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American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships
East Carolina Treks To Birmingham For AAC Indoor Championships
February 26, 2020 | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field, Track & Field
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GREENVILLE, N.C. – The East Carolina track and field program's indoor season culminates this weekend in Birmingham, Ala., where the Pirates will participate in the American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships. The meet is scheduled for Feb. 28-29 at the Birmingham CrossPlex and will air on the American Digital Network.
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"Both teams are extremely excited about competing this weekend," Director of Men's and Women's Track and Field and Cross Country Curt Kraft said. We have had a great season up to this point and there's no reason to believe that this will not continue right through this weekend."
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In last year's event, the women's team finished in seventh place while the men took eighth. Then sophomore Mackenzie Whitaker claimed the silver medal in the long jump while the 4x400 relay squad of Cedrina Singletary, D'Nia Freeman, Courtney Warner and Shellbi Chapman captured the bronze.
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Senior Ryan Davis enters the weekend as the favorite in the weight throw. His season-best attempt of 22.20 meters currently stands eighth nationally and is the American Conference record.
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On the women's side, junior Sommer Knight will battle for gold in the pole vault as her mark of 4.15 meters paces the league and is 34th on the national scale.
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Other contenders for all-conference honors (top-three finishes in each event) include freshman Melicia Mouzzon in the 60-meter dash, freshman Royal Burris in the 60-meter dash and Whitaker in the pentathlon.
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"Our goals are very high for this weekend," Kraft added. "If they compete like I know they can, the rest will take care of itself. Obviously, this is the meet that you want everybody to peak and have their very best performances of the year. It was nice to have a weekend off last weekend. I feel like everybody should be very well rested both mentally and physically. I do know one thing for sure. Everybody will compete with 100% effort and let the chips fall where they may."
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American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships Entries
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Women
60m: Melicia Mouzzon, Rosalynd Hollingsworth
200m: Melicia Mouzzon, Rosalynd Hollingsworth
400m: D'Nia Freeman, Mariah Atwater
Mile: Nuria Tillo-Prats
3000m: Nuria Tillo-Prats, Lindsay Yentz, Mikayla Stoudt, Jenna Strange, Abby Yourkavitch, Bethany Weaver, Ammah Abdel-Rahman, Christina Skinner
5000m: Bethany Weaver, Mikayla Stoudt, Abby Yourkavitch
60m High Hurdles: Alyssa Sandy, Brooke Stith, Naomi Whitaker
4x400 Relay: Mariah Atwater, Shellbi Chapman, D'Nia Freeman, Brooke Stith, Melicia Mouzzon, Alyssa Sandy, Naomi Whitaker, Nuria Tillo-Prats
Distance Medley Relay: Lindsay Yentz, Mackenzie Whitaker, Nuria Tillo-Prats, Jenna Strange, Abby Yourkavitch, Shellbi Chapman, Mikayla Stoudt, Christina Skinner
Pole Vault: Sommer Knight, Mia Alamo-Worley, Savannah Wood, Kelcie Robertson
Long Jump: Brooke Stith
Triple Jump: Brooke Stith, Mackenzie Whitaker
Shot Put: Candice Whitley, Tavia Ranger, Rebekah Bergquist
Weight Throw: Mya Muse, Candice Whitley, Rebekah Bergquist
Pentathlon: Mackenzie Whitaker
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Men
60m: Roya Burris, Cameron Moore
200m: Zach Wadas
400m: Kayin Fails
3000m: Chase Osborne, Matthew Russell, Dean Abushouk, Ted Sielatycki, Nick Ciaccia, Mitchell Martin, Nat Romaine
5000m: Matthew Russell, Dean Abushouk, Mitchell Martin, Nat Romaine, Nick Ciaccia
60m High Hurdles: Asa Simmons
4x400 Relay: Royal Burris, Kayin Fails, Blake Mathews, Zach Wadas, Coleman Ferrell, Travis Leach, Asa Simmons, Niejel Wilkins
Distance Medley Relay: Ted Sielatycki, Coleman Ferrell, Travis Leach, Chase Osborne, Dean Abushouk, Matthew Russell, Zach Wadas, Nick Ciaccia
High Jump: Blake Mathews
Pole Vault: Jake Justice
Long Jump: Niejel Wilkins
Triple Jump: Niejel Wilkins
Shot Put: Ryan Davis, Neil Blanken
Weight Throw: Ryan Davis
GREENVILLE, N.C. – The East Carolina track and field program's indoor season culminates this weekend in Birmingham, Ala., where the Pirates will participate in the American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships. The meet is scheduled for Feb. 28-29 at the Birmingham CrossPlex and will air on the American Digital Network.
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"Both teams are extremely excited about competing this weekend," Director of Men's and Women's Track and Field and Cross Country Curt Kraft said. We have had a great season up to this point and there's no reason to believe that this will not continue right through this weekend."
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In last year's event, the women's team finished in seventh place while the men took eighth. Then sophomore Mackenzie Whitaker claimed the silver medal in the long jump while the 4x400 relay squad of Cedrina Singletary, D'Nia Freeman, Courtney Warner and Shellbi Chapman captured the bronze.
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Senior Ryan Davis enters the weekend as the favorite in the weight throw. His season-best attempt of 22.20 meters currently stands eighth nationally and is the American Conference record.
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On the women's side, junior Sommer Knight will battle for gold in the pole vault as her mark of 4.15 meters paces the league and is 34th on the national scale.
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Other contenders for all-conference honors (top-three finishes in each event) include freshman Melicia Mouzzon in the 60-meter dash, freshman Royal Burris in the 60-meter dash and Whitaker in the pentathlon.
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"Our goals are very high for this weekend," Kraft added. "If they compete like I know they can, the rest will take care of itself. Obviously, this is the meet that you want everybody to peak and have their very best performances of the year. It was nice to have a weekend off last weekend. I feel like everybody should be very well rested both mentally and physically. I do know one thing for sure. Everybody will compete with 100% effort and let the chips fall where they may."
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American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships Entries
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Women
60m: Melicia Mouzzon, Rosalynd Hollingsworth
200m: Melicia Mouzzon, Rosalynd Hollingsworth
400m: D'Nia Freeman, Mariah Atwater
Mile: Nuria Tillo-Prats
3000m: Nuria Tillo-Prats, Lindsay Yentz, Mikayla Stoudt, Jenna Strange, Abby Yourkavitch, Bethany Weaver, Ammah Abdel-Rahman, Christina Skinner
5000m: Bethany Weaver, Mikayla Stoudt, Abby Yourkavitch
60m High Hurdles: Alyssa Sandy, Brooke Stith, Naomi Whitaker
4x400 Relay: Mariah Atwater, Shellbi Chapman, D'Nia Freeman, Brooke Stith, Melicia Mouzzon, Alyssa Sandy, Naomi Whitaker, Nuria Tillo-Prats
Distance Medley Relay: Lindsay Yentz, Mackenzie Whitaker, Nuria Tillo-Prats, Jenna Strange, Abby Yourkavitch, Shellbi Chapman, Mikayla Stoudt, Christina Skinner
Pole Vault: Sommer Knight, Mia Alamo-Worley, Savannah Wood, Kelcie Robertson
Long Jump: Brooke Stith
Triple Jump: Brooke Stith, Mackenzie Whitaker
Shot Put: Candice Whitley, Tavia Ranger, Rebekah Bergquist
Weight Throw: Mya Muse, Candice Whitley, Rebekah Bergquist
Pentathlon: Mackenzie Whitaker
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Men
60m: Roya Burris, Cameron Moore
200m: Zach Wadas
400m: Kayin Fails
3000m: Chase Osborne, Matthew Russell, Dean Abushouk, Ted Sielatycki, Nick Ciaccia, Mitchell Martin, Nat Romaine
5000m: Matthew Russell, Dean Abushouk, Mitchell Martin, Nat Romaine, Nick Ciaccia
60m High Hurdles: Asa Simmons
4x400 Relay: Royal Burris, Kayin Fails, Blake Mathews, Zach Wadas, Coleman Ferrell, Travis Leach, Asa Simmons, Niejel Wilkins
Distance Medley Relay: Ted Sielatycki, Coleman Ferrell, Travis Leach, Chase Osborne, Dean Abushouk, Matthew Russell, Zach Wadas, Nick Ciaccia
High Jump: Blake Mathews
Pole Vault: Jake Justice
Long Jump: Niejel Wilkins
Triple Jump: Niejel Wilkins
Shot Put: Ryan Davis, Neil Blanken
Weight Throw: Ryan Davis
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