Boston, MA -- Liberty's Danielle McNaney earned her second ECAC championship in the pentathlon, while Josh McDougal claimed his first IC4A title in the 3000-meter run at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center this past weekend during the IC4A/ECAC Championships.
McNaney (Sr., Gardner, Kan.) collected 3,822 points to establish a new school and Big South Conference record. Kena Butts (Jr., Voorhees, N.J.) placed fourth in the high jump with a height of 5' 8 ¾", while Charlene Hibbert (Fr., Mississauga, Ontario) picked-up a seventh-place finish in the long jump, jumping 18' 5 ¾".
On the men's side, McDougal (Fr., Peru, N.Y.) ran a NCAA automatic qualifying time of 7:55.70 in the 3000-meters to earn his first title. Another outstanding freshman, Brandon Hoskins (Fr., Garden City, Texas), had a strong showing as he placed second in the heptathlon with a NCAA provisional mark of 5278. Dan Royal (Sr., Ft. Myers, Fla.) had a good day as he finished sixth in the weight throw and seventh in the shot put with throws of 60' 11 ½" and 53' 7 ½".
Liberty's men's 4x400 team of Ravanno Ferguson (Jr., Freeport Bahamas), Josh Gilreath (Fr., Reidsville, N.C.), Travis Campbell (Jr., Candler, N.C.) and Alonzia Phillips (Fr., Vero Beach, Fla.) placed fourth with a time of 3:14.18. Ferguson picked-up a seventh-place finish in the 400-meter dash with a time of 48.42, while Phillips placed ninth in the 200-meter dash, running 21.93, to round out Liberty's Top 10 finishers.
Overall, the men's team placed seventh, while the women's team placed 17th.
The Liberty track and field teams will be back in action this upcoming weekend as Butts, Hoskins and McDougal head to Fayetteville, Ark., to participate at the NCAA Indoor National Championships.
Boston, MA -- Liberty's Danielle McNaney earned her second ECAC championship in the pentathlon, while Josh McDougal claimed his first IC4A title in the 3000-meter run at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center this past weekend during the IC4A/ECAC Championships.
McNaney (Sr., Gardner, Kan.) collected 3,822 points to establish a new school and Big South Conference record. Kena Butts (Jr., Voorhees, N.J.) placed fourth in the high jump with a height of 5' 8 ¾", while Charlene Hibbert (Fr., Mississauga, Ontario) picked-up a seventh-place finish in the long jump, jumping 18' 5 ¾".
On the men's side, McDougal (Fr., Peru, N.Y.) ran a NCAA automatic qualifying time of 7:55.70 in the 3000-meters to earn his first title. Another outstanding freshman, Brandon Hoskins (Fr., Garden City, Texas), had a strong showing as he placed second in the heptathlon with a NCAA provisional mark of 5278. Dan Royal (Sr., Ft. Myers, Fla.) had a good day as he finished sixth in the weight throw and seventh in the shot put with throws of 60' 11 ½" and 53' 7 ½".
Liberty's men's 4x400 team of Ravanno Ferguson (Jr., Freeport Bahamas), Josh Gilreath (Fr., Reidsville, N.C.), Travis Campbell (Jr., Candler, N.C.) and Alonzia Phillips (Fr., Vero Beach, Fla.) placed fourth with a time of 3:14.18. Ferguson picked-up a seventh-place finish in the 400-meter dash with a time of 48.42, while Phillips placed ninth in the 200-meter dash, running 21.93, to round out Liberty's Top 10 finishers.