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” .