Feb. 8, 2002
Chapel Hill, N.C. - Darus Cofield and Caleb Bailey were among the standouts for the WCU men's track and field team, while Virginia LaCombe led the women, in the Carolina Fast Times Invitational, held Feb. 8 in Chapel Hill.
Cofield won the 400 meters with a time of 48.79, followed by teammate Milton Bolton (49.51). Bailey, who placed second in the mile, won the 800 meters with a time of 1:56.07. Bailey and Cofield were joined by Bolton and Tebuyus Alford to form the winning 4x400-meter relay team (3:20.44).
The women's 4x400 relay team also brought home top honors. Leslie martin, Cedea Bowden, Ashelyn Little and Ronetta Burgess posted a time of 3:53.81 to edge Duke's team.
Individually, LaCombe won the high jump, clearing 5'8".
After competing in the Tennessee Invitational this weekend (Feb. 15), the Catamounts will head to East Tennessee State for the Southern Conference Championships, which takes place Feb. 22-23. Western's men's team currently sit atop the most recent SoCon Track & Field Power rankings, while the women's team is second.
Cofield currently has the top time in the 400 meters (48.62) and is part of the top 4x400-meter relay team (3:17.98). Justin Davis leads the SoCon in the long jump (23'2") and Nick McNeil is the league leader in the weight throw (55'6.25").
For the women, Burgess has the conference's leading time in the 200 meters (25.36), 55-meter hurdles (7.99) and 60-meter hurdles (8.52). The Catamounts own the top time in the distance medley relay (12,41.48) and have the league's top pole vaulter in Michelle Velez (13'0") and high jumper in LaCombe (5'10"). Both Velez and LaCombe have also provisionally qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships with their performances.
WESTERN CAROLINA RESULTS
Men 60m Final Tebuyus Alford 6.87 4th James Rainer 6.92 5th 55m Prelims Tebuyus Alford 6.82 James Rainer 6.99 Darius Bryson 7.14 55mH Prelims Donnie Bryant 8.61 Jared Maliska 8.72 Deonte Cook 8.97 Andre Brown 9.27 200m Deonte Cook 22.99 11th Bryan Dobbins 23.31 13th Marcus Robinson 24.09 24th 400m Darus Cofield 48.79 1st Milton Bolton 49.51 2nd Josh Hill 53.49 21st 800m Caleb Bailey 1:56.07 1st James Irwin 1:59.70 11th Michael Simmons 2:00.53 12th Mile Caleb Bailey 4:17.21 2nd Ryan Crise 4:46.27 25th 3,000m Jesse Norman 8:45.01 9th Ben Watkins 8:49.76 17th Long Jump Justin Davis 21'10.75" 10th Donnie Bryant 20'11.25" 12th Doug Petway 20'1.5" 15th Triple Jump Justin Davis 44'9.75" 10th Doug Petway 44'4.75" 11th Bobby Robinson 41'11" 16th Shot Put Jeb Hall 45'3.5" 10th Jason Stepp 44'11.25" 14th Nick McNeil 38'0" 18th Weight Throw Nick McNeil 52'11" 7th Jeb Hall 42'7" 13th Jason Stepp 38'1.25" 16th 4x400 Relay Bailey, Bolton, 3:20.44 1st Alford, Cofield Bryson, Simmons, 3:27.85 8th Cook, Hill Dobbins, Rainer 3:43.94 Bryant, Petway 4x800 Relay McCall, Vick, 8:15.27 2nd Crise, Ramsey DMR Irwin, Maliska, 10:48.64 4th Vick, McCall
Women 60m Prelims Cedea Bowden 7.88 Kamatta Potts 7.92 Staci Fitzpatrick 8.05 60mH Final Rosalyn Hood 9.10 5th Ronetta Burgess DNF 60mH Prelims Rosalyn Hood 9.07 Ronetta Burgess 8.86 Michelle Velez 9.10 200m Ronetta Burgess 25.36 5th Benetta Boyd 27.07 7th Ashelyn Little 25.84 10th Staci Fitzpatrick 27.22 27th 400m Ashelyn Little 59.59 4th Leslie Martin 59.99 5th Jennifer Spivey 61.64 11th 800m Megan Thacker 2:19.50 5th Tonya Edmonds 2:22.96 11th Becky Signoretti 2:23.68 12th Mile Vanita Carlson 5:20.93 14th Holly Bright 5:23.12 17th 3,000m Whitney Woods 10:43.93 9th Jesse Stackhouse 11:15.19 18th High Jump Virginia LaCombe 5'8" 1st Pole Vault Michelle Velez 12'5.5" 2nd Laura Tieszen 11'11.75" 5th Dana Anglin 10'11.75" 9th Long Jump Kamatta Potts 18'4.25" 10th Cedea Bowden 18'2.5" 12th Rosalyn Hood 17'6.25" 15th Triple Jump Rosalyn Hood 37'2.25" 10th Virginia LaCombe 36'7" 13th Shot Put Kineta Willliams 40'4" 3rd Kiley Wright 37'3.75" 10th Weight Throw Kineta Willliams 48'10.25" 10th Kiley Wright 40'0" 17th 4x400 Relay Martin, Bowden, 3:53.81 1st Little, Burgess Hood, Velez, 3:58.61 3rd Potts, Spivey LaCombe, Signoretti, 4:11.09 8th Edmonds, Tieszen DMR Carlson, Edmonds, 12:54.45 4th Thacker, Woods
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