HAMPTON UNIVERSITY 2010-11 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD 67th FLORIDA RELAYS FRIDAY-SATURDAY, APRIL 1-2, 2011 PERCY BEARD TRACK GAINESVILLE, Fla. COLONIAL RELAYS FRIDAY-SATURDAY, APRIL 1-2, 2011 ZABLE STADIUM WILLIAMSBURG, Va. 2010-11 Hampton University Track & THIS WEEKEND’S MEET Field Quick Facts The Hampton University men’s and women’s track & field teams will travel to Gainesville, Fla. on Friday and Saturday to compete in the 67th Florida Relays at the Percy Beard Track, hosted by the General University of Florida. Select Lady Pirates will also head up the road to Williamsburg, Va. to compete Location Hampton, Va. Founded 1868 in the Colonial Relays at Zable Stadium on the campus of the College of William & Mary. This will Enrollment 6,156 mark the third week of the outdoor season for the defending MEAC champion Lady Pirates, while the Affiliation NCAA Div. I Pirates will be in their second weekend of outdoor action. Conference MEAC President Dr. William R. Harvey Dir. Of Athletics Lonza Hardy Jr. SWA Tianna Scott LAST TIME OUT … Athletic Phone (757) 727-5641 TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (March 24-27, 2011) & RALEIGH, N.C. (March 25-26, 2011) — Hampton Uni- Athletic Fax (757) 727-6995 Mascot Pirates/Lady Pirates versity senior Aaron Anderson and junior Reggie Dixon led a strong effort from the men’s track & field Colors Royal Blue and White team this past Thursday through Sunday at the Alabama Relays at the Sam Bailey Track on the cam- Track Boo Williams Sportsplex (I) pus of the University of Alabama. Armstrong Stadium (O) Sports Information Anderson (Fort Washington, Md.) won the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.13, while also running a (Email addresses @hamptonu.edu) 1051 in the 100-meter dash to finish second. Dixon (Plainfield, N.J.) won the 100-meter dash after Track Contact Jeff Cunningham running a 10.33 Office Phone (757) 727-5811 Email jeffrey.cunningham SID Maurice Williams Dixon also ran a 21.72 to finish sixth in the 200-meter dash. SID Office Phone (757) 727-5757 SID Email maurice.williams The Pirates also took home titles in the 4x400-meter relay (3:14.99) and the 4x800-meter relay SID Fax (757) 727-5813 (7:40.45). Web Site www.hamptonpirates.com Overnight Add. Hampton University Office of Sports Info. Freshman Je’Von Hutchison (Boynton, Fla.) ran a 48.57 to finish second in the 400-meter dash, while 194 Holland Hall freshman Brandon Burton (Newport News, Va.) came in fourth in the 800-meter run with a time of Hampton, VA 23668 1:52.90. Coaching Staff Men’s Coach Steven Lewis Senior Damon Dixon (Great Falls, Va.) jumped 1.93 meters in the high jump to finish fifth, while Women’s Coach Maurice Pierce freshman Ivann Parker (Woodbridge, Va.) came in fifth in the shot put after tossing it 14.99 meters. Best Time to Reach Contact SID Assistant Coaches Patrice Beasley (M) Lela V. Nelson (M) The Lady Pirates, meanwhile, competed in the Raleigh Relays on Friday and Saturday at the Paul Aldrin Gray (W) Derr Track on the campus of North Carolina State University. The 4x400-meter relay team turned in Christopher McCoy (W) the best performance of the weekend, running a 3:48.88 to finish second. Petrice Richards (W) Team Information Senior Racquel Vassell (Irvington, N.J.) recorded the Lady Pirates’ best individual performance, run- 2009-10 XC—Pirates 6th, Lady ning a 14.01 to finish fourth in the 100-meter hurdles. Freshman Breana Norman (Virginia Beach, Pirates 4th in MEAC Va.) came in seventh with a 14.28. In.—Pirates 2nd, Lady Pirates 2nd in MEAC Out.—Pirates 5th, Lady Junior Benita Taylor (Philadelphia, Pa.) ran a 2:13.41 to come in seventh in the 800-meter run invita- Pirates MEAC Champs tional, while freshman Cydney Robinson (Portsmouth, Va.) finished eighth with a 2:13.68. The Lady Pirates’ 4x200-meter relay team ran a 1:41.69 to finish 10th. www.hamptonpirates.com 2010-11 HAMPTON UNIVERSITY TRACK & FIELD PIRATES TRACK PIRATES HEAD COACH STEVEN LEWIS 2010-11 OUTDOOR SEASON Steven Lewis enters his third season as the men’s cross country and track & field coach at Hampton BEST TIMES/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. 100m R. Dixon 10.33 200m A. Anderson 21.13 Lewis’ second season with the Pirates saw sophomore Reggie Dixon finish seventh in the 100-meter 400m J. Hutchison 48.57 dash at the 2010 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a 10.39 to become the first 800m B. Burton 1:52.90 Pirate under Lewis to earn All-American honors. This came after the Pirates finished fifth in the MEAC 1500m X. Fraction 4:03.00 Outdoor Championships, the 4x100-meter relay squad setting a MEAC record in winning the race with a 400h Bry. Brown 56.69 39.71. 4x400 Hampton ‘A’ 3:14.99 4x800 Hampton ‘A’ 7:40.45 Predist Walker also won a MEAC outdoor crown under Lewis, taking the 110-meter hurdles with a time of HJ D. Dixon 1.93m 13.83. Shot I. Parker 14.99m Javelin D. Dixon 40.54m The Pirates finished second in the MEAC Indoor Championships, with Damon Dixon earning the meet’s Dec. B. Taylor 5,242 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 Champion- ships with a 26:36.10 as the Pirates came in sixth overall. 2010-11 OUTDOOR SEASON INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS 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) Alabama Relays (March 24-27, 2011) – take home event titles. Dixon also ran in the 200-meter dash in the NCAA Indoor Championships, fin- R. Dixon 100m 10.33 ishing 10th. A. Anderson 200m 21.13 Hampton ‘A’ 4x400 3:14.99 4x800 7:40.45 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. 2010-11 INDOOR SEASON Lewis came to Hampton from Delaware State, where he spent the last three years as an assistant coach INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS 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 East- Navy Invitational (Dec. 4, 2010) ern Michigan, Lewis coached sprints, hurdles, jumps and combined events, while also recruiting and R. Dixon 60m 6.70 advising student-athletes. He coached four All-Americans, one NCAA regional champion and saw East- 200m 21.11 ern Michigan finish 16th in the 2005 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. D. Dixon HJ 2.04m Hampton ‘A’ 4x800 7:53.77 Lewis arrived at the University of Pittsburgh in 1982, where he spent 20 years as head coach for both the Golden Flash Gala (Dec. 10-11, 2010) men’s and women’s teams. His Panther squads won five Big East conference titles, and in 1998 Pitt’s R. Dixon 60m 6.68 200m 21.31 women’s track & field team finished third in the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships. Throughout P. Walker 60h 8.01 his career at Pitt, Lewis coached 11 individual NCAA champions and 67 All-Americans. Forty men and Penn State Relays (Jan. 8, 2011) 95 women won Big East individual championships under Lewis’ direction. A. Anderson 60m 6.82 D. Dixon 60h 8.12 Lewis is a native of Brooklyn, N.Y. and a 1964 graduate of what is now Norfolk State University. NYC Gotham Cup (Jan. 14, 2011) R. Dixon 60m 6.65 HAMPTON TRACK’S TIES WITH EASTERN MICHIGAN Penn State Nationals (Jan. 28-29, 2011) R. Dixon 60m 6.58 Pirates head coach Steven Lewis has connections with his coaching staff beyond their collaboration at J. Hutchison 400m 48.41 Hampton; when Lewis was an assistant coach for the women’s track & field program at Eastern Michi- D. Dixon Hept. 5,312 gan, current assistant coaches Patrice Beasley and Lela V. Nelson were star athletes for the Eagles. New Balance Coll. (Feb. 4-5, 2011) D. Dixon HJ-E 2.09m Beasley, the 2006 Mid-American Conference (MAC) Athlete of the Year, was a star sprinter at Eastern MEAC Indoor (Feb. 17-19, 2011) Michigan, and she helped the indoor 4x400-meter relay team, as well as the outdoor 4x100-meter relay R. Dixon 60d 6.69 and 4x200-meter relay teams set school records. D. Dixon Pole 4.03m Hept. 5,029 Nelson set seven school records at Eastern Michigan, including 5,878 points in the heptathlon when she IC4A indoor (March 5-6, 2011) R. Dixon 60d 6.60 won the NCAA title in 2005. She was also an All-American in the long jump that year. 2010-11 HAMPTON UNIVERSITY TRACK & FIELD LADY PIRATES HEAD COACH MAURICE PIERCE LADY PIRATES TRACK Maurice Pierce enters his ninth season as the head coach of the Hampton University women’s cross 2010-11 OUTDOOR SEASON country and track & field teams.