Friday, May 14
Tampa, Fla.
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East Carolina University
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American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships
ECU Preps For AAC Outdoor Championships
May 13, 2021 | Track & Field
GREENVILLE, N.C. – East Carolina heads to Tampa this weekend for the American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships, hosted by the University of South Florida at the USF Track & Field Stadium.
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Men's and women's events will take place concurrently throughout the weekend (May 14-16) in separate team competitions. The meet will air live on ESPN+.
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"We are extremely excited to be at this point in our season," Director of Track and Field and Cross Country Curt Kraft said. "To think back a year ago, knowing that we didn't have a conference championship, was very disappointing to all the student athletes. Both teams are very fired up to compete their hearts out."
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The event was cancelled in 2020 due to the emerging COVID-19 pandemic. In 2019, the Pirate women finished in eighth place and the men took ninth. Houston has won the men's team title four years running while host Wichita State bested the field on the women's side to enter this year's iteration as the defending champion.
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While ECU does not feature a defending conference champion in any event, a couple of Pirate athletes have a chance to step atop the podium based on their current placements on the league's performance list. Sommer Knight leads the conference in the pole vault with a mark of 4.18 meters while Ryan Davis checks in second in both the hammer (69.51m) and discus (56.95). Niejel Wilkins is also second in the triple jump (15.48m).
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It's hard to predict results or guarantee any sort of outcome based on our season to this point," Kraft added. "What I do know is that this league is very good with a lot of competitive squads. I feel like our teams have a good mindset and are excited to get some positive results this weekend. I have explained to them that they need to go into this meet with a lot of fight and energy. We can only control what we can control. I believe in this coaching staff and these kids."
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AAC Outdoor Championships Pirate Participants (Women)
100m – Melicia Mouzzon, Rosalynd Hollingsworth, Tajah Walston
200m – Melicia Mouzzon
400m – Nyah Gore, Mariah Atwater, D'Nia Freeman
1500m – Lindsay Yentz
5000m – Lindsay Yentz, Abby Yourkavitch, Jenna Strange
10000m – Abby Yourkavitch, Jenna Strange
100m HH – Alyssa Sandy, Brooke Stith, Naomi Whitaker, Sydni McMillan
400m IH – Shellbi Chapman, Naomi Whitaker, Leya Essex
3000m Steeple – Jenna Strange
4x100 Relay – Mariah Atwater, Rosalynd Hollingsworth, Melicia Mouzzon, Tajah Walston, Nyah Gore, Leya Essex, Brooke Stith, Sydni McMillan
4x400 Relay – Nyah Gore, D'Nia Freeman, Mariah Atwater, Shellbi Chapman, Brooke Stith, Naomi Whitaker, Leya Essex, Sydni McMillan
High Jump – Molly Stecker, Mackenzie Whitaker
Pole Vault – Sommer Knight, Kelcie Robertson, Rileigh Cardin, Lena Calkins
Long Jump – Brooke Stith, Taylor Moncrief, Mackenzie Whitaker
Triple Jump – Brooke Stith, Bria Stith, Taylor Moncrief
Shot Put – Naadiya Faison, Candice Whitley, Destiny Griffin
Discus – Candice Whitley, Tavia Ranger, Rebekah Bergquist
Javelin – Rebekah Bergquist, Ansley Frady
Heptathlon – L'Nya Carpenter, Bria Stith
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AAC Outdoor Championships Pirate Participants (Men)
100m – Royal Burris
200m – Royal Burris
400m – Zach Wadas
1500m – Chase Osborne, Colin McCauley
5000m – Chase Osborne, Matthew Russell, Conner O'Shea, Josh Spare, Ted Sielatycki, Austin Mathews, Colin McCauley, Mitchell Martin
10000m – Austin Mathews, Josh Spare, Mitchell Martin, Conner O'Shea
110m HH – Terence Booth, Jr., Asa Simmons
3000m Steeple – Matthew Russell, Chase Osborne
4x100 Relay – Terence Booth, Jr., Royal Burris, Cameron Moore, Zach Wadas, Asa Simmons, Blake Mathews, Ted Sielatycki, Starrett Vesper
4x400 Relay – Blake Mathews, Zach Wadas, Asa Simmons, Royal Burris, Cameron Moore, Terence Booth, Jr., Ted Sielatycki, Colin McCauley
High Jump – Blake Mathews
Pole Vault – Starrett Vesper
Triple Jump – Niejel Wilkins
Shot Put – Logan Carroll, Ryan Davis
Discus – Ryan Davis, Logan Carroll
Hammer – Ryan Davis, Logan Carroll
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Men's and women's events will take place concurrently throughout the weekend (May 14-16) in separate team competitions. The meet will air live on ESPN+.
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"We are extremely excited to be at this point in our season," Director of Track and Field and Cross Country Curt Kraft said. "To think back a year ago, knowing that we didn't have a conference championship, was very disappointing to all the student athletes. Both teams are very fired up to compete their hearts out."
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The event was cancelled in 2020 due to the emerging COVID-19 pandemic. In 2019, the Pirate women finished in eighth place and the men took ninth. Houston has won the men's team title four years running while host Wichita State bested the field on the women's side to enter this year's iteration as the defending champion.
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While ECU does not feature a defending conference champion in any event, a couple of Pirate athletes have a chance to step atop the podium based on their current placements on the league's performance list. Sommer Knight leads the conference in the pole vault with a mark of 4.18 meters while Ryan Davis checks in second in both the hammer (69.51m) and discus (56.95). Niejel Wilkins is also second in the triple jump (15.48m).
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It's hard to predict results or guarantee any sort of outcome based on our season to this point," Kraft added. "What I do know is that this league is very good with a lot of competitive squads. I feel like our teams have a good mindset and are excited to get some positive results this weekend. I have explained to them that they need to go into this meet with a lot of fight and energy. We can only control what we can control. I believe in this coaching staff and these kids."
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AAC Outdoor Championships Pirate Participants (Women)
100m – Melicia Mouzzon, Rosalynd Hollingsworth, Tajah Walston
200m – Melicia Mouzzon
400m – Nyah Gore, Mariah Atwater, D'Nia Freeman
1500m – Lindsay Yentz
5000m – Lindsay Yentz, Abby Yourkavitch, Jenna Strange
10000m – Abby Yourkavitch, Jenna Strange
100m HH – Alyssa Sandy, Brooke Stith, Naomi Whitaker, Sydni McMillan
400m IH – Shellbi Chapman, Naomi Whitaker, Leya Essex
3000m Steeple – Jenna Strange
4x100 Relay – Mariah Atwater, Rosalynd Hollingsworth, Melicia Mouzzon, Tajah Walston, Nyah Gore, Leya Essex, Brooke Stith, Sydni McMillan
4x400 Relay – Nyah Gore, D'Nia Freeman, Mariah Atwater, Shellbi Chapman, Brooke Stith, Naomi Whitaker, Leya Essex, Sydni McMillan
High Jump – Molly Stecker, Mackenzie Whitaker
Pole Vault – Sommer Knight, Kelcie Robertson, Rileigh Cardin, Lena Calkins
Long Jump – Brooke Stith, Taylor Moncrief, Mackenzie Whitaker
Triple Jump – Brooke Stith, Bria Stith, Taylor Moncrief
Shot Put – Naadiya Faison, Candice Whitley, Destiny Griffin
Discus – Candice Whitley, Tavia Ranger, Rebekah Bergquist
Javelin – Rebekah Bergquist, Ansley Frady
Heptathlon – L'Nya Carpenter, Bria Stith
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AAC Outdoor Championships Pirate Participants (Men)
100m – Royal Burris
200m – Royal Burris
400m – Zach Wadas
1500m – Chase Osborne, Colin McCauley
5000m – Chase Osborne, Matthew Russell, Conner O'Shea, Josh Spare, Ted Sielatycki, Austin Mathews, Colin McCauley, Mitchell Martin
10000m – Austin Mathews, Josh Spare, Mitchell Martin, Conner O'Shea
110m HH – Terence Booth, Jr., Asa Simmons
3000m Steeple – Matthew Russell, Chase Osborne
4x100 Relay – Terence Booth, Jr., Royal Burris, Cameron Moore, Zach Wadas, Asa Simmons, Blake Mathews, Ted Sielatycki, Starrett Vesper
4x400 Relay – Blake Mathews, Zach Wadas, Asa Simmons, Royal Burris, Cameron Moore, Terence Booth, Jr., Ted Sielatycki, Colin McCauley
High Jump – Blake Mathews
Pole Vault – Starrett Vesper
Triple Jump – Niejel Wilkins
Shot Put – Logan Carroll, Ryan Davis
Discus – Ryan Davis, Logan Carroll
Hammer – Ryan Davis, Logan Carroll
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