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The Seahawk track & field teams load up late Thursday for the trip to Virginia

Men's Track and Field Joe Browning

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WILMINGTON, North Carolina – After three months of training and competition, the UNCW men's and women's track and field teams travel to Williamsburg, Va., this week for the 2018 Colonial Athletic Association Championships.
 
The CAA meet runs Friday and Saturday, May 4-5, 2018, at William & Mary's Zable Stadium. Conditions are expected to be warm in Williamsburg, with possible thunderstorms on Saturday.
 
"Our goal is mainly to score more points than we did last year," said third-year UNCW Head Coach Layne Schwier. "We want to go up there and perform the best we can individually. That's how we will judge how well we do."
 
The Seahawks finished third in the men's standings and eighth in the women's competition last year on a cool, breezy weekend on the University of Delaware campus. Northeastern captured the its third consecutive men's championship by edging William & Mary and Towson won its first women's title over two-time defending champion Elon.
 
The Seahawks collected three golds, one silver and five bronze on the final day of last year's meet and closed with five first-place finishes in the two-day meet.
 
The Seahawks will carry 22 women and 17 men to the meet this year. Three teams will compete on the men's side (UNCW, Northeastern, William & Mary), while eight (UNCW, Charleston, Delaware, Elon, James Madison, Northeastern, Towson, William & Mary) will battle in the women's competition.
 
The Seahawks have participated in six meets this spring, including the Duke Invitational two weeks ago in Durham.
 
Sophomore sprinter R.J. Russell is the favorite in the Men's 400 Meters and owns the fastest time in the CAA this season. Another sophomore, high jumper Dylan Wood, has the top jump in the conference as well.
 
Three other student-athletes – E.J. Green (Hurdles), Nathan Rodgers (Decathlon) and Caleb Mathis (Long Jump) – could contend in their events as well.
 
On the women's side, the team features mostly freshmen, but Schwier is hoping for some solid finishes to wrap up the season.
 
Junior Courtney Cefalo won silver at last year's meet in the Women's Long Jump and should be a strong bet to earn All-CAA honors again. Freshman Sarah Timberlake is seeded second in the Women's High Jump.
 
Senior thrower Alexis Dickerson is seeded fourth in the Women's Discus, while freshman Mikaya Spencer (400 Hurdles) and Jahnae Bowman (100 Meters) could break into the top echelon.
 
UNCW First Place Finishes | 2017-18 Meets
 
Men
 
R.J. Russell, Sophomore
Men's 400 Meters Wendy's Invitational 48.57
 
Caleb Mathis | Senior
Men's Long Jump Wendy's Invitational 22-10.75
 
Tyler Robinson, Rian Fowler, Josh Cooper, R.J. Russell
Men's 4x400 Relay Wendy's Invitational 3:15.65
 
Rian Fowler, E.J. Green, Josh Cooper, R.J. Russell       
Men's 4x400 Relay Winthrop Invitational 3:19.20
 
Dylan Wood | Sophomore
Men's High Jump "B" Shamrock Invitational 6-4.75
 
Rian Fowler, E.J. Green, Josh Cooper, R.J. Russell
Men's Sprint Medley Relay Colonial Relays 3:27.58
 
Tyler Robinson, Rian Fowler, Josh Cooper, R.J. Russell
Men's 4x400 Relay Wendy's Invitational 3:15.65
 
Women

Sarah Timberlake | Freshman
Women's High Jump Wendy's Invitational 5-06.25
 
Julia Ledgett | Freshman
Women's 2,000 Steeplechase Wendy's Invitational 7:45.73
 
Courtney Cefalo | Junior
Women's Long Jump Wendy's Invitational 18-09.50
Women's Triple Jump Wendy's Invitational 36-04.25
Women's Long Jump Charlotte Invitational 19-01.50
 
Alexis Dickerson | Senior
Women's Discus Wendy's Invitational 144-11.75
 
Auri Witherspooon, Annie Hanna, Courtney Christian, Mikaya Spencer
Women's 4x400 Relay Wendy's Invitational 3:56.95
Women's 4x400 Relay Winthrop Invitational 4:00.04
 
 
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Players Mentioned

R.J. Russell

R.J. Russell

6' 2"
Sophomore
Josh Cooper

Josh Cooper

Sprints
5' 8"
Sophomore
Distance
Rian Fowler

Rian Fowler

Hurdles
6' 1"
Senior
Sprints
E.J. Green

E.J. Green

Hurdles
6' 0"
Sophomore
Sprints
Caleb Mathis

Caleb Mathis

Jumps/Hurdles
6' 0"
Senior
Hurdles/Multi
Nathan Rodgers

Nathan Rodgers

Sprints
6' 0"
Junior
Sprints
Dylan Wood

Dylan Wood

Jumps
5' 10"
Sophomore
Jumps
Tyler Robinson

Tyler Robinson

Sprints
6' 3"
Freshman
Sprints
Jahnae Bowman

Jahnae Bowman

5' 8"
Sophomore
Sprints
Courtney Cefalo

Courtney Cefalo

5' 4"
Junior
Hurdles/LJ

Players Mentioned

R.J. Russell

R.J. Russell

6' 2"
Sophomore
Josh Cooper

Josh Cooper

5' 8"
Sophomore
Distance
Sprints
Rian Fowler

Rian Fowler

6' 1"
Senior
Sprints
Hurdles
E.J. Green

E.J. Green

6' 0"
Sophomore
Sprints
Hurdles
Caleb Mathis

Caleb Mathis

6' 0"
Senior
Hurdles/Multi
Jumps/Hurdles
Nathan Rodgers

Nathan Rodgers

6' 0"
Junior
Sprints
Sprints
Dylan Wood

Dylan Wood

5' 10"
Sophomore
Jumps
Jumps
Tyler Robinson

Tyler Robinson

6' 3"
Freshman
Sprints
Sprints
Jahnae Bowman

Jahnae Bowman

5' 8"
Sophomore
Sprints
Courtney Cefalo

Courtney Cefalo

5' 4"
Junior
Hurdles/LJ