Three Eagles Win Events; Men’s Track Sweeps Podium in 400m Dash at Maryland Invite

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Three Eagles won events and the Coppin State men's track & field team swept the podium in the 400m dash in a wet and windy Maryland Invitational on Saturday. Carl Drakes , from an outside lane, won the 400m dash in 48.18 and was followed closely by Noxroy Wright in second (48.62) and Asa Francis in third (49.21). Drakes' mark is the second-fastest time in the MEAC this season. Coppin also got victories from James Bell , who cleared 1.95m (6' 4.75) in the high jump, and Amiri Goode in the 110m hurdles (15.54). Goode had...