Senior Duronal Monal (Belle Glade, Fla.) was named Most Valuable Performer and Most Outstanding Track Performer this past weekend at the 2010 Atlantic Sun Indoor Track and Field Championships after finishing first in the 60m and 200m and tallying 23 points at the meet.

Monal did everything he could to try to lift the ETSU men’s track and field team to its fourth Atlantic Sun Indoor Championship; however, when it was all said and done the Buccaneers’ lost the conference crown to Kennesaw State by the slimmest of margins.

After entering the day with a 23-point lead over Kennesaw State, the Bucs saw their margin slowly fade away to the Owls. With 16 events scored, ETSU trailed Kennesaw by two points heading into the 4x400m relay – meaning the Bucs needed to finish first to earn at least a share of the conference crown.

That’s when Monal looked to carry the Bucs on his back and track down KSU’s Ethan Kasson in the final leg of the relay; however, as both athletes lunged across the finish line the Owls nipped ETSU by two-hundredths of a second for the title – 3:15.67 to 3:15.69.

When all the dust settled and the sweat still soaking on the track, Kennesaw State edged out the Bucs by four total points – 187 to 183.

After the competition was settled, Monal came away with two top honors at the awards ceremony – Most Valuable Performer (overall points) and Most Outstanding Track Performer. The Belle Glade, Fla. native put his body through the gauntlet by competing in the 60m, 200m, 400m, and the relay. In total, Monal bagged 23 points, as he claimed conference titles in the 60m and 200m; while finishing with one point in the 400m and two in the 4x400m relay. Monal set a NCAA Provisional Mark and school record in the prelims of the 60 (6.71); while breaking former Buccaneer sprinter James Rainer’s conference time in the 200m (21.22) – which also set a provisional mark.

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