East Carolina University
North Carolina
Newcomers Lead Track At UNC Invitational
February 14, 2010 | Track & Field
Complete Meet Results in PDF Format
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The East Carolina track and field teams participated in their final meet before the 2010 Conference USA Indoor Championships, traveling to Chapel Hill Friday for the Gene Anderson Invitational. The highlight of the meet was junior Dennis Aliotta's performance in the shot put as he broke his own school record set last week and finished second with a mark of 17.42.
"For the most part, we were pleased as a Coaching staff on how we performed this past weekend," head coach Curt Kraft stated. "It is hard to be disappointed when you come away with school records and seasonal bests, but at the same time, there is still a good portion of the team that needs to prepare themselves better both mentally and physically for the upcoming C-USA championships"
Freshman Tiffany Harris turned in her first strong finish of the day in the 200-meter dash, placing second with a time of 24.97. She then followed that showing with a 57.65 in the 400-meter dash, good for third. Another freshman, Brooke Kott, matched that result in the 800-meter run, finishing third and clocking in at 2:18.28. In the 60-meter hurdles, Nicole Saunders and JaQuanda Wright earned sixth and eighth-place with times of 9.17 and 9.20, respectively.
Harris completed her solid performance with a third-place nod in the long jump, recording a mark of 5.77. Continuing in the field events, Cameila Morman reached 12.10 meters in the triple jump to post a second-place result while Stephanie McDougal was fourth in the pole vault at 3.60 meters and Donisha Brown grabbed fifth in the weight throw with a mark of 15.37 meters.
For the men, Torrance Hunt produced a 6.88 for the second-straight week to advance to the finals along with Antonial Marshall, who took eighth and ran a 6.94. Marshall also finished 10th in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.60.
In the field, Miles Coats was fifth in the high jump at 1.93 meters before he won his first event of the season, registering a career-best 14.21 meter mark in the triple jump. Kenneth Rowland placed just behind Aliotta in the shot put, taking fourth with a heave of 16.38 meters. Aliotta and Montrell Morrow added to the top five finishes in the weight throw, finishing third and fifth respectively with marks of 16.19 and 16.00. Additionally, Austin Lewis captured fifth in the long jump at 6.98 meters.
The Pirates will now take the next two weeks to get ready for the C-USA Indoor Championships, slated for Feb. 26-27 in Houston, Texas at the Yeoman Fieldhouse.
