HISTORY OF SJU XC, TRACK & FIELD SINCE 1988
OLYMPIC GAMES
2016 – Rio de Janeiro – PRISCILLA FREDERICK – HIGH JUMP – ANTIGUA & BARBUDA JANE VONGVORACHOTI – MARATHON - TAIWAN MARSHA (Henry) HORAN – HEAD MANAGER - USA ALIANN POMPEY – MANAGER – GUYANA
2012 – LONDON – PHOBAY KUTU-AKOI – 100m - LIBERIA
2004 – ATHENS – PAT JARRETT – 4 X 100M - JAMAICA
2000 - SYDNEY – IAN ROBERTS – 800M - GUYANA PAT JARRETT - 100M & 4 X 100M – JAMAICA
1996- ATLANTA – ROMAN LINSCHIED – HAMMER THROW – IRELAND KAWAN LOVELACE – TRIPLE JUMP – BELIZE
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
2016 – INDOOR – PORTLAND, ORE – PRISCILLA FREDERICK – HIGH JUMP – ANTIGUA & BARBUDA PHOBAY KUTU-AKOI – 60m - LIBERIA
2015 – OUTDOOR – BEIJING, CHINA – COACH ALIANN POMPEY – Team leader - GUYANA PRISCILLA FREDERICK – 22ND High Jump - ANTIGUA
2011 – OUTDOOR – DAEGU, SOUTH KOREA – PHOBAY KUTU-AKOI – 100m - LIBERIA DeWAYNE BARRETT – 4 X 400M - JAMAICA
2004 – INDOOR – BUDAPEST, HUNGARY – COACH PETE ZINNO - USA
2001 – OUTDOOR – EDMONTON, CANADA - COACH KEN BANTUM - USA
2001 INDOOR - PORTUGAL – COACH CONNIE HAYES - USA
1999- YOUTH – BOYGGSZA, POLAND – COACH CONNIE HAYES - USA
1999 – OUTDOOR – IAN ROBERTS – 800M – GUYANA
1999 – CROSS COUNTRY – CHRIS GRAFF – USA
1999 – INDOOR – MAEBASHI, JAPAN – IAN ROBERTS – 800M – GUYANA
1997 – OUTDOOR – ROMAN LINSHCEID – HAMMER – IRELAND
1995 – OUTDOOR – GOTEBERG, SWEDEN – KAWAN LOVELACE – TRIPLE JUMP – BELIZE
1995 – OUTDOOR – GOTEBERG, SWEDEN – ROMAN LINSCHEID – HAMMER - IRELAND
WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES
2005 – KERIANN STEWART– 200m – JAMAICA / DeWAYNE BARRETT - 200m & 400m - JAMAICA
1999 – DePALMARA, SPAIN – CHRIS GRAFF – 10,000M – USA / N– HAMMER – IRELAND
COMMONWEALTH GAMES
2014 – PRISCILLA FREDERICK HIGH JUMP – ANTIGUA & BARBUDA
PAN AMERICAN GAMES
2015- PARIIS GRACIA – 4 X 400M – 6TH - PUERTO RICO PRISCILLA FREDERICK – HJ – SILVER MEDAL – ANTIGUA & BARBUDA
1999 – IAN ROBERTS – 800M – GUYANA
1992 – SONJA FITTS – HAMMER – USA – SILVER MEDAL
PAM AMERICAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
2015 - MAYA STEVENS – 100m – 11th & 4 x 100m - 5th – CANADA
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
99-00-01-02 – JOSE ZAYAS – 1500M & 5000M – DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
1999- NICOLA COFFEY – HAMMER THROW – IRISH NATIONALS
1999 - IAN ROBERTS – 800M – CARIBBEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
1995 – KAWAN LOVELACE – TRIPLE JUMP – USA JR. NATIONALS
1995-96-97 – ROMAN LINSCHEID – HAMMER – IRISH NATIONALS
1994- LEONIE CODRINGTON – TRIPLE JUMP – JAMAICA NATIONALS
1992 – SONJA FITTS – USA –OLYMPIC TRIALS
NCAA ALL-AMERICANS
BOB REID – CROSS COUNTRY
SIMONE BROOKS – LONG JUMP
ROMAN LINSCEID (6) – HAMMER & WT. THROW
LEONIE CODRINGTON (2) – TRIPLE JUMP
NADINE GORDON – TRIPLE JUMP
MICHELLE HICKMAN – TRIPLE JUMP
GINA LOMONACO – DISCUS
IAN ROBERTS – 800M
CHRIS FOGARAZZO - 3000M
CHRIS GRAFF – 5000M & 10,000M
PRISCILLA FREDERICK (4) – HIGH JUMP
CLAIRE MOONEY – 800M
STEPHANIE VAN PELT – 1500M
SJU TRACK & FIELD OLYMPIC HISTORY:
16 OLYMPIANS / 14 OLYMPIC GAMES:
Helsinki - ’52 – Constance Darnowski – 80m Hurdles - USA
Melbourne – ’56 – Constance Darnowski – 80m Hurdles - USA
Rome- ’60 - Peter Close – 1500m - USA
Tokyo – ’64 – Tom Farrell – 800m – 5th - USA
Mexico City – ’68 – Tom Farrell – 800m – Bronze Medal - USA
Moscow – ’80 – Kim Thomas – 4 x 400m - USA
Seoul – ’88 - Wilson Egwu – Javelin - Nigeria
Barcelona- ’92 – Rich Torellas – Asst. Manager - USA Sonja Fitts - Hammer – USA*
Atlanta – ’96 – Roman Linschied – Hammer - Ireland Kawan Lovelace – Triple Jump - Belize
Sydney – ’00 – Ian Roberts – 800m - Guyana Pat Jarrett – 100m - Jamaica
Athens – ’04- Pat Jarrett – 4x100m - Jamaica
Beijing – ’08 – Rich Torellas – Head Manager - USA
London – ’12 – Phobay Kutu-Akoi – 100m - Liberia
Rio de Janeiro ‘16 – Priscilla Frederick – High Jump – Antigua & Barbuda Jane Vongvorachoti – Marathon – Taiwan Marsha (Henry) Horan - Head Manager - USA Aliann Pompey – Manager – Guyana
*Won the US Olympic Trials but event not yet contested in Olympic Games ST. JOHN’S USA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS:
Outdoor Champions:
1952 – Connie Darnowski – 80m Hurdles - 12.2
1954 – Connie Darnowski – 80mH – 12.2
1956 – Connie Darnowski – 80mH – 11.2
1966 – Tom Farrell – 800m – 1:47.6
1968 – Tom Farrell – 800m – 1:46.5 (Olympic Trials Champion)
1992 – Sonja Fitts – Hammer Throw – 185’ 4” (Olympic Trials Champion)
1993 – Sonja Fitts – Hammer Throw – 180’ 2”
1994 – Sonja Fitts - 190’2”
1995 – Kawan Lovelace – Triple Jump – 51’9” (USA Junior Champion)
Indoor Champions:
1956 – Connie Darnowski – 70yd Hurdles – 9.7
1978 – Kim Thomas – 440yds – 55.30
1991 – Sonja Fitts – 20lb Wt. Throw – 59’ 7 ¾”
1992 – Sonja Fitts – 20lb Weight Throw - 62’ 10”
1993 – Sonja Fitts – 20lb Weight Throw – 61’ 1¼”
1994 – Sonja Fitts – 20lb Weight Throw – 57’ 3 ¾”
1995 – Sonja Fitts - 20lb Weight Throw – 62’ 7¼”