2011-12 Hampton University Indoor Track & Field

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

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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. Shot Nealie Whitt 15.12m Pole Akeem Barthol 4.00m In his high school career, Lewis has coached 11 district champions in track & field, as well as 11 state Weight Ian Copeland 14.59m Hept. Bennett Taylor 4,370 champions. His dual meet record is 132-18, and Lewis also boasts 10 regional championships on his track & field resume. Lewis also coached four district and two regional champions in cross country.

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LADY PIRATES HEAD COACH MAURICE PIERCE 2011-12 HAMPTON UNIVERSITY Maurice Pierce enters his 10th season as the head coach of the Hampton University women’s cross coun- LADY PIRATES TOP INDOOR try and track & field teams. Before stepping into that role, Pierce was an assistant coach with the program TIMES/.MARKS for four years. 60d B. Norman 7.60 200m L. Parker 24.54 In his nine years at the helm, Pierce has guided the Lady Pirates to four MEAC cross country titles (2004, 400m C. Jones 55.82 2006, 2010, 2011), eight MEAC indoor championships (2003-09, 2011) and seven MEAC outdoor titles 500m C. Robinson 1:14.71 (2003-04, 06-10). 800m B. Taylor 2:12.87 Mile A. Tate 5:12.12 3000m T. Rivers 11:31.20 Pierce has coached a total of five individual NCAA champions at Hampton, including three from Francena 60h B. Norman 8.56 McCorory in the 400-meter dash. McCorory won both the indoor and outdoor titles during the 2009-10 Dist. Hampton ‘A’ 12:21.69 season, setting the American record in the indoor 400-meter dash with a 50.54. McCorory’s exploits 4x400 Hampton ‘A’ 3:47.17 earned her Indoor Female Track & Field Athlete of the Year honors from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross 4x800 Hampton ‘A’ 9:20.48 HJ E. Fair 1.60m Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). T. Denmark LJ T. Denmark 5.62m The Lady Pirates captured both the MEAC cross country and indoor track & field championships in 2010- TJ E. Fair 11.68m 11 before narrowly missing out on capturing the outdoor track & field championship as well. Senior sprinter and hurdler Racquel Vassell advanced to the NCAA Indoor Championships in the 100-meter hurdles, earning Second team All-American honors from the USTFCCCA.

After leading the cross country team to a third-place finish in the MEAC, Pierce led the Lady Pirates to

MEAC titles in both the indoor and outdoor seasons in 2008-09, while also coaching Francena McCorory to the third NCAA title in program history. McCorory, who was already a MEAC indoor champion in the 400-meter dash, won the NCAA title in that same event, running a 51.55. McCorory would add a MEAC outdoor crown and an NCAA Regional outdoor title in that same event.

Pierce, the USTFCCCA Southeast Region Women’s Head Coach of the Year for the indoor season, was the Most Outstanding Coach in both MEAC meets during the 2008-09 season.

After leading the Lady Pirates to a second-place finish in the 2007 MEAC cross country championships behind Maryland-Eastern Shore, Pierce led the team to a share of the indoor track &field title with UMES. It was the sixth straight indoor crown for Hampton, which tied with the Lady Hawks with 92 points. The Lady Pirates won seven individual titles throughout the indoor season including freshman Racquel Vas- sell’s win in the 60-meter dash at the University of Maryland Terrapin Invitational.

The dominance continued into the outdoor season, as the Lady Pirates took home their third straight MEAC title. Vassell was named MEAC MVP after winning the 100- and 200-meter dash, while Francena

McCorory won the 400-meter dash and Rachel Lewis became an NCAA qualifier in the triple jump. 2011-12 TOP MEAC WOMEN’S Pierce coached Krystle Medlin to a MEAC cross country individual title in 2006, while four other Lady Pi- INDOOR TIMES/MARKS rates made the All-Cross Country Team. Hampton also won indoor and outdoor titles that season, with (as of Dec. 15, 2011) Yvette Lewis earning MEAC Most Outstanding Female Athlete honors. Event Name Mark Lewis and Kellie Wells each competed in the NCAA Championships, with Lewis giving Hampton its first- 60d Shanneka Claiborne 7.38 200m Jasmine Smith 24.90 ever NCAA title in the triple jump. Wells finished seventh in the 60-meter hurdles to earn All-American 400m Alexandria Jones 56.23 honors as the Lady Pirates ended the 2006 season ranked in the Top 25 nationally. 800m Ariel Allen 2:14.41 Mile Kadian Dunkley 5:04.12 Pierce also spent the 2005 season as interim head coach of the men’s teams at Hampton, where he 3,000m Nadine Mulvany 10:47.23 5,000m Irene Cherubet 19:48.93 helped the 4x400-meter relay team advance to the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Terry Thornton and 60h Anthonia Ballard 8.70 Andrew Peresta advanced to the NCAA semifinals, while Pierce also guided Lewis and Wells to the NCAA 4x400 Delaware State 3:51.94 level. Wells became Hampton’s first-ever Division I Indoor All-American when she finished sixth in the 60- 4x800 Delaware State 10:14.05 meter hurdles. Dist. NCCU 12:56.44 Pole Sasha Smallwood 3.35m Shot Shamire Rothmiller 14.97m As the head coach at Hampton University, Pierce has coached one national champion, four NCAA All- Weight Desiree Richardson 12.79m Americans, 15 NCAA regional qualifiers, two NCAA regional record holders, 30 MEAC champions, four HJ Stephanie Colter 2.65m MEAC record holders and two U.S. Olympic Trials qualifiers. LJ Champagne Bell 5.88m TJ Christina Epps 12.62m Pent. Brittany Jones 2,184

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2011-12 MEAC TRACK FACTS A FIRST FOR COACH LEWIS When the Pirates won the team title at the Virginia Union Invite in Richmond, Va. on Sept. 23, it marked 2010-11 MEAC CHAMPIONS the first time under head coach Steven Lewis that the team had won a team meet title — of any sort. Men’s Cross Country Hampton finished with 29 points that day, as junior Xavier Fraction (Sewell, N.J.) finished second overall Norfolk State with a 29:45.00. Women’s Cross Country Hampton Hampton repeated the feat on Oct. 14, winning the Panther Cross Country Classic, also in Richmond, Va., Men’s Indoor Track & Field Norfolk State with 26 points. Sophomore Jaleel Rogers (Philadelphia, Pa.) was the fast Pirate in this meet, completing Women’s Indoor Track & Field the 8K course in 29:20.00 to come in third. Hampton Men’s Outdoor Track & Field The Pirates also finished third in the Great American HBCU Invitational on Oct. 1 and fourth in the UMES Norfolk State Lid-Lifter Invite to open the season on Sept. 3. Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Norfolk State FROM THE GRIDIRON TO THE TRACK Seniors Reggie Dixon (Plainfield, N.J.) and Devan Clark (Lorton, Va.) have already been busy for the 2011-12 MEAC CHAMPIONS Pirates so far this season, with both competing on the Hampton University football team that went 7-4 Men’s Cross Country Norfolk State overall and finished 5-3 in the MEAC. Women’s Cross Country Hampton Dixon put his speed to use as a kick returner this season, returning seven kickoffs for 152 yards on the season — averaging 21.7 yards per return. Clark, meanwhile, recorded six tackles on the season.

Clark transferred to Hampton from the U.S. Naval Academy, where he also played football and performed on the track & field. As a freshman, Clark was named All-East in track & field, before earning All- Conference honors in the sport as a sophomore.

DIXON, VASSELL COMPETED IN NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2011-12 MEN’S MEAC Hampton University then-junior Reggie Dixon and former Lady Pirate Racquel Vassell competed in the ATHLETES OF THE WEEK 2011 NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships on March 11-12 at the Gilliam Indoor Track Dec. 7 Kemar Clarke, B-CU Stadium on the campus of Texas A&M University. Dec. 14 Reggie Dixon, Hampton Jan. 11 Steve Emere, Florida A&M Dixon (Plainfield, N.J.) ran a 6.73 in the preliminaries of the men’s 60-meter dash to come in 13th overall Jan. 18 Reggie Dixon, Hampton and fifth in his heat, while Vassell ran an 8.39 in the women’s 60-meter hurdles to come in 15th overall in Jan. 25 the preliminary heats. Feb. 1 Feb. 8 Feb. 15 She finished fifth in her heat race. March 21 March 28 For her efforts, Vassell earned Second Team All-American honors from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross April 4 Country Coach Association (USTFCCCA). April 11 April 18 Florida’s Jeff Demps took the men’s 60-meter dash title with a 6.53, while Brianna Rollins of Clemson won April 25 the NCAA title in the women’s 60-meter hurdles, running a facility-record 7.96.

Oregon won the women’s team title with 67 points, while Florida tallied 52 points to take the men’s crown. 2011-12 WOMEN’S MEAC ATHLETES OF THE WEEK Dec. 7 Shaneeka Claiborne, NSU LAST TIME AT THE TERRAPIN INVITATIONAL Amara Jones, Savannah State The Lady Pirates last competed in the Terrapin Invitational last season, on Jan. 22, 2011, winning three Dec. 14 Christina Epps, Coppin State event titles and finishing second behind host Maryland in the final overall team standings with 110 points. Jan. 11 Sandra Bonga, Coppin State Jan. 18 Venessa Henry, UMES Then-freshman Cydney Robinson (Portsmouth, Va.) won the 800-meter run after she ran a 2:14.47, while Jan. 25 former Lady Pirate Racquel Vassell ran a 24.69 to take the top spot in the 200-meter dash. The Lady Pi- Feb. 1 rates also took gold in the 4x400-meter relay after running a 3:50.32. Feb. 8 Feb. 15 March 21 Vassell also took third in the 60-meter hurdles with an 8.42 and fourth in the 60-meter dash with a 7.60. March 28 April 4 Claudia Calder (Kingston, Jamaica) jumped 1.75 meters in the high jump to come in second, while Teiara April 11 Denmark (Virginia Beach, Va.) finished second in the triple jump with a mark of 11.64 meters. Marressa April 18 Pinnock (Chesapeake, Va.) ran a 1:40.71 to come in third in the 600-meter run. April 25

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LADY PIRATES WIN SECOND STRAIGHT MEAC CROSS COUNTRY TITLE HAMPTON IN THE MEAC The Hampton University women’s cross country team won its second straight MEAC cross country championship on Saturday, Oct. 29, when the 2011 MEAC Cross Country Championships were held at the UMES Cross Country Course in Princess Anne, Md. MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY TITLES 1996 The Lady Pirates tallied 53 points in winning the fourth cross country title in program history, finishing five points ahead of second-place Florida A&M. WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY TITLES 2004 2006 Four Lady Pirates finished in the top 15 to earn All-MEAC honors, led by sophomore Alaine Tate (Queens, 2010 N.Y.), who finished sixth after running a 19:16.88 to earn All-MEAC honors for the second straight year. 2011 Sophomore Nichelle Harris (Rahway, N.J.) came in seventh with a 19:17.69. MEN’S INDOOR TRACK TITLES Junior Teshika Rivers (Greenbelt, Md.), a transfer from Western Kentucky, ran a 19:39.55 over the 5K 1998-99 course to finish 10th, while sophomore Devyn Thompson (Chicago, Ill.) finished 11th with a 19:42.67. 1999-2000 2002-03 Thompson and Harris were also named All-MEAC for the second straight year. WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK TITLES 2000-01 THREE NAMED MEAC ALL-ACADEMIC 2002-03 Three members of the Hampton University men’s and women’s cross country teams were named to the 2003-04 2011 MEAC Cross Country All-Academic Team, as announced by the conference office back in Novem- 2004-05 ber. 2005-06 2006-07 Sophomore Larry Ramirez (Pleasantville, N.J.) was the lone Pirate to earn the honor, while junior Shaq- 2007-08 uanda Gainey (Camden, N.J.) and sophomore Cydney Robinson (Portsmouth, Va.) each earned the 2008-09* honor for the Lady Pirates. 2010-11

MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK TITLES In all, 81 student-athletes from the conference’s 13 member institutions were recognized. 1999 2003 PIRATES AND LADY PIRATES BREAKING SCHOOL RECORDS 2004 When Reggie Dixon (Plainfield, N.J.) broke the school record in the 60-meter dash with a 6.58 at the Penn State Nationals, it marked the second time last season that he’d set that mark; he’d ran a then-record 6.65 WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK TITLES at the New York City Gotham Cup. 2002 2003 Former Pirate Ivann Parker set a school record in the weight throw earlier this season at 14.82 me-ters at 2004 the Navy Invitational, while Damon Dixon broke the men’s heptathlon school record for the third time in his 2006 2007 career with 5,312 points at the Penn State Nationals. 2008 2009 Alaine Tate (Queens, N.Y.) broke the Lady Pirates record in the 1,000-meter run last season with a 2010 2:53.68 at the Gotham Cup and the 800-meter run with a 2:10.53 at the Penn State Nationals.

Former Lady Pirate Kristal McGreggor tossed the weight a record 17.13 meters at the Penn State Nation- SCHOOLS IN THE MEAC als. Bethune-Cookman Coppin State PIERCE COACHED ONE OF AMERICA’S OWN IN BEIJING Delaware State Team USA athlete David Payne, under the tutelage of Hampton University women's track & field coach Florida A&M Maurice Pierce, finished second in the finals of the 110-meter hurdles in the Summer Games of the 29th Hampton Olympiad at the National Stadium, earning a silver medal in the summer of 2008. Howard Maryland Eastern Shore Payne finished with a time of 13.17, .01 seconds ahead of American David Oliver, who took bronze. Morgan State Cuba's Dayron Robles won the gold medal with a time of 12.93, just .02 seconds off the Olympic record. Norfolk State North Carolina A&T Payne is the first athlete Pierce has coached to earn an Olympic medal. Former Pirate James Carter fin- North Carolina Central+ ished fourth in the 400-meter hurdles in both Athens and Sydney. Pierce also coached Rachelle Thomas Savannah State+ in the 4x100- and 4x400-meter relays in Atlanta in 1996. The Beijing Olympics also marked the first time South Carolina State Pierce traveled with his athletes to the Games.

Pierce hopes to make the trip to the 2012 Summer Olympics, which will be held in London, England. *co-champs with UMES +entered the MEAC in 2011-12

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HAMPTON TRACK’S TIES WITH EASTERN MICHIGAN Pirates head coach Steven Lewis has connections with his coaching staff beyond their collaboration at Hampton; when Lewis was an assistant coach for the women’s track & field program at Eastern Michigan, current assistant coaches Patrice Beasley and Lela V. Nelson were star athletes for the Eagles.

Beasley, the 2006 Mid-American Conference (MAC) Athlete of the Year, was a star sprinter at Eastern Michigan, and she helped the indoor 4x400- meter relay team, as well as the outdoor 4x100-meter relay and 4x200-meter relay teams set school records. Nelson set seven school records at Eastern Michigan, including 5,878 points in the heptathlon when she won the NCAA title in 2005. She was also an All-American in the long jump that year.

PIRATES IN THE 2010-11 MEAC CHAMPIONSHIPS After finishing fourth in the 2010 MEAC Cross Country Championships, the Pirate turned in a second-place effort in the 2010-11 MEAC Indoor Track & Field Championships, which were held Feb. 17-19 in Landover, Md. It was Hampton’s second straight top-two finish on the men’s side, and former Pirate Damon Dixon was named the meet’s Most Outstanding Field Performer, winning the MEAC title in both the pole vault and the heptathlon.

Reggie Dixon (Plainfield, N.J.) won the MEAC indoor title in the 60-meter dash, setting a MEAC record with a time of 6.69.

The Pirates then finished fourth in the 2011 MEAC Outdoor Championships, held in Greensboro, N.C. on May 6-8. Damon Dixon again earned Most Outstanding Field Performer honors, winning the pole vault to give Hampton its only individual title on the men’s side.

LADY PIRATES IN THE 2010-11 MEAC CHAMPIONSHIPS The Lady Pirates kicked off 2010-11 with a bang, winning the MEAC cross country title for the first time since 2006, as four Lady Pirates earned All- MEAC honors. Hampton them took the MEAC indoor track & field crown, their eighth overall, before finishing second by just two points to Norfolk State in the MEAC Outdoor Championships.

Teiara Denmark (Virginia Beach, Va.) earned Most Outstanding Field Performer honors, while former Lady Pirate Racquel Vassell shared Most Outstanding Runner honors. Denmark finished second in both the long jump and the triple jump at the MEAC Indoor Championships, while Vassell won MEAC titles in the 60-meter dash, 200-meter dash, 60-meter hurdles and 4x400-meter relay.

The Lady Pirates won four event titles in the MEAC Outdoor Championships, highlighted by a gold-medal effort in the 4x400-meter relay. Vassell won the 100-meter hurdles title, while then-freshman Alaine Tate (Queens, N.Y.) took the 1,500-meter run and Breana Norman (Virginia Beach, Va.) won the high jump.

HAMPTON UNIVERSITY INDOOR TRACK & FIELD SCHOOL RECORDS Current Pirates and Lady Pirates in bold

PIRATES LADY PIRATES 55d Fred Johnson 6.06 1985 55d Onyinye Charles 6.78 2007 60d Reggie Dixon 6.58 2011 60d Kellie Wells 7.33 2006 200m Reggie Dixon 20.91 2009 200m Yvette Lewis 23.82 2006 400m Je’Von Hutchison 47.70 2011 400m Francena McCorory 50.54 2010 500m Brandon Lynch 1:03.00 2009 500m Francena McCorory 1:09.16 2007 800m Brandon Lynch 1:53.88 2006 800m Alaine Tate 2:10.53 2011 Mile Darren Brown 4:07.46 2008 Mile Krystle Medlin 5:00.62 2009 1,000m Xavier Fraction 2:29.65 2010 1,000m Alaine Tate 2:53.68 2011 3,000m David Kimani 8:38.81 2009 1,500m Cetera Bunche 4:51.67 2005 5,000m David Kimani 14:42.40 2009 3,000m Krystle Medlin 10:11.14 2009 55h Brett Fortune 7.31 1989 55h Kellie Wells 7.60 2005 60h Predist Walker 7.87 2010 60h Kellie Wells 8.08 2006 4x200 Hampton University 1:27.57 2009 4x400 Hampton University 3:41.25 2006 4x400 Hampton University 3:12.32 1990 4x800 Hampton University 9:01.41 2008 4x800 Hampton University 7:32.65 2011 Dist. Hampton University 11:47.78 2008 Dist. Hampton University 10:07.57 2011 Pole Carolyn Lewis 3.24m 2007 Pole Desmund Shipp 4.55m 2003 Shot Tracee Cheek 13.47m 2003 Shot Rodney Johnson 17.52m 2001 Weight Kristal McGreggor 17.50m 2011 Weight Ivann Parker 14.85m 2011 HJ Judy McDonald 1.79m 1990 HJ Travis Ridley 2.13m 2001 LJ Yvette Lewis 6.26m 2007 LJ Dwayne Reid 7.62m 1987 TJ Yvette Lewis 13.75m 2006 TJ James Carter 15.61m 1998 Pent. Yvette Lewis 3,852 2007 Hept. Damon Dixon 5,312 2011 Ind. Yvette Lewis 48 2006 Ind. James Carter 38 1999 Team Hampton University 188.5 2011 Team Hampton University 104 2011

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HAMPTON UNIVERSITY DIVISION I ALL-AMERICANS HAMPTON UNIVERSITY DIVISION I As named by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association NCAA CHAMPIONS (USTFCCCA)

PIRATES Yvette Lewis (2004-07) 2003 Jerome Mathis outdoor 200-meter dash 2006 indoor triple jump 2004 Jerome Mathis outdoor 200-meter dash 2007 Outdoor triple jump 2006 Terry Thornton outdoor 400-meter hurdles 2007 Terry Thornton outdoor 400-meter hurdles 2008 Terry Thornton outdoor 400-meter hurdles Francena McCorory (2007-10) 2010 Reggie Dixon outdoor 100-meter dash 2009 indoor 400-meter dash 2010 indoor 400-meter dash* LADY PIRATES Outdoor 400-meter dash 2002 Chloe Davis outdoor 400-meter hurdles 2006 Kellie Wells indoor 60-meter hurdles Yvette Lewis indoor triple jump outdoor triple jump *set the American record (50.54) 2007 Yvette Lewis indoor long jump indoor triple jump outdoor triple jump outdoor 100-meter hurdles 2009 Francena McCorory indoor 400-meter dash outdoor 400-meter dash 2010 Francena McCorory indoor 400-meter dash outdoor 400-meter dash 2011 Racquel Vassell indoor 60-meter hurdles (2nd Team)*

*The USTFCCCA began awarding First Team, Second Team and Honorable Mention All-America awards in the 2010-11 season for indoor and outdoor track & field; cross country All-Americans are not separated into teams.

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2011-12 Hampton University Men’s Indoor Track & Field Schedule

Date Meet Location Time/Result Dec. 3 Navy Invitational Annapolis, Md. (Wesley Brown Fieldhouse) No Team Score Dec. 9-10 Golden Flash Gala Kent, Ohio (Kent State Field House) No Team Score Jan. 7 Father Diamond Invitational Fairfax, Va. (George Mason Field House) No Team Score Jan. 13 New York City Gotham Cup New York, N.Y. (Armory T&F Center) No Team Score Jan. 14 Saturday at the Armory Open Meet New York, N.Y. (Armory T&F Center) 3rd Jan. 27-28 Penn State National Invitational State College, Pa. (Ashenfelter Multi) All Day Feb 3-4 New Balance Collegiate Invitational New York, N.Y. (Armory T&F Center) All Day Feb. 11 Millrose Games New York, N.Y. (Armory T&F Center) All Day Feb. 17-18 MEAC Indoor Championships Landover, Md. (Prince George’s Center) All Day March 3-4 IC4A Indoor Championships Boston, Mass. (Boston University) All Day March 8-10 NCAA Indoor Championships Nampa, Idaho (Jackson Indoor Track) All Day

2011-12 Hampton University Women’s Indoor Track & Field Schedule

Date Meet Location Time/Result Dec. 4 Intra-Squad Meet #1 Hampton, Va. (Boo Williams Sportsplex) — Jan. 8 Intra-Squad Meet #2 Hampton, Va. (Boo Williams Sportsplex) All Day Jan. 13 New York City Gotham Cup New York, N.Y. (Armory T&F Center) No Team Score Jan. 14 Saturday at the Armory Open Meet New York, N.Y. (Armory T&F Center) 2nd Jan. 21 Terrapin Indoor Invitational Landover, Md. (Prince George’s Center) All Day Jan. 27-28 Penn State National Invitational State College, Pa. (Ashenfelter Multi) All Day Feb. 3-4 New Balance Collegiate Invitational New York, N.Y. (Armory T&F Center) All Day Feb. 4 Vince Brown Invitational Newport News, Va. (Freeman Center) All Day Feb. 17-18 MEAC Indoor Championships Landover, Md. (Prince George’s Center) All Day March 2-3 Last Chance Meet TBD All Day March 8-10 NCAA Indoor Championships Nampa, Idaho (Jackson Indoor Track) All Day

Home meets are in bold Exhibition meets are in italics

2011-12 HAMPTON UNIVERSITY TRACK & FIELD

2011-12 Hampton University Men’s Track & Field Roster

Name Class Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School Events Keenan Allen So. 5-9 148 Philadelphia, Pa./Northeast HS Sprints Brien Berry Fr. 6-4 169 Durham, N.C./Riverside HS Sprints Thomas Berryman Fr. 6-0 150 Frankville, N.J./Delsea Regional HS Multi Devan Clark Sr. 5-11 225 Lorton, Va./U.S. Naval Academy Throws Terrill Cooke Fr. 5-10 178 Mechanicsville, Va./Cosby HS Sprints Reggie Dixon Sr. 5-9 180 Plainfield, N.J./Plainfield HS Sprints Xavier Fraction Jr. 5-10 160 Sewell, N.J./Washington Township HS Distance Javan Gray Fr. 6-3 240 Springfield, Ore./Thurston HS Throws Corrin Harris Fr. 5-10 146 Dumpass, Va./Louisa County HS Jumps Evan Henderson So. 5-7 215 Cornelius, N.C./Hopewell HS Throws Je’Von Hutchison So. 6-0 160 Boynton Beach, Fla./Park Vista HS Mid Edose Ibadin Fr. 5-10 178 Glendale, Md./DuVal HS Distance Tyler Jackson Fr. 5-10 150 Woodbridge, Va./Osbourn Park HS Hurdles Mohamed Labor-Koroma Fr. 5-10 168 Chantilly, Va./Chantilly HS Mid James McDonald Fr. 5-6 145 Troy, Mich./Troy HS Sprints Chidi Okezie Fr. 6-5 188 Philadelphia, Pa./New Media Tech HS Sprints Larry Ramirez So. 6-3 175 Pleasantville, N.J./Pleasantville HS Distance Jaleel Rogers Jr. 5-11 175 Philadelphia, Pa./Martin Luther King HS Mid Bennett Taylor Sr. 6-3 183 Seattle, Wash./Seattle Prep HS Multi Evan Williams Fr. 5-11 175 Audobon, Pa./Methacton HS Mid

Head Coach: Steven Lewis (4th year, Norfolk State ’64) Assistant Coaches: Patrice Beasley (4th year, Eastern Michigan ’06), Lela V. Nelson (3rd year, Eastern Michigan ’05)

2011-12 Hampton University Women’s Track & Field Roster

Name Class Ht. Hometown/Previous School Events Shantae Boney Jr. 5-7 South District Heights, Md./Central Arizona Jumps Casaundra Bouldin Jr. 5-4 Bowie, Md./Bowie HS Hurdles Camylle Boxton So. 5-7 San Jose, Calif./Mount Pleasant HS Mid Rachel Burrell Jr. 5-7 Hampton, Va./Bethel HS Sprints Claudia Calder Sr. 5-9 Kingston, Jamaica/Convent of Mercy Jumps/Hurdles Teiara Denmark So. 5-2 Virginia Beach, Va./First Colonial HS Jumps Ermesha Fair Sr. 5-4 Chesapeake, Va./Western Branch HS Jumps Emmy Fraenk So. 5-8 Hampton, Va./Bethel HS Sprints Shaquanda Gainey Jr. 5-3 Camden, N.J./Camden HS Hurdles/Multi Nichelle Harris So. 5-7 Rahway, N.J./Rahway HS Mid Cassandra Jones Fr. 5-8 Norfolk, Va./Granby HS Sprints Cearha Miller Jr. 5-4 Waldorf, Md./University of Maine Sprints Breana Norman So. 5-11 Virginia Beach, Va./Landstown HS Sprints LeQuisha Parker Fr. 5-7 Silver Springs, Md./Northwood HS Sprints Marressa Pinnock So. 5-4 Chesapeake, Va./Western Branch HS Mid Teshika Rivers Jr. 5-6 Greenbelt, Md./Western Kentucky Distance Cydney Robinson So. 5-6 Portsmouth, Va./Churchland HS Distance Alaine Tate So. 5-4 Queens, N.Y./Bayside HS Mid Devyn Thompson So. 5-4 Chicago, Ill./Whitney M. Young HS Distance

Head Coach: Maurice Pierce (10th year, Norfolk State ’96) Assistant Coaches: Aldrin Gray (7th year, Hampton ‘03), Damion Drummond (1st year, Maryland Eastern Shore ‘06), Racquel Vassell (1st year, Hampton ’11)