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I. Championships
II. Postseason Honors
III. Record Book


I. Championships

Team Championships

NCAA Division III Men's National Indoor Meet Appearances: 1986, 1988, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2011, 2019
NCAA Division III Men's National Outdoor Meet Appearances: 1986, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2019
NCAA Division III Women's National Indoor Meet Appearances: 1986, 1987, 1989, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2017
NCAA Division III Women's National Outdoor Meet Appearances: 1986, 1987, 1989, 1998, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017

Individual Championships 
Indoor National Champions
Year Athlete (Event)
1986 Karen Grant (Triple Jump)
1987 Karen Grant (Triple Jump)
2011 Ashlynn Chavis (Long Jump)
2012 Ashlynn Chavis (60m)
Outdoor National Champions
Year Athlete (Event)
1986 Karen Grant (Triple Jump)
1987 Karen Grant (Triple Jump)
2010 Ruby Blackwell (200m)
2011 Ashlynn Chavis (100m, 400mR, Long Jump)
2011 Ruby Blackwell (200m, 400mR)
2011 Adrienne Crutchfield (400mR)
2011 Marlena Rodriguez (400mR)
2012 Ashlynn Chavis (100m, 400mR)
2012 Erica Powell (400mR)
2012 Marlena Rodriguez (400mR)
2012 Bria Wilson (400mR)
 

II. Postseason Honors
 
NCAA Division III All-Americans
(Women)		 NCAA Division III All-Americans
(Men)
Indoor Indoor
Year Athlete (Event) Year Athlete (Event)
1986 Karen Grant (Triple Jump) 1986 Rodney Burgess (Long Jump)
Karen Grant (55m) 1988 Wes Wheeler (800m)
Karen Grant (Long Jump) 1988 John Storms (1,500m)
1987 Karen Grant (Triple Jump) 1988 Sergio Elmore (55m)
1989 Danielle Baker (55mH) 1988 Sergio Elmore (Long Jump)
Danielle Baker (400m) 1995 Hamilton Cuthrell (55m)
2009 Ashlynn Chavis (55m) 1996 Hamilton Cuthrell (55m)
2011 Ashlynn Chavis (55m, Long Jump) 2008 Tazz Petty (55m)
Ruby Blackwell (400m) 2009 Tazz Petty (55m)
2012 Ashlynn Chavis (60m, Long Jump) 2011 Pierson Singleton (Long Jump)
Bria Wilson (60m) 2019 Jeremy Prichard (400m)
2017 Chelsea Johnson (60m)
Outdoor Outdoor
Year Athlete (Event) Year Athlete (Event)
1986 Karen Grant (Triple Jump) 1986 Rodney Burgess (Long Jump)
Karen Grant (Long Jump) 1988 John Storms (1,500m)
1987 Karen Grant (Triple Jump) 1993 Jamelle Ushery (110mH)
Karen Grant (Long Jump) 1994 Jamelle Ushery (110mH)
Karen Grant (100m) 1995 Jamelle Ushery (110mH)
 2009 Ashlynn Chavis (Long Jump) Hamilton Cuthrell (100m)
 2010 Ashlynn Chavis (Long Jump) 1996

Hamilton Cuthrell (100m, 400mR)
Ruby Blackwell (100m, 200m)  DeCarlos West (400mR)
 2011 Ashlynn Chavis (100m, 400mR, Long Jump) Joe Clark (400mR)
Ruby Blackwell (100m, 200m, 400mR) Wilbur Christy (400mR)
Adrienne Crutchfield (400mR) 1997 Hamilton Cuthrell (100m)
Marlena Rodriguez (400mR) 2007 Antwin Shuford (400m)
2012 Ashlynn Chavis (100m, 400mR) 2008 Tazz Petty (100m)
Erica Powell (400mR) 2009 Greg Bailey (200m, 400mR)
Marlena Rodriguez (400mR) Michael Hill (100m, 200m, 400mR)
Bria Wilson (100m, 400mR) Tazz Petty (100m, 400mR)
2017 Chelsea Johnson (100m) Cedric McGill (400mR)
2010 Greg Bailey (200m, 400mR)
Pierson Singleton (400mR)
Cedric McGill (400mR)
Stefan Johnson (400mR)
2011 Pierson Singleton (Long Jump)
2012 Pierson Singleton (Long Jump)
2017 Erran Greene (400m)
2019 Jeremy Prichard (400mH)
 

III. Record Book

Men's Indoor Records

Event

 Time Athlete Year
55m 6.34 Tazz Petty 2009
55mHH 7.72 Jamelle Ushery 1995
60m 6.80 Tazz Petty 2009
60mHH 8.42 Petros Bein 2010
200m 22.11 Greg Bailey 2009
300m 37.28 Daniel Fisher 2015
400m 48.27 Erran Greene 2019
500m 1:05.20 Gerald Davis 1989
600m 1:22.01 Jackson Jean 2002
800m 1:55.69 Wes Wheeler 1988
1000m 2:37.10 Rodney Rothoff 1989
1500m 3:52.15 John Storms 1988
3000m 8:35.43 Drew Topoly 2022
5000m 15:15.31 Husein Nasiro-Sigo 2007
1 Mile 4:16.96 Drew Topoly 2022
2 Mile 10:56.07 Andy Duer 2000
Shot Put 15.20 DeVonne Armstrong 2002
35# Weight 15.06 DeVonne Armstrong 2004
Long Jump 7.32 Sergio Elmore 1988
Triple Jump 15.51 Lincoln Carr 2012
High Jump 2.05 Clifton McKoy 2002
Pole Vault 4.50 Bradley Hicks 1998
Distance Medley 10:48.03 Austin Ezzell, Alex Topoly, Logan Williams, Torrey Williams 2024
4x400mRelay 3:24.04 Stephen Dukes, Erran Greene, Tony Taylor, Jeremy Prichard 2018
4x800mRelay 8:03.6 Rodney Rothoff/Fran Tetlow/Wes Wheeler/Matt Melvin 1989

 
Women's Indoor Records

Event

 Time Athlete Year
55m 7.02 Ashlynn Chavis 2011
55mH 8.18 Danielle Baker 1989
60m 7.54 Ashlynn Chavis 2012
60mH 8.78 Brittanie Morris 2012
200m 24.55 Ruby Blackwell 2011
300m 43.02 Treazure Rosario Watson 2025
400m 55.89 Ruby Blackwell 2011
500m 1:24.66 Treazure Rosario Watson 2025
600m 1:42.89  Melissa Groce   2012
800m 2:25.60 Kristy Zeiler 2010
1000m 3:10.35 Kristy Zeiler 2011
1500m
3000m 10:19.34 Kristy Zeiler 2010
5000m 17:57.39 Kristy Zeiler 2010
1 Mile 5:05.88 Kristy Zeiler 2010
Shot Put 12.43 Yvonne Goodwyn 2012
Long Jump 5.93 Ashlynn Chavis 2011
Triple Jump 12.06 Karen Grant 1987
High Jump 1.56 Porchia McClure 2011
Pole Vault 2.15 Bria Lovelace 2000
35# Weight 14.04 Koffia Lipscomb 2015
Distance Medley 13:34.63 Lindsey Pritchard, Jovani Culver, Ally Mattera, Makayla Lawler 2017
4x400mRelay 4:01.82 Ruby Blackwell, Brittanie Morris,
Marlena Rodriquez, Melissa Groce		 2012
4x800mRelay 10:52.69 Shelbee Knopf/Taylor Krips/Christina Cole/Camille Battle 2016

 

Men's Outdoor Records

Event

 Time Athlete Year
100m 10.51 Michael Hill 2009
200m 21.26 Greg Bailey 2010
400m 47.40 Antwin Shuford 2007
800m 1:53.10 John Storms 1988
1500m 3:48.30 John Storms 1988
3000m 8:53.00 Rodney Rothoff 1989
5000m 14:47.90 John Storms 1988
10000m 32:07.50 Rodney Rothoff 1989
110mH 14.50 Jamelle Ushery/Clifton McKoy 1993/2001
400mH 51.46 Jeremy Prichard 2019
3000mSC 9:13.80 Rodney Rothoff 1990
4x100mRelay 40.81 Tazz Petty/Michael Hill/Cedric McGill/Greg Bailey 2009
4x200mRelay 1:28.55 Jeremy McSwain/Mike Hill/Tazz Petty/Jackson Jean 2005
4x400mRelay 3:16.20 James Barr/Kinsey Stuart/Jackson Jean/Maurice Washington 2002
Sprint Medley 1:39.44 Monarch Classic 2002
Shot Put 15.48 De'Vonne Armstrong 2004
Discus 46.48 Brad Smith 2015
Javelin 57.16 Pat Thornell 2007
Long Jump 7.34 Pierson Singleton 2012
Triple Jump 14.53 A. Burton 1982
High Jump 2.00 Clifton McKoy 2002
Pole Vault 5.03 Brad Hicks 1998
Hammer 50.77 Anthony Trofe 2005
Decathlon 5224 pts Komla Akogo 2025

 

Women's Outdoor Records

Event

 Time Athlete Year
100m 11.55 Ashlynn Chavis 2012
200m 23.80 Ruby Blackwell 2010
400m 56.20 Danielle Baker 1988
800m 2:23.67 Lindsey Pritchard 2018
1500m 4:43.30 Cathi O'Niel 1988
3000m 10:36.07 Makayla Lawler 2021
5000m 17:54.78 Makayla Lawler 2021
10000m 37:32.23 Kristyn Zeiler 2011
100mH 14.30 Danielle Baker 1989
400mH 1:01.89 Brittanie Morris 2012
3000mSC 12:54.74 Lindsey Pritchard  2019
4x100mRelay 45.65 Ashlynn Chavis/Erica Powelll/Marlena Rodriguez/Bria Wilson 2012
4x200mRelay 1:48.05 Adrienne Crutchfield/Marlena Rodriguez/Jasmine Jones/Erica Powell 2011
4x400mRelay 3:51.58 Marlena Rodriguez/Melissa Groce/Ashulyon Pope/Brittanie Morris 2012
Sprint Medley 2:08.47 Carolinas Championship 2002
Shot Put 13.64 Yvonne Goodwyn 2012
Discus 40.98 Sherri Owens 2012
Hammer 43.39 Yvonne Goodwyn 2012
Javelin 40.39 Jody McIntyre 1998
Long Jump 6.25 Ashlynn Chavis 2011
Triple Jump 12.53 Karen Grant 1987
High Jump 1.68 Vivian Culverhouse 1986
Pole Vault 3.05 Bria Lovelace 2000