North Carolina Central University

OUTDOOR TRACK

     PHILADELPHIA, PA -- North Carolina Central University senior sprinter Jason Smoots edged Dabryan Blanton of Oklahoma to win the college men's 100-meter dash at the 109th Penn Relays at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, PA.
     After running stride-for-stride much of the race, Smoots pulled away from Blanton at the tape with each receiving identical times of 10.44 seconds.
     Smoots, a six-time NCAA National Champion, is the first Eagle to win the 100m dash at the prestigious Penn Relays.
     Smoots then teamed up with Steven Enoch, Detric Branch and Brian Hope to 
place third in the college men's 4x100m relay with a time of 40.46 seconds. The Eagles finished just one-hundredths of a second behind second place Mississippi (40.45), but outran teams from South Carolina State, Middle Tennessee State, Clemson, Ohio State and Saint Augustine's in the relay final.

College Men 100m Dash Championship
1 10.44 Jason Smoots North Carolina Central
2 10.44 Dabryan Blanton Oklahoma
3 10.57 Sean Lambert Tennessee
4 10.60 Marc Burns Auburn
5 10.61 Ahmad Carroll Arkansas
6 10.62 Kendrick Triggs Mississippi
7 10.62 Serge Bengono George Mason
8 10.62 Jonathan Wade Tennessee
9 10.74 Marlon Barnaby McKendree

College Men 4x100m (College)
1 40.19 Florida A&M
2 40.45 Mississippi
3 40.46 North Carolina Central
4 40.79 South Carolina State
5 40.86 Middle Tennessee State
6 40.92 Clemson
7 41.43 Ohio State
8 42.98 St. Augustine's

Men's 100-Meter Dash (Preliminaries)
Jason Smoots (1st) 10.38

Men's 100-Meter Dash (Finals)
Jason Smoots (1st) 10.44

Men's 4x100-Meter Relay (Preliminaries)
NCCU (2nd, Heat 6) 40.95

Men's 4x100-Meter Relay (Finals)
NCCU (3rd) 40.46

Men's 4x400-Meter Relay (Preliminaries)
NCCU (7th, Heat 2) 3:14.22

Men's Sprint Medley (Preliminaries)
NCCU (31st) 3:30.82

Men's Long Jump
Steven Enoch (19th) 6.54m/21' 5.5"

Women's 100-Meter Hurdles (Preliminaries)
Chanda Powell (10th, Heat 2) 14.45

Women's Long Jump
Chanda Powell (18th) 5.75m/18' 10.5"