April 23, 2006

Complete Results

RICHMOND, Va. - Freshman Murielle Ahoure was named the Most Outstanding Track Performer for her performance at the Colonial Athletic Association Outdoor Track and Field Championships this weekend, held at Sports Backers Stadium in Richmond, Va. Ahoure won the CAA title in two events, the 100-meter dash and the 200-meter dash, and was a member of George Mason's 4x100-meter relay team that won the conference championship.

The Lorton, Va. native finished in 11.98 seconds in the 100-meter dash, and crossed the finish line in 23.92 seconds in the 200-meter dash, beating Northeastern's Jordine Kimbrel in both events. Kimbrel finished second in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.15 seconds and was the runner-up in the 200-meter dash as well, finishing the race in 24.18 seconds. Ahoure's time in the 200-meter dash qualifies her for the NCAA East Regional Championships. She qualified for the regional championships in the 100-meter dash earlier in the season.

Ahoure also ran the final leg of the 4x100-meter relay that finished in first place with their best time of the outdoor season at 46.15 seconds, topping their previous high of 46.31 seconds. Freshman Ryann Hendricks, sophomore Misti Turner and senior Sheena Davidson round out the 4x100-meter relay championship team. Ahoure, Hendricks, Turner and Davidson also ran on the 4x400-meter relay team that finished in third place with a time of 3:50.11.

Davidson finished third in the 400-meter dash, crossing the finish line in 55.98 seconds, behind James Madison's Leslie Anderson and Northeastern's Alison Warren, who finished in 55.83 seconds and 55.87 seconds, respectively. While Davidson fell short of the title at this season's championships, the senior has won the title three times during her outstanding career at George Mason.

Competing in front of her hometown crowd, freshman Brittanie Williams, who graduated from Richmond's Armstrong High School, finished second in the triple jump with a mark of 11.80 meters, or 38 ft. She also finished fourth in the high jump, posting a jump of 1.65 meters (5 ft. 5 in.), and third in the heptathlon with 4,427 points.

The men's team excelled in both the 110-meter hurdles and the triple jump, with the top two finishers in both events. In the 110-meter hurdles, senior Richard Phillips beat teammate Brian Hay with a time of 14.02 seconds. Hay finished the race in 14.44 seconds. Phillips has already qualified for the NCAA East Regional Championships in the event, while Hay qualified for the IC4A Championships earlier in the season.

Junior Ryan McCoy and senior Marc Kellman finished 1-2 in the triple jump. Kellman entered the meet seeded first in the event with a leap of 16.43 meters, while McCoy was the second seed with a mark of 15.81 meters. The two switched places at the championships, with McCoy finishing first with a leap of 15.59 meters (51 ft.) and Kellman placing second with a mark of 15.52 meters (50 ft. 1 in.). Both McCoy and Kellman have qualified for the regional championships in the triple jump.

In the 200-meter dash, Phillips finished in second place with a time of 21.47 seconds, his best time of the outdoor season, topping his previous high of 21.66 seconds at the Mason Spring Open Invitational on April 1. James Frierson of VCU finished first in the event, crossing the finish line in 21.31 seconds.

In addition to his second-place finish in the triple jump, Kellman also finished second in the long jump, with a leap of 7.40 meters, or 24 ft. The jump qualifies Kellman for the NCAA East Regional Championships in the event.

Both Kellman and Phillips were on the 4x100-meter relay team that finished second to VCU with a time of 41.16 seconds. Hay and senior Sammy Sesay also ran the relay for Mason.

Sesay finished second in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.95 seconds, while freshman David Wellington finished second in the high jump with a mark of 1.85 meters (6 ft. .75 in.).

In the team scoring, both the George Mason men's and women's teams finished in fifth place. The men scored 83 total points, while the women scored 75.5 points. VCU won the men's title with 181 points and William and Mary won its sixth consecutive women's championship with 174.5 points.

Both the men's and women's teams will compete at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, Pa. next weekend.