DES MOINES, Iowa - North Carolina A&T was not able to
advance to the finals at the 2012 NCAA Division I Track and Field National
Championships at Drake University Wednesday. Jarrell Elliott ran a 46.36 in the
first heat of the men's 400 meters to finish seventh.
Meanwhile, injury deterred the effort for the men's 4x100 meter
relay team on Wednesday. The anchor leg of the team, Torrance Womack, pulled a
quadriceps muscle during the competition. As a result, the Aggies had an uncharacteristically
poor performance as they ran a season-worst 47.80.
It proved to be a tough two weeks for Womack, who suffered
from food poison during his attempt to qualify for nationals in the men's 200
meters at the 2012 NCAA East Regional Preliminary Round. Despite the
disappointment, the 4x100 team of Womack, Elliott, Darryl Williams and Earl
House made tremendous strides throughout the season.
They dropped more than a second off of their time throughout
the season. At the Penn Relays in late April, the foursome ran a 41.38. A month
later at the NCAA regional, their time was down to 40.02. Three of the four
members of the team return next season with the exception of Elliott.
Elliott is not finished yet, however. He met the "B"
standard time in the 400 meters in order to enter the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials
on June 20.
