After stopping the clock in his heat of the men’s 400 meters in 47.95 seconds on the opening day, he returned to the track for the finals on Saturday and easily won in 46.98 seconds, just three one hundredth of a second from equaling his indoor record of 46.95 set two weeks prior at the conference championship.
Before the start of the 400m final, Miller had to run the preliminary round of the 200m,and won his heat in 21.32 seconds.
Less than an hour after winning the 400m title, Miller was back on the track for the finals of the 200m and again easily won in a personnel best 20.97 seconds, proving that he is in very good conditioned at this early stage of the 2009 season.
Later in the evening Miller was looking for his third gold medal and he got it by leading the Dickinson State Blue Hawks men’s 4x400m relay team to victory in three minutes 13.17 seconds. Also on the men’s relay team was Bahamian La’Sean Pickstock who was second in the open 400m final in 47.83 seconds, a personal best.
In the 200m Pickstock was unable to advance to the finals after finishing first in his heat in 21.87 seconds with the ninth fastest time.
After the competition, Miller gave God praise and honour for allowing him to see another indoor championship and be successful.
Running the 200 meters for the first time at the championship level, Miller said he was not expecting to do anything big like dip under 21 seconds.
Miller is currently ranked 20th in the world in the 200m and 27th in the world in the 400m.
At the conference championships Pickstock was second in the 400m behind Miller in 48.24, and second in the 200m behind Miller in 21.96 for a personal best effort.
In the men’s 60m final at the Nationals, Blue Hawks Jamal “Snickerz” Forbes ran to a silver medal performance after finishing second in 6.81 seconds. He had clocked 6.78 in his preliminary heat.
Forbes was edged out at the tape by Union College Johnnie Nabors who won in 6.80 seconds while Keymar Hyman was third in 6.82 seconds.
Also running in the 60m dash finals at the Nationals for the Blue Hawks was Bahamian Michael “Tino” Sands finishing sixth in 6.91 seconds. Sands recorded a best of 6.84 seconds finishing third in his heat.
At the conference championship the Blue Hawks took the top three spots in the 55m with Forbes wining in 6.31 seconds, breaking Derrick Atkins record of 6.32. John Ingraham was second in 6.40 and Sands was third in 6.43 seconds.
On the women’s side competing for McKendree College at the Nationals, senior Lanece Clarke finished third in the 60m dash running 7.56 seconds.
Wayland Baptist University Kimberley Smith won the event in 7.37 seconds while Voorhees Shantrell Jenkins settled for silver in 7.54 seconds.
In the 200m finals, Clarke finished second in 24.41 seconds with Smith winning the event in 24.34 seconds and Marissa Mosley of Oklahoma Baptist University was third in 24.52 seconds.
Other Bahamians competing for Dickson State include, Harrison Thompson-shot, Trevino Thompson-mid distance, Thomas Whylly-sprints, Delron Inniss-shot, Renaldo Gibson-mid distance, Dominic Goodman-sprints/jumps, Crystal Eneas-HJ, Jonathan Farqhuarson-sprints, Sheldon King-HJ, Raquell Williams-shot, Craig Charlow-jumps, Cordero Bonamy-sprints, Alexis Anwick-sprints and Kesheika Bain-mid distance.
Miller, Pickstock And Forbes Lead Dickson State Track and Field
By Gerrino Saunders
After tearing up the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletic Indoor Conference Championship in February Bahamian Olympic 4x400m silver medallist Ramon Miller a senior at Dickinson State continued his dominance at the National NAIA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Johnson, Tennessee with impressive gold medal performances in the 400m and the 200m.
In 2008 it was Andretti Bain who dominated the NCAA by wining the indoor and outdoor 400m metre titles and Miller looks to continue the rich 400m tradition among Bahamian college athletes.
Miller who said after the 2008 Beijing Olympics that he is eager to reach the world-class level in his event is well on his way. He is also a 3.0 student at Dickinson State.
After stopping the clock in his heat of the men’s 400 meters in 47.95 seconds on the opening day, he returned to the track for the finals on Saturday and easily won in 46.98 seconds, just three one hundredth of a second from equaling his indoor record of 46.95 set two weeks prior at the conference championship.
Before the start of the 400m final, Miller had to run the preliminary round of the 200m,and won his heat in 21.32 seconds.
Less than an hour after winning the 400m title, Miller was back on the track for the finals of the 200m and again easily won in a personnel best 20.97 seconds, proving that he is in very good conditioned at this early stage of the 2009 season.
Later in the evening Miller was looking for his third gold medal and he got it by leading the Dickinson State Blue Hawks men’s 4x400m relay team to victory in three minutes 13.17 seconds. Also on the men’s relay team was Bahamian La’Sean Pickstock who was second in the open 400m final in 47.83 seconds, a personal best.
In the 200m Pickstock was unable to advance to the finals after finishing first in his heat in 21.87 seconds with the ninth fastest time.
After the competition, Miller gave God praise and honour for allowing him to see another indoor championship and be successful.
Running the 200 meters for the first time at the championship level, Miller said he was not expecting to do anything big like dip under 21 seconds.
Miller is currently ranked 20th in the world in the 200m and 27th in the world in the 400m.
At the conference championships Pickstock was second in the 400m behind Miller in 48.24, and second in the 200m behind Miller in 21.96 for a personal best effort.
In the men’s 60m final at the Nationals, Blue Hawks Jamal “Snickerz” Forbes ran to a silver medal performance after finishing second in 6.81 seconds. He had clocked 6.78 in his preliminary heat.
Forbes was edged out at the tape by Union College Johnnie Nabors who won in 6.80 seconds while Keymar Hyman was third in 6.82 seconds.
Also running in the 60m dash finals at the Nationals for the Blue Hawks was Bahamian Michael “Tino” Sands finishing sixth in 6.91 seconds. Sands recorded a best of 6.84 seconds finishing third in his heat.
At the conference championship the Blue Hawks took the top three spots in the 55m with Forbes wining in 6.31 seconds, breaking Derrick Atkins record of 6.32. John Ingraham was second in 6.40 and Sands was third in 6.43 seconds.
On the women’s side competing for McKendree College at the Nationals, senior Lanece Clarke finished third in the 60m dash running 7.56 seconds.
Wayland Baptist University Kimberley Smith won the event in 7.37 seconds while Voorhees Shantrell Jenkins settled for silver in 7.54 seconds.
In the 200m finals, Clarke finished second in 24.41 seconds with Smith winning the event in 24.34 seconds and Marissa Mosley of Oklahoma Baptist University was third in 24.52 seconds.
Other Bahamians competing for Dickson State include, Harrison Thompson-shot, Trevino Thompson-mid distance, Thomas Whylly-sprints, Delron Inniss-shot, Renaldo Gibson-mid distance, Dominic Goodman-sprints/jumps, Crystal Eneas-HJ, Jonathan Farqhuarson-sprints, Sheldon King-HJ, Raquell Williams-shot, Craig Charlow-jumps, Cordero Bonamy-sprints, Alexis Anwick-sprints and Kesheika Bain-mid distance.
