TF Meet Preview - Indoor AEC 2012

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America East Championships:

This weekend the UMBC Indoor Track and Field teams head to Boston University to take part in the America East Indoor Trac

Championships. At last year’s championship the women finished sixth while the men finished fourth, and with the young teams a year

older, both teams look to improve upon those positions.

For the women, the young group of sprinters will lead the way, with many freshmen and sophomores taking their place amo

the conference elite. Leading the way will be freshman phenom Mercedes Jackson, who leads the conference in the 60 meter dash an

has the second position in the 200 meter dash. She will be aided by #3 All Time performer and fifth ranked fellow freshman Ebonique

Jones. The Retrievers will look to dominate the 200 meter dash as they possess half of the top 12 times in the Conference. In addition

Jackson, Briana Young and Kirsten Jones hold down the 6th

and 7th

ranked positions, however, Kirsten Jones might make a bigger impa

in the 400m where she has the second ranked time in the Conference, while another freshman Kalane Abbey has the fifth ranked time

In the 500 meters, freshman Paulette Fogle and sophomore Deborah Adelola should factor into the scoring as they are currently in th

fourth and fifth positions on the Conference rankings. Finally in the hurdles, school record holder Imani Colbert sits in the third positio

while junior Chowan Brightful is seventh.

For the men, TraeProctor is on the cusp of breaking the eight second barrier in the 60 meter hurdles, dropping it to 8.02 at th

New Balance Collegiate Invite. A clean run through the first round should set him up for a shot at a repeat of his conference title from

last year and an opportunity to dip into the seven second realm. After finishing second last year, Josh Hewitson is looking to make the

next step towards a conference title in the 500 meters. Currently sitting third in the Conference rankings, Hewitson looks poised to m

a run at the title with a run at his own school record.

In the distance events, the youthful impact continues with freshmen Mary Katherine Kulp and sophomore Cody Mezebish

poised to steal some points in the 1000 meter and 800 meter runs respectively. Senior Keri Wilson looks to move up the All Time UMB

lists after running two consecutive personal best times in the 3,000 meters heading into the meet.

For the men, two IC4A qualifiers lead the way. With a great second half to the season, freshman Scott Heydrick has quickly ri

up the Conference standings to the fourth position with a #3 All Time Performance last weekend at the Lafayette/Rider Winter Gamerunning 2:28.75 in the 1000 meter run. Joining him will be #2 All Time Performer Roy Jones who f inished seventh in last year’s

Championship. Sophomore Andrew Smith is the other IC4A qualifier who factored into the scoring last year in this event and could ma

a run at the school record.

The field events will be led by the strongest throws group yet at UMBC, with Amanda Deller, Chrissy Robinson, and Monica

Hagenauer holding down spots 1,2, and 5 on the conference lists. Deller has not lost a shot put competition in any America East

Championship event and with a three foot lead over teammate Robinson, who holds a three foot lead over the third performer in the

Conference; it seems all but a formality of another title. Deller also holds the third best throw in the Hammer Throw, and only sits less

than two feet off the leader. In the jumps, school record holder, Chowan Brightful is tied for the third best high jump in the conferenc

while Ebonique Jones has the fifth best long jump in the Conference.

The throwers take the spotlight once again in the field events with school record holders Cameron McDearmon and Aaron

Brooks leading the way. McDearmon’s monster throw last weekend not only gave him the school record but vaulted him to the top of

the Conference leader board. Brooks’ shot put slid him into the second slot on the Conference rankings. Both ar e also are capable of

scoring in both events, and should receive support from Chris Nash, who holds the fifth position in the Conference. Junior Aboshioma

Obemeata’s solid performance last week put him second heading into the meet and less than a foot off the lead in the triple jump. Als

watch out for Dosu Teyibo who should factor into the scoring holding the fifth best jump in the Conference. Finally, Mo Drammeh is t

for the second best jump in the Conference will need to continue to flirt with the 6’ 10” mark in order to potentially steal the Confere

title.



Last Weekend Highlights:

Aaron Brooks rebroke his school record in the shot put with a 16.31m (53’ 6.25”) effo

Cameron McDearmon broke the school record in the weight throw with a toss of

18.83m (61’ 9.5”)

Amanda Deller threw a personal best 14.96m (49’ 1.75”) in the shot put (#2 All Time)

She also finished 4th

in the weight throw

Chrissy Robinson threw a personal best 14.07m (46’ 2”) in the shot put (#3 All Time)

Mercedes Jackson nearly tied her personal best with a 7.51 win the 60 meter dash.

Josh Hewitson won the 500m with an IC4A qualifying 1:04.39

Scott Heydrick finished third with an IC4A qualifying 2:28.75 in the 1000m (#3 All Tim

Deborah Adelola finished third in the 500m

Paulette Fogle finished fourth in the 400m in a time of 58.6 (#7 All Time)

Cody Mezebish finished fourth in the 800m in a time of 2:18.58 (#6 All Time)

Mo Drammeh finished second in the high jump

Shioma Obemeata finished second in the triple jump with an IC4A qualifying 47’ 7.75”

jump (#5 All Time)

Scott Heydrick:

Heydrick made a quick improvement from his first to

second time running the 1000 meter. Debuting in the event

at the George Mason Patriot Games, his first attempt

showed potential, but he quickly dropped five seconds off

his time in his second attempt. His 2:28.75 clocking moved

him to #3 on the UMBC All Time List and #4 on the

Conference list.

Athlete

Spotlights

Aaron Brooks:

Brooks entered the season with the school record in the

shot put, and on his second attempt of the season, he

tossed a new school record. He did not stop there, bettering

it again the New Balance Collegiate Invite, and then

smashed it for a third time last weekend at the

Lafayette/Rider Winter Games, thus moving up to second in

the Conference rankings with a 53’ 6.25” mark.



Inside the Numbers:

DAY ONE

10:00 a.m. – Finals

Pentathlon (women)

• 60 Meter Hurdles (10:00 a.m.)

• High Jump

• Shot Put

• Long Jump

• 800 Meter Run

Heptathlon (men)

• 60 Meter Dash (10:30 a.m.)

• Long Jump

• Shot Put

• High Jump

3:00 p.m. - Unseeded Finals

5000 Meter Run (women)

3:00 p.m. - Finals

Weight Throw (women)

Pole Vault (women)

3:30 p.m. - Prelims

60 Meter Hurdles (women)

3:30 p.m. - Finals

Long Jump (women)

3:45 p.m. - Prelims

400 Meter Dash (women)

4:05 p .m. - Prelims500 Meter Dash (women)

4:20 p.m. - Prelims


4:35 p.m. - Seeded Finals


4:55 p.m. - Prelims


5:10 p.m. - Finals

Distance Medley (women)

5:30 p.m. - Finals

Weight Throw (men)

Pole Vault (men)

5:30 p.m. - Unseeded Finals

5000 Meter Run (men)

5:50 p.m. - Prelims

60 Meter Hurdles (men)

6:05 p.m. - Prelims400 Meter Dash (men)

6:25 p.m. - Prelims

500 Meter Dash (men)

6:30 p.m. - Finals

Long Jump (men)

6:40 p.m. - Prelims

60 Meter Dash (men)

6:55 p.m. - Seeded Finals


7:15 p.m. - Prelims


7:30 p.m. Finals

Distance Medley (men)

Schedule of

Events

Positions in the Pre-Season Coaches’ Poll

for the Men’s and Women’s predicted

order of finish at the America East

Championships

DAY TWO

10:00 a.m. - Finals

Heptathlon (men)

• 60 Meter Hurdles

• Pole Vault

• 1000 Meter Run

11:00 a.m. – Finals

Triple Jump (men)

11:30 a.m. – FinalsHigh Jump (women)

11:55 a.m. - Finals

1 Mile Run (women)

12:00 p.m. - Finals

Shot Put (women)

12:10 p.m. - Finals

1 Mile Run (men)

12:25 p.m. - Finals

60 Meter Hurdles (women)

12:30 p.m. - Finals

60 Meter Hurdles (men)

12:35 p.m. - Finals


12:40 p.m. - Finals


12:45 p.m. - Finals


12:50 p.m. - Finals

500 Meter Dash (men)12:55 p.m. - Finals


1:00 p.m. - Finals

60 Meter Dash (men)

1:00 p.m. - Finals

Triple Jump (women)

1:05 p.m. - Finals


1:15 p.m. - Finals

800 Meter Run (men)

1:25 p.m. - Finals


1:30 p.m. - Finals

High Jump (men)

1:35 p.m. - Finals


1:45 p.m. - Finals


1:55 p.m. - Finals


2:00 p.m. - Finals

Shot Put (men)

2:05 p.m. - Finals


2:25 p.m. - Finals


2:50 p.m. - Finals

4x800 Meter Relay (women)

3:00 p.m. - Finals

4x800 Meter Relay (men)

3:10 p.m. - Finals

4x400 Meter Relay (women)

3:20 p.m. – Finals

4x400 Meter Relay (men)



Event Tentative Entries: Women/Men (A Relays only)

60m Jackson, E. Jones, Metevier / Balderson, Cooper, Baker

60mH Colbert, Brightful / Proctor, Rybak

200m Jackson, Young, K. Jones, Metevier, Abbey, E. Jones, Leclercq/ Balderson, Cooper, Baker

400m Abbey, K. Jones, Leclercq, Young /

500m Daly, Fogle, McClure, Adelola / Hewitson

800m Mezebish, Baumann / Smith, Bolinger, Hairfield

1,000m Kulp / R. Jones, Heydrick

Mile Schuler 3,000m Wilson, McGovern / Cowing, Reams

5,000m McGovern / McGee, Cowing

Long Jump E Jones / Obemeata, Bertram, Teyibo

Triple Jump / Obemeata, Teyibo

High Jump Brightful / Drammeh

Pole Vault Walker, Miller / Kshmetski

Shot Put Deller, Robinson, Hagenauer / Brooks, McDearmon, Stinsman

Weight Throw Deller, Robinson, Hagenauer / McDearmon, Brooks, Nash, Stinsman

4x400m K. Jones, Adelola, Fogle, Abbey / Hewitson, Baker, Cooper, Heydrick

4x800m Mezebish, Daly, Baumann, Kulp / Bolinger, Jones, Hairfield, Smtih

DMR Mezebish, Daly, Baumann, Kulp / Smith, Bolinger, R. Jones, Schuler

Pent./Hept. / Bertram, Ezenwanne, Rybak

Event Men’s IC4A Stand. Women’s ECAC Stand. Qualified Athletes

55m/60m 6.48/6.98 7.16/7.68 Mercedes Jackson, Denny Long

66mH/60mH 7.75/8.25 8.24/8.80 Imani Colbert, Trae Proctor

200m 22.24 25.04 Mercedes Jackson

400m 49.20 57.04

500m 1:05.20 1:16.04 Josh Hewitson

800m 1:54.90 2:14.44 Andrew Smith

1000m 2:29.95 2:56.24 Scott Heydrick

Mile 4:14.90 4:59.04

3,000m 8:27.20 9:58.04

5,000m 14:47.40 17:33.64

LJ 7.02 5.70m

HJ 2.04 1.70m Chowan Brightful

TJ 14.30 11.90m Aboshioma ObemeataPV 4.80 3.60m

SP 15.60 13.50mAmanda Deller, Chrissy Robinson,

Aaron Brooks

WT 16.80 16.00m Cameron McDearmon, Chris Nash

4x400m Relay 3:19.90 3:52.54 Women4x800m Relay 7:53.00 9:25.24 Men

DMR 10:19.70 12:08.64

Event Entries



Men Time/Mark Women Time/Mark

60m David Bobb 6.72 Mercedes Jackson 7.50

60mH Negasi Gerima 8.00 Imani Colbert 8.57

200m David Bobb 20.85 Sharon Johnson 24.42

400m Khris Hutson 48.57 Sharon Johnson 55.91

500m Josh Hewitson 1:03.35 Latasha Bost 1:13.89

800m Michael Christmas 1:52.78 Yasmin Fields 2:13.53

1000m Izudin Mehmedovic 2:25.58 Yasmin Fields 2:58.33

Mile Izudin Mehmedovic 4:08.84 Cara Wettlaufer 4:55.00

3000m Greg Saylor 8:26.00 Sara Parkinson 9:40.12

5000m Michael Sterling 14:39.45 Sara Parkinson 16:47.89

4x400m Powell, Williams,

Ransom, Hawkins

3:15.53 K. Jones, Adelola,

Abbey, Fogle

3:49.46

4x800m Okoniewski, Hart,

Christmas, Snyder

7:36.68 Asein, Fields,

Wettlaufer, Baker

9:06.23

DMR Christmas, Smith,Albino, Snyder 9:49.52 Asein, Griffin,Baker, Wettlaufer 12:19.05

HJ Huguens Jean 2.17m (7-1.5) Chowan Brightful 1.7m (5-7)

LJ Marc Haskins 7.11m (23-4) Kiki Malamo-Paris 5.65m (18-6.5)

TJ Victor Gilreath 15.49m (50-10) Tyishua Johnson 11.56m (37-11.25)

PV Dixon/Ludwig 4.85m (15-11) Laura Walker 3.25m (10-8)

SP Aaron Brooks 16.31m (53-6.25) Cleopatra Borel 17.50m (57-5)

WT Cam McDearmon 18.83m (61-9.5) Cleopatra Borel 18.03m (59-2)

Hept./Pent. Keith Onto 5,238 pts Chowan Brightful 3,227 pts

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