Willie Calvin - New Balance Invitational 2012
NCCU high jumper Willie Calvin

Track & Field Written by Andrea Wheeler, Sports Information Intern

TWO NCCU RELAY SQUADS PACE TO TOP TEN FINISHES

Calvin Ties for Fourth in Men’s High Jump at New Balance Invitational

Men's Results
Women's Results


MANHATTAN, N.Y. (www.NCCUEaglePride.com) The North Carolina Central University men’s 4x200 and 4x400-meter relay squads ran to top-10 finishes during the 2012 New Balance Invitational in Manhattan, N.Y., this weekend Feb. 4-5.
The men’s 4x200m relay team obtained a fifth place performance during the 4x200m relay championship. Eagle runners Phillip Barren, Gregory Roper, Jaye Pratt and Brandon Addison completed the event in one minute and 28 seconds (1:28.05).

The 4x400m men’s relay team comprised of Jamar Jones, Roper, Barren and Addison earned a seventh place finish during the 4x400m college relay with a time of 3:19.12.

Junior Willie Calvin had the highest solo performance on the weekend for the Eagles tying for fourth place during the men’s high jump championship, with a leap of 2.18m (7 feet, 1 inch).

On the women’s side, notable finishes included Alexis Sherrill's 14th place performace during the women’s eastern high jump (1.60m, 5 feet 2 inches) Amber Brooks' 25th place effort in the women’s 1 mile college run with a 5:09.96 time and the women’s 4x400m relay team consisting of Ciara Houston, Ashley McCoy, Sararesa Hudson and #La’Creesha Gore# 18th place finish during the 4x400m college run with a time of 3:53.81.

The men’s and women’s indoor track and field teams return to action Thursday, Feb. 16, in Landover, Md., during the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships.


Men’s Team Scores
No Team Score
 
Men 60 Meter Dash Championship
Preliminaries
47 – Barren, Phillip 7.09
 
Men 60 Meter Dash College
Preliminaries
53 – Pratt, Jaye 7.23
61 – Sneed, Zuri 7.30
 
Men 200 Meter Dash Championship
Preliminaries
22 – Roper, Greg 21.90
 
Men 200 Meter Dash College
Preliminaries
20 – Barren, Phillip 22.31
36 – Addison, Brandon 22.60

Men 400 Meter Dash Championship
Preliminaries
28 – Roper, Greg – 49.28
37 – Jones, Jamar – 50.85
 
Men 400 Meter Dash College
Preliminaries
11 – Addison, Brandon – 48.96
60 – Pratt, Jaye – 51.53

Men 500 Meter Run College
57 – Terry, Keenan 1:10.81
59 – Brown, Matthew 1:12.94


Men 2x400 Meter Relay Championship
5 - N.C. Central  'A' 1:28.56
     1) Addison, Brandon 2) Pratt, Jaye               
     3) Barren, Phillip 4) Roper, Gregory              

Men 4x400 Meter Relay College
7 - N.C. Central  'A' 3:17.81
     1) Jones, Jamar 2) Addison, Brandon               
     3) Barren, Phillip 4) Roper, Gregory    
 
Men High Jump Championship
4 – Calvin, Willie 2.18m          

Men Long Jump College
24 – Delapp, Kendall 6.63m
Calvin, Willie FOUL

Men Shot Put Championship
44 - Whitt, Nealie 14.56m   


Women’s Team Scores
No Team Score
 
Women 60 Meter Dash Championship
Preliminaries
36 – McCoy, Ashley 7.59
 
Women 60 Meter Dash College
Preliminaries
36 – Gore, La’Creesha 7.86

Women 200 Meter Dash Championship
Preliminaries
44 – McCoy, Ashley 24.82
 
Women 200 Meter Dash College
Preliminaries
33 - Gore, La’Creesha 25.47
56 – Houston, Ciara 25.95
65 – Conquest, Delesha 26.17
 
Women 400 Meter Dash College
Preliminaries
32 – Hudson, Sararesa 57.96
4 – Houston, Ciara 58:67
3 – Hunt, Syrita 1:01.93

Women 800 Meter Run College
34 – Brooks, Amber 2:18.64
40 – Parkins, Taisha 2:19.24

Women 1 Mile Run
25 - Brooks, Amber  5:09.96 
45- Wallace, Dreanna  5:25.65 

Women 60 Meter Hurdles Championship
Preliminaries
31 - Ballard, Anthonia 8.69
 
Women 60 Meter Hurdles College
Preliminaries
31 - Conquest, Delesha 9.13
37 – Jasmine Wanamaker 9.18
69 – Summerville, Regina 9.71

Women 4x400 Meter Relay
18 - N.C. Central  'A'  3:53.81
     1) Gore, La’Creesha 2) Houston, Ciara              
     3) Hudson, Sararesa 4) McCoy, Ashley 

Women High Jump (Eastern)
14 - Sherrill, Alexis 1.60m
Jazmen Flager NH
 
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