2011-12 Hampton University Indoor Track & Field
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2011-12 HAMPTON UNIVERSITY INDOOR TRACK & FIELD TERRAPIN INDOOR INVITATIONAL Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012 Prince George’s Sports & Learning Complex, Landover, Md. THIS WEEKEND 2011-12 Hampton University The Hampton University women’s track & field team will hit the road for its second meet of the 2011- Track & Field Quick Facts 12 indoor season, as the Lady Pirates travel to Landover, Md. to compete in the Terrapin Indoor Invitational hosted by the University of Maryland at the Prince George’s Sports and Learning Center General on Saturday. The men’s track & field team will have the weekend off before returning to action Jan. Location Hampton, Va. Founded 1868 27-28 in State College, Pa. Enrollment 5,402 Affiliation NCAA Div. I LAST TIME OUT Conference MEAC NEW YORK, N.Y. (Jan. 13-14, 2012) — The Hampton University men’s and women’s track & field President Dr. William R. Harvey Dir. Of Athletics Keshia Campbell teams had a strong weekend at the Armory Track & Field Center on Friday and Saturday, compet- Athletic Phone (757) 727-5641 ing in both the New York City Gotham Cup and the Saturday at the Armory Open Meet. Athletic Fax (757) 727-6995 Mascot Pirates/Lady Pirates The Pirates and Lady Pirates combined to win five event titles on Friday, before the Lady Pirates Colors Royal Blue and White Track Boo Williams Sportsplex (I) finished second and the Pirates came in third in the team standings on Saturday. The Lady Pirates Armstrong Stadium (O) ended Saturday with 113 points, while the Pirates had 87. Sports Information Senior Reggie Dixon (Plainfield, N.J.) won the 60-meter dash on Friday, running a 6.64, while fresh- (Email addresses @hamptonu.edu) Track Contact Jeff Cunningham man Edose Ibadin (Glendale, Md.) took the unseeded 800-meter run at the Gotham Cup with a time Office Phone (757) 727-5811 of 1:57.36. Cell Phone (757) 637-5845 Email jeffrey.cunningham The Pirates also won the 4x800-meter relay on Friday, as sophomore Larry Ramirez (Pleasantville, SID Maurice Williams SID Office Phone (757) 727-5757 N.J.), junior Jaleel Rogers (Philadelphia, Pa.), junior Xavier Fraction (Sewell, N.J.) and sophomore SID Email maurice.williams Je’Von Hutchison (Boynton, Fla.) combined to run a 7:42.47. SID Fax (757) 727-5813 Web Site www.hamptonpirates.com On the women’s side, senior Benita Taylor (Philadelphia, Pa.) won the unseeded 800-meter run on Overnight Add. Hampton University Office of Sports Info. Friday with a 2:12.87. The Lady Pirates’ 4x400-meter relay team took gold, with sophomore Emmy 194 Holland Hall Fraenk (Hampton, Va.), freshman Cassandra Jones (Norfolk, Va.), freshman Le’Quisha Parker Hampton, VA 23668 (Silver Springs, Md.) and junior Shantae Boney (District Heights, Md.) running a combined 3:47.17. Coaching Staff Men’s Coach Steven Lewis (4th year) Hampton’s winning ways continued on Saturday, as the Pirates swept the four sprint events and the Women’s Coach Maurice Pierce (10th year) Lady Pirates picked up event titles in five different events. Best Time to Reach Contact SID Assistant Coaches Patrice Beasley (M) PIRATES FINISH EIGHTH IN MEAC CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS Lela V. Nelson (M) Aldrin Gray (W) The men’s cross country team came in eighth in the 2011 MEAC Cross Country Championships, Damion Drummond (W) which were held on Oct. 29 on the campus of Maryland Eastern Shore in Princess Anne, Md. The Racquel Vassell (W) Pirates finished with 216 points. Head Trainer Kevin Addison Assistant Trainers Samantha Fentress Sabrina Rosson Xavier Fraction (Sewell, N.J.) turned in the best finish of the meet for the Pirates, finishing the 8K Dir. Of Athletic Perf. TBA race in 27:51.26 to come in 21st. Je’Von Hutchison (Boynton, Fla.) ran a 29:21.21 to finish 45th, Strength & Conditioning Veronica Johnson while Jaleel Rogers (Philadelphia, Pa.) came in 49th with a 29:57.92. Charles Phelps Team Information Larry Ramirez (Pleasantville, N.J.) ran a 30:33.22 to finish 54th, while Edose Ibadin (Glendale, Md.) 2010-11 XC—Pirates 4th, Lady came in 55th with a 30:38.12 and Evan Williams (Audobon, Pa.) finished 62nd with a time of Pirates MEAC Champs 31:07.40. In.—Pirates 2nd, Lady Pirates MEAC Champs SPORTS INFORMATION Out.—Pirates 4th, Lady T&F Contact: Jeff Cunningham Office: (757) 727-5811 Fax: (757) 727-5813 Pirates 2nd in MEAC Email: [email protected] Facebook: www.facebook.com/huathletics 2011-12 XC—Pirates 8th, Lady Twitter: www.twitter.com/huathletics Web: www.hamptonpirates.com 2011-12 HAMPTON UNIVERSITY TRACK & FIELD 2011-12 HAMPTON UNIVERSITY PIRATES HEAD COACH STEVEN LEWIS PIRATES TOP INDOOR TIMES/ Steven Lewis is entering his fourth season as the men’s cross country and track & field coach at Hampton MARKS University. Lewis brings over 40 years of coaching experience to the Pirate family, taking over a program looking to ascend into the upper echelon of the MEAC. 60d R. Dixon 6.64 200m R. Dixon 21.21 Under Lewis’ guidance in 2010-11, the Pirates finished fourth in the MEAC in cross country, second in 400m C. Okezie 48.16 500m J. Hutchison 1:03.46 indoor track & field and fourth in outdoor track & field. Junior Reggie Dixon advanced to the NCAA Indoor 800m J. Hutchison 1:53.72 Championships in the 60-meter dash. 1000m X. Fraction 2:32.96 Mile X. Fraction 4:24.41 Lewis’ second season with the Pirates saw Dixon finish seventh in the 100-meter dash at the 2010 NCAA 60h T. Jackson 8.49 4x400 Hampton ‘A’ 3:17.92 Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a 10.39 to become the first Pirate under Lewis to 4x800 Hampton ‘A’ 7:42.47 earn All-American honors. This came after the Pirates finished fifth in the MEAC Outdoor Championships, HJ B. Berry 1.94m the 4x100-meter relay squad setting a MEAC record in winning the race with a 39.71. LJ C. Harris 6.83m TJ C. Harris 13.48m Shot D. Clark 14.57m Predist Walker also won a MEAC outdoor crown under Lewis, taking the 110-meter hurdles with a time of Weight D. Clark 14.57m 13.83. Hept. B. Taylor 4,370 The Pirates finished second in the MEAC Indoor Championships, with Damon Dixon earning the meet’s Most Outstanding Field Performer award after winning the men’s heptathlon and finishing second in the high jump and pole vault. David Kimani also took the MEAC indoor title in the 3,000-meter run. Kimani also earned All-MEAC honors in cross country, finishing eighth in the 2009 MEAC Championships with a 26:36.10 as the Pirates came in sixth overall. In his first season with the Pirates, Lewis guided his team to a third-place finish in the 2009 MEAC Indoor Championships, seeing two of his athletes – Reggie Dixon (60-meter dash) and David Kimani (mile run) – take home event titles. Dixon also ran in the 200-meter dash in the NCAA Indoor Championships, finishing 10th. The Pirates would follow that up with a second-place finish in the 2009 MEAC Outdoor Championships, where Dixon won the conference title in the 200-meter dash. Dixon would also qualify for the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash at the 2009 NCAA Outdoor Championships under Lewis’ leadership. Lewis came to Hampton from Delaware State, where he spent the last three years as an assistant coach with the men’s cross country and track & field teams. Prior to his work at Delaware State, Lewis spent 2002-2005 as an assistant coach with the women’s team at Eastern Michigan University. While at Eastern Michigan, Lewis coached sprints, hurdles, jumps and combined events, while also recruiting and advising student-athletes. He coached four All-Americans, one NCAA regional champion and saw Eastern Michi- 2011-12 TOP MEAC MEN’S gan finish 16th in the 2005 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. INDOOR TIMES/MARKS (as of Dec. 15, 2011) Lewis arrived at the University of Pittsburgh in 1982, where he spent 20 years as head coach for both the Pirates marked in bold men’s and women’s teams. His Panther squads won five Big East conference titles, and in 1998 Pitt’s women’s track & field team finished third in the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships. Throughout Event Name Mark his career at Pitt, Lewis coached 11 individual NCAA champions and 67 All-Americans. Forty men and 95 60m Reggie Dixon 6.67 200m Reggie Dixon 21.33 women won Big East individual championships under Lewis’ direction. 400m Je’Von Hutchison 48.35 800m Je’Von Hutchison 1:53.72 Before moving to Pitt, Lewis coached track & field at Menchville High School in Newport News, Va. Lewis 3000m Josef Tessema 8:26.95 coached 34 All-Americans at Menchville while winning 12 indoor and outdoor state championships. Four Mile Xavier Fraction 4:24.41 60h Kemar Clarke 7.84 athletes set national records during Lewis’ tenure at Menchville. 4x400 Coppin State 3:17.44 4x800 Hampton 8:08.48 His 11 years at Menchville – 1970-1981 – came after three years coaching track in Mathews County – Dist. Florida A&M 10:34.99 Lewis coached at Mathews County High School from 1968-1969 after coaching at Thomas Hunter High HJ Willie Carter 2.13m LJ Shelton Tarver 6.91m School for two years prior. Lewis also coached basketball, baseball and football at both Thomas Hunter TJ Steve Emere 15.39m and Mathews County. He has since been inducted into the Newport News Track Hall of Fame.