Brown Reaches Another National Championship Race
June 11, 2010
EUGENE, Ore. – Ti’erra Brown earned a spot in the 100m final after a strong semifinal performance Thursday at the University of Oregon’s Hayward Field in the second day of competition of the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships.
A day after she qualified for the 400m hurdle national championship race, junior Ti’erra Brown – the No. 2-ranked 100m hurdler – placed first in the third and final 100m hurdle semifinal heat, with a time of 12.74 seconds.
Brown, along with Takecia and Tameka Jameson and Kristy Whyte also competed in the 4×400 relay. The foursome narrowly missed advancing to the finals, as they placed 10th with a time of 3:36.27 – the third-fastest time of the season.
However, both of the Jameson sisters and Brown will vie for the national title in the 400m hurdles on Friday at 8:15 EST. The teammates are the first three women from the same program to compete in the event’s national championship race.
On Wednesday, Brown and Tameka Jameson finished first and second respectively in the second of three 400m hurdle semifinal heats with times of 56.02 and 57.16 seconds. Takecia Jameson qualified in the third heat, by placing second at 57.16 seconds.
In her final collegiate meet, senior Deandra Doyley placed 12th in the triple jump with a mark of 12.86m (42-02.25). In her Miami career, the Lauderdale Lakes native became the first Hurricane to earn all-conference honors if four different ACC Championships.
Another senior for the Hurricanes, Cory Nelms, also participated in his last collegiate event. The Neptune, N.J. native placed 15th in the national semifinal of the 110m hurdles with a time of 13.84 seconds. Earlier this season, Nelms won the 110m hurdle conference title.
Live results from the NCAA Championships will be available at flashresults.com through all four days of action. Daily recaps will be available at hurricanesports.com.
CBS will televise the final two hours of the meet live from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday. CBS College Sports will have a live broadcast window on Friday from 5-7 p.m. In addition, other than when CBS/CBS College Sports is on the air, there will be a live web cast of the championships available at www.NCAA.com.
Miami’s NCAA Championship Schedule
Friday, June 9
400m Hurdles (If Necessary) – 8:15 p.m. EST
Ti’erra Brown
Saturday, June 10
Women’s Long Jump – 12:30 p.m. EST
Women’s 100m Hurdles (If Necessary) – 2:09 p.m. EST
Ti’erra Brown
