East Carolina Pirates track and field

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East Carolina Pirates track and field
UniversityEast Carolina University
Head coachVirgil Givens
ConferenceAAC
LocationGreenville, North Carolina
Outdoor trackBate Foundation Track & Field Facility
NicknamePirates
ColorsPurple and gold[1]
   

The East Carolina Pirates track and field team is the track and field program that represents East Carolina University. The Pirates compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the American Athletic Conference. The team is based in Greenville, North Carolina at the Bate Foundation Track & Field Facility.[2]

The program is coached by Virgil Givens.[2] The track and field program officially encompasses four teams, as the NCAA regards men's and women's indoor track and field and outdoor track and field as separate sports.[3]

In 2021, high jumper Ty Butts Townsend became the 3rd Pirates athlete to represent the United States at the Summer Olympics in athletics.[4][5]

Postseason

As of 2024, a total of 10 men and 3 women have achieved individual All-American status at the men's outdoor, women's outdoor, men's indoor, or women's indoor national championships.[6][7]

First Team All-Americans
Team Championships Name Event Place Ref.
Men's 1973 Outdoor Walter Davenport Triple jump 7th [8]
Men's 1977 Outdoor Calvin Alston 200 meters 5th [9]
Men's 1977 Outdoor Herman McIntyre Triple jump 7th [8]
Men's 1978 Outdoor Calvin Alston 200 meters 6th [9]
Men's 1979 Outdoor Otis Melvin 200 meters 5th [9]
Men's 1980 Indoor Stanford Curry 4 × 400 meters relay 3rd [10]
Carlton Bell
Otis Melvin
Shawn Laney
Men's 1985 Outdoor Lee McNeill 100 meters 4th [11]
Men's 1986 Indoor Lee McNeill 55 meters 6th [12]
Men's 1986 Outdoor Lee McNeill 100 meters 3rd [11]
Men's 1987 Indoor Lee McNeill 55 meters 7th [12]
Men's 1987 Outdoor Eugene McNeill 200 meters 7th [9]
Men's 1987 Outdoor Eugene McNeill 4 × 100 meters relay 4th [13][14]
Lee McNeill
Kevin Wrighton
John Lee
Men's 1988 Indoor Lee McNeill 55 meters 7th [12]
Men's 1988 Outdoor Eugene McNeill 200 meters 6th [9]
Men's 1990 Indoor Brian Irvin 400 meters 4th [15]
Men's 1990 Indoor Damon Davis 4 × 400 meters relay 5th [10][16]
Fred Owens
Corey Brooks
Brian Irvin
Men's 1991 Indoor Damon Davis 4 × 400 meters relay 3rd [10]<[17]
Fred Owens
Corey Brooks
Brian Irvin
Men's 1991 Outdoor Brian Irvin 400 meters 5th [18]
Men's 1991 Outdoor Wiliam Davis 4 × 400 meters relay 8th [19][20]
Fred Owens
Corey Brooks
Brian Irvin
Men's 1992 Outdoor Brian Irvin 400 meters 5th [18]
Women's 1994 Outdoor Dava Rhodes 10,000 meters 8th [21]
Men's 1995 Outdoor Lewis Harris 4 × 100 meters relay 8th [13][14]
Brian Johnson
Keith Barker
Dwight Henry
Men's 1997 Outdoor James Alexander 4 × 400 meters relay 5th [19][20]
Darrick Ingram
Mike Miller
Damon Davis
Men's 2000 Indoor Lawrence Ward 4 × 400 meters relay 3rd [10]
Darrick Ingram
James Alexander
Damon Davis
Men's 2000 Outdoor Lawrence Ward 4 × 400 meters relay 7th [19][20]
Darrick Ingram
James Alexander
Damon Davis
Men's 2002 Indoor Lawrence Ward 4 × 400 meters relay 5th [10]
Benjamin Henderson
Frankie Greene
Domonick Richmond
Men's 2002 Outdoor Darren Tuitt 4 × 100 meters relay 7th [13][14]
Jeremy Carter
Benjamin Henderson
Julien Dunkley
Men's 2002 Outdoor Lawrence Ward 4 × 400 meters relay 4th [19]
Frankie Greene
Dominick Richmond
Benjamin Henderson
Men's 2006 Indoor Eric Frasure Weight throw 7th [22]
Men's 2007 Indoor Eric Frasure Weight throw 4th [22]
Women's 2010 Outdoor Ty Butts Townsend High jump 7th [23]
Women's 2011 Indoor Ty Butts Townsend High jump 4th [24]
Women's 2012 Indoor Ty Butts Townsend High jump 7th [24]
Women's 2012 Outdoor Ty Butts Townsend High jump 3rd [23]
Men's 2013 Outdoor Cameron Hudson Long jump 4th [25]
Women's 2013 Indoor Ty Butts Townsend High jump 2nd [24]
Women's 2014 Outdoor Ty Butts Townsend High jump 2nd [23]
Men's 2015 Indoor Avion Jones High jump 7th [26]
Men's 2015 Outdoor Avion Jones High jump 3rd [27]
Men's 2016 Outdoor Avion Jones High jump 4th [27]
Women's 2021 Outdoor Sommer Knight Pole vault 3rd [28]
Women's 2022 Outdoor Sommer Knight Pole vault 8th [28]

See also

References

  1. ^ ECU Athletics Style Guidelines (PDF). 14 July 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  2. ^ a b "East Carolina Pirates Media Guide" (PDF). East Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Here are the differences between the indoor and outdoor track seasons". ncaa.com. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  4. ^ Jordan, Dave (7 July 2021). "Former ECU high jumper headed to Olympics". www.witn.com. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  5. ^ Steinmetz, Phillip. "3 things to know about Olympic high jumper and Louisville native Tynita Butts-Townsend". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  6. ^ "USTFCCCA InfoZone: Meet History by Event: NCAA Division I Indoor Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  7. ^ "USTFCCCA InfoZone: Meet History by Event: NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Triple jump at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  9. ^ a b c d e "200 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  10. ^ a b c d e "4 × 400 meters relay at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  11. ^ a b "100 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  12. ^ a b c "55 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  13. ^ a b c "4 × 100 meters relay at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  14. ^ a b c "ncaam4x1" (PDF). Track and Field News. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  15. ^ "400 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  16. ^ "eTrack eTN1990_04_NCAAInd" (PDF). Track and Field News.
  17. ^ "eTrack eTN1991_04_NCAA_Ind" (PDF). Track and Field News.
  18. ^ a b "400 meters at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  19. ^ a b c d "4 × 400 meters relay at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  20. ^ a b c "4 × 400 meters relay at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships" (PDF). Track and Field News.
  21. ^ "10,000 meters at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  22. ^ a b "Weight throw at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  23. ^ a b c "High jump at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  24. ^ a b c "High jump at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  25. ^ "Long jump at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  26. ^ "High jump at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  27. ^ a b "High jump at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  28. ^ a b "Pole vault at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.