Foster placed second in the shot put

Results
BALTIMORE, Md., May 4, 2007 – Freshman Kimona Smith thought she would win her first title during the indoor season, but instead had a third place finish in the long jump and triple jump at the MEAC Indoor Track and Field Championships.

Although it took an extra three months, the title collection for the Jamaican standout started on Friday. Smith captured the long jump title at the 2007 MEAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Morgan State with a best jump of 20-feet, 2 ½-inches, outlasting Hampton multi-year champion Yvette Lewis. Lewis jumped 19-feet 9 ¾-inches.

Smith, who has constantly ranked as one of the top jumpers in the MEAC all season, had her best jump of the season on Friday. In fact, the only time she had jumped better than 19-feet during the outdoor season was a 19-foot, 3 ¼-inch jump at the Wake Forest Open on March 25.

Smith will compete for a triple jump title on Saturday. Also vying for a championship on the women’s side will be Alexandria Spruiel. Spruiel had the best qualifying time in the 400 meter dash on Friday. Spruiel and her 4x100 meter teammates – Christina Gray, Loreal Smith and Jennifer Jackson – qualified for the final on Saturday. Meanwhile, Loreal Smith had the best qualifying time in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 1:00.38.

Jackson qualified for the 100 and 200 meters on Friday, and Kendra Newton qualified for the 100 meter hurdles. The other finals on the women’s side on Friday included the shot put and the discus. Jerrine Foster and Katherine Forrester finished second and third respectively in the shot put, while Forrester placed sixth, scoring three points for the Aggie women in the javelin.

On the men’s side, Calesio Newman appears headed toward individual gold. Newman had the best qualifying time in the 100 and 200 meters. Robert Martin and Kevin Lowe also qualified in the 100, and Martin qualified in the 200. Newman, Lowe, Martin and Thomas Funderburke qualified for the 4x100 meter relay final.

In men’s finals on Friday, Lonnie Phifer placed fourth and scored five points for the Aggie men in the discus. Ron Buchanan finished sixth in the triple jump with a best jump of 23-feet, 1 ¾-inches. The women are in fourth place with a score of 33 points. The men are in seventh place.