ANAIS BREAKS SCHOOL RECORD AND ADVANCES TO EUGENE MAGGIE HAYON 05/28/10 Sophomore places ninth to qualify for NCAA Championships GREENSBORO, N.C. - Sophomore Cynthia Anais (Martinique, France) had a successful Friday evening as she broke the school record in the women's 800-meter run at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Eastern Regional at the Irwin Belk Track on the campus of North Carolina A&T State University. Anais finished ninth overall and third in her heat with a 2:05.33, which broke her previous record of 2:05.84, which was set nearly two weeks ago at the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships. Within the track semi-final events, the top three finishers per heat (nine total) and then the next three fastest qualify for the next round. With her time, Anais advances to the NCAA Championships, which will be held June 9-12 at the University of Oregon's historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. Senior Allodin Fothergill (New Hempstead, N.Y.) just missed the Championships cutoff with his time of 46.04 in the men's 400-meter dash, which was good for 13th overall. In addition to Anais and Fothergill, sophomore Damian Miles (Teaneck, N.J.) also competed for the Hawks on Friday. He ran a 21.82 in the men's 200-meter dash first round and did not qualify for Saturday's semi-finals. The lone event for UMES on Saturday is the men's 4x100 relay quarterfinal, which will take place at 6 p.m. Fothergill and Miles join junior Thomas Keane-Dawes (Camden, N.C.) and sophomore Akheem Gauntlett (Roselle, N.J.) in the event with their qualifying and school- record time of 40.01, which was set at the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Championships. Admission for the regional includes multi-day passes and ranges from $10 to $25. Please call the NC A&T ticket office at (336) 334-7749 for more information. NC A&T does not permit firearms, illegal drugs, alcoholic beverages and coolers larger than 12x12x12 inside the stadium.