May 16, 2001
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -
Select members of the Maryland men's and women's track teams will
take part in regional competitions this Saturday in Princeton, N.J.
Thirteen members of the women's team have qualified for the Eastern Colleges Athletic
Conference (ECAC) Championships, and five members of the men's team have qualified for the
Intercollegiate Association of Amateur American Athletes (IC4A) Championships.
Sophomores Tia Burley (Baltimore, Md.) and Toni Jefferson (Baltimore, Md.) will compete in four
events on Saturday to lead the women's team. Burley will take part in the 200 meters, the 400 meters,
the 4x100 relay team, and the 4x400 relay team. Jefferson will compete in the 100, 200 4x100 relay, and
4x400 relay.
In addition, three athletes have qualified provisionally for the NCAA Championships in individual
events, and the 4x400 relay team has also earned a provisional qualifying time. Sophomore Lynn Harris
(Newark, Del.) has qualified in the long jump, senior Vanessa Jones (Olney, Md.) has qualified in the high
jump, and junior Thema Napier (Columbia, Md.) qualified in the 400 hurdles. This weekend's meet will
provide one more opportunity for those who have not qualified to do so.
Senior Cedrick Rogers (Fort Wayne, Ind.) and junior Dontae Bugg (Newport News, Va.) have
each qualified in two events to lead the men's team. Rogers will compete in the long jump and the 4x100
relay, and Bugg will take part in the 110 hurdles and the 4x100 relay.
2001 ECAC Qualifiers
Tia Burley 200, 400
Punnie Chittchang Long Jump
Natalie Dye Pole Vault
Lynn Harris Long Jump
Devenn Hamilton 400
Heather Houston Long Jump
Toni Jefferson 100, 200
Vanessa Jones 5-10 ľ
Ruth Kura Discus, Hammer
Thema Napier 100 Hurdles, 400 Hurdles
Tracy Ojeniyi Shot Put, Heptathlon
Amber Stanley Heptathlon
4x100 Relay**
4x400 Relay*
2001 IC4A Qualifiers
Phillip Barrett 110 Hurdles
Dontae Bugg 110 Hurdles
Cedrick Rogers Long Jump
4x100 Relay***
* -- Members: Toni Jefferson, Devenn Hamilton, Thema Napier, Tia Burley
** -- Members: Rashida Twiggs, Lynn Harris, Tia Burley, Toni Jefferson
*** -- Members: Dontae Bugg, Harold Manning, Dave Benaderet, Cedrick Rogers
