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NCAA Midwest Regional
Floyd Wins 100, 200 Meters at NCAA Midwest Regional
5/26/2007 12:00:00 AM | Track and Field
May 26, 2007
Des Moines, Iowa -- Senior Ebonie Floyd won the 100 and 200 meter finals Saturday at the NCAA Midwest Regional in Des Monies, Iowa.
The Houston, Texas native, who took the fastest prelim time into the final, advanced to the NCAA Championships in Sacramento, Calif., won the 100 meters with her finish of 11.15. The finish sets a new season best for Floyd.
Later in the afternoon, Floyd ran the 200 meters in 22.32 for the top spot. The finish currently ranks as the second fastest time in the world and replaces the Midwest Regional record of 22.68 set by Virgil Hodge of TCU during Friday's prelims.
Floyd, along with teammates freshman Hyleta Young, freshman Quin'shundolyn McPherson and sophomore Seun Adigun ran in the 4x100 finals and finished sixth with a time of 44.88. The team was one spot away from automatically qualifying for the NCAA Championships but still have a change to be chosen as an at-large bid.
The men's 4x400 relay team of freshman Justin Davis, senior Dominic Milton, freshman Pearson Crichlow and senior Chris White finished 15th with a time of 3:11.85.
In the field events, junior Ivan Diggs finished seventh in the high jump after clearing a personal best 2.16m/7-01.00. Senior Tristian Whitley came in 10th with a clearance of 2.11m/6-11.00.
Freshman Ashley Bryant made her NCAA Regional debut in the discus finishing 10th with a throw of 47.45m/155-08.
After competing in the long jump, the 200 meters and in the 4x100, McPherson wrapped up her first NCAA Regional appearance in the triple jump competition with a 23rd place finish of 11.92m/39-01.25.
In team scores the women finished ninth with 23 points. The finish matches their highest finish at the Regional set last year. The men were 28th with five points.
Following the two-day meet, Floyd was the only Cougar to automatically qualify for the NCAA Championships. She will have two weeks to prepare for the meet in Sacramento, Calif., on June 6-10. At-large bids to the championship will be announced May 29 at 3 p.m. E.T.
