JACKSONVILLE, FLA. - Sophomore Diego
Lawrence won five medals for the Camels (two gold, two silver,
one bronze) Friday and Saturday at the Atlantic Sun Outdoor Track
Championships hosted by the University of North Florida en route to
being named Most Valuable Performer.
Lawrence also won the MVP award at the A-Sun Indoor Championships
where he won four medals Feb. 18-19.
Lawrence followed up yesterday's long jump victory with by winning
gold in the men's 200 meter dash with a UNF facility-record time of
21.20 seconds. Lawrence also won silver in the men's triple jump
with a personal best mark of 14.79 meters.
Junior Rashad
Campbell won silver (10.49 seconds) and Lawrence took bronze
(10.54 seconds- personal best) in the men's 100 meter dash. Junior
Cameron
White finished ninth in the event with a time of 10.69
seconds.
The men's 4x100 meter relay team of White, Lawrence, Jared
Simmons, and R. Campbell took silver with a school record time
of 40.69 seconds.
The CU men finished third as a team with 128 points.
Junior Dave
Matthews won silver in the men's javelin throw with a mark of
52.44 meters. Matthews added an eighth-place finish in the men's
discus throw with a personal best hurl of 37.67 meters.
Senior Adoniss
Jones won silver in the men's 400 meter hurdles (52.17 seconds-
personal best) and bronze in the men's 110 meter hurdles (13.94
seconds). Jones also won bronze in the men's triple jump with a
personal best mark of 14.17 meters.
Freshman Jayshawn
Campbell took silver in the men's 400 meter dash with a time of
48.14 seconds. Freshman Chris
Schulist finished fifth in the men's 1,500 meter run (3:59.72)
and tenth in the men's 800 meter run (1:56.29).
In the men's 4x400 meter relay, J. Campbell, Denzel
Jones, Andres
Perez, and Kelvonto
Cooper combined for a time of 3:21.65 and finished fifth.
Senior Terence
Attema had a fifth-place showing in the 5,000 meter run with a
time of 15:06.13. Cooper set a new personal best in the men's 400
meter hurdles with a time of 56.72 seconds and finished eighth.
In the men's 3000 meter steeplechase, sophomore DeLohnni
Nicol-Samuel finished fourth (9:41.72) and sophomore Colin
Lavigne placed eighth (10:05.92).
R. Campbell finished seventh and J. Campbell finished eighth in the
200 meter dash with personal best times of 21.65 and 21.71 seconds,
respectively.
The CU women placed seventh as a team with 29 points. Junior Courtney
Raynor placed fourth in the women's javelin throw with a
personal best mark of 35.10 meters.
Freshman Mariah
Collins placed sixth in the women's 100 meter hurdles with a
time of 14.87 seconds. Collins also finished ninth in the women's
400 meter hurdles with a time of 1:06.49. Sophomore Sena
Bekric finished two spots ahead of her teammate in the 400
meter hurdles with a time of 1:05.17.
Freshman Brianna
Kincade took ninth in the women's 100 meter dash (12.65
seconds). Kincade was also a part of the 4x400 meter relay team
along with Collins, Bekric and Samantha
Robbins which finished sixth with a time of 4:10.55.
Sophomore Jessica
Dunston finished ninth in the women's discus throw with a mark
of 32.57 meters.
Kennesaw State won the men's team title with 237 points, while
Jacksonville won their sixth-straight outdoor women's title with
243 points.
The Camels will be competing again at the Orange & Purple
Classic in Clemson, S.C. May 6-7.