MEAC Athletes in Beijing
The MEAC has a strong tradition of athletes participating in Olympic competition. Here’s a few to look for in their quest for Olympic gold and international acclaim in the coming weeks, courtesy of MEACSports.com:
Leading the group is David Oliver, the former Howard University All-American and four-time MEAC champion who is projected to medal for the USA in the 110 meter hurdles.
Other MEAC athletes competing in Beijing:
Maryland Eastern Shore junior hurdler Allodin Fothergill, representing Jamaica. Fothergill is the 2008 MEAC 200 meter indoor champion and the 400 meter outdoor champion. He ran a 45.92 in the 400 meter at the Jamaica National Championship.
Former Norfolk State sprinters Chris Brown, representing Bahamas in the 400 meters and the 4×400 meter relay, and Chandra Sturrup, representing the Bahamas in the 100 meter dash and the 4×100 meter relay. Brown, a two-time All-American for the Spartans (2000-01), set the MEAC 400 meter outdoor record with a time of 45.60 in 2001, and won a silver medal at the World Championships that year. Sturrup is competing in her fourth Olympics. She is a two-time medalist, having won Silver in Atlanta in 1996 as a member of the Bahamian 4×100 meter relay team and gold in Sydney in 2000.
Bethune-Cookman coach Garfield Ellenwood, coach of the Liberian National team; assistant coach Kia Davis, representing Liberia in the 400 meter, and Wildcats volunteer assistant coach Angela Williams, a sprinter for the USA. Williams is the 2008 World Indoor 60 meter champion and the 2001 and 2003 silver medalist. She is a four-time NCAA 100 meter champion.
