GREENSBORO, N.C. – Savannah State University men's and women's track and field teams recorded six top-five finishes on the final day of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Championship Saturday.    
 
The men's track team recorded four top-five finishes.  Sophomore Nigel Brown finished fifth in the 200-meter dash finals with a time of 21.35 after finishing fifth with a time of 21.18 in the preliminary round Thursday, while freshman Abbas Abbkar finished fourth in the 800-meter run finals with a time of 1:51.59 after setting the school record of 1:51.39 Friday. 
 
Sophomore Morgan Ellis-Foster finished fourth in the 400-meter hurdles finals with a time of 52.58 after finishing eighth in the preliminary round with a time of 52.76 Thursday to grab the final spot in the finals, while Savannah State's 4x400-meter relay team of senior Justin Leggett, Ellis-Foster, Brown and junior Donterious Copeland finished fifth with a time of 3:12.11. 
 
Men's field team recorded one top-five finish.  Junior Malik Franklin finished fourth in the triple jump with a distance of 14.28 meters (46-10.25), followed by junior Robert Simmons' seventh place finish with a jump of 13.59 meters (44-11).
 
The women's field team recorded the last top-five finish with junior Kourtney Sizemore's fifth place finish with a time of 2.99 meters (9-9.75). 
 
The women's track team recorded three top-10 finishes.  Sophomore Tyneshia Quarterman finished eighth in the 400-meter dash finals with a time of 58.91 after finishing eighth in the preliminary round with a time of 55.54, while freshman Iycis Hammond finished 10^th in the 400-meter hurdles finals with a time of 1:04.73 after setting the school record with a six-place finish with a time of 1:01.67.  Savannah State's 4x100-meter relay team of freshman Jada Morgan, Quarterman, Hammond and freshman Cayla William finished eighth with a time of 47.17.

Other women's field team results include freshman Bryshea Jackson's eighth place in the triple jump with a jump of 11.55 meters (37-10.75). 
 
Other men's track results include Cameron Pack's 14^th finish in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:17.59. 
 
The men's track and field teams finished eighth with 43 points, while the women's track and field teams finished 13^th with 6.50 points. 
 
The men's and women's track and field teams travel back to Greensboro for the Aggie Last Chance on Sunday, May 14. 
 
MEAC Championship – Final Day
Men's
200-Meter Dash (Finals)
5. Nigel Brown – 21.35
 
800-Meter Run
4. Abbas Abbkar – 1:51.59
 
1,500-Meter Run
14. Cameron Pack – 4:17.59
 
400-Meter Hurdles (Finals)
4. Morgan Ellis-Foster – 52.58
 
4x100-Meter Relay
-- Savannah State (Andre Houser-Cross, Justin Leggett, Donterious Copeland, Nigel Brown) – DNF
 
4x400-Meter Relay
5. Savannah State (Justin Leggett, Morgan Ellis-Foster, Nigel Brown, Donterious Copeland) – 3:12.11
 
Triple Jump
4. Malik Franklin – 14.28m (46-10.25)
7. Robert Simmons – 13.59m (44-11)
 
Team Rankings
1. North Carolina A&T – 155
2. Bethune-Cookman – 115.50
3. Norfolk State – 97.50
4. Hampton – 80
5. Maryland Eastern Shore – 73
6. Coppin State – 62
7. South Carolina State – 50
8. Savannah State – 43
9. North Carolina Central – 40
10. Howard – 28
11. Morgan State – 26
12. Delaware State – 21
 
Women's
400-Meter Dash
8. Tyneshia Quarterman – 58.91
 
400-Meter Hurdles
10. Iycis Hammond – 1:04.73
 
4x100-Meter Relay
8. Savannah State (Jada Morgan, Tyneshia Quarterman, Iycis Hammond, Cayla William) – 47.17
 
4x400-Meter Relay
-- Savannah State – DNS
 
Triple Jump
8. Bryshea Jackson – 11.55m (37-10.75)
 
Pole Vault
5. Kourtney Sizemore – 2.99m (9-9.75)
 
Team Rankings
1. North Carolina A&T – 155
2. Hampton – 124
3. Florida A&M – 95.50
4. Howard – 84
5. Maryland Eastern Shore – 75
6. Morgan State – 63
7. Bethune-Cookman – 54
7. Norfolk State – 54
9. Coppin State – 48
10. Delaware State – 31
11. North Carolina Central – 20
12. South Carolina State – 7
13. Savannah State – 6.50
 
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