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ORLANDO, FL - Sophomore Ronnie Beard qualified for the NCAA Regional Championships on the final day of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) track competition on April 30. The Frederick, MD native set a personal record (pr) with his 14.24 finish in the 110m hurdles and nabbed eight points for the Fighting Hawks as he took home a silver medal with his second place finish in the event.
Beard trailed teammate Dwayne Robinson for the gold in the 110m hurdles. Robinson, who qualified for NCAA Regionals on April 16 at the Lou Onesty Invite, took home an individual title in the 110m H, crossing the line in 13.94. Robinson went on to finish fifth in the javelin, while Christopher Morrison took seventh. Sophomore Kimani Kirton took home his second gold medal of the championships, setting a pr with his throw of 49.51m in the men's discus while adding 10 points for UMES in the men's team standings. Kirton brought home another gold medal with his record setting throw of 18.38m in the shot put on day two of the championships. Barnabas Togom dominated the competition in the 5000m run, taking home his second title with his first place finish of 15.29. Freshman Pavla Zavoralova set a pr as she took first in the javelin with a throw of 40.90m, bringing home gold while adding 10 points to the team standings for the Lady Hawks. Chantelle Ringgold and Shakira Robinson finished fourth and fifth, respectively, in the final round of the 200m dash, while the women's 4x100m relay team of Ringgold, Robinson, Petagay O'Connor and Nicole McKenzie took home a fourth place finish. The men's 4x100m relay team of Beard, Dwayne Robinson, Markeith Eldridge-Scott and Justin Head also had a strong finish, taking eighth with their 42.11 finish. O'Connor later went on to finish fifth in the women's triple jump, good for four team points for the Lady Hawks. As a team the Lady Hawks finished fourth with 67 points, while the Fighting Hawks took fifth with 73 points, one point shy of fourth place Norfolk State. In day two action, Kirton took first in the shot put as he set a conference record with a throw of 18.38m. Christopher Morrison also netted points for UMES, taking eighth for the Fighting Hawks in the high jump. Candice Ringgold finished tied for third in the pole vault, while Chantelle Ringgold also garnered points for the Lady Hawks in the pole vault as she finished sixth. Fellow senior Tiwana Smith was successful in her field event as took sixth in the discus. Shakira Robinson grabbed five points for UMES as she finished fourth in the 100m dash in 11.94, barely missing her pr of 11.93 set earlier in the season. Robinson later moved on to the final round of the 200m run, qualifying with a time of 24.77 while Chantelle Ringgold set a pr and also qualified for the 200m final in 24.29. In a two heat 1500m final, Eva Slavikova took first in 4:35, while Togom and Clayton James finished first and second, respectively, in the first section of the men's 1500m run. Christopher Havrilla ran his fastest time of the season in the same event, setting a pr with his 4:12 finish. In other action, Beard and Dwayne Robinson each qualified for the 110m hurdle final round, while Head set a pr with his 54.37 finish in the 400 IM hurdles. Sherita Harriott also set a personal record with her sixth place finish in the women's heptathlon, while McKenzie had another pr as she finished behind Harriott in the final heptathlon standings. The UMES track and field team also had strong performances in day one of the MEAC Championships. Barnabas Togom and Eva Slavikova each won their events, while Shakira Robinson moved on to the final round of the women's 100m dash. Togom took a comfortable lead in the 3000m steeplechase and never looked back as he went on to win the event in 9:33, 12 seconds ahead of the second place finisher. Togom, a first time competitor in the steeplechase, netted 10 points for UMES while fellow Hawk Frederick Keter added a point in the team standings as he took eighth in 10:01. Slavikova won her only event of the day, the 5000m run, in strong fashion. The 2005 MEAC Indoor 3000m champion dominated the competition, winning her event in 18:02. Her first place finish grabbed 10 points for UMES. Robinson moved on to the final round of the women's 100m dash, taking first in her heat in 12.13. The Lady Hawks also had strong performances from McKenzie and Harriott in the heptathlon. McKenzie had a banner day in three events, setting personal records in the high jump, shot put, and 200m dash. Harriott also set a personal record in the 200, as she finished one spot behind McKenzie in day one of the heptathlon standings.
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