ECU Wins Four Events At Darius Dixon Memorial

Friday, February 8

Lynchburg, Va.

East Carolina University

Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational

February 10, 2019 | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field, Track & Field

Full Meet Results

GREENVILLE, N.C. – In its last meet before the American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships, the ECU track and field team captured four event titles at the Darius Dixon Memorial on the campus of Liberty University.

"It was great to finish up our regular season on a very high note," Director of Men's and Women's Track and Field and Cross Country Curt Kraft said. "Both teams competed with a lot of energy and confidence. We had numerous personal bests once again on both teams. Now we have to turn our attention to the AAC Indoor Championships. We just had a team meeting and I reminded our athletes that we need to get back and get some rest and recovery. We need to get mentally and physically prepared to compete at a very high level in two weeks."

Senior Courtney Warner picked up a pair of event crowns in the 60m and 200m, crossing the finish line in respective times of 7.53 and 24.44. Classmate Grace Sullivan also performed well, winning the mile run in a time of 4:56.82 before capturing second in the 1,000m at 3:00.46.

The women's 4x400 relay team comprised of sophomore Brooke Stith, junior D'Nia Freeman, junior Shellbi Chapman and senior Cedrina Singletary ran a season-best time of 3:43.40 to claim second place. Additionally, senior Kourtney Edwards-Campbell posted a season-best mark in the weight throw, clearing 18.89 meters for a second-place result.

On the men's side, senior D'Ante Yarborough won the 60-meter hurdles with his fastest time of the season at 8.11. Sophomore Matthew Russell and junior Josh Spare took fourth and fifth place in the 1000m with times of 2:42.44 and 2:42.50 while senior Evan McCracken snatched third place in the shot put with a mark of 16.75 meters.

The AAC Indoor Championships are scheduled for Feb. 22-23 at the Birmingham CrossPlex in Birmingham, Ala.