Allendale, Mich. ­ — Livingstone junior Quanera Hayes successfully defended her title as 400-meter champion at the Division II National Championships hosted by Grand Valley State.
The sprinter began her three-day test by running 53.81 seconds in the preliminary round of the 400 on Thursday evening. She had the second-fastest time.
On Saturday, Hayes ran a season-best 51.91 to defend her 400 title. Hayes was the favorite going into the meet having run 52.49 earlier in the season. Hayes won the 400 in 51.53 as a sophomore.
Hayes also was able to run a time of 23.70 in the finals of the 200 later on Saturday to place fifth in that event.
Hayes was honored with her ninth and 10th All-America trophies in her three years at Livingstone.
Hayes’s goal now is to become only the second three-peat 400 meter champion in Division II history as a senior.
A native of Hope Mills, which is near Fayetteville, Hayes scored 14 points and enabled Livingstone’s women to place 18th.
The team national championships in Michigan went to Lincoln (Mo.) women, with CIAA school Johnson C. Smith second.
St. Augustine’s, another CIAA school, made it back-to-back titles on the men’s side. Adams State (Colo.) was second.
The St. Augustine’s men also have won the last two indoor national championships and have accumulated 35 national titles in track and field.
There will be a parent and athlete meeting on Wednesday, May 28, for all those interested in running cross country for South Rowan this fall on Wednesday,
The meetins is in the SRHS cafeteria. Summer workouts, summer camp, team policies and the season schedule will all be discussed.
There will be a meeting Thursday, May 29, at 3:30 p.m. in the East Rowan cafeteria for all boys and girls interested in running cross country at East this fall.
All interested Erwin 8th-graders are encouraged to attend. Parents are welcome.
Items that will be discussed include cross country camp, summer workouts, and a fundraiser. If there are any questions, boys should contact coach Rick Roseman at 704-279-7334. Girls should contact Coach Jon Heidrick at 704-704-213-2365.
The McCanless Couples played a Captain’s Choice on Sunday.
The winning team was Walt and Kim Kincaid and Don Goodnight.
Monica Green and Gene and Mary Seaford finished second.
Closest to the pin winner was Walt Kincaid
Jamie Troutman won longest putt.
South Rowan won 8-7 against the Kannapolis O’s on Monday.
Kannapolis center fielder Jacob Morris had four doubles to tie the South Atlantic League record on Monday in an 11-9 loss to the Hickory Crawdads.
Kannapolis (21-28) lost its seventh in a row.
Morris was the first SAL player to have four doubles in a game since 2006.
• L.A. Dodgers prospect Corey Seager (NW Cabarrus) homered in the ninth inning on Sunday. It was his sixth homer and raised his batting average to .371.