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2012 MEAC INDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 16-18, 2012 Prince George’s Sports & Learning Complex, Landover, Md.

2011-12 Hampton University THIS WEEKEND Track & Field Quick Facts The Hampton University men’s and women’s track & field teams will compete in the 2012 MEAC Indoor Track & Field Championships on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the Prince George’s

General Sports & Learning Complex. The Lady Pirates will look to defend their MEAC crown from last year, Location Hampton, Va. while the Pirates will look to improve on last year’s second-place effort. Founded 1868 Enrollment 5,402 LAST TIME OUT... Affiliation NCAA Div. I th Conference MEAC NEW YORK, N.Y. (Feb. 11, 2012) — Senior Reggie Dixon ran in the 60-meter dash at the 105 President Dr. William R. Harvey annual Millrose Games at the Armory on Saturday at the Armory Track & Field Center, recording a Dir. Of Athletics Keshia Campbell top-three finish. Athletic Phone (757) 727-5641 Athletic Fax (757) 727-6995 Mascot Pirates/Lady Pirates Dixon (Plainfield, N.J.) came in third with a time of 6.70 – which included a 6.25 at the 55-meter Colors Royal Blue and White split, which was also the third-fastest in the field. Track Boo Williams Sportsplex (I) Armstrong Stadium (O) The Pirates also finished fourth in the HBCU 4x400-meter relay event, clocking in at a season-best

Sports Information 3:13.56. (Email addresses @hamptonu.edu) Track Contact Jeff Cunningham LADY PIRATES DOMINATING THE MEAC Office Phone (757) 727-5811 Under head coach Maurice Pierce, the Lady Pirates have been a near-unstoppable force in MEAC Cell Phone (757) 637-5845 Email jeffrey.cunningham track & field. On top of four MEAC cross country titles (including the last two, in 2010 and 2011), the SID Maurice Williams Lady Pirates have tallied at least a share of nine indoor track championships (2000-01, 2002-09, SID Office Phone (757) 727-5757 2010-11) and eight outdoor crowns (2002-04, 2006-10). The Lady Pirates shared the 2008-09 in- SID Email maurice.williams door championship with Maryland Eastern Shore, but have won all the other titles outright. SID Fax (757) 727-5813 Web Site www.hamptonpirates.com Overnight Add. Hampton University LONG TIME COMING FOR THE PIRATES Office of Sports Info. The Pirates have not won a MEAC track & field team title since taking the outdoor championship in 194 Holland Hall 2004; their last indoor title came in 2002-03. But the Pirates, with a mixture of youth and experience Hampton, VA 23668 under head coach Steven Lewis, are poised this season to make a run at perennial favorite Norfolk Coaching Staff State, which has won six straight MEAC indoor championships (in addition to six straight MEAC Men’s Coach Steven Lewis (4th year) outdoor titles). Women’s Coach Maurice Pierce (10th year) Best Time to Reach Contact SID Assistant Coaches Patrice Beasley (M) LADY PIRATES WIN SECOND STRAIGHT MEAC CROSS COUNTRY TITLE Lela V. Nelson (M) The Hampton University women’s cross country team won its second straight MEAC cross country Aldrin Gray (W) championship on Saturday, Oct. 29, when the 2011 MEAC Cross Country Championships were Damion Drummond (W) held at the UMES Cross Country Course in Princess Anne, Md. The Lady Pirates tallied 53 points in Racquel Vassell (W) Head Trainer Kevin Addison winning the fourth cross country title in program history, finishing five points ahead of second-place Assistant Trainers Samantha Fentress Florida A&M. Sabrina Rosson Dir. Of Athletic Perf. Veronica Johnson Four Lady Pirates finished in the top 15 to earn All-MEAC honors, led by sophomore Alaine Tate Strength & Conditioning Charles Phelps (Queens, N.Y.), who finished sixth after running a 19:16.88 to earn All-MEAC honors for the second Team Information straight year. Sophomore Nichelle Harris (Rahway, N.J.) came in seventh with a 19:17.69. Junior 2010-11 XC—Pirates 4th, Lady Teshika Rivers (Greenbelt, Md.), a transfer from Western Kentucky, ran a 19:39.55 over the 5K Pirates MEAC Champs course to finish 10th, while sophomore Devyn Thompson (Chicago, Ill.) finished 11th with a In.—Pirates 2nd, Lady Pirates MEAC Champs 19:42.67. Out.—Pirates 4th, Lady Pirates 2nd in MEAC SPORTS INFORMATION 2011-12 XC—Pirates 8th, Lady T&F Contact: Jeff Cunningham Office: (757) 727-5811 Fax: (757) 727-5813 Pirates MEAC Champs Email: [email protected] Facebook: www.facebook.com/huathletics 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 6.60* 200m R. Dixon 21.15 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 600m J. Hutchison 1:21.14 Championships in the 60-meter dash. 800m J. Hutchison 1:53.72 1000m X. Fraction 2:32.96 Lewis’ second season with the Pirates saw Dixon finish seventh in the 100-meter dash at the 2010 NCAA Mile X. Fraction 4:24.41 60h T. Jackson 8.49 Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a 10.39 to become the first Pirate under Lewis to 4x200 Hampton ‘A’ 1:26.85 earn All-American honors. This came after the Pirates finished fifth in the MEAC Outdoor Championships, 4x400 Hampton ‘A’ 3:13.56 the 4x100-meter relay squad setting a MEAC record in winning the race with a 39.71. 4x800 Hampton ‘A’ 7:32.47 Dist. Hampton ‘A’ 10:05.91 HJ B. Berry 1.94m Predist Walker also won a MEAC outdoor crown under Lewis, taking the 110-meter hurdles with a time of LJ C. Harris 6.83m 13.83. TJ C. Harris 13.48m Pole M. Labor-Koroma 3.16m The Pirates finished second in the MEAC Indoor Championships, with Damon Dixon earning the meet’s Shot D. Clark 14.57m Weight D. Clark 14.65m Most Outstanding Field Performer award after winning the men’s heptathlon and finishing second in the Hept. B. Taylor 4,370 high jump and pole vault. David Kimani also took the MEAC indoor title in the 3,000-meter run.

*automatic NCAA qualifier 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 2011-12 TOP MEAC MEN’S student-athletes. He coached four All-Americans, one NCAA regional champion and saw Eastern Michi- INDOOR TIMES/MARKS gan finish 16th in the 2005 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. (as of Feb. 15, 2012) Pirates marked in bold Lewis arrived at the University of Pittsburgh in 1982, where he spent 20 years as head coach for both the men’s and women’s teams. His Panther squads won five Big East conference titles, and in 1998 Pitt’s Event Name Mark women’s track & field team finished third in the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships. Throughout 60m Reggie Dixon 6.60 his career at Pitt, Lewis coached 11 individual NCAA champions and 67 All-Americans. Forty men and 95 200m Reggie Dixon 21.15 400m Sean Holston 46.54 women won Big East individual championships under Lewis’ direction. 800m Zavior Brown 1:50.63 3000m Josef Tessema 8:16.10 Before moving to Pitt, Lewis coached track & field at Menchville High School in Newport News, Va. Lewis 5000m Basil Melek 14:50.26 coached 34 All-Americans at Menchville while winning 12 indoor and outdoor state championships. Four Mile Josef Tessema 4:09.79 60h Keith Nkrumah 7.77 athletes set national records during Lewis’ tenure at Menchville. 4x400 Norfolk State 3:10.66 4x800 Hampton 7:32.47 His 11 years at Menchville – 1970-1981 – came after three years coaching track in Mathews County – Dist. Hampton 10:05.91 Lewis coached at Mathews County High School from 1968-1969 after coaching at Thomas Hunter High HJ Willie Calvin 2.18m LJ Shelton Tarver 7.31m School for two years prior. Lewis also coached basketball, baseball and football at both Thomas Hunter TJ Nana Atakora-Bediako 15.44m and Mathews County. He has since been inducted into the Newport News Track Hall of Fame. Shot Dillon Simon 16.64m Pole Akeem Barthol 4.50m In his high school career, Lewis has coached 11 district champions in track & field, as well as 11 state Weight Emmanuel Stewart 16.23m 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 7.49 200m B. Norman 24.45 In his nine years at the helm, Pierce has guided the Lady Pirates to four MEAC cross country titles (2004, 400m C. Jones 55.76 2006, 2010, 2011), eight MEAC indoor championships (2003-09, 2011) and seven MEAC outdoor titles 500m C. Jones 1:14.17 (2003-04, 06-10). 600m A. Tate 1:33.54 800m A. Tate 2:10.65 Mile A. Tate 5:12.12 Pierce has coached a total of five individual NCAA champions at Hampton, including three from Francena 3000m N. Harris 10:48.19 McCorory in the 400-meter dash. McCorory won both the indoor and outdoor titles during the 2009-10 5000m D. Thompson 18:47.77 season, setting the American record in the indoor 400-meter dash with a 50.54. McCorory’s exploits 60h B. Norman 8.53 earned her Indoor Female Track & Field Athlete of the Year honors from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Dist. Hampton ‘A’ 12:16.95 4x200 Hampton ‘A’ 1:36.69 Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). 4x400 Hampton ‘A’ 3:43.60 4x800 Hampton ‘A’ 9:20.48 The Lady Pirates captured both the MEAC cross country and indoor track & field championships in 2010- HJ C. Calder 1.67m 11 before narrowly missing out on capturing the outdoor track & field championship as well. Senior LJ T. Denmark 5.80m TJ E. Fair 11.72m sprinter and hurdler Racquel Vassell advanced to the NCAA Indoor Championships in the 100-meter hur- Pent. C. Calder 3,554 dles, 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

INDOOR TIMES/MARKS Pierce coached Krystle Medlin to a MEAC cross country individual title in 2006, while four other Lady Pi- (as of Feb. 15, 2012) rates made the All-Cross Country Team. Hampton also won indoor and outdoor titles that season, with Lady Pirates marked in bold 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 ever NCAA title in the triple jump. Wells finished seventh in the 60-meter hurdles to earn All-American 200m Lenora Guion-Firmin 24.30 400m Lenora Guion-Firmin 54.48 honors as the Lady Pirates ended the 2006 season ranked in the Top 25 nationally. 800m Cynthia Anais 2:05.66 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 Cynthia Anais 9:55.17 helped the 4x400-meter relay team advance to the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Terry Thornton and 5,000m Kadian Dunkley 17:06.65 60h Yazmin Hicks 7.61 Andrew Peresta advanced to the NCAA semifinals, while Pierce also guided Lewis and Wells to the NCAA 4x400 Hampton 3:41.17 level. Wells became Hampton’s first-ever Division I Indoor All-American when she finished sixth in the 60- 4x800 Hampton 9:20.48 meter hurdles. Dist. UMES 12:11.78 HJ Stephanie Colter 2.65m LJ Shakia Forbes 6.32m As the head coach at Hampton University, Pierce has coached one national champion, four NCAA All- TJ Christina Epps 12.82m Americans, 15 NCAA regional qualifiers, two NCAA regional record holders, 30 MEAC champions, four Shot Vanessa Henry 16.50m MEAC record holders and two U.S. Olympic Trials qualifiers. Pole Sasha Smallwood 3.48m Weight Vanessa Henry 19.73m Pent. Claudia Calder 3,554

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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. 2011-12 MEN’S MEAC ATHLETES OF THE WEEK DIXON QUALIFIED FOR 2012 NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS Dec. 7 Kemar Clarke, B-CU Senior Reggie Dixon (Plainfield, N.J.) will run in the 60-meter dash at the 2012 NCAA Division I Indoor Dec. 14 Reggie Dixon, Hampton Track & Field Championships, which will be held at Boise State on March 8-10, after turning in a season- Jan. 11 Steve Emere, Florida A&M best 6.60 at the Penn State National Invitational on Jan. 27-28. Jan. 18 Reggie Dixon, Hampton Jan. 25 Andre Walsh, UMES This will mark the second straight year in which Dixon, a three-time MEAC Athlete of the Week, will com- Feb. 1 Reggie Dixon, Hampton pete in the NCAA indoor championships. Feb. 8 Josef Tessema, Norfolk State Feb. 15 Keith Nkrumah, Norfolk State March 21 DIXON, VASSELL COMPETED IN 2011 NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS March 28 Hampton University then-junior Reggie Dixon and former Lady Pirate Racquel Vassell competed in the April 4 2011 NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships on March 11-12 at the Gilliam Indoor Track April 11 Stadium on the campus of Texas A&M University. April 18 April 25 Dixon (Plainfield, N.J.) ran a 6.73 in the preliminaries of the men’s 60-meter dash to come in 13th overall and fifth in his heat, while Vassell ran an 8.39 in the women’s 60-meter hurdles to come in 15th overall in the preliminary heats. 2011-12 WOMEN’S MEAC ATHLETES OF THE WEEK Dec. 7 Shaneeka Claiborne, NSU She finished fifth in her heat race. Amara Jones, Savannah State Dec. 14 Christina Epps, Coppin State For her efforts, Vassell earned Second Team All-American honors from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Jan. 11 Sandra Bonga, Coppin State Country Coach Association (USTFCCCA). Jan. 18 Venessa Henry, UMES Jan. 25 Vanessa Henry, UMES Florida’s Jeff Demps took the men’s 60-meter dash title with a 6.53, while Brianna Rollins of Clemson won Feb. 1 Amara Jones, Savannah State the NCAA title in the women’s 60-meter hurdles, running a facility-record 7.96. Feb. 8 Shakia Forbes, N.C. A&T Feb. 15 Vanessa Henry, UMES March 21 Oregon won the women’s team title with 67 points, while Florida tallied 52 points to take the men’s crown. March 28 April 4 April 11 April 18 April 25

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PIRATES FINISH EIGHTH IN MEAC CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS HAMPTON IN THE MEAC The men’s cross country team came in eighth in the 2011 MEAC Cross Country Championships, which were held on Oct. 29 on the campus of Maryland Eastern Shore in Princess Anne, Md. The Pirates fin- ished with 216 points. MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY TITLES 1996 Xavier Fraction (Sewell, N.J.) turned in the best finish of the meet for the Pirates, finishing the 8K race in 27:51.26 to come in 21st. Je’Von Hutchison (Boynton, Fla.) ran a 29:21.21 to finish 45th, while Jaleel WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY TITLES Rogers (Philadelphia, Pa.) came in 49th with a 29:57.92. 2004 2006 2010 Larry Ramirez (Pleasantville, N.J.) ran a 30:33.22 to finish 54th, while Edose Ibadin (Glendale, Md.) came 2011 in 55th with a 30:38.12 and Evan Williams (Audobon, Pa.) finished 62nd with a time of 31:07.40. MEN’S INDOOR TRACK TITLES THREE NAMED MEAC ALL-ACADEMIC 1998-99 Three members of the Hampton University men’s and women’s cross country teams were named to the 1999-2000 2011 MEAC Cross Country All-Academic Team, as announced by the conference office back in Novem- 2002-03 ber. WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK TITLES 2000-01 Sophomore Larry Ramirez (Pleasantville, N.J.) was the lone Pirate to earn the honor, while junior Shaq- 2002-03 uanda Gainey (Camden, N.J.) and sophomore Cydney Robinson (Portsmouth, Va.) each earned the 2003-04 honor for the Lady Pirates. 2004-05 2005-06 In all, 81 student-athletes from the conference’s 13 member institutions were recognized. 2006-07 2007-08 PIRATES AND LADY PIRATES BREAKING SCHOOL RECORDS 2008-09* When Reggie Dixon (Plainfield, N.J.) broke the school record in the 60-meter dash with a 6.58 at the Penn 2010-11 State Nationals, it marked the second time last season that he’d set that mark; he’d ran a then-record 6.65 MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK TITLES at the New York City Gotham Cup. 1999 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 career with 5,312 points at the Penn State Nationals. WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK TITLES 2002 Alaine Tate (Queens, N.Y.) broke the Lady Pirates record in the 1,000-meter run last season with a 2003 2:53.68 at the Gotham Cup and the 800-meter run with a 2:10.53 at the Penn State Nationals. 2004 2006 2007 Former Lady Pirate Kristal McGreggor tossed the weight a record 17.13 meters at the Penn State Nation- 2008 als. 2009 2010 The Pirates have set two school records so far this season, in the 4x800-meter relay (7:32.47) and the distance medley relay (10:05.91). SCHOOLS IN THE MEAC PIERCE COACHED ONE OF AMERICA’S OWN IN BEIJING Bethune-Cookman Team USA athlete David Payne, under the tutelage of Hampton University women's track & field coach Coppin State Maurice Pierce, finished second in the finals of the 110-meter hurdles in the Summer Games of the 29th Delaware State Olympiad at the National Stadium, earning a silver medal in the summer of 2008. Florida A&M Hampton Payne finished with a time of 13.17, .01 seconds ahead of American David Oliver, who took bronze. Howard Cuba's Dayron Robles won the gold medal with a time of 12.93, just .02 seconds off the Olympic record. Maryland Eastern Shore Morgan State Payne is the first athlete Pierce has coached to earn an Olympic medal. Former Pirate James Carter fin- Norfolk State ished fourth in the 400-meter hurdles in both Athens and Sydney. Pierce also coached Rachelle Thomas North Carolina A&T in the 4x100- and 4x400-meter relays in Atlanta in 1996. North Carolina Central+ Savannah State+ The Beijing Olympics also marked the first time Pierce traveled with his athletes to the Games. South Carolina State

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 7:32.47 2012 Dist. Hampton University 11:47.78 2008 Dist. Hampton University 10:05:91 2012 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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2010-11 HAMPTON INDOOR ALL-MEAC SELECTIONS

PIRATES LADY PIRATES

First Team First Team Reggie Dixon* 60-meter dash Racquel Vassell 60-meter dash Damon Dixon Pole vault 200-meter dash Heptathlon 60-meter hurdles 4x400-meter relay Second Team Cydney Robinson* 4x400-meter relay Aaron Anderson 200-meter dash Benita Taylor* 4x400-meter relay Claudia Calder* 4x400-meter relay Third Team Aaron Anderson 60-meter dash Second Team Ivann Parker Weight throw Alaine Tate* 800-meter run Mile run Distance medley relay Jasmin Branch 5,000-meter run Benita Taylor* Distance medley relay *denotes current Hampton student-athlete Shaquanda Gainey* Distance medley relay Devyn Thompson* Distance medley relay Claudia Calder* High jump Pentathlon Teiara Denmark* Long jump Triple jump Kristal McGreggor Weight throw

Third Team Benita Taylor* 800-meter run Devyn Thompson* 5,000-meter run Breana Norman* 60-meter hurdles Racquel Vassell Long jump

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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.

2011-12 HAMPTON UNIVERSITY TRACK & FIELD

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. 20-21 CNU Captain’s Invitational Newport News, Va. (Freeman Center) No Team Score Jan. 27-28 Penn State National Invitational State College, Pa. (Ashenfelter Multi) No Team Score Feb 3-4 New Balance Collegiate Invitational New York, N.Y. (Armory T&F Center) t-10th Feb. 11 Millrose Games New York, N.Y. (Armory T&F Center) No Team Score 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) 2nd Jan. 27-28 Penn State National Invitational State College, Pa. (Ashenfelter Multi) No Team Score Feb. 3-4 New Balance Collegiate Invitational New York, N.Y. (Armory T&F Center) t-19th 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 Shalanda Grier Fr. 5-2 High Point, N.C./Southwest Guilford HS Jumps Nichelle Harris So. 5-7 Rahway, N.J./Rahway HS Mid Malekah Holland So. 5-7 Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Ford 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 Le’Quisha 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 Benita Taylor Sr. 5-6 Philadelphia, Pa./Carver Science & Eng. 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)