Final Results

PETERSBURG, Va. – Saint Augustine's University won its 16^th consecutive men's title on the final day of the CIAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships held at Rogers Stadium on the Virginia State University campus on Saturday, April 20, 2013.

In the men's events, St. Aug scored 213 points to run away with the championship. Virginia State was second with 123 points and Virginia Union was third with 101 points. The Falcons trailed Virginia Union 59-41 after the first day on Friday, but scored 172 points on Saturday to distance itself from the field.

In the women's events, Johnson C. Smith scored 146.50 points to claim first place. Winston-Salem State was second with 108 points and Virginia State was third with 101 points. St. Aug placed fourth with 92 points.

Jermaine Jones (So./Wilmington, N.C.) of the Falcons was named men's track most outstanding performer after winning the 100 dash, 200 dash and anchoring the 4x100 relay team to victory. He ran a time of 10.37 seconds in the 100 and 21.26 seconds in the 200. He helped the 4x100 team which included Ramaan Ansley (Sr./Philadelphia, Pa.), Taffawee Johnson and Burkheart Ellis, Jr. (Fr./Raleigh, N.C.) run a winning time of 40.22 seconds.

The Falcons were also sparked by the jumping of DeJon Wilkinson (Jr./Summerville, S.C.), who finished second in the voting for men's field most outstanding performer by two points. He won the triple jump in 14.60 meters on Saturday in addition to winning the long jump in 7.49 meters on Friday.

In all, the Falcons captured nine of 17 events in the two-day meet. Akido Noel won the javelin throw in 51.54 meters and Ty'reak Murray (Jr./Portsmouth, Va.) won the 110 hurdles in 14.19 seconds. Dane Hyatt (Jr./Goodwill, Jamaica) was the winner in the 400 dash in 46.47 seconds and Marcelis Lynch (Sr./Stone Mountain, Ga.) won the 1500 run on Friday in 4:02.76.

In the women's events, Kelly Shaw (Sr./Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) paced the Lady Falcons with a victory in the 800 run in 2:16.55. Shaw also anchored the winning 4x400 relay team which ran a time of 3:44.09. The 4x400 team included Akeisha Dumont (Grenada), Nicketa Bernard (Sr./Westmoreland, Jamaica) and Cherrisse Lynch (So./Bridgetown, Barbados).

The Falcons and Lady Falcons will compete again at the prestigious Penn Relays in Philadelphia, Pa. The event will be held at Franklin Field on Thursday, April 25 thru Saturday, April 27, 2013.