GAINESVILLE, Fla. – It's not unusual to see someone from Bethune-Cookman to put themselves into the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference discussion with a performance at the Tom Jones Invitational at the University of Florida.

Carlin Berryhill and Daniel Kiptoo had a 1-2 finish in the 3,000 meter steeplechase, but the weekend meet at the University of Florida was more about finalizing qualifying and seedings for next week's Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference at North Carolina A&T.

The weekend's big efforts?

• The jumps. Junior Gabrielle Collins with a long jump of 19 feet, three and a half inches. It's the third best jump in the MEAC this year. Joel Sampson's triple jump of 48' 2 ½" has him second in the MEAC, and Marc McCoy (47' 11 ¼", fifth) and JaiQuan Earls (47'8", sixth) are also in MEAC contention. Earls had a 23'8 ¼ long jump, fourth best in the MEAC.
• Throws saw MEAC Outstanding Field performer Jeremiah Peters post a 156'7 effort in the discus (fourth in the MEAC),  while freshman Letrice Hall (44' 9 ½) improve her shot put seeding to third.
• Berryhill (9:38.94) and Kiptoo (9:40.03) are now 2-3 in the steeplechase. Berryhill's already to No. 1 seed in the 1500.

 Other top performances and their MEAC rankings:
*    Cameron Berryhill, 800, 1:52.55, 5^th
*    DeAndre Petty, 800, 1:53.60, 8^th
*    Caleb Okwaraji, javelin, 154'7, 7th
*    Deja Davis, 1500, 4:44.41, 8^th

The MEAC championships start Thursday.