NCCU 4x400 meter relay 2012 MEAC
NCCU 4x400-meter relay team (Brandon Adison, Jaye Pratt, Phillip Barren, Jamar Jones)

Track & Field by Kyle Serba, Associate A.D. for Media Relations

NCCU MEDALS IN SIX EVENTS AT MEAC OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Whitt Breaks Conference Meet Record to Capture Gold Medal in Men’s Discus Throw


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GREENSBORO, N.C. – North Carolina Central University collected medals in six events during the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships, which wrapped up three days of competition on Saturday at the Irwin Belk Track in Greensboro, N.C.

Nealie Whitt 2012
NCCU senior Nealie Whitt (Roxboro, N.C.) earned the lone gold medal for the Eagles, becoming the MEAC champion in the men’s discus throw with a meet record toss of 170-feet, 9-inches.

Junior Jasmine Wanamaker (Philadelphia, Pa.) took home a silver medal as the runner-up in the women’s 100-meter hurdles with a time of 13.59 seconds.

Individual bronze medalists for NCCU include junior Willie Calvin (Greenville, Miss.) in the men’s high jump (6’ 11”), senior Paig Robinson (Piscataway, N.J.) in the women’s javelin throw (125’ 3”), and freshman Amber Brooks (Tampa, Fla.) in the 1500m run (4:40.28).

In the final event of the 2012 championships, the men’s 4x400m relay, the Eagles were in fourth place in the first heat when sophomore Brandon Addison (Germantown, Md.) took the stick for the anchor leg. He blistered the final lap to win the heat with a season-best time of 3:10.22, good for third place overall. Addison, senior Jamar Jones (Philadelphia, Pa.), junior Phillip Barren (Raleigh, N.C.) and freshman Jaye Pratt (Durham, N.C.) embraced when they saw the times posted from the final heat and realized they had earned bronze medals.

In the team standings, the NCCU women placed ninth with 35 points, while the NCCU men finished 10th with 30 points.

“The team performed well,” said NCCU head coach Michael Lawson. “The MEAC definitely felt our presence.

“I’m glad to be in the MEAC,” Lawson said. “The competition level is so high. All of the teams are good.”


NCCU’s all-conference performers and medalists are listed below:

Nealie Whitt – MEAC Champion & meet record holder – men’s discus throw (170’ 9”)
Jasmine Wanamaker – silver medal – women’s 100m hurdles
Willie Calvin – bronze medal – men’s high jump
Paig Robinson – bronze medal – women’s javelin throw
Amber Brooks – bronze medal – women’s 1500m run
Men’s 4x400m relay (Jamar Jones, Phillip Barren, Jaye Pratt, Brandon Addison) – bronze medal
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