North Carolina Central University

OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD

     CHARLOTTE, N.C. - North Carolina Central University junior sprinter Hakeem Mohammed won both the men's 200 and 400-meter dashes at the Charlotte Invitational at the Irwin Belk Track on Saturday (April 1). 
     A native of Winston-Salem, N.C., Mohammed ran a blistering time of 20.99 seconds in the 200m dash to defeat professional Anwar Moore of Nike (21.13) and Jason Moore of UNC-Charlotte (21.19).
     Mohammed also won the 400m dash with a time of 47.27. Both are provisional qualifying times for the 2006 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships to be held in Emporia, Kansas on May 25-27.
     NCCU sophomore Maurice Gailey finished as the top collegiate runner in the 100m dash with a second-place time of 10.68. The Pensacola, Fla. native also placed fourth in the 200m dash with an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 21.34.
     NCCU senior Sharonda Arnold posted provisional qualifying times in three events. She placed second in the 400m dash with a time of 55.48 and finished eighth in the 200m dash with a time of 24.77. Arnold, a native of Fayetteville, N.C., then teamed up with fellow senior Christina Harris (Charlotte, N.C.), freshman Tyfia Lee (Virgin Islands), and junior Tiffany Mitchell (Philadelphia, Pa.) to place second in the 4x100m relay with a time of 46.42, edging third place North Carolina (46.43) and fourth place St. Augustine's (47.16).
     Other provisional qualifying standards were turned in by NCCU junior Shareef Muhammad (Philadelphia, Pa.) in the men's 400m hurdles (2nd, 52.63), freshman Jessica Mills (Thorefare, N.J.) in the women's triple jump (3rd, 11.83m), senior Christina Harris in the women's 100m dash (4th, 12.10) and Lee in the women's 400m dash (4th, 56.15).

Women's 100-Meter Dash
Christina Harris (4th) 12.10 - NCAA provisional qualifier
Tyfia Lee (17th) 12.58
Tiffany Mitchell (23rd) 13.00

Women's 200-Meter Dash
Sharonda Arnold (8th) 24.77- NCAA provisional qualifier
Christina Harris (12th) 24.94
Ambria Alexander (17th) 25.41
Tiffany Mitchell (25th) 25.97
Sheldonia Simmers (39th) 27.68

Women's 400-Meter Dash
Sharonda Arnold (2nd) 55.48- NCAA provisional qualifier
Tyfia Lee (4th) 56.15- NCAA provisional qualifier
Ambria Alexander (10th) 57.78
Kay Louis (33rd) 1:05.11

Women's 800-Meter Run
Kay Louis (34th) 2:42.36

Women's 1500-Meter Run
Yolanda Barber (20th) 5:06.31
Aisha Brown (22nd) 5:10.11
Rejon Littlepage (23rd) 5:11.85
Latanya Lesine (26th) 5:18.63

Women's 3000-Meter Run
Rejon Littlepage (12th) 11:02.87
Aisha Brown (15th) 11:08.79
Yolanda Barber (16th) 11:21.04
Latanya Lesine (17th) 11:23.43

Women's 100-Meter Hurdles
Jessica Mills (21st) 15.94

Women's 4x100-Meter Relay
NCCU (2nd) 46.42 - NCAA provisional qualifier
(Sharonda Arnold, Tyfia Lee, Tiffany Mitchell, Christina Harris)

Women's 4x400-Meter Relay
NCCU (11th) 4:42.90

Women's High Jump
Sheldonia Simmers (19th) 1.55m/5-1

Women's Long Jump
Jessica Mills (7th) 5.43m/17-9.75
Latisha Jones (23rd) 4.68m/15-4.25

Women's Triple Jump
Jessica Mills (3rd) 11.82m/38-9.5 - NCAA provisional qualifier

Women's Shot Put
Latasha Jones (14th) 11.06m/36-3.5
Vineshia Smith (18th) 10.26m/33-8

Women's Discus Throw
Chanel Raynor (17th) 37.70m/123-8
Latasha Jones (24th) 33.60m/110-3
Vineshia Smith (27th) 27.40m/89-11

Men's 100-Meter Dash
Maurice Gailey (2nd) 10.68 - NCAA provisional qualifier
Chris Davis (8th) 10.86
Jason Jowers (21st) 11.15

Men's 200-Meter Dash
Hakeem Mohammed (1st) 20.99 - NCAA provisional qualifier
Maurice Gailey (4th) 21.34 - NCAA provisional qualifier
Chris Davis (14th) 22.17
Jason Jowers (16th) 22.29

Men's 400-Meter Dash
Hakeem Mohammed (1st) 47.27 - NCAA provisional qualifier
Shareef Muhammad (5th) 49.29
Robert Curington (15th) 51.56

Men's 800-Meter Run
Robert Curington (9th) 1:56.46
Adam Cofield (20th) 2:05.13

Men's 1500-Meter Run
Brandon Jones (5th) 4:03.12
Gerald Jones (14th) 4:10.52
Adam Cofield (20th) 4:29.69

Men's 3000-Meter Run
Gerald Jones (DNF)

Men's 110-Meter Hurdles
Jamar Myrick (9th) 15.77
Chris Martin (11th) 15.84

Men's 400-Meter Hurdles
Shareef Muhammad (2nd) 52.63 - NCAA provisional qualifier
Chris Martin (11th) 54.84
Jamar Myrick (24th) 59.89

Men's 4x100-Meter Relay
NCCU "B" (8th) 42.98

Men's 4x400-Meter Relay
NCCU (5th) 3:16.24

Men's Long Jump
William Scott (23rd) 5.90m/19-4.25
Jamar Myrick (24th) 5.85m/19-2.5

Men's Triple Jump
William Scott (6th) 13.93m/45-8.5
Jamar Myrick (FOUL)

Men's Shot Put
Mack Ellis (13th) 11.67m/38-3.5
Andre Turner (14th) 11.57m/37-11.5

Men's Discus Throw
Andre Turner (22nd) 31.80m/104-4