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(April 23, 2006)       [Photos]

JONES NAMED TRACK MVP AT CIAA CHAMPIONSHIPS; NCCU MEN FINISH SECOND, WOMEN THIRD

Brandon Jones     PETERSBURG, VA -  North Carolina Central University freshman Brandon Jones won three track events en route to being named male track MVP at the 2006 CIAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships on the campus of Virginia State University on Saturday. 
     The NCCU men finished second overall behind Saint Augustine's College and the women finished third, just 25 points behind champion Bowie State University.
     Jones, a freshman from Charlotte, N.C., won the 800 (1:51.84 ), 1500 ( 4:00.53) and 5000 meter runs. Jones' time of 16:17.17 in the 5000m topped that of second place finisher and NCCU teammate Gerald Jones, who ran a 16:24.64.
    Outstanding female performers included:  Christina Harris (3rd in 100m), Sharonda Arnold (3rd in 400m), Robin Thomas (1st in 1500m, 2nd in 800m), Aisha Brown (2nd in 3000m), Women's 4x100 Relay Team (1st), Women's 4x400 Relay Team (2nd), Jessica Mills (1st Triple Jump), and Chanel Raynor (2nd Discus Throw).
     Other oustanding male performers included: Maurice Gailey (2nd in 100m, 2nd in 200m), Men's 4x100m Relay (2nd), Men's 4x400 Relay (2nd), Eric Smalls (1st in Shot Put, 1st in Discus).

Full NCCU Results:

Women 100 Meter Dash
Finals
3rd Harris, Christina      12.36 - All-CIAA
7th  Mitchell, Tiffany      12.77 
Preliminaries
19th  Gantt, Lakisha      13.39 

Women 200 Meter Dash
Finals
4th Arnold, Sharonda           24.98 
5th Harris, Christina             25.28 
6th Alexander, Ambria         25.42 

Women 400 Meter Dash
Finals
3rd Arnold, Sharonda         55.27 - All-CIAA
6th Alexander, Ambria       57.36 
8th Lee, Tyfia                    58.19 
Preliminaries
16th Gantt, Lakisha           1:02.59 

Women 800 Meter Run
Finals
2nd Thomas, Robin          2:23.30 - All-CIAA
4th Barber, Yolanda        2:28.96 
Preliminaries
10th Gantt, Lakisha          2:32.54 
16th  Louis, Kay               2:41.00 

Women 1500 Meter Run
1st Thomas, Robin      4:54.01 - CIAA Champion
2nd Brown, Aisha         4:55.45 - All-CIAA
3rd  Barber, Yolanda     4:56.91 - All-CIAA
5th  Littlephge, Rejon      5:02.44 

Women 3000 Meter Run
2nd Brown, Aisha                11:02.65 - All-CIAA
3rd  Littlephge, Rejon           11:16.82 - All-CIAA
4th  Lesine, Latanya               11:22.66 

Women 100 Meter Hurdles
Finals
7th Mills, Jessica     15.59 
Preliminaries
14th Simmer, Sheldonia     18.90 

Women 400 Meter Hurdles
Finals
8th Simmer, Sheldonia    1:11.23 

Women 4x100 Meter Relay
Finals
1st North Carolina Central  'A'     46.63 - CIAA Champions

Women 4x400 Meter Relay
2nd North Carolina Central  'A'     3:50.85 - All-CIAA

Women High Jump
 -- Simmer, Sheldonia              5-03.00         NH 

Women Long Jump
4th Mills, Jessica       5.60m 
 -- Jones, Latisha       5.43m         ND 
 -- Harris, Christina    5.48m         ND 
  -- Simmer, Sheldonia  5.18m       FOUL 

Women Triple Jump
1st  Mills, Jessica       12.57m - CIAA Champion
10th  Jones, Latisha    10.11m 

Women Shot Put
2nd Raynor, Chanel       12.17m - All-CIAA
3rd  Jones, Latasha        11.67m  - All-CIAA 
10th Smith, Vineshia        9.96m 

Women Discus Throw
2nd Raynor, Chanel       38.62m - All-CIAA
6th  Jones, Latasha        30.81m 
13th Smith, Vineshia      24.39m 

Women Javelin Throw
9th  Raynor, Chanel            77-05 
15th Smith, Vineshia          65-01.75 

Men 100 Meter Dash
Finals
2nd Gailey, Maurice             10.82 - All-CIAA
3rd Davis, Christopher          10.98 - All-CIAA
  Preliminaries
10th  Jowers, Jason               11.20 

Men 200 Meter Dash
Finals
2nd  Gailey, Maurice             21.41 - All-CIAA
3rd Mohammed, Hakeem      21.46 - All-CIAA

Preliminaries
12th Turner, Dorian               22.58 

Men 400 Meter Dash
Finals
2nd Mohammed, Hakeem        46.65 - All-CIAA
8th Muhammad, Shareef          49.23
Preliminaries
13th  Turner, Dorian                49.73 
19th  Scott, William              51.45 

Men 800 Meter Run
Finals
1st Jones, Brandon         1:51.84 - CIAA Champion
6th Curington, Robert     1:57.78 
Preliminaries
9th Colfield, Adam          2:01.79 

Men 1500 Meter Run
1st Jones, Brandon     4:00.53 - CIAA Champion
5th Lee, Rashaad        4:07.43 
7th Jones, Gerald        4:09.10 
10th Curington, Robert    4:15.72 

Men 5000 Meter Run
1st  Jones, Brandon         16:17.17 - CIAA Champion
2nd  Jones, Gerald           16:24.64 - All-CIAA
8th  Curington, Robert      17:39.29 
9th  Lee, Rashaad            17:52.86 

Men 110 Meter Hurdles
Finals
8th Muhammad, Shareef     15.80 
Preliminaries
9th  Myrick, Jamarr             16.21 

Men 400 Meter Hurdles
Finals
5th Muhammad, Shareef          53.96 
6th  Martin, Christopher           54.36 
Preliminaries
9th  Myrick, Jamarr                       57.99 
14th Lockard, Reginald                 1:02.65 

Men 4x100 Meter Relay
2nd  North Carolina Central  'A'               41.14 - All-CIAA

Men 4x400 Meter Relay
2nd North Carolina Central  'A'                       3:20.86    3:17.90     - All-CIAA 

Men High Jump
 -- Turner, Dorian        6-04.00         NH 

Men Long Jump
 -- Scott, William                        FOUL 
 -- Myrick, Jamarr                        FOUL 
 -- Martin, Christopher                 FOUL 

Men Triple Jump
3rd Scott, William         13.99m - All-CIAA
 -- Martin, Christopher    FOUL 
 -- Myrick, Jamarr           FOUL 

Men Shot Put
1st Smalls, Eric              15.15m - CIAA Champion
7th Ellis, Mack               13.13m 
10th Roop, Jason           12.27m 
 -- Turner, Andrae          FOUL 

Men Discus Throw
1st Smalls, Eric          43.24m - CIAA Champion
8th Turner, Andrae     37.12m 
 -- Roop, Jason          FOUL 
 -- Ellis, Mack            FOUL 

Men Javelin Throw
17th Roop, Jason         100-05 
 -- Turner, Andrae      FOUL 
 -- Smalls, Erie            FOUL 
 -- Ellis, Mack             FOUL 

                Women - Team Rankings - 16 Events Scored
    1) Bowie State                176        2) St Augustines             158 
    3) North Carolina Central     151        4) Virginia State             41 
    5) Winston-Salem State         31        6) Shaw                       29 
    7) Livingstone College         17        8) Virginia Union University   9 
    9) Johnson C. Smith             7       10) St Paul College             3 

                    Men - Team Rankings - 17 Events Scored
    1) St Augustines              212        2) North Carolina Central    143 
    3) Virginia State              74.50     4) Bowie State                52 
    5) Winston-Salem State         44        6) Livingstone College        35 
    7) Johnson C. Smith            24.50     8) Shaw                       24 
    9) Virginia Union University   16       10) St Paul College 



Brandon Jones receives the CIAA Men's Track MVP award from St. Augustine's head coach George Williams


Brandon Jones celebrates as he crosses the finish line first.


NCCU women place third.


NCCU men place second.
 


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