA Division I schools competing in the event.
The top finisher for the Aggies was Richard Walcott, who ran the 3.1-mile course in 30:41 seconds. Walcott finished 74th out of 155 runners that competed.
Other finishers included Deron Rollins (35:05), Cameron French (35:09), Charles Shoffner (35:30), Thomas Marsh (36:09), and Enilo Okodiko (37:06).
The women's team finished eighth of eight teams in the event. Latia Kirby turned in a time of 24:18 to lead the Lady Aggies. She was followed by Stacie Lee (25:27), Dawn Harris (26:14), Lynn Taylor (26:16), Brena Cooper (28:15) and Calmeese Howard (28:44).
