VUU Sports 1/17/2012
Virginia
Union University's Rashad Smith became the latest member of the men's
track and field team to be a National Provisional Qualifier by placing
third at the Dick Taylor Invitational, held on January 13 & 14 at the
University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C.Smith placed third in the men's 60-meters with a time of 6.91 seconds. VUU's Dennis Thomas was sixth in the same event with a time of 7.01.
The men's 4 x 400 relay team of Smith, Deion Dickens, Bryan Gurley and Tremayne Banks set a new school record by placing seventh in the event with a time of 3:23.85.
VUU's Marcus Dean was fifth in the men's triple jump with a leap of 14.12 meters while Jamaal Petty was seventh in the men's high jump with a leap of 1.96 meters.
Smith joins VUU's Gurley, Thomas, Petty and Dean as National Provisional Qualifiers for the NCAA Division II National Track & Field Championships, to be held on March 9 & 10 in Mankato, Minn.