Eight Highlanders Qualify for NCAA Regional Championships
Radford, Va. - Radford's Tiffany Evans (Dumfries, Va.) and Maurika Quarles (Manassas, Va.) garnered Athlete of the Meet honors at the Big South Track and Field Championships held last weekend at VMI on Alumni Memorial Field. The Highlanders also have eight athletes that have qualified for the 2005 NCAA Regional Championships that will be held in Randall's Island, NY on May 27-28.Evans will compete in both the shot put and the hammer throws for regions. Evans' distances of 184-08 in the hammer and 49-01.00 in the shot qualified her for both events over the weekend at the BSC Championships. Her shot put distance set a new meet and conference record. Evans tied with Coastal Carolina's Chasity Johnson in being honored as Athlete of the Meet in Field Events.
Quarles qualified for regions in the 400 meter hurdles earlier in the season clocking a time of 1:00.28 at the Raleigh Relays. Over the weekend at the BSC Championships Quarles garnered first place and set a new school record with a time of 58.72. She also captured Athlete of the Meet in Track Events.
Coach Glenn Terry also will be taking a full mile relay team consisting of Quarles, Tiffany Street (Midlothian, Va.), Dena Caple (Richmond, Va.) and Jasselle Cruz (Vineland, N.J.). Lauren Diggs (Waynesboro, Va.) will serve as an alternate.
On the men's side, sophomore thrower Brian Richotte (Berkley, Mich.) qualified for regions in the hammer throw with his best distance coming at the Liberty Invitational of 202-09. His distance of 201-10 at the BSC Championships placed him first and set a new meet and conference record in the event.
Sophomore Jeremiah Spence (Riner, Va.) will also be competing in the hammer throw at regions with his best distance coming at the BSC Championships of 186-11. He placed second at the meet behind Richotte in the event.
The Highlanders will travel to Philadelphia, Penn on April 27-30 to compete at the Penn Relays.