2012 HAMPTON UNIVERSITY OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD

TRIBE INVITATIONAL Friday-Saturday, March 23-24, 2012 Zable Stadium, Williamsburg, Va.

2011-12 Hampton University THIS WEEKEND Track & Field Quick Facts The Hampton University women’s track & field team will head up I-64 to Williamsburg, Va. on Friday and Saturday to compete in the Tribe Invitational hosted by the College of William & Mary at Zable

General Stadium. The men’s track & field team will have the weekend off. Location Hampton, Va. Founded 1868 LAST TIME OUT... Enrollment 5,402 MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. & WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (March 15-17, 2012) — The Pirates competed Affiliation NCAA Div. I Conference MEAC in the Coastal Carolina Shamrock Invitational Thursday, Friday and Saturday, while the Lady Pi- President Dr. William R. Harvey rates spent Friday and Saturday at Kentner Stadium competing in the Wake Forest Open. Dir. Of Athletics Keshia Campbell Athletic Phone (757) 727-5641 Senior Reggie Dixon (Plainfield, N.J.), fresh off his fourth-place effort in the NCAA Indoor Champi- Athletic Fax (757) 727-6995 Mascot Pirates/Lady Pirates onships, won the men’s 100-meter dash at the Shamrock Invitational, clocking in at a meet-record Colors Royal Blue and White 10.26. He was also one of three runners to break the meet record in the 200-meter dash, coming in Track Boo Williams Sportsplex (I) second with a 20.71. Armstrong Stadium (O)

Sports Information Sophomore Larry Ramirez (Pleasantville, N.J.) ran a 53.21 in the 400-meter hurdles to come in (Email address @hamptonu.edu) third, while freshman Chidi Okezie (Philadelphia, Pa.) came in third in the 400-meter dash after Track Contact Jeff Cunningham running a 47.51. Office Phone (757) 727-5811 Cell Phone (757) 637-5845 Email jeffrey.cunningham Sophomore Alaine Tate (Queens, N.Y.) turned in the Lady Pirates’ best individual effort at the Wake SID Maurice Williams Forest Open, winning the 800-meter run with a time of 2:11.77. She also anchored the distance SID Office Phone (757) 727-5757 medley relay team that came in second at 12:09.94. SID Fax (757) 727-5813 Web Site www.hamptonpirates.com Overnight Add. Hampton University Sophomore Nichelle Harris (Rahway, N.J.), sophomore Cydney Robinson (Portsmouth, Va.) and Office of Sports Info. senior Benita Taylor (Philadelphia, Pa.) were also on that relay squad. 194 Holland Hall Hampton, VA 23668 Robinson also finished fifth in the 800-meter run, clocking in at 2:14.77.

Coaching Staff Men’s Coach Steven Lewis (4th year) LADY PIRATES STILL DOMINATING THE MEAC Women’s Coach Maurice Pierce (10th year) Under head coach Maurice Pierce, the Lady Pirates have been a near-unstoppable force in MEAC Best Time to Reach Contact SID track & field. On top of four MEAC cross country titles (including the last two, in 2010 and 2011), the Assistant Coaches Patrice Beasley (M) Lela V. Nelson (M) Lady Pirates have tallied at least a share of 10 indoor track championships (2000-01, 2002-09, 2010 Aldrin Gray (W) -12) and eight outdoor crowns (2002-04, 2006-10). The Lady Pirates shared the 2008-09 indoor Damion Drummond (W) championship with Maryland Eastern Shore, but have won all the other titles outright. Racquel Vassell (W) Head Trainer Kevin Addison Assistant Trainers Samantha Fentress That domination extended to this season, in which the Lady Pirates tallied 161.5 points — over 40 Sabrina Rosson points more than the second-place team — to win the 2012 MEAC indoor title. It was their second Dir. Of Athletic Perf. Veronica Johnson straight such championship, and their ninth out of the last 10 years. Strength & Conditioning Charles Phelps

Team Information Head coach Maurice Pierce was named the meet’s Most Outstanding Coach, while senior Claudia 2010-11 XC—Pirates 4th, Lady Calder (Kingston, Jamaica) shared Outstanding Field Performer honors after scoring 18 points in Pirates MEAC Champs field events — including a win in the women’s pentathlon, in which she scored a MEAC-record In.—Pirates 2nd, Lady 3,636 points. Pirates MEAC Champs Out.—Pirates 4th, Lady SPORTS INFORMATION Pirates 2nd in MEAC 2011-12 XC—Pirates 8th, Lady Pirates MEAC Champs T&F Contact: Jeff Cunningham Office: (757) 727-5811 Fax: (757) 727-5813 In.—Pirates 5th, Lady Pirates Email: [email protected] Facebook: www.facebook.com/huathletics MEAC Champs Twitter: www.twitter.com/huathletics Web: www.hamptonpirates.com 2011-12 HAMPTON UNIVERSITY TRACK & FIELD

2012 HAMPTON UNIVERSITY PIRATES HEAD COACH STEVEN LEWIS PIRATES TOP OUTDOOR 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. 100d R. Dixon 10.26 200m R. Dixon 20.71 Under Lewis’ guidance in 2010-11, the Pirates finished fourth in the MEAC in cross country, second in 400m C. Okezie 47.51 800m J. Rogers 1:53.11 indoor track & field and fourth in outdoor track & field. Junior Reggie Dixon advanced to the NCAA Indoor 1,500m X. Fraction 4:05.03 Championships in the 60-meter dash. 110h T. Jackson 15.50 400h L. Ramirez 53.21 Lewis’ second season with the Pirates saw Dixon finish seventh in the 100-meter dash at the 2010 NCAA 4x100 Hampton ‘A’ 43.24 4x400 Hampton ‘A’ 3:12.38 Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a 10.39 to become the first Pirate under Lewis to Shot J. Gray 13.37m earn All-American honors. This came after the Pirates finished fifth in the MEAC Outdoor Championships, Discus D. Clark 44.72m the 4x100-meter relay squad setting a MEAC record in winning the race with a 39.71.

Predist Walker also won a MEAC outdoor crown under Lewis, taking the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 13.83.

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 TOP MEAC MEN’S gan finish 16th in the 2005 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. OUTDOOR TIMES/MARKS 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 100m Reggie Dixon 10.33 200m Sean Holston 20.93 his career at Pitt, Lewis coached 11 individual NCAA champions and 67 All-Americans. Forty men and 95 400m Sean Holston 46.40 women won Big East individual championships under Lewis’ direction. 800m Andre Thomas 1:51.59 1,500m Josef Tessema 3:52.79 Before moving to Pitt, Lewis coached track & field at Menchville High School in Newport News, Va. Lewis 3,000SC Mustapha Habbani 9:12.30 5,000m Philemon Kimutai 14:29.82 coached 34 All-Americans at Menchville while winning 12 indoor and outdoor state championships. Four Mile Josef Tessema 4:09.79 athletes set national records during Lewis’ tenure at Menchville. 110h Aramis Massenburg 14.03 400h Andre Walsh 51.84 His 11 years at Menchville – 1970-1981 – came after three years coaching track in Mathews County – 4x100 Norfolk State 40.73 4x400 Norfolk State 3:10.06 Lewis coached at Mathews County High School from 1968-1969 after coaching at Thomas Hunter High HJ Brandon Baskerville 2.10m School for two years prior. Lewis also coached basketball, baseball and football at both Thomas Hunter LJ Rashad Cannon 7.49m and Mathews County. He has since been inducted into the Newport News Track Hall of Fame. TJ Darris Shelton 15.20m Shot Marcus Brown 16.78m Pole Ryan Agan 3.72m In his high school career, Lewis has coached 11 district champions in track & field, as well as 11 state Javelin Emmanuel Stewart 57.17m champions. His dual meet record is 132-18, and Lewis also boasts 10 regional championships on his track Discus Emmanuel Stewart 51.10m & field resume. Lewis also coached four district and two regional champions in cross country. Dec. Bennett Taylor 5,242 2011-12 HAMPTON UNIVERSITY TRACK & FIELD

LADY PIRATES HEAD COACH MAURICE PIERCE 2012 HAMPTON UNIVERSITY Maurice Pierce enters his 10th season as the head coach of the Hampton University women’s cross coun- LADY PIRATES TOP OUTDOOR try and track & field teams. Before stepping into that role, Pierce was an assistant coach with the program TIMES/.MARKS for four years. 100d B. Norman 11.85 200m B. Norman 24.42 In his nine years at the helm, Pierce has guided the Lady Pirates to four MEAC cross country titles (2004, 400m C. Jones 55.27 2006, 2010, 2011), eight MEAC indoor championships (2003-09, 2011) and seven MEAC outdoor titles 800m A. Tate 2:11.77 (2003-04, 06-10). 3,000m N. Harris 10:49.45 400h S. Gainey 1:04.56 4x100 Hampton ‘A’ 46.05 Pierce has coached a total of five individual NCAA champions at Hampton, including three from Francena 4x400 Hampton ‘A’ 3:42.13 McCorory in the 400-meter dash. McCorory won both the indoor and outdoor titles during the 2009-10 Dist. Hampton ‘A’ 12:09.94 season, setting the American record in the indoor 400-meter dash with a 50.54. McCorory’s exploits HJ S. Boney 1.56m earned her Indoor Female Track & Field Athlete of the Year honors from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross LJ T. Denmark 5.45m Javelin E. Fair 27.89m Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

The Lady Pirates captured both the MEAC cross country and indoor track & field championships in 2010- 11 before narrowly missing out on capturing the outdoor track & field championship as well. Senior - er 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 Vassell’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 ME- AC 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 .

Pierce coached Krystle Medlin to a MEAC cross country individual title in 2006, while four other Lady Pi- 2011 TOP MEAC WOMEN’S rates made the All-Cross Country Team. Hampton also won indoor and outdoor titles that season, with OUTDOOR TIMES/MARKS Yvette Lewis earning MEAC Most Outstanding Female Athlete honors. Lady Pirates marked in bold

Event Name Mark Lewis and Kellie Wells each competed in the NCAA Championships, with Lewis giving Hampton its first- 100d Shanneka Claiborne 11.91 ever NCAA title in the triple jump. Wells finished seventh in the 60-meter hurdles to earn All-American 200m Breana Norman 24.44 honors as the Lady Pirates ended the 2006 season ranked in the Top 25 nationally. 400m Roniqua Yocum 55.35 800m Cynthia Anais 2:09.06 1,500m Alaine Tate 4:42.41 Pierce also spent the 2005 season as interim head coach of the men’s teams at Hampton, where he 3,000SC Nichola Listhrop 11:14.98 helped the 4x400-meter relay team advance to the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Terry Thornton and 5,000m Kellen Rutto 18:26.86 Andrew Peresta advanced to the NCAA semifinals, while Pierce also guided Lewis and Wells to the NCAA 100h Dotrine Jacobs 13.90 400h Oprah Odugbela 58.84 level. Wells became Hampton’s first-ever Division I Indoor All-American when she finished sixth in the 60- 4x100 Norfolk State 45.69 meter hurdles. 4x400 Hampton 3:42.83 HJ Monae Waller 1.65m As the head coach at Hampton University, Pierce has coached one national champion, four NCAA All- LJ Champagne Bell 6.63m TJ Christina Epps 12.41m Americans, 15 NCAA regional qualifiers, two NCAA regional record holders, 30 MEAC champions, four Shot Vanessa Henry 16.15m MEAC record holders and two U.S. Olympic Trials qualifiers. Pole Cheleste Taylor 5.09m Javelin Shamire Rothmiller 38.19m Discus Kaleena Gray 43.82m Hep. Ashley Bacote 3,681 2011-12 HAMPTON UNIVERSITY TRACK & FIELD

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 Men’s Indoor Track & Field Hampton repeated the feat on Oct. 14, winning the Panther Cross Country Classic, also in Richmond, Va., 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 Men’s Cross Country Pirates so far this season, with both competing on the Hampton University football team that went 7-4 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 Men’s Indoor Track & Field season — averaging 21.7 yards per return. Norfolk State Women’s Indoor Track & Field Clark, meanwhile, recorded six tackles on the season. Hampton Clark transferred to Hampton from the U.S. Naval Academy, where he also played football and performed 2011-12 MEN’S MEAC ATHLETES OF THE WEEK on the track & field. As a freshman, Clark was named All-East in track & field, before earning All- Dec. 7 Kemar Clarke, B-CU Conference honors in the sport as a sophomore. Dec. 14 Reggie Dixon, Hampton Jan. 11 Steve Emere, Florida A&M DIXON COMPETED IN 2012 NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS Jan. 18 Reggie Dixon, Hampton Senior Reggie Dixon finished fourth in the men’s 60-meter dash at the 2012 NCAA Division I Indoor Track Jan. 25 Andre Walsh, UMES & Field Championships, which were held at the Jacksons Indoor Track on the campus of Boise State Uni- Feb. 1 Reggie Dixon, Hampton versity. Feb. 8 Josef Tessema, Norfolk State Feb. 15 Keith Nkrumah, Norfolk State Dixon (Plainfield, N.J.) matched his season-best time with a 6.60 in the final, coming in fourth. Florida’s March 21 Reggie Dixon, Hampton (T) Everette Slocum, NCAT (F) Jeff Demps successfully defended his title, turning in a 6.56. March 28 April 4 Dixon also ran a 6.60 in the preliminaries, clocking in the best time of his heat. April 11 April 18 DIXON, VASSELL COMPETED IN 2011 NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS April 25 Hampton University then-junior Reggie Dixon and former Lady Pirate Racquel Vassell competed in the 2011 NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships on March 11-12 at the Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium on the campus of Texas A&M University. 2011-12 WOMEN’S MEAC ATHLETES OF THE WEEK Dec. 7 Shaneeka Claiborne, NSU Dixon (Plainfield, N.J.) ran a 6.73 in the preliminaries of the men’s 60-meter dash to come in 13th overall Amara Jones, Savannah State and fifth in his heat, while Vassell ran an 8.39 in the women’s 60-meter hurdles to come in 15th overall in Dec. 14 Christina Epps, Coppin State the preliminary heats. Jan. 11 Sandra Bonga, Coppin State Jan. 18 Venessa Henry, UMES She finished fifth in her heat race. Jan. 25 Vanessa Henry, UMES Feb. 1 Amara Jones, Savannah State For her efforts, Vassell earned Second Team All-American honors from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Feb. 8 Shakia Forbes, N.C. A&T Country Coach Association (USTFCCCA). Feb. 15 Vanessa Henry, UMES March 21 Amara Jones, SSU (T) Vanessa Henry, UMES (F) Florida’s Jeff Demps took the men’s 60-meter dash title with a 6.53, while Brianna Rollins of Clemson won March 28 the NCAA title in the women’s 60-meter hurdles, running a facility-record 7.96. April 4 April 11 Oregon won the women’s team title with 67 points, while Florida tallied 52 points to take the men’s crown. April 18 April 25 2011-12 HAMPTON UNIVERSITY TRACK & FIELD

DIXON PLACES TOP-FIVE AT USA INDOOR NATIONALS HAMPTON IN THE MEAC Senior Reggie Dixon (Plainfield, N.J.) competed in the 60-meter dash at the 2012 USA National Indoor Track & Field Championships, which were held Feb. 25-26 at the ABQ Convention Center in Albuquerque, N.M. MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY TITLES 1996 Dixon came in fifth after running a 6.62 – just .02 seconds off his season best and .04 seconds off his personal best (and school record). Dixon has already qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships in the WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY TITLES 60-meter dash. 2004 2006 2010 Trell Kimmons ran a 6.45 to win the event; Justin Gatlin came in second with a 6.47. 2011

Former Lady Pirate Yvette Lewis, a two-time NCAA champion in the triple jump, leaped 13.12 meters to MEN’S INDOOR TRACK TITLES come in eighth in the triple jump. She also came in second in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 7.95. 1998-99 1999-2000 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 2011 MEAC Cross Country All-Academic Team, as announced by the conference office back in Novem- WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK TITLES 2000-01 ber. 2002-03 2003-04 Sophomore Larry Ramirez (Pleasantville, N.J.) was the lone Pirate to earn the honor, while junior 2004-05 Shaquanda Gainey (Camden, N.J.) and sophomore Cydney Robinson (Portsmouth, Va.) each earned the 2005-06 honor for the Lady Pirates. 2006-07 2007-08 In all, 81 student-athletes from the conference’s 13 member institutions were recognized. 2008-09* 2010-11 PIRATES AND LADY PIRATES BREAKING SCHOOL RECORDS 2011-12

When Reggie Dixon (Plainfield, N.J.) broke the school record in the 60-meter dash with a 6.58 at the Penn MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK TITLES State Nationals, it marked the second time last season that he’d set that mark; he’d ran a then-record 6.65 1999 at the Gotham Cup. 2003 2004 Former Pirate Ivann Parker set a school record in the weight throw earlier this season at 14.82 me-ters at the Navy Invitational, while Damon Dixon broke the men’s heptathlon school record for the third time in his WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK TITLES career with 5,312 points at the Penn State Nationals. 2002 2003 Alaine Tate (Queens, N.Y.) broke the Lady Pirates record in the 1,000-meter run last season with a 2004 2006 2:53.68 at the Gotham Cup and the 800-meter run with a 2:10.53 at the Penn State Nationals. 2007 2008 Former Lady Pirate Kristal McGreggor tossed the weight a record 17.13 meters at the Penn State Nation- 2009 als. 2010

The Pirates have set two school records so far this season, in the 4x800-meter relay (7:32.47) and the SCHOOLS IN THE MEAC distance medley relay (10:05.91). Bethune-Cookman Coppin State PIERCE COACHED ONE OF AMERICA’S OWN IN 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. South Carolina State

The Beijing Olympics also marked the first time Pierce traveled with his athletes to the Games. *co-champs with UMES Pierce hopes to make the trip to the 2012 Summer Olympics, which will be held in London, England. +entered the MEAC in 2011-12 2011-12 HAMPTON UNIVERSITY TRACK & FIELD

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 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 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD SCHOOL RECORDS Current Pirates and Lady Pirates in bold

PIRATES LADY PIRATES 100d Reggie Dixon 10.18 2010 100d Eldece Clarke 11.10 1987 200m Jerome Mathis 20.32 2004 200m Francena McCorory 22.92 2010 400m Johnnie Barnes 45.21 1990 400m Francena McCorory 50.58 2009 800m Marvin Lewis 1:51.46 2003 800m Alaine Tate 2:08.94 2011 1,500m David Blue 3:57.66 2003 1,000m Jade Fisher 3:02.20 2006 3,000SC David Kimani 9:49.20 2009 1,500m Kenya Jones 4:37.02 2010 5,000m David Kimani 15:09.83 2009 3,000SC Krystle Medlin 11:02.35 2009 10,000m David Kimani 33:46.91 2010 5,000m Krystle Medlin 18:15.21 2009 110h Terry Thornton 13.67 2008 100h Yvette Lewis 13.06 2007 400h Terry Thornton 49.40 2008 400h Chloe Davis 57.42 2002 4x100 Hampton University 39.55 2010 4x100 Hampton University 44.18 1987 4x400 Hampton University 3:05.29 1991 4x400 Hampton University 3:34.00 1987 Sprint Hampton University 3:19.50 1985 Sprint Hampton University 4:00.47 2006 Shuttle Hampton University 56.50 1988 Dist. Hampton University 11:47.34 2001 Pole Desmund Shipp 4.45m 2003 Pole Carolyn Lewis 3.35m 2007 Shot Isaac Hilton 16.10m 2003 Shot Tracy Cheeks 13.79m 2001 Discus Devan Clark 44.72m 2012 Discus Carol Woodside 46.63m 1984 Javelin Brian Houston 54.85m 2003 Javelin Kimmie Goode 47.85m 1989 HJ Travis Ridley 2.19m 2000 Weight Kristal McGreggor 44.26m 2009 LJ Dwayne Reid 7.92m 1985 HJ Yvette Lewis 1.78m 2007 TJ Brandon Jones 15.57m 2009 LJ Yvette Lewis 6.26m 2007 Dec. Brian Houston 6,336 2003 TJ Yvette Lewis 13.73m 2007 Ind. pts — — — Hept. Claudia Calder 4,904 2010 Team pts Hampton University 131 1999 Ind. pts Yvette Lewis 58 2006 Team pts Hampton University 168.5 2010 2011-12 HAMPTON UNIVERSITY TRACK & FIELD

2011-12 HAMPTON INDOOR ALL-MEAC SELECTIONS

PIRATES LADY PIRATES

Second Team First Team Reggie Dixon 60-meter dash Breana Norman 60-meter dash Je’Von Hutchison 400-meter dash 200-meter dash 60-meter hurdles Emmy Fraenk 4x400-meter relay Cassandra Jones 4x400-meter relay Claudia Calder 4x400-meter relay Pentathlon Cydney Robinson 4x400-meter relay

Second Team Alaine Tate 800-meter run Claudia Calder High jump Ermesha Fair Pentathlon

Third Team Alaine Tate Mile run Teiara Denmark High jump Long jump Triple jump Breana Norman High jump

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

2012 Hampton University Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Schedule

Date Meet Location Time/Result March 15-17 CCU/Shamrock Invitational Myrtle Beach, S.C. (Shaw Memorial) No Team Score March 30-31 Raleigh Relays Raleigh, N.C. (Paul Derr Track) All Day April 6-7 Colonial Relays Williamsburg, Va. (Zable Stadium) All Day April 14 Miami Gatorade Meet Coral Gables, Fla. (Cobb Stadium) All Day April 20-21 Morgan State Legacy Meet Baltimore, Md. (Hughes Stadium) All Day April 26-28 Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pa. (Franklin Field) All Day May 3-5 MEAC Outdoor Championships Greensboro, N.C. (Irwin Belk Track) All Day May 11-13 IC4A Outdoor Championships Princeton, N.J. (Weaver Track Stadium) All Day May 26-28 NCAA East Preliminary Jacksonville, Fla. (TBA) All Day June 8-11 NCAA Outdoor Championships Des Moines, Iowa (Drake Stadium) All Day

2012 Hampton University Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Schedule

Date Meet Location Time/Result March 16-17 Wake Forest Open Winston-Salem, N.C. (Kentner Stadium) No Team Score March 23-24 Tribe Invitational Williamsburg, Va. (Zable Stadium) All Day March 30-31 Raleigh Relays Raleigh, N.C. (Paul Derr Track) All Day April 6-7 Florida Relays Gainesville, Fla. (Percy Beard Track) All Day April 6-7 Colonial Relays Williamsburg, Va. (Zable Stadium) All Day April 20-21 Morgan State Legacy Meet Baltimore, Md. (Hughes Stadium) All Day April 26-28 Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pa. (Franklin Field) All Day May 3-5 MEAC Outdoor Championships Greensboro, N.C. (Irwin Belk Track) All Day May 11-13 ECAC Outdoor Championships Princeton, N.J. (Weaver Track Stadium) All Day May 26-28 NCAA East Preliminary Jacksonville, Fla. (TBA) All Day June 8-11 NCAA Outdoor Championships Des Moines, Iowa (Drake Stadium) All Day 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)