2024 East Carolina Outdoor Track & Field: By the Numbers

The East Carolina Track & Field program wrapped up its 2024 season last week, concluding a successful outdoor campaign which saw some impressive results along the way.

Here are those results, by the numbers:

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The Pirates posted 19 marks which rank in the top 10 in program history. The team had 10 such results on the men's side and nine more on the women's.

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The Pirates broke five program records on the year with Starrett Vesper's decathlon record of 6,724 points on the men's side and Melicia Mouzzon in the 200m (22.85 seconds), Sydni McMillan in the 100m hurdles (13.00 seconds), Alyssa Zack in the 10,000m (34:31.89) and Mouzzon, McMillan and Rosalynd Hollingsworth and Calandra Henry in the 4x100m relay (44.05 seconds).

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The Pirates had five American Athletic Conference All-Conference performances. The 4x100m relay squad of Mouzzon, Hollingsworth, Henry and McMillan as well as individual efforts from Nyah Edwards in the hammer, Mouzzon in the 200m, Rebekah Bergquist in the discus and McMillan in the 100m hurdles saw East Carolina athletes earn medals on the podium.

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Two of those All-Conference Pirates stood atop the podium, American Athletic Champions in the 100m hurdles and discus, Sydni McMillan and Rebekah Bergquist bested the field to earn their gold medals. McMillan did so by a healthy margin which she would break yet again just two weeks later. Bergquist did so with just her second throw of the competition, standing clear of her competitors as she rode the impressive throw to victory.

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Speaking of McMillan's record, she was one of five Pirates who punched their tickets into the NCAA East First Round meet. Bergquist did so as well in the discus, as did Mouzzon in the 100m and 200m. Royal Burris earned his way in the 100m and 200m on the men's side while Naadiya Faison qualified in the shot put for the women. Additionally, the women's 4x100m relay made the meet and excelled, just missing out on a nationals berth, finishing 14^th. Mouzzon got close as an individual as well, taking 15^th in the 100m.

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With her 10^th place finish at the East First Round meet, McMillan became the first Pirate in two years to punch her ticket to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore. McMillan entered the meet seeded 22^nd but ran well as she finished 17^th, taking Honorable Mention All-American honors to cap her season.

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"We are proud of what we accomplished for the 2023-24 academic year," said Director of Track & Field Curt Kraft. "We improved on conference finishes; we set numerous school records in cross country, indoor and outdoor track; we had individual conference, champions, regional, qualifiers, and last, but not least, Sydni McMillan qualified for the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Ore. As a coaching staff, you are never entirely satisfied with the accomplishments during the academic year, we are working hard as a staff to continue to get better across the board. We compete in a very competitive league and that brings out the best in all of us. We had a great recruiting year on both the men and women sides. We are excited to see our returners improve and to see how our freshman can be impactful to the program in their first year. I feel like we have a solid foundation with a great team culture on both men and women's teams. The leadership of the team and coaching staff will continue to build a program that we can all be proud of."

2024 East Carolina Outdoor Track & Field: By the Numbers

Players Mentioned

Rebekah Bergquist

Royal Burris

Nyah Edwards

Naadiya Faison

Calandra Henry

Rosalynd Hollingsworth

Sydni McMillan

Melicia Mouzzon

Starrett Vesper

Alyssa Zack

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