Black College Sports Review
Division II track nationals
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Barnes' pace at 50.75 for third place.
St. Aug's captured another first in the high jump as
Damn Moore prevailed with a 7-1 3/4 effort. Morehouse's
Kenneth Brown was second at 7-01/2.
The long jump saw the Falcons swoop in to place four
people among the top eight, Carpenter was second (75-4
. 3/4); Xavier Donaldson, fourth (24-11 3/4); Mark Mason,
fifth (24-9) and Tracey Johnson, eighth (23-8 1/4).
In the triple jump, Donaldson was second (52-1).
Hampton's Thomas Brown placed third (50-4 3/4), while
Morehouse's Richard Williams (49-3 3/4) and Tim Abram
(48^6 3/4) finished sixth and seventh respectively. Lincoln
University's Andre Towsend placed eighth (48-6 3/4).
The Falcons got another boost in the throwing events,
events which black colleges usually don't finish among the
final eight. Michael Jennings garnered points with a sixth
place finish in the shoe put (53-2 1/4).
But while St. Aug's had made its statement in the team
standings, Brokenburr figured had something to prove
after coming up empty in the individual sprints. As it
turned out, the relays would be his opportunity to get a
measure of revenge.
In 4 x 100, Brokenburr, Johnson, Carpenter and Trevor
Williams put a smooth race together, winning in 40.04, to
stave off an Abeline Christian team that clocked 40.21.
Morehouse was third (40.24), Hampton placed sixth
(40.75) and Lincoln finished seventh (40.91).
~~ The" 4nr400 was a masterperc^witlr the^ Falcon? prov
ing superior. Brokenburr, Williams, Morrision and Dono
van Callum streaked to victory in 3:04.44, besting New
York Tech's foursome that turned in a time of 3:04.50.
Hampton came in with a strong third place effort?
(3:08.12) and Virginia State finished fourth (3:09.02).
WOMEN'S
EVENTS
In the women's competition, Norfolk State was the
major story in terms of black colleges. However, Alabama
A&M (56 points ? fourth place) and St,. Aug's (44 points
- sixth place) also fared well.
The Lady Spartans reigned supreme in both relays. In
the 4 x 100, NSU (Cynthia Royster, Judith Lawrence,
Bertha Knox, and Charlene Robb) won fairly easily in
45.20. St. Aug's was second (45.60) and Hampton was
third (45.91).
In the 4 x 400, Josetta Royal teamed with Lawrence,
Knox and Royster to win by a comfortable margin over
Abeline Christian in 3:40.93. Alabama A&M, last year's
champ, placed fifth (3:46.79).
Aside fronrthe relays, black college women fared well
in the sprinting events. The 100 saw r^SU's Royster finish
second (11.86), with A&M's Carolyn Nwajei placing third
in 1 1.88. Hampton's Kima Edwards was fifth in 11.99 and
Tameka Hutchins of Alabama A&M placed sixth (12.05).
The same scene unfolded in the 200 as Royster was
again second (23.83), followed by Lawrence (23.97) and
Nwajei (24.02) in third and fourth place. Others in the top
eight were: LTanja Hall of St. Aug's (sixth place - 24.35)
and Charmaine Welsh of Alabama A&M (seventh place -
25.02).
The 400, however, was Lawrence's show. She blitzed
to victory in 54.04, besting teammate Royal (54.20), who
was second. Welsh was third at 54.42.
Lawrence wasn't the only national champion in the
women's division. Cynthia Badgett of St Aug's won the
long jump for the second straight year (20-6 1/4), winning
a tight contest vs. Hutchins of A&M (20-4 1/2). Irish
Holmes of St. Aug's finished fourth at 19-11 and teammate
Hall was seventh (18-8 3/4). Norfolk's Angela
Williams was eighth (18-5 1/2).
Holmes, by the way, recorded the highest finish
for black colleges in the tirple jump. Her 41-0 1/2
effort was good enough for third place. Virginia
State's Chelsea Wicks ended up in the No. 5 position
at 40-4, and NSU's Williams was seventh at 39-7
1/4.
The 100-meter hurdles produced some top per
formances from black college women. A&M's
Taiwo Aladefa was second with a clocking of 13.77
and Melleasenah Williams of Hamton was third
(13.91). Rcchina Johnson of St. Aug's placed sixth
(14.25).
Other top finishes in the track events came in the
800 where Alabama A&M's Gloria Morgan placed
third for the second straight year (2:07.12). Gladys
Milton placed third in the 400 intermediate hurdles
for St. Augustine's with a time of 1:00.16.
Aside from the intermediate hurdles, Milton had
a busy "schedule at the nationals. She fTmsfied eighth -
in the heptathlon with 4,680 points.
In the throwing events, Esther Ikomi of Alabama
A&M pushed eventual victor Leether Green (Ash
land College) to the brink in the shot put Ikomi was
second (48-10 1/4). Green's winning effort was 49-2
1/4. NSlTs Denise Taylor was sixth in the discus
(138-4). 1
-Walton Dunn
Photos by Usher Moses
At the top of the page, Norfolk State's
Josetta Royal (250) and Alabama A&M's
Charmalne Walsh (23) battle down to the
wire In the women's 400. At right, Hampton's
Terrence Warren signals that he Is indeed
No. 1 after winning the men's 200 final.