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- Queen named ODAC track athlete of the year - 06/18/2008
Bridgewater College senior Melvin Queen has been named the ODAC Male Track & Field Athlete of the Year in voting by the conference coaches. Queen shares the honor with Lynchburg pole vaulter Scott Decker.
Queen, a senior from Chesapeake, Virginia, won twice outdoors at the ODAC Championships including a fourth straight title in the 100-meter dash (11.00 seconds). He also placed second in the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.94 seconds. Queen then teamed with Brandon Copeland, Tyler Beiler and Tony Konate in the 4x100-meter relay, claiming top marks with a time of 41.73 seconds. That time set a new ODAC Championships record by 0.01 seconds, replacing the 1998 Bridgewater team with a newer edition of Eagles. At the ODAC indoor championships, Queen won the 55-meter dash with a time of 6.48 seconds.
In Wisconsin at the NCAA Division III National Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Queen competed in a pair of events, placing sixth overall in the 100-meter dash in 10.80 seconds. The Eagles’ 4x100-meter relay team also made the trip up north, but the Eagles’ time of 41.32 seconds fell one slot short of qualifying for the event’s final heat.- Turner wins South/Southeast Region award - 06/02/2008
The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) has named Bridgewater College junior Nathan Turner the South/Southeast Region outdoor track field athlete of the year.
Turner won the javelin, shot put and hammer at the ODAC Championships. He qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships in the shot put with the second-best throw in the nation. Turner earned All-American honors in the shot with a second-place finish at the national meet.- Queen, Turner earn All-American honors - 05/25/2008
Bridgewater College's Melvin Queen and Nathan Turner earned All-American honors at the NCAA Division III Track & Field Championshhip Meet hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.
Queen capped a stellar career on the track with a sixth-place finish in the 100 meters with a time of 10.80 seconds.
Turner finished second in the shot put with a distance of 54 feet, 6.5 inches. Turner also earned All-American honors during the indoor season.- BC men qualify in four events for NCAA meet - 05/19/2008
- Bridgewater College qualified athletes in four men's events for the upcoming NCAA Division III Track & Field Championships hosted by Wisconsin-Oshkosh.
Individuals qualifying for national competition are Nathan Turner in the shot put, Melvin Queen in the 100 and Brandon Copeland in the long jump.
Turner, an All-American performer in the shot during indoor season, ranks second in the nation going into the national meet with a throw of 56 feet, 6 inches.
Queen’s time of 10.58 seconds in the 100 meters is tied for the fourth fastest time in Division III.
Copeland ranks ninth in the long jump with a best jump of 23 feet, 4.5 inches.
The men’s team 4x100 relay team (Queen, Copeland, Tony Konate and Tyler Beiler) has the 14th fastest time in Division III at 41.50 seconds.
The top eight finishers in each event earn All-American status. The national meet runs May 22-24. - Copeland, relay team improve marks - 05/16/2008
Brandon Copeland in the long jump and the 4x100 relay team improved their NCAA provisional qualifying marks Friday during the Eastern Mennonite University Last Chance Meet.
Brandon Copeland virtually assured himself a spot in the NCAA Championships in the long jump. Copeland jumped 7.13 meters (23 feet, 4.75 inches). The jumps ranks among the 10 best in the nation in Division III this season.
The 4x100 men's relay team also improved its chances of going to the national meet with a time of 41.50 seconds - the second-fastest time in BC history. The team of Copeland, Melvin Queen, Tony Konate and Tyler Beiler moved into the Top 15 in Division III.
Other winners at Friday's meet included Stanley Peyton in the 800 with a time of 1:54.44 and Nathan Turner in the shot with a toss of 16.42 meters.