Mean Green Track Stormin' Norman
5/25/2005 12:00:00 AM | Track & Field/XC
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The Mean Green is sending a school-record 21 athletes to
Leading the pack for the Mean Green is Kory Williams. The senior qualified in the 400-meter hurdles and the 4x400-meter relay and was the Sun Belt Conference champion in both events. Williams' best time in the 400-hurdles was 50.99, the fourth fastest in the region this season.
School record holder Ciji Brooks will also compete in multiple events, the shot put and 100-meter hurdles. The junior holds the school records in both events, and is a two-time regional qualifier.
The Mean Green relay teams will be well represented in
The women’s 4x100-meter relay team of Rachael Runnels, Osaze Aghedo, Chastidy Russell and Echebelem broke the school record twice this season. The team’s best time of 45.15, its second qualifying mark of the season, is one of the top-10 times in the region this season and was good for a second place finish at the conference meet.
The men’s 4x100-meter relay did just as well at the conference meet, bringing home the gold medal. The team of David Schwein, Derek Logan, Brandon Irabor and Johnny Quinn finished in 40.39, its second qualifying mark of the year.
The men’s 4x400-meter relay also won gold, finishing with the second fastest time in school history, 3:08.05. The team consisted of Williams, Logan, Schwein and Kelvin Wright.
The Mean Green will be at an advantage because the team is familiar with this track. North Texas competed on this track once already this year, and visited
The meet will begin Friday, May 27 at the John Jacobs Track Facility on the campus of the
Men
Irabor, Brandon - 4 X 100
Lee, Mark - High Jump
Logan, Derek - 4 X 100, 4 X 400
Quinn, Johnny - 4 X 100
Roberson, Ryan - 4 X 100 (a)
Schwein, David - 4 X 100, 4 X 400
Stone, Jarrod - Long Jump
Williams, Bryant - 4 X 400 (a)
Williams, Kory - 400H, 4 X 400 (a)
Woodard, Brandon - 4 X 400
Wright, Kelvin - 4 X 400, 4 X 100 (a)
Women
Aghedo, Osaze - 4 X 100
Brooks, Ciji - Shot Put, 100 Hurdles
Echebelem, Chi Chi - 4 X 100
Hudson, Racquel - 4 X 400 (a)
McKerran, Bonnie - 3000 Steeplechase
Mitchell, Chrystal - 4 X 400, 4 X 100 (a)
Runnels, Rachel - 200, 4 X 100
Russell, Chastidy - 4 X 100, 4 X 400
Wesley, Deidra - High Jump
Williams, Rhonda - Long Jump, 4 X 100 (a), 4 X 400