April 16, 2004

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The University of Maryland track and field teams completed day one of competition at the ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships Friday in Chapel Hill, N.C. Harold Manning highlighted the Terps first day at the conference meet, finishing second and qualifying for the finals in the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.25.

The North Carolina women and Florida State men lead after the first day of competition on Belk Track at Fetzer Field on the campus of the University of North Carolina. The Tar Heel women are out in front with 81.5 points. Florida State sits in second with 39, followed closely by NC State with 36 points. Georgia Tech is in fourth (28), Duke in fifth (26), Wake Forest sixth (24), Clemson seventh (21), Virginia eighth (16.5) and Maryland ninth (1). The Seminole men are in first with 52 total points followed by NC State in second with 40 points. Clemson sit in third with 39 points, while North Carolina is in fourth with 38 points. Georgia Tech is in fifth (23), Virginia sixth (22), Duke seventh (14) and Wake Forest (6) eighth.

Also qualifying for tomorrow's finals was Rob Frelow, whose time of 47.74 in the 400-meter dash was good for sixth place in the preliminary heat. Michael Porter will run the finals of the 1,500 meters after a time of 3:53.62 in the prelims.

John Collins and Beau Fay had a good showings in the discus, finishing ninth (144-02) and 11th (136-10), respectively.

For the women, several Terrapins qualified for tomorrow's finals. Teyarnte' Carter will run in the finals of the 100-meter dash after a prelimary time of 12.19 (eighth), while Toni Jefferson and Tia Burley will run the 400-meter dash tomorrow after times of 54.48 (fifth) and 54.71 (eigth), respectively.

In the field events, Heather Houston finished ninth in the long jump (18-09.75), and Labelle Hillgrove was 11th in the discus (135-09).

Competition continues Saturday at the ACC Championships in Chapel Hill, N.C.

WOMEN'S TEAM STANDINGS
1. North Carolina, 81.50
2. Florida State, 39
3. NC State, 36
4. Georgia Tech, 28
5. Duke, 26
6. Wake Forest, 24
7. Clemson, 21
8. Virginia, 16.50
9. Maryland, 1

WOMEN'S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (First-place and Maryland finishers)
100 METERS (Prelims): 1. Felicia Fant, NC State, 11.69 ... 8. Teyarnte' Carter, Maryland, 12.19 (qualified)
200 METERS (Prelims): 1. Ebony Foster, NC State, 23.51 ... 16. Teyarnte' Carter, Maryland, 24.58 ... 17. Toni Jefferson, Maryland, 24.62
400 METERS (Prelims): 1. Ashley Kidd, Georgia Tech, 53.42 ... 5. Toni Jefferson, Maryland, 54.48 (qualified) ... 8. Tia Burley, Maryland, 54.71 (qualified)
800 METERS (Prelims): 1. Nikeya Green, Wake Forest, 2:09.16 ... 19. Danielle Siebert, Maryland, 2:17.87
1500 METERS (Prelims): 1. Natalie Hughes, Florida State, 4:26.51 ... 19. Danielle Siebert, Maryland, 4:39.89 ... 22. Meghan Botton, Maryland, 5:07.37 ... 23. Courtney Fiorovanti, Maryland, 5:23.61
10,000 METERS: 1. Annie Bersagel, Wake Forest, 33:59.14 ... 17. Cori Koch, Maryland, 38:22.94
100-METER HURDLES (Prelims): 1. Ebony Foster, NC State, 13.10 ... 13. Shenae Dawkins, Maryland, 14.90 ... 17. Kristina Keegan, Maryland, 15.14
400-METER HURDLES (Prelims): 1. Erin Crawford, Virginia, 58.56 ... 10. Amanda Radziminski, Maryland, 1:04.67 ... 11. Kristina Keegan, Maryland, 1:05.29
3000-METER STEEPLECHASE: 1. Carol Henry, North Carolina, 10:02.22 ... 16. Shari Gorga, Maryland, 11:32.47 ... 19. Amie Shomette, Maryland, 12:23.29
HIGH JUMP: 1. Chaunte Howard, Georgia Tech, 6-04.75 ... 12. C'Vette Henson, Maryland, 5-01.75
POLE VAULT: 1. Lacy Jansen, Florida State, 13-07.25 ... 8. Zhanna Barer, Maryland, 11-05.75
LONG JUMP: 1. Cassandra Richards, Wake Forest, 20-06.50 ... 9. Heather Houston, Maryland, 18-09.75 ... 15. Shenae Dawkins, Maryland, 17-00.50
DISCUS: 1. Laura Gerraughty, North Carolina, 173-11 ... 11. Labelle Hillgrove, Maryland, 135-09 ... 13. Zakiya Shivers, Maryland, 129-07 ... 14. Bria Johnson, Maryland, 127-03
HAMMER THROW: 1. Amy Parulis, North Carolina, 194-08
HEPTATHLON: 1. DeAnna Lane, Florida State, 3205 ... 2. Heather Houston, Maryland, 3065 ... 6. Diana Prestileo, Maryland, 2339 ... 7. Jasmine Artis, Maryland, 2237

MEN'S TEAM STANDINGS
1. Florida State, 52
2. NC State, 40
3. Clemson, 39
4. North Carolina, 38
5. Georgia Tech, 23
6. Virginia, 22
7. Duke, 14
8. Wake Forest, 6
9. Maryland, 1

MEN'S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (First-place and Maryland finishers)
100 METERS (Prelims): 1. Brian Dzingai, Florida State, 10.37 ... 17. Ayorinde McLeod, Maryland, 11.32
200 METERS (Prelims): 1. Brian Dzingai, Florida State, 20.95 ... 2. Harold Manning, Maryland, 21.25 (qualified) ... 30. Robert Duru, Maryland, 22.66
400 METERS (Prelims): 1. Antonio Cromartie, Florida State, 46.68 ... 6. Rob Frelow, Maryland, 47.74 (qualified)
800 METERS (Prelims): 1. Andrew Craycraft, North Carolina, 1:51.66 ... 14. Paul Dorsey, Maryland, 1:54.46 ... 17. Peter McDonald, Maryland, 1:56.04 ... 22. Thomas Anderson, Maryland, 1:59.61
1500 METERS (Prelims): 1. Bradley Wharton, Wake Forest, 3:49.48 ... 11. Michael Porter, Maryland, 3:53.62 (qualified) ... 15. Mike Fleg, Maryland, 3:54.73
10,000 METERS: 1. Joep Tigchelaar, Florida State, 29:50.24 ... 15. Adam Ambrus, Maryland, 32:11.23
110-METER HURDLES (Prelims): 1. Montrell Person, Georgia Tech, 13.85 ... 11. Adam Durham, Maryland, 14.81
400-METER HURDLES (Prelims): 1. Roy Cheney, Clemson, 52.29 ... 14. Chris Ader, Maryland, 55.60 ... 15. Adam Durham, Maryland, 55.76
3000-METER STEEPLECHASE: 1. Andy Smith, NC State, 8:47.97 ... 15. Matt Sanders, Maryland, 9:57.84 ... 16. Dan Ryan, Maryland, 10:09.97
POLE VAULT: 1. Noah Cosby, North Carolina, 17-00.75
LONG JUMP: 1. George Kitchens, Clemson, 24-06.25 ... 20. Jamaal Freeman, Maryland, 19-02.00
DISCUS: 1. James Rowell, NC State, 170-08 ... 9. John Collins, Maryland, 144-02 ... 11. Beau Fay, Maryland, 136-10
JAVELIN: 1. Marcus Canty, Georgia Tech, 227-01
DECATHLON: 1. Brent Hobbs, Clemson, 3943 ... 9. Daniel Hawthorn, 2352