Pirates Run Strong at Second Day of NCAA Championships
May 30, 2002 | Men's Track and Field
In today's action, junior Julien Dunkley qualified for tomorrow's 100 meter semi-finals. Dunkley finished 14th in the preliminaries today, finishing the event in 10.46 seconds. The top nine from tomorrow's semi-finals will go on to Saturday's finals.
The Pirates also saw the 4x400 meter relay team of senior Lawrence Ward, freshman Domonick Richmond, junior Frankie Green, and freshman B.J. Henderson finish sixth in 3:05.34 to qualify for Saturday's finals.
Henderson failed to qualify for the 400 meter dash finals as he finished in 12th place today, completing the race in 45.91 seconds.
This is the ninth time a 4x400 meter relay team from ECU has qualified for the NCAA finals. The highest finish for the Pirates in the event has been third, last accomplished during the 2000 Indoor Championships.
Tomorrow's action includes the finals of the 4x100 relay at 7 p.m. and the semi-finals of the 100 meter dash at 7:40 p.m.
