Full Results
LEWISBURG, PA. – The UMBC track and
field teams started their season off on the right foot as
freshman Mercedes Jackson (Huntington, Md./Huntington) set
a school record in the 60m dash (7.52) and multiple athletes
qualified for the ECAC Championships, Saturday at the Bison Opener
at Bucknell University.
Running in her first ever race as a Retriever, Jackson
immediately made her mark on the school record books. In
claiming her first ever win for UMBC, the freshman smashed the old
mark of 7.65 set by Britney Foreman in
2009. Classmate Ebonique Jones (New Castle, Del./William Penn)
placed fourth with a time of 7.78. Jones also put
herself on the all-time list for the long jump with a jump of 5.51m
(18'1").
While the freshman made their mark early, the veterans stepped
up as well. Junior Chowan Brightful (New Market, Md./Linganore) put
herself at the top of the UMBC all-time list in the high jump,
breaking her previous mark with a try of 1.7m (5'7'') to become the
new school leader. Senior Imani Colbert (Upper Marlboro, Md./C.H. Flowers)
continued to show veteran leadership as well claiming victory in
the 60m hurdles (8.77).
In the shot put, junior Amanda Deller (Aberdeen, Md./Aberdeen) and
senior Chrissy Robinson (Lusby, Md./Patuxent) both
qualified for the ECAC's with throws of 14.02m (46'0") and 13.51m
(44'4"), respectively.
For the men, junior Dennison
Long (Greenbelt, Md./Eleanor Roosevelt/FIU) impressed in
his first meet as well, slotting his name at ninth on the school's
list with his run in the 60m dash finals (6.93) while qualifying
for the IC4A Championships.
Freshman Kyle Mitchell (Laurel, Md./Reservoir) joined
in the newcomer party claiming eighth on UMBC's all-time list,
running a 8.52 in the 60m hurdles.
In the high jump, sophomore Mo
Drammeh (Frederick, Md./Thomas Johnson) picked up where he
finished his rookie campaign, taking the victory in the competition
with a jump of 1.96m (6'5").
Both the men's and women's teams are now off from competition
for the remainder of the 2011 calendar year. The
Retrievers return to the track on Jan. 7 when they
travel to State College, Pa. for the Penn State Relays.
