East Carolina University
NCAA Outdoor Championships
ECU Wraps Up Season At NCAA Outdoor Championships
June 10, 2011 | Track & Field
June 10, 2011
DES MOINES, Iowa - Injuries hampered East Carolina's 4x400 relay tandem Thursday night as the weather-delayed NCAA Outdoor Championships continued at Drake Stadium.
The team of freshmen Aiesha Goggins, Tyshonda Hawkins and Tania Minkins along with sophomore Tiffany Harris was unable to complete the event and did not record a time. The third and final heat was contested Friday afternoon.
Texas A&M won the event in 3:29.34 followed by Auburn, Oregon and Florida. North Carolina rounded out the top five.
The quartet still had a solid season, finishing third at the Conference USA Outdoor Championships and sixth at the NCAA East Preliminary Round to book a spot in the national meet. Their school-record time of 3:35.75 set at the latter championships, stood as the 20th-fastest among all NCAA participants.
It was also the first relay participation for either gender since the 4x400 and 4x100 men's teams finished a respective fourth and seventh at the 2002 NCAA Outdoor Championships. Both times of 3:02.81 and 39.66 were fast enough to warrant All-America status.
On the first day of competition Wednesday, Goggins posted a time of 52.75 in the 400-meters to finish in 10th place nationally. Her season-best 51.94 a C-USA and school record, currently ranks among the top 40 in the world.
