North Carolina A&T Wins 2022 Big South Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championship
On May 20, the Big South Conference announced that High Point University was declared Champion after North Carolina A&T self-reported a violation to the NCAA in which an ineligble student-athlete participated, and points earned were forfeited which dropped A&T to second place.
HIGH POINT, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – North Carolina A&T won its first Big South Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Championship title on Wednesday with a final total of 206 points, as the Aggies won eight events and had 17 total podium finishes to claim the crown. High Point finished second with 187 points, while Hampton was third with 116 points.
FINAL RESULTS
The Aggies’ climb into first-place began when Nazah Reddick took home the high jump title with a Big South Championship Meet record-tying height of 1.78m, while teammate Kenady Wilson was second at 1.69m. The Aggies then dashed to a Big South Championship Meet record and facility record in winning the 4x100m relay with a time of 43.19. A&T finished 1-2 in the 100m Hurdles, as Paula Salmon won in a time of 12.76, followed by Breanne Bygrave at 13.42.
A&T’s Delecia McDuffie re-set her own Big South Championship Meet record in the 400m when she crossed the finish line in 51.97 seconds -- bettering her 52.96 mark from Tuesday and just .01 shy of her career best. North Carolina A&T also won gold in the discus behind Julieth Nwosu’s top mark of 48.77m. Grace Nwokocha and Symone Darius put the Aggies in the lead following the 100m dash, which was won by Nwokocha in 11.13 seconds. Nwokocha led a trio of Aggies in the 200m when she matched her multiple Big South records in the event with a winning time of 22.75 seconds.
High Point swept the 5,000 meters, headlined by champion Ashley Jones, who ran a Big South Championship Meet record time of 16:30.24.
Campbell’s Dorcus Ewoi repeated as 1,500m champion when she emerged from the lead pack with 600 meters remaining and crossed the finish line at 4:28.85. She then won the 800m in a facility record time of 2:06.82 to become the first runner to win the 800m and 1,500m in the same Championship Meet since 2015.
Charleston Southern’s Jewel Ash repeated as 400m Hurdles champion with a time of 57.92, becoming the first back-to-back winner in the event since 2014-15. Ash’s teammate and Heptathlon champion Chloe Greene won the javelin with a top mark of 42.94m.
Hampton’s Amira Aduma accumulated 23 points to earn her the Most Valuable Athlete award, as she won the long jump, was third in the 100m, fourth in the 200m and was part of the second-place 4x100m relay team.
Nwokocha claimed Freshman of the Year honors for having the most accumulated points by a freshman with 22.5, and was also tabbed Most Outstanding Performer based on having the highest ranking performance nationally at the meet using current TFFRS marks, as her record-breaking effort in the 200m is ninth in the country. North Carolina A&T Head Coach Duane Ross was voted Coach of the Year by the league coaches at the conclusion of the meet, while UNC Asheville’s Claudia Prieto was voted Scholar-Athlete of the Year by the league’s sports information directors.
Women’s Final Results
1. North Carolina A&T – 206
2. High Point – 187
3. Hampton – 116
4. Charleston Southern – 81
5. Campbell – 63
6. Radford – 49
7. UNC Asheville – 43
8. Gardner-Webb – 28
9. USC Upstate – 25
10. Winthrop – 14
Women’s Most Valuable Athlete
Amira Aduma, Hampton
Women’s Outstanding Performer
Grace Nwokocha, North Carolina A&T
Women’s Freshman of the Year
Grace Nwokocha, North Carolina A&T
Women’s Coach of the Year
Duane Ross, North Carolina A&T
Women’s All-Academic Team
Lakelyn Bass, Jr., Campbell
Chaneal Harris, Sr., Charleston Southern
Hannah Mitchell, Sr., Gardner-Webb
Kamaria Horton, Sr., Hampton
Letizia Marsico, Jr., High Point
Breanne Bygrave, Gr., North Carolina A&T
Rachel Millirons, Jr., Radford
Claudia Prieto, Sr., UNC Asheville
Laura Yarborough, Jr., USC Upstate
Libby Roush, Jr., Winthrop
Women’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Claudia Prieto, Sr., UNC Asheville
Women’s Individual Champions – Day 3
High Jump – Nazah Reddick, North Carolina A&T
4x100m Relay – North Carolina A&T
1,500m - Dorcus Ewoi, Campbell
100m Hurdles – Paula Salmon, North Carolina A&T
400m – Delecia McDuffie, North Carolina A&T
Discus – Julieth Nwosu, North Carolina A&T
100m – Grace Nwokocha, North Carolina A&T
800m - Dorcus Ewoi, Campbell
400m Hurdles – Jewel Ash, Charleston Southern
200m – Grace Nwokocha, North Carolina A&T
Javelin – Chloe Greene, Charleston Southern
5,000m – Ashley Jones, High Point
4x400m Relay – North Carolina A&T
Women’s All-Conference Performers – Day 3
High Jump
1. Nazah Reddick, North Carolina A&T
2. Kenady Wilson, North Carolina A&T
3. Jailyn Raines, Hampton
4x100m Relay
1. North Carolina A&T
2. Hampton
3. Charleston Southern
1,500m
1. Dorcus Ewoi, Campbell
2. Hannah Brookover, High Point
3. Olive Allen, High Point
100m Hurdles
1. Paula Salmon, North Carolina A&T
2. Breanne Bygrave, North Carolina A&T
3. Jaydea Carter, Hampton
400m
1. Delecia McDuffie, North Carolina A&T
2. Dae’Nitra Hester, High Point
3. Pebbles Scott, North Carolina A&T
Discus
1. Julieth Nwosu, North Carolina A&T
2. Loren James, North Carolina A&T
3. Letizia Marsico, High Point
100m
1. Grace Nwokocha, North Carolina A&T
2. Symone Darius, North Carolina A&T
3. Amira Aduma, Hampton
800m
1. Dorcus Ewoi, Campbell
2. Ayoola Gbolade, North Carolina A&T
3. Jordan Mozie, Hampton
400m Hurdles
1. Jewel Ash, Charleston Southern
2. Dejah Grant, Hampton
3. Nia Frederick, North Carolina A&T
200m
1. Grace Nwokocha, North Carolina A&T
2. Symone Darius, North Carolina A&T
3. Delecia McDuffie, North Carolina A&T
Javelin
1. Chloe Greene, Charleston Southern
2. Austin Swallow, Radford
3. Maya Stanley, UNC Asheville
5,000m
1. Ashley Jones, High Point
2. Hannah Brookover, High Point
3. Lindsey Ickes, High Point
4x400m Relay
1. North Carolina A&T
2. Hampton
3. High Point