NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- Latesha Coulter (Woodbridge, Va.) and Rochelle Black (Virginia Beach, Va.) took home individual titles at the Christopher Newport Invitational this weekend. Coulter posted a 26.61 in the 200 meter, just .01 seconds in front of Norfolk State’s Ngozi Uzoaga. Black cleared 6’06.00” on his first attempt, helping him edge out two competitors who jumped the same height but did so after missing on their first attempts.
On the women’s side, Natasha Tyler (Columbia, S.C.) finished second in the 400 meter (57.79) and fourth in the 60 meter dash (8.03). Coulter made the finals heat in the 60 as well and finished sixth (8.04). Amy Gediman (Midlothian, Va.) improved on her own school record with a third place finish in the 800 meter (2:21.35). Latoya Noel (Beligshape, Belgium) also finished in the top five, tying for fourth in the high jump (5’02.00”).
For the men, Jay Moore (Richmond, Va.) and Charles Musindu (Falls Church, Va.) placed third in the 400 meter (50.81) and weight throw (46’04.00”) respectively. Andre McMillan (Newark, Del.), Abdi Dubed (Arlington, Va.) and Irvin White (Christiansburg, Va.) posted fifth place finishes in the 200 meter (22.92), 1500 meter (4:01.72) and long jump (22’05.50) respectively.
The Highlanders will be participating at the East Tennessee State Invitational on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1.
Complete Results
Radford University Results
Women’s 60 Meter Dash
4 – Natasha Tyler 8.03
6 – Latesha Coulter 8.04
Women’s 60 Meter Hurdles (Prelims)
Tricia Coughlin 9.62
Latoya Noel 10.05
Many Maben 10.45
Women’s 200 Meter
1 – Latesha Coulter 26.61
8 – Michelle Ayler 27.64
16 – Tricia Couglin 28.82
Women’s 400 Meter
2 – Natasha Tyler 57.79
11 – Kwadena Caple 61.66
Women’s 800 Meter
3 - Amy Gediman 2:21.35* school record
13 – Tara Stirewalt 2:30.35
18 – Latoya Noel 2:32.60
19 – Mandy Maben 2:32.83
Women’s 1500 Meter
18 – Tara Stirewalt 5:28.56
Women’s 3,000 Meter
8 – Tricia Benson 11:34.07
15 – Jessica Roche 12:54.42
Women’s 3,000 Meter
7 – Tricia Benson 19:45.48
9 – Beth Hayward 20:30.32
Women’s 4x400 Relay
7 (16) – RU ‘A’ 4:03.19
Tyler, Coulter, Gediman, Caple
Women’s High Jump
T4 – Latoya Noel 5’02.00”
T9 – Tricia Coughlin 5’00.00”
T9 – Jean Tarascio 5’00.00”
Women’s Long Jump
20 – Kwadena Caple 15’04.50”
Women’s Shot Put
23 – Angela Amiss 27’06.00”
24 – Courtney Hendricks 26’06.50”
Women’s Weight Throw
8 – Tricia Benson 35’06.75
10 – Angela Amiss 31’01.75
Men’s 60 Meter Dash (Prelims)
Andre McMillan 7.20
Brandon Huntley 7.21
Men’s 60 Meter Hurdles (Prelims)
Antoine Woods 8.67* school record
Rochelle Black 8.81
Men’s 200 Meter
5 – Andre McMillan 22.92
11 – Robert Knight 23.57
17 – Larry Battle 23.78
18 – James Hobson 23.93
Men’s 400 Meter
3 – Jay Moore 50.81
16 – Dominic Williams 52.92
17 – Chris Reiser 53.02
Men’s 800 Meter
13 – Tony Zanca 2:02.46
33 – Antoine Woods 2:14.28
Men’s 1500 Meter
5 – Abdi Dubed 4:01.72
Men’s 3,000 Meter
9 – Tim Dutton 8:51.81
Men’s 4x400 Relay
5 - Radford ‘A’ 3:26.12
Black, Reiser, Jay Moore, Knight
Men’s High Jump
1 – Rochelle Black 6’06.00
Men’s Long Jump
5 – Irvin White 22’05.50”
19 – Brandon Huntley 20’05.50”
Men’s Triple Jump
10 – Brandon Huntley 42’08.00”
11 – Irvin White 41’08.00”
Men’s Shot Put
19 - Charles Musindu 39’06.00”
Men’s Weight Throw
3 – Charles Musindu 46’04.75
