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College NotebookS.C. State dominates championships*Alan Hooker tosses one of his two touchdown passes in AT’sspring game (photo by Joe Daniels).By DAVID BULLAChronicle Sports Editor_Host South Carolina State swept the track and field and tennis titles at the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Spring Championships April 18-19.The Bulldog men’s andwomen’s track and field teams%edged Delaware State to maintain their stranglehold on the conference crowns. The S.C. State women have won five straight and the men four consecutive MEAC titles.Bulldog athletes swept honors awarded at the annual championships. Darry Simmons, winner of the 100- and 200-meter dashes, was the outstanding male performer and Colette Williams, first in the long, high and triple jumps, was the top female athlete.The SCSC men’s tennis team won its third straight title, edging Howard University 26-19. The Lady Bulldogs edged the Lady Bison 26-16.Following are results from the track and field competition:MENHigh jump: 1. Dexter Martin (SCS)6-4, 2. Edward Smith (AT) 6-5, 3. James Cowans (DSC) 6-2. Discus: 1. Howard Lee (AT) 155-4, 2. Chris Borden (SCS) 154-5, 3. Franz Kappel (DSC) 147-2. Pole vault: 1. John Carson (DSC) 12-0. Long jump: 1. Melvin Ballard (AT) 22-10/2,2. Howard Lindsay (UMES) 22-8, 3. Ben Thomas (AT) 21-10/2. 400-meter relay: 1. S.C. State (Givens, Chestnut, Gooch, Simmons) 39.96, 2. AT 41.60, 3. Delaware State 41.66. 1,500: 1. Esayas Asefaw (DSC) 3:59.8, 2. Riley Meekins (DSC) 4:02.13, 3. Vance Wade (SCS) 4:02.28. 110 hurdles: 1. John Branch (HU) 14.50, 2. John Givens (SCS) 14.60,3. Tony Gardner (DSC) 15.00. 400: 1. Malcolm Walters (SCS) 46.85, 2. Neil Madison (HU) 48.17, 3. Everton Devonish (SCS) 48.25.100: 1. Darry Simmons (SCS) 10.6, 2. Keith Chestnut (SCS) 10.80, 3. John Edmond (AT) 10.93. 800: 1. Ezra Catwell (SCS) 1:49.72, 2. Donald Battle (HU) 1:51.48, 3. Derrick Campbell (Morgan State) 1:51.79. 400 intermediate hurdles: 1. John Branch (HU) 53.20, 2. John Givens (SCS) 55.56, 3. Tony Gardner (DCS) 55.60. 200: 1. Darry Simmons (SCS) 21.35, 2. Keith Chestnut (SCS) 21.64, 3. Curtis Chappell (HU) 21.68.5,000: 1. Caiphus Vilakazi (DSC) 15:33.88, 2. Esayas Asefaw (DSC) 15:33.88, 3. Vance Wade (SCS) 16:04.81. Javelin: 1. Kenneth Beach (HU) 191-8, 2. Mark Abraham (SCS) 183-7, 3. Adrian Hunt (SCS) 172-7.Triple jump: 1. Edward Smith (AT) 51-6, 2. Anthony Scott (HU) 46-10, 3. Tim Royster (AT) 45-11. Shot put: 1. Christopher Borden (SCS) 50-10, 2. Franz Kappel (DSC) 50-1, 3. Howard Lee (AT). Shot put: 1. Christopher Borden (SCS) 50-10, 2. Franz Kappel (DSC) 50-1,3. Howard Lee (AT) 49-0. 1,600 relay:1. South Carolina State (Cantwell, Simmons, Devonish, Walters) 3:07.7, 2. Howard 3:09.2, 3. Morgan State 3:13.9.Team scoring: 1. South Carolina State 155, 2. Delaware State 122, 3. North Carolina AT 76, 4. Howard University 74, 5. Maryland-Eastern Shore 20, 6. Morgan State 12, 7. Bethune-Cookman 1.WOMENLong jump: 1. Collette Williams (SCS) 19-2, 2. Teresa Allen (HU) I8-IO/2, 3. Tangela Mitchell (SCS) 18-5/2. Discus: 1. Judy Green (UMES) 128-6/2, 2. DellaWilson (SCS) 125-9, 3. Jackie Carmichael (DSC) 121-11. High jump: 1. Collette Williams (SCS) 5-4, 2. Tangela Mitchell (SCS) 5-4, 3. Jackie Carmichael (DSC) 5-2. 400 relay: 1. Morgan State (Riley, Chambers, Vereen, Tate) 45.60, 2. S.C. State 46.00, 3. Howard 46.23. 1,500: 1. Kimberly McCollum (DSC) 4:44.78, 2. T. Martin (SCS) 4:29.23, 3. A. Stevens (SCS) 4:50.95.100: 1. Sophia Hunter (DSC) 13.66, 2. Colette Williams (SCS) 14.05, 3. Tangela Mitchell (SCS) 14.27. 400: 1. Janice Kelly (HU) 53.49, 2. Patrice Taylor (SCS) 54.44, 3. Connie Hitchcock (HU) 54.97. 100: 1. Wendy Vereen (Morgan State)11.71, 2. Pauline Nelson (SCS) 11.76, 3. Ramona Riley (Morgan State) 12.01. 800: 1. Kimberly McCollum (DSC) 2:12.28, 2. Sharon Seawright (SCS) 2:13.40, 3. Michelle Collins (DSC) 2:14.82.Triple jump: 1. Colette Williams (SCS) 40-5/2, 2. Teresa Allen (HU) 39-3/2, 3. Dorothy Vereen (DSC) 37-11. 400 intermediate hurdles: 1. Sophia Hunter(DSC) 1:01.68, 2. Latrese Todd (HU) 1:02.23, 3. Colette Williams (SCS) 24.12. 200: 1. Rochelle Stevens (Morgan State) 23.87, 2. Ethlyn Tate (Morgan State) 24.04, 3. Pauline Nelson (SCS) 24.14. 3,000: 1. Kimberly McCollum (DSC) 10:58.77, 2. Angela Stevens (SCS) 11:28.15, 3. Toshika Martin (SCS) 12:03.32.Javelin: 1. Della Wilson (SCS) 120-1, 2. Janet Lattie (Morgan State) 115-16, 3. Gayle Gleaves (DSC) 104-9. Shot put: 1. Gayle Gleaves (DSC) 41-9, 2. Cordelia Wilson (SCS) 41-1, 3. Christella Bradley (SCS) 40-9/2. 4x400 relay: 1. Howard (Hitchcock, Robinson, Ford, Kelly) 3:37.6, 2. Delaware State 3:34.8, 3. South Carolina State 3:43.5.Team scoring: 1. South Carolina State 169, 2. Delaware State 122, 3. Howard 78,4. Morgan State 56, 5. Maryland-Eastern Shore 35, 6. North Carolina AT 6, 7. Bethune-Cookman 1.Hooker ShinesQuarterback Alan Hooker tossed two scoring passes to lead the Blue past the Gold 28-0 inNorth Carolina AT’s annual spring football game April 19 at Aggie Stadium.Hooker fired scoring tosses of four yards to Juan Jackson and 17 yards to Anthony Best.Backup signal caller Tracy Napper also got into the passing act with scoring strikes of 40 yards to Napper and four yards to Joe Johnson.Coach Mo Forte was very encouraged by the Aggies’ springpractice.“We are in much better shape at this time than we have ever been before,’’ said Forte, whose team posted a 6-5 record in 1985. “There were some rough edges but overall I’m pleased. We got a lot of things solved.”Incidentally, the Pittsburgh Steelers have requested film from Forte of Hooker. Forte foresees his quarterback being an early-round choice in the NFL draft two years hence.MEAC OutlookMEAC Commissioner Ken Free has indicated the conference basketball tournament may not be back in Philadelphia next year.Whether the MEAC had worn out its two-year welcome in Philadelphia was not certain. Sources say at least one Philadelphia hotel was more than a little perturbed with a member school's avoiding payment of its1985 bill.Whatever, Free has said he’s open to proposals about nextPlease see page B4
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