IC4A / ECAC Championships

Meet Preview: The indoor season comes to close with the granddaddy of post season meets with the running of the IC4A Championships at Boston University and the ECAC Championships at the Reggie Lewis Center. After winning two events at the America East Championships in the shot put and weight throw, former All-East performer Amanda Deller will return to the circle in both events. However, her best chance for a top three performance lies in the shot put, where she is currently ranked seventh amongst the whole ECAC region stretching from Virginia to Maine. Sitting sixth in the 60m Dash and eighth in the 200m dash is the America East Rookie of the Year Mercedes Jackson. In the course of one season she has taken a hammer to the record books and taken over possession of the school records in both events. Still in range of the National meet, she appears to be on the path either this year or next year. Also watch out for the womens 4x400 meter relay that has re-broken the school record on three separate occasions and will have an opportunity to run it fresher than they have all year. On the mens side, Trae Proctor is ranked fourteenth in the IC4A Region in the 60 meter hurdles after winning his second consecutive Indoor America East Championships, despite being hampered by a hamstring injury. With two weeks to heal up and tougher competition, he looks poised to dip under the eight second barrier. Cameron McDearmon also has an outside chance at an All-East Performance in the weight throw where currently sits fifteenth in the IC4A rankings. He will be joined by Chris Nash in the weight and will join Aaron Brooks in the shot.

Amanda Deller:
Having never lost an America East Championship in the shot put coming into the year, Deller looked to continue her dominance. Not only did she bring home her fifth consecutive title, but she expanded her repertoire by winning the weight throw as well. For her efforts she was awarded Most Outstanding Field Performer.

Featured Athlete

University of Maryland, Baltimore County 1000 Hilltop Circle Baltimore, MD 21045

Last Weekend Highlights:

Amanda Deller wins both the Shot Put and Weight Throw en route to winning the America East Field Performer of the meet. Trae Proctor wins his third consecutive title in hurdles (2x indoor, 1x outdoor). Mercedes Jackson wins the 60m dash and narrowly misses out on the 200m crown breaking school records in both en route to Most Outstanding Rookie award Kirsten Jones, Deborah Adelola, Paulette Fogle, and Kalane Abbey combined to finish third in the 4x400m relay with a new school record of 3:48.54 Cody Mezebish finished fifth in a four second PR in the 800m finishing in 2:14.95 John Rybak finished fifth in the 60m Hurdles with a personal best 8.38 Malte Bertram claimed silver in the heptathlon with #3 All Time performance of 4,907 points. Eric Ezenwanne took fourth. Josh Hewitson finished second in the 500m Andrew Smith, Charles Bolinger, and Pat Hairfield finished fourth, eighth and ninth in the 800m, all with IC4A qualifying times Sean Cooper finished 6th in the 200m with a personal best IC4A performance of 22.16 Momodou Drammeh tied his personal best with a 6-8.25 jump in the high jump to finish second Aboshioma Obemeata and Oladosu Teyibo finished 2nd and 6th in the triple jump Aaron Brooks and Cameron McDearmon finished 2nd and 6th in the shot put. Chris Nash and Cameron McDearmon finished 4th and 5th in the weight throw Imani Colbert and Chowan Brightful finish 2nd and 5th in the 60m Hurdles. Brightful also finished 3rd in the high jump. Laura Walker recorded a near 6 inch PR in the pole vault with a vault of 11-3.75 to finish tied for third. Chrissy Robinson finished second while Monica Hagenauer finishes fifth in the shot put.

Athlete Spotlights

Cody Mezebish:
A 100m through 400m sprinter in high school, Mezebish made huge strides in cross country this year. In her first season of really running the 800m her time dropped from th 2:24 coming into the year to a 5 place finish at the Conference meet with a 2:14.95 clocking, good enough for #2 All Time in UMBC history.

Malte Bertram:
With steady performances throughout the weekend, including the best performances in the shot put and 60 meter dash, Bertram consistently moved up the charts taking second place in the heptathlon. His performance ranks him #3 All Time in UMBC History.

Inside the Numbers:

Number of shot put championships won by Amanda Deller between indoor and outdoor track in five opportunities.

ECAC Championships (Womens) Reggie Lewis Center:

Saturday: 1:10 PM 1:25 PM 1:30 PM 2:00 PM 2:10 PM 2:35 PM 2:45 PM 3:20 PM 4:40 PM Sunday: 12:00 PM 1:25 PM 1:35 PM 2:00 PM 2:30 PM 3:20 PM Weight Throw 60m Hurdles Finals 60m Dash Finals 500m Dash Finals 200m Dash Finals 4x400m Finals 60m Hurdles (Trials) 60m Dash (Trials) Shot Put 60m Hurdles (Semis) 60m Dash (Semis) 500m Dash (Trials) High Jump 200m Dash (Trials) 4x400m (Trials)

IC4A Championships (Mens) Boston University:

Saturday: 1:00 PM 2:20 PM 2:40 PM 3:00 PM 3:00 PM 3:40 PM Sunday: 11:00 AM 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 12:15 PM 1:05 PM 1:10 PM 1:25 PM 1:35 PM 2:10 PM Triple Jump Shot Put High Jump 60m High Hurdles (Semis) 800m Finals 500m Finals 60m Hurdles Finals 1000m Finals 200m Dash Finals 60m High Hurdles (Trials) 800m Run (Trials) 500m Dash (Trials) Weight Throw 1000m Run (Trials) 200m Dash (Trials)

Schedule of Events

Event Entries

Event 60m 60mH 200m 400m 500m 800m 1,000m Mile 3,000m 5,000m Long Jump Triple Jump High Jump Pole Vault Shot Put Weight Throw 4x400m 4x200m Pent./Hept.

Tentative Entries: Women/Men (A Relays only) Mercedes Jackson Imani Colbert / Trae Proctor Mercedes Jackson / Sean Cooper Deborah Adelola / Josh Hewitson Charles Bolinger, Pat Hairfield, Andrew Smith Scott Heydrick

Aboshioma Obemeata Chowan Brightful / Momodou Drammeh Amanda Deller, Chrissy Robinson / Aaron Brooks Amanda Deller / Cameron McDearmon, Chris Nash Kirsten Jones, Deborah Adelola, Paulette Fogle, Kalane Abbey, Briana Young

Event 55m/60m 66mH/60mH 200m 400m 500m 800m 1000m Mile 3,000m 5,000m LJ HJ TJ PV SP WT 4x400m Relay 4x800m Relay DMR

Mens IC4A Stand. 6.48/6.98 7.75/8.25 22.24 49.20 1:05.20 1:54.90 2:29.95 4:14.90 8:27.20 14:47.40 7.02 2.04 14.30 4.80 15.60 16.80 3:19.90 7:53.00 10:19.70

Womens ECAC Stand. 7.16/7.68 8.24/8.80 25.04 57.04 1:16.04 2:14.44 2:56.24 4:59.04 9:58.04 17:33.64 5.70m 1.70m 11.90m 3.60m 13.50m 16.00m 3:52.54 9:25.24 12:08.64

Qualified Athletes Mercedes Jackson, Denny Long Imani Colbert, Trae Proctor Mercedes Jackson, Sean Cooper Josh Hewitson Smith, Hairfield, Bolinger Scott Heydrick

C. Brightful, M. Drammeh Amanda Deller, Chrissy Robinson, Aaron Brooks Cameron McDearmon, Chris Nash Women Men Men

60m 60mH 200m 400m 500m 800m 1000m Mile 3000m 5000m 4x400m
4x800m DMR HJ LJ TJ PV SP 6 WT Hept./Pent.

Men David Bobb Negasi Gerima David Bobb Khris Hutson Josh Hewitson Michael Christmas Izudin Mehmedovic Izudin Mehmedovic Greg Saylor Michael Sterling Powell, Williams, Ransom, Hawkins Okoniewski, Hart, Christmas, Snyder Christmas, Smith, Albino, Snyder Huguens Jean Marc Haskins Victor Gilreath Dixon/Ludwig Aaron Brooks Cam McDearmon Keith Onto

Time/Mark 6.72 8.00 20.85 48.57 1:03.35 1:52.78 2:25.58 4:08.84 8:26.00 14:39.45 3:15.53 7:36.68 9:49.52 2.17m (7-1.5) 7.11m (23-4) 15.49m (50-10) 4.85m (15-11) 16.31m (53-6.25) 18.83 (61-9.5) 5,238 pts

Women Mercedes Jackson Imani Colbert Mercedes Jackson Sharon Johnson Latasha Bost Yasmin Fields Yasmin Fields Cara Wettlaufer Sara Parkinson Sara Parkinson Abbey, K. Jones, Adelola, Fogle Asein, Fields, Wettlaufer, Baker Asein, Griffin, Baker, Wettlaufer Chowan Brightful Kiki Malamo-Paris Tyishua Johnson Laura Walker Cleopatra Borel Cleopatra Borel Chowan Brightful

Time/Mark 7.49 8.57 24.00 55.91 1:13.89 2:13.53 2:58.33 4:55.00 9:40.12 16:47.89 3:48.54 9:06.23 12:19.05 1.7m (5-7) 5.65m (18-6.5) 11.56m (37-11.25) 3.25m (10-8) 17.50m (57-5) 18.03m (59-2) 3,227 pts