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RALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina Central University senior sprinter Ashley McCoy finished first in the 100-meter dash this weekend as the men’s and women’s track and field teams competed in the Raleigh Relays on March 29-30 in Raleigh, N.C.
 
McCoy’s time of 11.77 seconds was the best time of the meet, ahead of 118 runners who competed in the 100m dash.
 
This marked the fourth straight meet that McCoy has finished first in either the 100m or 200m dash since the beginning of the outdoor season. At the Coastal Carolina Invitational (March 8-9), McCoy finished the 200m dash with a time of 24.41, while improving in the following competition, Wake Forest Open (March 15-16), with a time of 23.58. At the LeRoy T. Walker/Lee Calhoun Invitational (March 23), McCoy finished the 100m dash with a time of 11.94.
 
In addition, La'Creesha Gore finished fourth in the 200m dash with a time of 24.47 for the Lady Eagles.
 
On the men’s side, the Eagles earned two top-10 finishes.
 
Senior Phillip Barren finished the 200m dash in seventh place with a time of 21.69, marking a personal-best for the senior.
 
Nana Atakora-Bediako completed the triple jump in fourth place, leaping 14.99m (49’ 2.25”).
 
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Raleigh Relays
Mar. 30, 2013
RALEIGH, N.C.  – Paul Deer Track

Women’s Team Scores
 
Women 100-Meter Dash
1 – McCoy, Ashley                11.77 – final
2 – McCoy, Ashley                11.69 – preliminaries
 
Women 200-Meter Dash
4 – Gore, La’Creesha              24.47 – final
 
Women 400-Meter Dash
18 – Gore, La’Creesha            56.02 – final
70 – Brooks, Amber               58.92 – final
72 – Parkins, Taisha               59.00 – final
77 – Landy, Christa                59.37 – final
101 – Hunt, Syrita                  1:00.55 – final
-- - Long, Ikea                         DNF
Women 1500-Meter Run
55 – Brooks, Amber               4:53.91 – final (Section 5-10)
 
Women 100-Meter Hurdles
16 – Wanamaker, Jasmine       14.29 – preliminaries
38 – Conquest, Delesha          14.81 – preliminaries
 
Women 400-Meter Hurdles
13 – Summerville, Regina        1:01.95 – final
16 – Conquest, Delesha          1:02.29 – final
65 – Hudson, Sararesa            1:15.44 – final
-- - Wanamaker, Jasmine         DNF
 
Women 4x400 Meter Relay

14 - N.C. Central ‘A’              3:53.83

     1) McCoy, Ashley            2) Gore, La’Creesha 

     3) Landy, Christa           4) Hudson, Sararesa

-- - N.C. Central ‘B”               DNF

 
Women 4x100 Meter Relay

11 - N.C. Central ‘A’              46.46

     1) Wanamaker, Jasmine     2) McCoy, Ashley

     3) Conquest, Delesha      4) Gore, La’Creesha 

Women High Jump

-- – Mitchell, Cynteria            NH (Section 2)
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Raleigh Relays
Mar. 30, 2013
RALEIGH, N.C.  – Paul Deer Track
 
Men’s Team Scores


Men 100-Meter Dash
26 – Barren, Phillip                 10.91 – preliminaries
71 – Proctor, Diorus               11.29 – preliminaries
-- – Moser, Carloe                  DNF
                                               
Men 200-Meter Dash
7 – Barren, Phillip                   21.69 – final
 
Men 400-Meter Dash
68 – Boye-Weah, Snonsio      50.31 – final
128 – Pratt, Jaye                     52.19 – final
147 – Davis Jr., Thomas         54.52 – final
 
Men 400-Meter Hurdles
26 – Vincent, Kevin                54.83 – final
44 – Terry, Keenan                 57.05 – final
 
Men 4x400 Meter Relay

29 - N.C. Central ‘A’          3:20.84 

     1) Boye-Weah, Snonsio     2) Barren, Phillip

     3) Vincent, Kevin         4) Pratt, Jaye

 
Men Long Jump
-- - Atakora-Bediako, Nana    FOUL
 
Men Triple Jump
4 – Atakora-Bediako, Nana    14.99m (49-02.25)  (Section 1)
 
Men Shot Put
26 – Reese, James                   14.04m (46-00.75)
 
Men Discus Throw
41 – Reese, James                37.31m (122-05)
48 – Blount, LaRon                34.07m (111-09)