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Shaquille Dill Won The Men's 800 Run And Helped The Falcons Win The Men's 4x400 Relay At The Mount Olive Qualifier

Men's Outdoor Track and Field 5/14/2018 2:02:00 PM Office of Sports Information

SAU Track and Field Wins Eight Events At Mount Olive Qualifier

RALEIGH, N.C. (May 14) – Saint Augustine's University gained momentum heading into the NCAA Division II Championships after winning eight events in the Mount Olive Final Qualifier track and field meet in Mount Olive, N.C., on Sunday, May 13. The SAU men and women combined for 13 automatic and provisional times and marks at the meet, which took place at the Ray McDonald Sr. Complex.

Sunday was the last day to qualify for the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships, which will be held at the Irwin Belk Complex in Charlotte, N.C., on May 24-26. The Falcons are the five-time defending men's outdoor national champions, and the SAU program has won 39 national titles under Head Coach George Williams, who has won the most NCAA track and field championships of any coach, regardless of division.

In Mount Olive, the 16th-ranked Falcons claimed five victories in the men's events. Brandon Valentine-Parris (Jr./St. Vincent) won the 400-meter dash in a provisional time of 46.72 which is the eighth-best time in Division II this season. Shaquille Dill (Jr./Pembroke, Bermuda) won the 800-meter run in a provisional time of 1:49.96 and the foursome of Dill, Valentine-Parris, Dontarian Evans (Jr./Gainesville, FL) and Adrian Kimmons (Sr./Cold Water, MS) captured the 4x400-meter relay in a provisional time of 3:09.64 which is the seventh-fastest DII time this season.

Dakarai Hightower (Sr./Tacoma, WA) placed first in the high jump with a provisional mark of 7-0.5. Justin Williams (Jr./Long Island, NY) was first in the triple jump with a provisional leap of 49-9.

The sixth-ranked Lady Falcons were victorious in three events. Ade Hunter (Sr./Philadelphia, PA) won the 400-meter dash in a provisional time of 54.60 which ranks ninth nationally in the event. Top-ranked Shannon Kalawan (So./Westmoreland, Jamaica) finished first in the 400-meter hurdles with an automatic time of 57.45 and Magaly Tshipopo (Sr./Orleans, France) placed first in the long jump with a provisional leap of 19-0.75.

In addition to the winners, Shakera Hall (Sr./Bridgetown, Barbados) placed third in the women's 100-meter hurdles (13.89) and Amanda Crawford (So./Brooklyn, NY) was fifth in the women's 200-meter dash (24.35). Tshipopo finished second in the women's triple jump (40-10.5) with the eighth-longest DII mark this season.

Evans placed sixth (21.36) in the men's 200-meter dash. The quartet of Gilbert, Valentine-Parris, Kimmons and Evans placed second (40.48) in the men's 4x100-meter relay.

Below are the Falcons' and Lady Falcons' top 10 finishers and where they placed at the meet. For total results, go to tfrrs.org.

MEN
200 Dash
6. Dontarian Evans
8. Damere Gilbert

400 Dash
1. Brandon Valentine-Parris

800 Run
1. Shaquille Dill

400 Hurdles
8. Alazae Hester-Taylor

4x100 Relay
2. Damere Gilbert, Brandon Valentine-Parris, Adrian Kimmons, Dontarian Evans

4x400 Relay
1. Dontarian Evans, Shaquille Dill, Adrian Kimmons, Brandon Valentine-Parris

High Jump
1. Dakarai Hightower

Triple Jump
1. Justin Williams

WOMEN
200 Dash
5. Amanda Crawford
9. Leah Barker

400 Dash
1. Ade Hunter

100 Hurdles
3. Shakera Hall

400 Hurdles
1. Shannon Kalawan

Long Jump
1. Magaly Tshipopo
7. A'Lexus Wells

Triple Jump
2. Magaly Tshipopo
9. A'Lexus Wells

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Players Mentioned

Shaquille Dill: Sophomore

Damere Gilbert: Sophomore

Adrian Kimmons: Senior

Dontarian Evans: Senior

Dakarai Hightower: Graduate Student

Alazae Hester-Taylor: Senior

Justin Williams: Junior

Brandon Parris: Junior

Players Mentioned

Shaquille Dill
: Sophomore

Damere Gilbert
: Sophomore

Adrian Kimmons
: Senior

Dontarian Evans
: Senior

Dakarai Hightower
: Graduate Student

Alazae Hester-Taylor
: Senior

Justin Williams
: Junior

Brandon Parris
: Junior

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