VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (February 20, 2023) – Howard University men's track & field team remains in second place after Day Two of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Indoor Championships, held at the Virginia Beach Sports Center in Virginia Beach, Va.
After six events, HU trails defending MEAC Champions Norfolk State, 63-53.
Sophomore
Eric Brown, Jr. (Raleigh, N.C.) highlighted the day, winning gold in the heptathlon with a score of 4507. Third-year Bison
Ezekiel Hawkins (Lithonia, Ga.) also competed in the event where he finished third overall (4038).
The distance medley relay squad of sophomores
Kaleb Berry (Duncanville, Texas),
Marsellis Davis (Columbus, Ohio) and
Julian Lawson (Sewell, N.J.) and newcomer
Kobe Hutson (Bridgetown, Barbados) took second after clocking in at 10:18.59.
In the 60-meter hurdles, four Bison reached the final round. Senior
Jermanie Byrd (Miami Gardens, Fla.) and junior
Zachary Hawkins (Lithonia, Ga.) grabbed automatic qualifying times of 7.91 and 7.79, respectively, while seniors
Kameron Davis (Miami) and
Darian Clyburn (Louisville) picked up non AQ times of 8.11 and 8.13, respectively.
Seniors Goba
Dan-Princewill (Houston) and
Ja'Leak Perry (Atlanta) earned spots in the 60-meter dash final, producing times of 6.86 and 6.85, respectively.
Other notable performance on the track included freshman
Dylan Gaines (Houston) grabbing a slot in the 400-meter dash with a non AQ time of 48.62.
In the field, senior
Nnamdi Olebara (Bowie, Md.) finished third overall in the weight throw after tossing over 54 feet (16.49 meters). Fellow classmate
Ezra Monterio (Newport, R.I.) and newcomer
Andre Prince (Windsor, Conn.) also took part, earning fifth (15.66 meters) and eighth (14.50 meters), respectively.
Wednesday's action begins at 9:30 a.m., with the women's pole vault. Running events get going at 12:30 p.m., with the final of the women's mile. All of Wednesday's action will be streamed live on the MEAC Digital Network on YouTube.
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at
www.HUBison.com.
