East Carolina Pirates track and field

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East Carolina Pirates track and field

University	East Carolina University
Head coach	Virgil Givens
Conference	AAC
Location	Greenville, North Carolina
Outdoor track	Bate Foundation Track & Field Facility
Nickname	Pirates
Colors	Purple and gold

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.

The program is coached by Virgil Givens. 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.

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

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.

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

References

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

External links

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