Final Results
HAMPTON, Va. - Saint Augustine's College took its 13th straight men's title, and Winston-Salem State earned its first women's crown Sunday in the 2011 CIAA Indoor Track and Field Championships at the Boo Williams Sportsplex.
Led by men's field MVP Orlando Duffus and men's track MVP Josh Edmonds, the Falcons scored 155 points to run away with the win. Winston-Salem State was second with 80 points and Bowie State was third with 68 points.
The Lady Rams won the women's championship in their first year back in the CIAA after an attempted move to Division I. Their victory snapped Saint Augustine's College's steak of 14 consecutive league titles. Led by women's field MVP Dedricka Thomas, the Lady Rams scored 99 points to nip Johnson C. Smith, which finished second with 95 points. Virginia State placed third with 70 points.
Both Duffus and Edmonds sparked the Falcon men. Duffus won the triple jump, tied for third in the high jump and placed fifth in the long jump. Edmonds won the 200 dash, ran the second leg on the winning 4x400 relay team which included Dahmyir Owens, Jameel Walcott and Antonio Abney, and placed second in the 400 dash for the Falcons.
Thomas of the Lady Rams finished second in the long jump, high jump and triple jump. Shermaine Williams of Johnson C. Smith was named track MVP after winning the 60 hurdles, the 60 dash and the 200 dash.
Other men's individual champions were Christopher Copeland of Saint Augustine's (High Jump), William Bailey of Bowie State (Long Jump), Randale Watson of Johnson C. Smith (Shot Put), Andre Collins of Johnson C. Smith (60 Hurdles), Leford Green of Johnson C. Smith (400 Dash), Ramon Gittens of Saint Augustine's (60 Dash), Desmond Wiggan of Winston-Salem State (Mile Run), Fred Boone of Saint Paul's (Pole Vault), Johnny Shuping of Saint Augustine's (5000 Run) and Matthew Coston of Lincoln (Pa.) (800 Run). The Winston-Salem State team of Cornell Jones, Elijah Strickland, Andrew Chebii and Wiggan won the distance medley relay.
Other women's individual champions were Brittney Killebrew of Winston-Salem State (One Mile and 800 Dash), Samantha Edwards of Virginia State (400 Dash), Kirsten Bowens of Saint Augustine's (Triple Jump), Andrea Powell of Saint Augustine's (High Jump), Dominique King of Virginia State (Long Jump) and Lakeshia Carney of Bowie State (Shot Put). The Winston-Salem State foursome of Tyrah Winfrey, Ashley Fraser, Manuela Rigaud and Killebrew won the distance medley relay and the Virginia State group of Faith Brock, Jovonne Tyson-King, Edwards and King took the 4x400 relay.
